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Future Shaping and Media Policy
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BADIG3001 - Future Shaping and Media Policy
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<p>This advanced-level unit introduces media policy and explores the dynamics of media regulation in the digital era. Students will examine policy frameworks and contexts across various media industries, analyse contemporary regulatory issues and events, and consider what these conditions and developments mean for the future.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p>
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<li>What is media policy?</li>
<li>Forms and characteristics of media policy</li>
<li>Reasons for media regulation/policy rhetorics</li>
<li>Media regulation in the digital era</li>
<li>Doing policy analysis</li>
<li>Analysis of media industries and their regulatory structures, conditions, issues and challenges</li>
<li>Contemporary regulatory issues, challenges, and examples across media sectors</li>
<li>Applied analysis and/or presentation of media policy issues</li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This advanced-level unit introduces media policy and explores the dynamics of media regulation in the digital era. Students will examine policy frameworks and contexts across various media industries, analyse contemporary regulatory issues and events, and consider what these conditions and developments mean for the future.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics may include:</p> <ul> <li>What is media policy?</li> <li>Forms and characteristics of media policy</li> <li>Reasons for media regulation/policy rhetorics</li> <li>Media regulation in the digital era</li> <li>Doing policy analysis</li> <li>Analysis of media industries and their regulatory structures, conditions, issues and challenges</li> <li>Contemporary regulatory issues, challenges, and examples across media sectors</li> <li>Applied analysis and/or presentation of media policy issues</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
109999 - Creative Arts, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/badig3001">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed 1 of <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG2002" target="_blank">BADIG2002</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG2003" target="_blank">BADIG2003</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG2004" target="_blank">BADIG2004</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG2005" target="_blank">BADIG2005</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAFLM2002" target="_blank">BAFLM2002</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAFLM2003" target="_blank">BAFLM2003</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAFLM2004" target="_blank">BAFLM2004</a>/BATCC2004/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BATCC2005" target="_blank">BATCC2005</a>/BAWRT2002/BAWRT2003/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAWRT2004" target="_blank">BAWRT2004</a>/BAWRT2005/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=VCHAT2003" target="_blank">VCHAT2003</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=VCHAT2004" target="_blank">VCHAT2004</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=VCHAT2005" target="_blank">VCHAT2005</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=VCHAT2006" target="_blank">VCHAT2006</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=FLMES2451" target="_blank">FLMES2451</a> OR must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=FLMES3451" target="_blank">FLMES3451</a> OR must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG2001" target="_blank">BADIG2001</a></p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Critically examine a range of characteristics, contexts, purposes and effects of media policy.</p>
K2
<p>Comprehend and elucidate challenges in the contemporary policy landscape and implications for the future.</p>
K3
<p>Appraise and utilise key debates, issues and perspectives informing media regulation in the digital age.</p>
S1
<p>Research and explain, at an advanced level, policy problems and debates relating to media industries and practices in the digital era.</p>
S2
<p>Express substantiated, reasoned expositions and arguments concerning the development of selected media policy issues, their social, political, economic and cultural effects and implications for the future.</p>
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<p>Critically review themes, rhetorics, issues and debates that define media regulation and media policy decisions in the digital era</p>
A1
<p>Demonstrate developed skills in critical thinking and analysis to assess, argue and discuss, in written, verbal, and/or visual forms, policy issues, decisions and factors relating to the contemporary media landscape.</p>
A2
<p>Utilise and integrate relevant rhetorical frameworks in analysing and communicating about a range of examples of media regulation and their effects.</p>
A3
<p>Identify links and tensions between issues, debates, concepts and perspectives that define media regulation in the digital era.</p>
A4
<p>Demonstrate an advanced level of scholarship by co-designing relevant and authentic assessment relating to media policy in the digital era.</p>
A5
<p>Engage in critical reflection and assessment of learnings and experiences.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Demonstrate understanding of key issues and concepts according to specified criteria for advanced level students. Exact task format and options will be provided in the unit description.</p>
<p>Written and/or multimedia format</p>
<p>20-35%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S3, A1, A2, A3, A4
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<p>Reflect on key unit learnings and/or experiences.</p>
<p>Critical reflections</p>
<p>20-30%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S2, S3, A5
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<p>Address a policy issue, example, or problem identified by the student. Independently research and present an analysis of the chosen topic, making use of relevant resources, materials, and examples. The specific format options will be specified in the unit description.</p>
<p>Case study or issues analysis</p>
<p>40-55%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3, A4
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
109999 - Creative Arts, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/badig3001">View unit fees</a>
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