ACC717 - Media Law and Ethics
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Janine Little Trimester 3: Jennifer Martin |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ALJ724 |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour alternating on-campus/online seminar per week in weeks 1-6 (recordings provided) 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week in weeks 7-11 (recordings provided) |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (recordings provided) |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit aims to provide insight into the legal rights and risks of professional communicators in media practice. The unit will focus in particular on legal issues such as defamation, copyright, privacy, Contempt of Court, media freedom, and ethics. Globally relevant comparisons will be made with the Australian setting.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Describe the Australian legal context in which professional communicators work | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply knowledge of legal provisions governing professional communication to media practice in national context with global relevance | GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO8: Global citizenship |
ULO3 | Analyse case examples and case studies to determine current legal risks for professional communicators working in Australia today | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Essay | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 2: Essay | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACC717 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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