Unit details
ALC101 - Contemporary Communication: Making Sense of Text, Image and Meaning
| Offering information: | *Not offered at the Geelong Waterfront Campus in 2012, re-offered 2013. |
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| Offered at: | (B, G, W, S*, X) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 (B, G, W, S*, X) or Trimester 3 (X)** **The Trimester 3 off campus offering is available to students enrolled in Faculty of Arts and Education courses only. |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | A Chalkley |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit introduces students to various approaches available to the study of communication and to some critical 'tools' with which to examine a variety of communication texts and practices, such as film, advertising and news media. Topics of study include non-verbal communication, culture, narrative, discourse, workplace communication, semiotics, digital/new media, and how audiences make meaning. The unit examines the links between communication and power, paying particular attention to issues of ideology, gender, and ethnicity.
Assessment
Online work - 2000 words equivalent, 50%
Research essay - 2000 words, 50%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $706 | $706 | $2374 | $2714 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
