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2022 unit information
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Last updated: 4 March 2022
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ALJ724
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2-hour seminar per week, alternating on campus/online for first six weeks, then online (recordings provided)
Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2-hour scheduled online seminar per week (recordings provided)
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.
Describe the Australian legal context in which professional communicators work
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
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
Analyse case examples and case studies to determine current legal risks for professional communicators working in Australia today
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ACC717 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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