Module Descriptors
NEW MEDIA AND SOCIETY (VLE)
FTVR60255
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 18
Independent Study Hours: 132
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 60%
- PRESENTATION - SEMINAR weighted at 30%
- ONLINE DISCUSSION weighted at 10%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
The Report will document the development of a new media product or company or the activities of a new media company. The Report should analyse these activities in relation to Learning Outcomes 1 and 3 (equivalent to 2000 words) [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4]
Class participation [Learning Outcomes 1, 5]
A Presentation Seminar (equivalent to 1000 words) [Learning Outcomes 3,5]
(Seminar mark result of tutor assessment)
Class participation [Learning Outcomes 1, 5]
A Presentation Seminar (equivalent to 1000 words) [Learning Outcomes 3,5]
(Seminar mark result of tutor assessment)
Module Indicative Content
The course will provide an overview of the main technological changes currently occurring; how these are being funded and shaped; the development by and impact on media industries, how they might change the nature of the media and its relationship with society. Students will focus on a particular
industry product or media form as a case study for illustrating these processes.
industry product or media form as a case study for illustrating these processes.
Module Resources
A computer for accessing Blackboard, websites and electronic journals.
Course texts and course learning pack.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module.
Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Course texts and course learning pack.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module.
Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Module Learning Strategies
The main focus will be on self instruction, within a tightly structured framework and relying largely (but not exclusively) on materials supplied. Week by week you will work through self-instructional course material (delivered via Blackboard), which provides the framework and focus for reading key texts and papers and undertaking the specific tasks set. This work will be undertaken on an individual basis, but at various points you will be expected to interact and share material with other students in your learning group and your tutor (12 hours).
Module Texts
Barbrook, R (2007) Imaginary Futures: From Thinking Machines to the Global Village. (Pluto Press: London)
Kung, L (2008) The Internet and the Mass Media. (Sage: London)
Lister, M et al (2003) New Media: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)
Lyon, David (1988) The Information Society: Issues and Illusions (Polity Press: Oxford)
Wise, R (2000) Multimedia: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)Barbrook, R (2007) Imaginary Futures: From Thinking Machines to the Global Village. (Pluto Press: London)
Kung, L (2008) The Internet and the Mass Media. (Sage: London)
Lister, M et al (2003) New Media: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)
Lyon, David (1988) The Information Society: Issues and Illusions (Polity Press: Oxford)
Wise, R (2000) Multimedia: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)
Kung, L (2008) The Internet and the Mass Media. (Sage: London)
Lister, M et al (2003) New Media: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)
Lyon, David (1988) The Information Society: Issues and Illusions (Polity Press: Oxford)
Wise, R (2000) Multimedia: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)Barbrook, R (2007) Imaginary Futures: From Thinking Machines to the Global Village. (Pluto Press: London)
Kung, L (2008) The Internet and the Mass Media. (Sage: London)
Lister, M et al (2003) New Media: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)
Lyon, David (1988) The Information Society: Issues and Illusions (Polity Press: Oxford)
Wise, R (2000) Multimedia: A Critical Introduction. (Routledge: London)