AMU2439 Youth and mobile media
Faculty of Arts
AMU2439 Youth and mobile media is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for AMU2439. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before AMU2439
Prohibitions
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After AMU2439
No unit lists AMU2439 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
In this unit you will examine the relation between youth and mobile media, based on an analysis and discussion of media effects. You will explore media effects with regards to direct, social, and cultural effects. These effects are understood in terms of a reshaping of public and private space, flows of power, economic opportunities, and personal agency.
You will study topics such as: the impact of mobile media on political protests; affective mediation; digital public; gender and body image; the commercialisation of online public space; and, convergence between television and mobile media. You will encounter material and case studies from across the world, including Southeast Asia.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseAssignment20%
- Media taskAssignment40%
- Essay40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain and demonstrate how the media influence society and culture, and the particular impacts of mobile media on youth;
- 2
Independently identify, evaluate, and critically assess academic and non-academic sources in relation to relevant case studies;
- 3
design mobile applications that promote meaningful connections and contribute to a better society;
- 4
contextualise and explain how mobile media relate to diverse global cultural, social, political, and economic contexts, with reference to relevant concepts and theories.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
AMU2439 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Abdul Aziz
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Abdul Aziz
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMU2439?
AMU2439 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMU2439 offered?
In 2024, AMU2439 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMU2439?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMU2439 have an exam?
No. AMU2439 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include AMU2439?
AMU2439 is part of Communication.