UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

AMU2814 Transforming community: Project design and public relations for social campaigns

Faculty of Arts

AMU2814 Transforming community: Project design and public relations for social campaigns is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 1
Malaysia
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before AMU2814

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After AMU2814

No unit lists AMU2814 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: ATS2814

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts or Psychology units.

Overview

In this unit, students will explore collaboratively with their peers the practical side of developing a strategic campaign plan for community improvement. In doing so, students will apply appropriate theoretical concepts to develop a public relations campaign taking into account intercultural and communicative perspectives. Consequently, students will learn how to develop a campaign proposal for a not-for-profit or government organisation.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • EssayWritten
    30%
  • ReportWritten
    30%
  • QuizQuiz / Test
    10%
  • PitchPresentation
    10%
  • Media TaskArtefact
    20%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Identify historical and cultural circumstances that shape society and the mechanisms by which societal change is advanced, including legal, electoral, and international;

  2. 2

    critically evaluate and apply appropriate theoretical concepts to the development of an effective public relations campaign;

  3. 3

    Develop suitable and measurable objectives for public relations campaigns and design appropriate tactics and strategies for campaign effectiveness,

  4. 4

    Apply strategic, creative thinking in the development of a public relations campaign plan and collateral material.

  5. 5

    Collaborate with peers in the planning, research, analysis, and reporting components of a group project.

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

AMU2814 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Rizwanah Souket Ali
Chief Examiners
Dr Rizwanah Souket Ali

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AMU2814?

AMU2814 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is AMU2814 offered?

In 2025, AMU2814 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.

How much work is AMU2814?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does AMU2814 have an exam?

No. AMU2814 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include AMU2814?

AMU2814 is part of Public relations .

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available