APG5107 Digital language: Users and technology
Faculty of Arts
APG5107 Digital language: Users and technology is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5107
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5107
No unit lists APG5107 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS3762
Overview
Digital language is ever-present and has permeated personal and professional communication. In this unit, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to understand the structures, affordances and practices that shape these complex communicative events. These will be imparted through a series of practical examples, which will be analysed in assessment tasks across the unit. Knowledge of themes such as identity, audience, literacy and multimodality can thereby be transferred and applied across personal and professional domains including education and the workplace.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Participation30%
- Essay30%
- PortfolioFolio40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain key terms and concepts used to engage with digital language;
- 2
Discuss how the interplay between structures, affordances and practices shape communicative events involving digital language;
- 3
Apply insights from this unit to personal and professional contexts;
- 4
Analyse data from social media contexts to synthesise their knowledge of what social and technological factors shape digital language;
- 5
Engage in informed debates about digital language targeted to different audiences – professional and lay.
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ward Peeters
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ward Peeters
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5107?
APG5107 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5107 offered?
In 2023, APG5107 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5107?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5107 have an exam?
No. APG5107 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.