ATI5251 Digital communications for social change
Faculty of Arts
ATI5251 Digital communications for social change is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Indonesia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATI5251
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATI5251
No unit lists ATI5251 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Co-requisite: Must be enrolled in a postgraduate Indonesia degree.
Overview
In this unit, you will examine the communicative and cultural nature of digital technologies and explore the creative use of digital media communications to advance knowledge, enable democratic processes, and facilitate social change. You will apply new approaches and practices relating to the design of communication strategies for a range of social and cultural issues. You will also engage with relevant communication organisations and their leaders to provide real-world perspective on these challenges. Throughout the semester, you will build the skills and knowledge to design a relevant and effective communications campaign.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Monash Indonesia term 2 | Indonesia | Blended |
Assessment
- Research ProposalWritten25%
- ReportWritten25%
- DocumentaryArtefact50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse media, communications and social change theories and their impact on social, cultural and political challenges;
- 2
critically evaluate the role and impact of digital media as a tool for social change;
- 3
synthesise and integrate media, communications, and social change theory to address a specific systemic social/political/cultural challenge;
- 4
design and deliver a social change campaign to address and potentially impact a specific systemic social/political/cultural challenge.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours 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.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Mugdha Rai
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Dyah Pitaloka
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATI5251?
ATI5251 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATI5251 offered?
ATI5251 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is ATI5251?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATI5251 have an exam?
No. ATI5251 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- School of Media, Film and Journalism
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2027