Digital Cultures

Aims
1. To contextualise the evolution of new media and its perceived social purposes
2. To critically examine the relationships between people, organisations and digital media technologies
3. Evaluate current research in digital cultures

Learning Outcomes
After completing the module the student should be able to:
1 Discriminate between scholarly critiques published in the field of Mass Communications
2 Critically assess how digital media forms are used within professional contexts
3 Provide a sophisticated evaluation of how media technologies structure the culture of everyday life

Learning Outcomes of Assessments
The assessment item list is accessed via the learning outcomes listed:

• Annotated bibliography 1
• Critical review 2
• Essay 3