New Media: Policy and Practice

Aims
To consolidate students' evaluation of Mass Communications research across different forms of communication and media industries
To explore public debates about the role of the media in a contemporary global context
To consider existing and proposed media policy and professional practice especially with regard to computer mediated communication
To enable students to critically reflect on the role that policy and regulation plays in the ethical decision making processes of media practices
To critique the production of professional digital communication forms

Learning Outcomes
After completing the module the student should be able to:
1 Produce recommendations as part of an appraisal of existing media policy
2 Explore and hypothesize the future development of media regulation and professional practice
3 Critically reflect on their production of forms of contemporary digital writing and professional media practice more generally

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

• 2500-word essay 1 2
• 2500 word portfolio 3