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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2021 - 2022
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Description This module provides a framework for students to develop a critical theoretical awareness of media practice within a broader multimedia environment and provides the analytical, reflexive, and scholarly overviews necessary for students to grasp issues as they relate to the political economy, creative industries, and practice based/led research. Students through lectures, reading and writing will utilise and explore digital technologies in order to investigate their objects of study. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Develop knowledge in key theories of relevance to multimedia and the creative and cultural industries. 2. Develop a competency in understanding the interlinked relationship between theory and multimedia practice. 3. Demonstrate a competency in the understanding of praxis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities Week 1Introduction & analysing media 1Week 2Analysing Media 2Week 3New Media/New PleasureWeek 4Remediation and data logicsWeek 5Convergence and remediationWeek 6Practice Based ResearchWeek 7READING WEEKWeek 8Digital LabourWeek 9Production of cultureWeek 10Critical theoryWeek 11Multimedia and spaceWeek 12Review | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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