Advanced Editing for Digital Media

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Students will be taken through the process of planning sites at various levels of complexity for different purposes and audiences, with attention to the efficient management of content, the optimisation of access and the establishment of qualitative protocols. Students will gain an understanding of usability testing, the incorporation of dynamic and interactive features, and design for efficient maintenance and optimal cross-platform performance. On successful completion, students will have experience in constructing a website and a working understanding of developing a public resource.

A subject reader will be available.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• acquire high-level written and oral communication skills through contribution to class discussions, the completion of exercises and assignments, and wide reading on issues in contemporary digital communication practice;
• demonstrate a capacity for effective teamwork through group discussions and collaborative exercises;
• demonstrate cultural and ethical understanding through reflection and READING on the development of inclusive publishing strategies for a digital environment, the rights of content creators and the ethical issues surrounding digital publishing;
• develop a high level of information technology literacy and understanding of information management through participation in computer laboratory sessions, preparation and management of complex digital materials and completion of exercises and assignments;
• acquire skills in the deployment of visual and interactive materials;
• acquire skills in research, including the use of online materials in the course of preparing exercises and assignments.

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Publishing and Communication Program, Media and Communications MA Programs. Students enrolled in other cognate PG Programs may seek approval from the course coordinator