Comparing Media Systems

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Total expected time commitment is 170-hours across the semester, including class time.

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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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While new communication technologies, satellite broadcasting, and the Internet have contributed to an increasing connectedness between different regions, a deeper understanding of the organizational structure of this ‘connectedness’, the national and transnational regulation and the ways in which these are perceived in different societies and national contexts becomes increasingly important. In particular the inreasing role of supra- and subnational media within such a transnational public require new ‘comparative’ methodological approaches. This subject will explore the organizational, cultural and political structures of transnationally operating media organizations in order to identify new forms of overlap and disjuncture in the international media environment. Students will be introduced to comparative approaches for a deeper understanding of the development and contemporary forms of diverse media structures and societal environments in developing, transitional, and developed countries.

On completion of the subjects students should have

• gained insight into the corporate structures of transnationally operating media organizations;
• developed an understanding of regionally diverse implications of globally operating media organizations;
• developed analytical skills for the critical analysis of regional media structures;
• the ability to apply conceptual frameworks for the critical assessment of globally diverse content flows;
• been able to interact with peers to develop collaboration and leadership skills.

A 1500 word essay (due mid semester) 30% and a 2500 word essay 60% (due in the exmaination period). Students must attend a minimum of 80% of tutorials and participate in class discussion in order to submit assessment for the subject. Students who submit assessment late without a formal extension or special consideration will be penalised at the rate of 10% per day late. All written assessment must be submitted in order to pass this subject.

A subject reader will be available.

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

• be able to prepare and present their ideas in both verbal and written mode and in conformity to conventions of academic presentation;
• be able to reflect on their own learning and take responsibility for organising personal study;
• be able to participate in discussion and group activities and be sensitive to the participation of others.