Designing Social Media
DECO2010
The aim of this unit is to understand principles and technologies relevant to the design of social media, that is, media supporting social interaction. Design principles for the representation of personal and collective identity, the visual depiction of the traces of socialisation and the narratives produced, and the creation of virtual spaces for socialisation are emphasised. Students study methods for motivating collaboration, learning how to analyse social media through the notions of crowdsourcing, produsage and gaming. Students will gain proficiency in the programming practice of "mashup", the use and combination of data or functionality from two or more sources, to create new social media client applications. Programming languages taught will include HTML 5, CSS 3, Javascript and PHP. Students will participate in, critically review and design new forms of sociable media to demonstrate their understanding of the subject matter.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Senior
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: DECO2010
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes