This unit offers a comprehensive introduction to the core elements of digital cultures. Students will gain a combination of practical skills and theoretical understanding of digital elements including video, text, images, data, sound, algorithms and networks. Combining creative exercises with critical discussion, the unit will equip students with skills and concepts to plan, construct and deconstruct digital artefacts, in order to understand their significance within the digital cultures and communication fields.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Media and Communications |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Familiarity with computers, smartphones and the internet |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Chris Chesher, chris.chesher@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Olga Boichak, olga.boichak@sydney.edu.au |
Chris Chesher, chris.chesher@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Sanjana Bhardwaj, sanjana.bhardwaj@sydney.edu.au |
Billie Wilcox, billie.wilcox@sydney.edu.au | |
Nataliia Laba, nataliia.laba@sydney.edu.au | |
Oliver Heath, oliver.heath@sydney.edu.au | |
Harriet Flitcroft, harriet.flitcroft@sydney.edu.au | |
Habib Moghimi, habib.moghimi@sydney.edu.au | |
Mili Limilia, putri.limilia@sydney.edu.au |