Digital Pasts, Digital Futures PG (11156.1)
Please note these are the 2021 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
School Of Arts And Communications | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
This unit examines the responsibilities of leadership in a world where culture is increasingly created and consumed in digital forms. Students will investigate the strategies and interventions required to ensure digital culture is preserved, discoverable, accessible, and usable. This unit will take a critical approach to available technologies, offering both practical, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to reflect on issues of scale, equity, and control. Students will unpack the buzzwords to understand the impact of developments in areas such as cloud computing, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Through local and international case studies, and lab-based experimentation, students will explore possibilities for the creative reuse of digital cultural collections.
1. Analyse issues and develop strategies relating to the preservation, accessibility, and use of digital cultural collections;
2. Critically assess available technologies for preservation and access;
3. Employ a variety of digital and tools and techniques to analyse, enrich, and interpret digital cultural collections; and
4. Understand the legal, social, and technological barriers that inhibit use of digital cultural collections.
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Analyse issues and develop strategies relating to the preservation, accessibility, and use of digital cultural collections;
2. Critically assess available technologies for preservation and access;
3. Employ a variety of digital and tools and techniques to analyse, enrich, and interpret digital cultural collections; and
4. Understand the legal, social, and technological barriers that inhibit use of digital cultural collections.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
Readings will be made available through the unit's Canvas site.
Participation requirements
Students are required to participate in a synchronous Intensive Workshop in Week 8, alongside asynchronous remote engagement through the unit.
Required IT skills
To complete this course students require a minimum proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (or equivalent software); internet browsing and online research; social media and university submission platforms. If students experience difficulty with these tools, they are encouraged to discuss this with their unit convenor.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None