Hashtag Cyberstar (THTR30042)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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Overview
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#Cyberstar is the subject that guides the student to create, host, and promote the student’s artistic practice online. In #Cyberstar the student aims to build a complete online portfolio. The subject covers contemporary web design techniques, engages with design to build context around the work, covers methods for integrating social media into online portfolios, and explores techniques for preparing and presenting physical or performative work in an online environment. By the end of the intensive the student should have a complete, live, online portfolio and the skills to begin their web presence.
Intended learning outcomes
Planning Your Personal Online Portfolio.
On completion students should have demonstrated the ability to conceptualise and plan the structure and content of an online portfolio website, with an aim towards building meaningful context around their work and a consistent visual identity for their online portfolio website. The plan should demonstrate how the website will best suit the creative practice of the student, and integrate social media for promotional purposes.
Building Your Personal Online Portfolio.
On completion students should have demonstrated the ability to build a complete online portfolio, from conceptualisation, through design, to a finished live website. Students should demonstrate a completed portfolio that builds context around their work and showcases their creative projects, biography, current projects and events. The online portfolios should feature integration with social media for promotional purposes.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should possess:
- Experience in the planning and preproduction of an online portfolio.
- Competency in basic web design concepts and skills.
- Experience in preparing and hosting digital media for the web.
- Experience building a complete online portfolio.
- An understanding of methods for integrating social media into an online portfolio.
Last updated: 29 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
THTR30040
Recommended background knowledge
Students should come to the subject with some completed creative work that they would like to include in their online portfolio. Basic computer skills required: students should possess some experience using a computer to move files around with the mouse, edit word documents to include images and formatted text, and manipulate images in a basic way that is roughly equivalent to sending photographs through the internet.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 29 April 2025
Assessment
Additional details
- Participation, ongoing throughout the teaching period (10%)
- Portfolio Plan, Preparation and Sitemap Design (equivalent word length 1500) - a collection of documents that demonstrate the student's plans for the structure and content of their online portfolio, this could take the form of a sitemap, annotated sketches or wireframe mock-ups; due at conclusion of intensive (40%)
- Completed Online Digital Portfolio (equivalent word length 2000) - the completed online portfolio website, the website will feature at least 5 pages including a biography, multiple pages of work, functioning navigation and social media integration; due three weeks after the conclusion of the intensive (50%)
Last updated: 29 April 2025
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Mark Postlethwaite Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours (6 x 6hr seminars - intensive delivery) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 29 January 2018 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period there may be some preparatory tasks, reading and/or a student questionnaire. Teaching period 5 February 2018 to 16 February 2018 Last self-enrol date 30 January 2018 Census date 9 February 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 February 2018 Assessment period ends 2 March 2018 Summer Term contact information
- Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours (6 x 6hr seminars - intensive delivery) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 25 June 2018 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period there may be some preparatory tasks, reading and/or a student questionnaire. Teaching period 2 July 2018 to 13 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 26 June 2018 Census date 6 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 July 2018 Assessment period ends 3 August 2018 Winter Term contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject has a usual quota of 24 students, and for the winter term of 2018 only, has a quota of 48 students. Selection is automated and based on the order in which students enrol. Your enrolment in this subject guarantees a space unless you withdraw. Once the subject quota has been reached, all enrolled students will be contacted.
If the subject is full, spaces may become available in the future as others withdraw. The only way to check this is by attempting to enrol. Please note that there are no waiting lists for this subject.
As entry into this subject is based only on the order in which students enrol, special permission will not be offered to any students.
Last updated: 29 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 29 April 2025