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Media Psychology (MECM30018)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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Issues of trust, identity, and evaluating credibility, are central to any consideration of knowledge claims within the context of social media communication and public debate more broadly. This subject will engage with a range of new theoretical understandings and empirical data under the rubric of ‘cyberpsychology’ to gain critical assessments of this fast-changing field. Topics such as online identity, online relationships and dating, pornography, children’s use of the internet, cyber bullying, online games and gambling, and deception and online crime will comprise the core elements of study.
Intended learning outcomes
Students that successfully complete this subject should:
- develop an understanding of critical approaches to and recent developments in the field of cyberpsychology as it relates to online identity, online relationships and dating, pornography, children's use of the internet, cyberbullying, online games and gambling, and deception and online crime;
- develop the disciplinary knowledge and intellectual capacity to apply a range of creative approaches to problem solving in response to current issues in media and communication.
- develop an understanding of how to critically evaluate qualitative and quantitative methods to research topics in the field of cyberpsychology.
- develop the potential for high level analysis, critical thinking and conceptual sophistication in academic research and writing tasks.
Generic skills
- Students will develop their academic writing skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Hurdle Requirement Hurdle requirement: Hurdle Requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass this subject. Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Essay
| Week 6 | 40% |
Three Essays
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Monica Whitty Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022