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Digital Lives: Anthropology & Technology (ANTH30021)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2022
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Overview
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Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the subject, students should:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of how anthropologists approach the digital world as an object of study.
- Critically analyse and compare theories about the diverse social and cultural meanings that new technologies have been accorded at different times and at different places.
- Understand how to use ethnographic evidence to critically evaluate large-scale claims about the "social value" and the risks of innovation.
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the ethical and methodological challenges of studying new technologies with a particular focus on the strengths, limitations, and challenges of conducting ethnographic fieldwork in virtual, digital, or corporate settings
- Communicate effectively in written and oral formats, and collaborate in groups with people of diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.
Last updated: 6 December 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity
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: 6 December 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Research Prospectus (Feedback will be given, no numerical mark - marked instead as complete or incomplete)
| Week 3 | 0% |
Essay
| Week 7 | 40% |
Group report
| During the examination period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 6 December 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Last updated: 6 December 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Anthropology Specialisation (formal) Anthropology Minor Anthropology minor Specialisation (formal) Anthropology - 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: 6 December 2022