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Digital Asia (ASIA20008)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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More than half of the world’s internet users and many of the fastest growing, innovative new tech companies are found Asia. How are digital technologies changing Asia and what are the impacts of these technologies on Asian societies and the rest of the world? Focusing on key geographic regions within Asia, as well as transnational connections being generated across Asia, with Australia and beyond, this subject looks at technological innovation from a human perspective. It investigates digital disruptions and opportunities arising from the engagement in Asia with social media, platform capitalism, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence and the emerging metaverse and it explores the profound relationships between these innovations and civil society, politics, the economy and creative industries.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Develop understanding of key issues around the changing relationships between digital technologies and Asian societies
- Develop ability to apply critical frameworks in analysing the social impact of digital technologies in Asia
- Be able to express in scholarly fashion the complexity of social impacts of digital technologies in Asian contexts
- Comprehend the transnational and intercultural connections being generated via various digital technologies across Asia, with Australia and beyond
- Develop the ability to critically interpret the interplay between culture, politics and society within the digital space
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Think critically and demonstrate analytical skills
- Contextualise their work in a range of social, ethical and cultural situations
- Communicate effectively through writing and oral discussion
- Work collaboratively in groups
- Successfully develop, manage and complete research projects
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Review Essay
| First half of the teaching period | 25% |
Group Presentation
| Second half of the teaching period | 25% |
Research Essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours: A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
An up-to-date reading list of journal articles, other readings and multimodal sources covering relevant topics will be provided via Readings Online.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- 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: 31 January 2024