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Digital Asia (ASIA20008)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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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 in 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 should 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