CMNS3270
Communication and Discourse
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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| UoN Singapore | Trimester 2 |
Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Examines selected discourses to see in what ways professional practice can both constrain and enable. Students will also consider professional conventions, rules, institutional structures and the private and public practices of individuals and groups to see how power relationships are constructed and maintained.
| Objectives | At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate how communication is constrained and enabled using everyday examples. 2. Develop critical and creative thinking skills. 3. Develop an understanding of key concepts in discourse and other communication practices. 4. Develop an appreciation of the social, cultural and discursive constraints that affect meaning and effective communication. 5. Demonstrate how professional practice is shaped by discursive processes. |
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| Content | Through the grounded theory approach of this course theoretical abstractions will be discussed and located in the everyday practice of the media and communication sectors A problem based learning approach will be taken to study the content of documents and to observe professional and social practices. This analysis will consider institutionalised routines and behaviours such as modes of dress and speech, writing styles and presentation in relation to business, the media, government and communities. Students will also be expected to analyse their own social and academic discourses to see how these discourses shape and reflect student's own experience. As part of their group activity, students will engage in on-site observation of professional practice for one week during the semester. | ||||||||||
| Replacing Course(s) | NA | ||||||||||
| Transition | NA | ||||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | 60 units at 1000 level including CMNS1110 - Introduction to Communication Studies. | ||||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Problem Based Learning
Field Study Self Directed Learning Seminar Student Projects Workshop |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 7 weeks Workshop: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for CMNS3270 |