Design - Media and Communication Swinburne University of Technology

Overview

Gain in-depth knowledge across the discipline of design. Boost your skillset in management, writing, business, media planning, and more. Plus, develop a page-turner of a portfolio. Emerge ready to sway hearts and change minds. Design - Media and Communication is offered at Swinburne University of Technology.

On successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

• develop knowledge and cognitive skills to exercise critical thinking, initiative, and judgement in the design process, while taking responsibility for their own learning and professional practice development
• develop knowledge and cognitive skills to exercise critical thinking, initiative, and judgement in the design process, while taking responsibility for their own learning and professional practice development
• curate the relevant knowledge, cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking in identifying and solving problems independently and collaboratively, in diverse contexts
• create design proposals that articulate a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas to diverse audiences and stakeholders
• develop design solutions that incorporate ethical and socio-ecological frameworks, demonstrating respect and inclusivity towards diverse audiences and Indigenous principles and practices
• implement an organised schedule to deliver a complex design project which may include design research methods, collaborating with peers, academics, industry professionals and other stakeholders
• identify and contextualise the impacts of digital transformation on media and communication industries, audiences and professional and creative practices
• analyse diverse socio-cultural influences on media and communication practices and their impact on audiences in Indigenous, local and global contexts
• demonstrate critical thinking, including theoretical, practice-led and decolonised approaches, within a specialised media and communication discipline
• initiate professional approaches to planning, problem-solving and decision-making in a range of media and communication activities and processes, both individually and in collaboration with others
• design creative and professional media and communication artefacts that focus on examining the relationship between people and technology for social impact
• explore innovative use of new media and communication technologies to engage, influence and build communities for next generation media futures
• engage ethical approaches to research methodologies for socially responsible, just and fair content creation strategies
• apply learning from Indigenous, global and cross-cultural communication contexts to support accountability, self-assessment and independence in lifelong learning