| Effective Term: | 2027/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Future Shaping and Media Policy |
| Unit ID: | BADIG2001 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (At least 120 credit points from ANY subject-area at any level) OR (At least 15 credit points from BADIG subject-area at 1000-1999 level) OR (At least 15 credit points from BAFLM or BATCC or BAWRT or VCHAT subject-area at any level) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (BADIG3001 and FLMES2451 and FLMES3451) |
| ASCED: | 109999 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This intermediate-level unit introduces media policy and explores the dynamics of media regulation in the digital era. Students will examine policy frameworks and contexts across various media industries, analyse contemporary regulatory issues and events, and consider what these conditions and developments mean for the future. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Recognise and understand a range of characteristics, contexts, purposes and effects of media policy. |
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| K2. | Comprehend challenges in the contemporary policy landscape and implications for the future. |
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| K3. | Appraise and utilise key debates, issues and perspectives informing media regulation in the digital era. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Research and explain policy problems and debates relating to media industries and practices in the digital era. |
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| S2. | Express substantiated, reasoned expositions concerning the development of selected media policy issues, their social, political, economic and cultural effects and implications for the future. |
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| S3. | Summarise themes, rhetorics, issues and debates that define media regulation and media policy decisions in the digital era. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Develop skills in critical thinking and analysis to assess, argue and discuss, in written, verbal, and/or visual forms, policy issues, decisions and factors relating to the contemporary media landscape. |
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| A2. | Utilise and integrate relevant rhetorical frameworks in analysing and communicating about a range of examples of media regulation and their effects. |
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| A3. | Identify links and tensions between issues, debates, concepts and perspectives that define media regulation in the digital era. |
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| A4. | Research a topic relating to media policy in the digital era. |
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| A5. | Reflect on and assess learning and experiences |
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| Other outcomes: |
| Unit Content: |
Topics may include:
- What is media policy?
- Forms and characteristics of media policy
- Reasons for media regulation/policy rhetorics
- Doing policy analysis
- Analysis of media industries and their regulatory structures, conditions, issues and challenges
- Contemporary regulatory issues, challenges, and examples across media sectors
- Applied analysis and/or presentation of media policy issues
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1 Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 2 Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 3 Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 4 Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 5 sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, K2, K3, S1, S3, A1, A2, A3, A4 |
Demonstrate understanding of key issues and concepts according to specified criteria for intermediate level students. Exact task format and options will be provided in the unit description. |
Written and/or multimedia format |
20-35% |
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| 2. |
K1, K2, K3, S2, S3, A5 |
Reflect on key learnings and/or experiences |
Critical reflections |
20-30% |
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| 3. |
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3, A4 |
Address a policy issue, example, or problem. Research and present an analysis of the topic, making use of relevant resources, materials, and examples. The specific format options will be specified in the unit description. |
Case study or issues analysis |
40-55% |
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