Digital Environment (P3062)
Digital Environment
Module P3062
Module details for 2022/23.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 4
Module Outline
Digital media saturates everyday life, re-organising cultural productions of all kinds and re-mediating the teaching and learning environments which students inhabit at Sussex. This module aims to examine this digital environment from both practical and theoretical perspectives. It enables students to understand and use digital tools to enhance and explore their study and to take a critically informed stance on their existing practices.The module examines recent developments in digital media with a particular emphasis on the different uses of digital media, enabling students to make distinctions between kinds of material, genres and platforms. It equips students to use digital media confidently to both enhance their study and to understand the digital environment as a complex of media and cultural forms.The module covers topics including the histories and economies of the internet, searching for resources, citation, catalogues, archiving, power and platforms, using social media, privacy, copyright and surveillance, digital media as a research area and the politics of software.The module will draw upon a range of digital research platforms, including those owned and/or subscribed to by the University in order to provide a solid foundation for students to embark on future independent research.
Module learning outcomes
Knowledge of underlying concepts involved in critically analysing and using digital media systems of all kinds.
Capacity to make sound judgements about how to treat digital resources and digital tools.
Understanding of principle theories and concepts of digital media and of innovation processes in media systems.
Capacity to think critically and evaluate social, cultural and political consequences of networked media technologies.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | A1 Week 1 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 00101010110 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 10000000000 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 10000000000 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 01010101010 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof David Berry
Convenor, Assess convenor
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Dr Rob Sharp
Assess convenor
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