Brief overview of the University of Ulster's Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Media Communication

1. Welcome & Introductions
Fiona McMahon (Course Director)
Professor Maurice Mulvenna
Dr. Aodheen O’Donnell
Ruairi McNally Bluecube Interactive
Paul McKeever Front

2. Features of the course:
Wider organisation/communication perspective
Sound theoretical base
Multi-disciplinary
Professional practitioner input and support
‘Co-creation’ of learning
Action learning

3. What’s a Postgraduate Certificate?
Certificate 60cp*
Diploma 60cp
Masters 60cp/dissertation
*credit points

4. Delivery methods:
2 x 12 week semesters
2 modules each semester
1 face to face module
- (2 x 2 days of block teaching from 13.00-21.00)
1 online learning module
Seminars
Assessment is 100% coursework

5. Module 1 Method Date Time
Block 1 21.09.2011 13.00-21.00
Block 1 22.09.2011 13.00-21.00
Seminar 28.09.2011 15.00-17.00
Block 2 02.11.2011 13.00-21.00
Block 2 03.11.2011 13.00-21.00
Seminar 09.11.2011 15.00-17.00
Seminar 30.11.2011 15.00-17.00

6. Module 2 Method Date Time
Online w/b 26.09.2011 2 wks
Online w/b 10.10.2011 2 wks
Online w/b 24.10.2011 2 wks
Online w/b 07.11.2011 2 wks
Seminar/Assessment 09.11.2011 18.00-20.00
Online w/b 21.11.2011 2 wks
Online w/b 5.12.2011 2 wks

7. Important dates:
Closing date for applications: 26.08.2011
Induction and registration: Tues. 20.09.2011
DMC Teaching starts: Wed.21.09.2011 and Thurs.
22.09.2011
Semester 1 starts: 26.09.2011
DMC Teaching finishes: 30.11.2011
Christmas vacation: 19.12.2011 - 06.01.2012
Semester 2 starts:30.01.2011

8. Any questions?