Module overview for this semester

1. MAC281 Cybercultures
robert.jewitt@sunderland.ac.uk
http://twitter.com/rob_jewitt
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2. Lots of ways to interact with the
module
New media meltdown!!!
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11. Module Overview
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12. • TITLE: CYBERCULTURES
• CODE: MAC 281
• LEVEL: 2 CREDITS: 10
• FACULTY: Arts, Design, & Media
• MODULE BOARD: Media and Cultural Studies
• PRE-REQUISITES: MAC129
• CO-REQUISITES: None
• LEARNING HOURS: 100 hours, the exact nature of which is specified in the module
guide
• LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• On successful completion of the module, students will have demonstrated:
• Knowledge
– the ability to apply these concepts in the critical analysis of various forms of
cyberculture;
– the ability to communicate information, arguments and analysis cogently and fluently
• Skills
– knowledge and critical understanding of the theoretical concepts and issues and debates
relating to the study of cyberculture;
– an understanding of the history and key concepts of cyberculture
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13. Contact time
1 hour x lecture
1 hour x seminar
∞ hours x social ‘meejah’
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15. 1. Intro
2. Copyright in the Digital Age
content
3. Music Industry
IP, Piracy & copyright 4. Pirates
5. Openess & Crowdsourcing
6. Digital Journalism
Participatory culture
7. Gameplay & Narrative
8. Game Music, Design, & UXP
Representation & Digital Spaces 9. Virtual Reality
10.Navigating Online Space
11.Digital Photography
Politics
12.Net Neutrality
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17. Assessment
• 1 x essay of 2000 words
• Based on weekly sessions
• Can arrange your own question in advance
• Approval needed by week 9
• DUE: 15th May 2012
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18. Please Note
• No taught seminar this week
• Explore the tools/links/sites
• There will be weekly tasks!
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19. Any questions?
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20. Pro-tips
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21. Pro-tips
1. Get yourself 2GB of free cloud-based file
backups with Dropbox
2. Get a free Evernote account
3. Get 5GB of free cloud storage with Box
4. Get free software and install it on your USB
stick with PortableApps.com
5. Join us on Facebook for more tips!
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22. Images used
• P1-2, Evan Sims, 2010, ‘Warcraft: Waterless’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/therift/4274319841/
• P 11-12, Dru!, 2006, “Pantheon Range Overview’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/282597447/
• P13, Christos Tsoumplekas, 2007, ‘Contact one’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsoumplekas/500644641/
• P14-16, curesedthing, 2008, ‘Caution: contents may creep’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cursedthing/2171090940/
• P17-18, chicgeek, 2007, ‘Thrisday – notes’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kishimoto/1620130146/
• P19, takomabibelot, 2007, ‘Question Mark Sign On Hobson's Old Building, Corner
Of Henry & Main (Honor, MI)’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/472933624/
• P20-21, hellojenuine, 2009, ‘good advice’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenosaur/3776887321/
• P22, Jeffrey Beall, 2006, ‘Creative Commons Moon’,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/301014978/
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