Global Media 1: Ideas and Debates

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse theory, data and information in global media management;
• critically engage with examples and case studies relevant to global media management.

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• critically evaluate and employ digital media platforms and tools with reference to media theories and concepts.
• demonstrate a theoretically informed understanding of global media contexts and developments;
• identify, contextualise and critically evaluate specific examples and case studies relevant to arts, culture and media;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• reference appropriate sources;
• communicate your ideas effectively through written and visual formats.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• core ideas and theories related to global media management;
• knowledge of current issues, debates and practices relevant to global media management.

This module provides some of the core concepts and ideas in the broad context of Global Media Management. It introduces contemporary issues and debates within the field and encourages you to develop awareness and recognise potential lines of enquiry. You will engage with critical concepts that will challenge and advance your own thinking. We will explore thinkers, theories, academic readings and approaches as well as industry and policy reports.

Indicative areas for exploration can include:

• Big Data
• Convergence and Participatory Cultures
• Creative Industries
• Digital and Citizen Journalism
• Globalised Media
• Identity and Intersectionality
• Online Activism
• Political Communication
• Technological Change

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Tutorials
• Visiting lecturers

Learning activities can include:

• Reflection on verbal or written feedback: this may be verbal or written offered during seminars, tutorials, group activities
• Evaluation of feedback: this may take the form of reflective formative tasks
• Group and collaborative projects and tasks
• Study visits
• Independent research and investigation
• Online reference material research
• Peer group learning and peer assessment tasks
• Problem-solving activities
• Class discussion/critiques
• Student presentations

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Global Media Management Library Guide.

Global Media Management Blackboard Site.

Global Media Management Social Media.

Journal Articles

Cultural Politics. Cultural Politics.

New Media & Society. New Media & Society.

European Journal of Communication. European Journal of Communication.

Television and New Media. Television and New Media.

Media, Culture & Society. Media, Culture & Society.

Journalism Studies. Journalism Studies.

Digital Journalism. Digital Journalism.

Political Communication. Political Communication.

Press/Politics. Press/Politics.

Textbooks

Miller, T. and Kraidy, M.W. (2016). Global Media Studies. Cambridge: Polity.

Jones, J. and Salter, L. (2012). Digital Journalism. London: SAGE.

Mayer-Schonberger, V. and Cukier, K., (2013). Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think. London: John Murray.

Baym, N. K. (2013). Personal Connections in the Digital Age. Cambridge: Polity.

Allan, S. and Thorsen, E. (2014). Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives. Oxford: Peter Lang.

Jenkins, H., Ford, S., and Green, J. (2013). Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture. NYU Press.

Hepp, A. (2015). Transcultural Communication. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Flew, T. (2013). Global Creative Industries. London: SAGE.

Allan, S. (2012). The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Abingdon: Routledge.

Mirrless, T. (2013). Global Entertainment Media Between Cultural Imperialism and Cultural Globalization. Routledge.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External