COM135 Spotlight on Design and Content Creation (8)

The subject introduces students to the discipline of design and content creation by addressing three important questions: what is content creation? how can we build connections with others through content? and, how is content designed, produced and distributed? This subject introduces the key concepts of content design, production and publication for a range of media channels.

Availability

Session 2 (60)
On Campus
Bathurst Campus
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: COM135. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Information and Communication Studies

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to articulate the history, context and purpose of design and content creation;
  • be able to demonstrate the fundamental skills of a content creator;
  • be able to follow a basic process for developing content; and
  • be able to generate ideas and gather information to write and produce content for a variety of media.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Orientation: Historical and Contemporary Content Creation
  • Contexts of practice (Intersections with strategic communication and news and media)
  • Professional ecosystem
  • Legislative frameworks and regulations
  • Developing Strategies for Design and Content Creation - Resources and constraints - budget, client, time parameters
  • Content creation: Thinking multimodally
  • Principles of design and the design process
  • Understanding Users: Introduction to User Experience (UX) Design
  • Career options and reflecting on professional practice

Special Resources

  • Smart phone
  • Editing software
  • Video studio
  • Sound booth
  • Video cameras with tripods
  • Microphone
  • Drones
  • Audio recorders

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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