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WelcometoDigitalCultures!歡迎至數(shù)字文化！

卷筒紙2.0是一個形成的“數(shù)字佃農(nóng)“一個辦法的把“對手段的生產(chǎn)成該產(chǎn)品的其工作（尼古拉斯卡爾）。我們別有一個選擇上是否我們做社會媒體，該題是怎么樣好我們做它（埃里克Qualman）數(shù)字文化是一個選修模覆蓋一個廣闊范圍的主題有關至該收斂的每天生活做法中我們的生活和聯(lián)網(wǎng)數(shù)字環(huán)境。這個模介紹您至鍵概念，主題和辯論中數(shù)字文化。該目標是至發(fā)展你的危急和獨立理解的數(shù)字媒體環(huán)境，其政治 - 經(jīng)濟和文化上下文和其關系至問題的設計和管理。數(shù)字文化是接近通過歷史，和設計觀點那涉及都至我們的生活介做法和方法至該文化和政治的新信息和通訊技術。
Web2.0isaformof“Digital sharecropping,”awayofputting“the meansof production into the productof their work(NicholasCarr).Wed on ’thaveachoiceon whetherweDosocialmedia,theq uestionishowWELLwedoit(ErikQualman)DigitalCulturesisanelectivemodulecoveringabroadrangeoftopicsrelatingtotheconvergenceof everydaylife practiceswithinourlivedandnetworkeddigitalenvironments.This module introduces you to key concepts,themesanddebateswithindigitalcultures.Theaimistodevelopyour criticalandindependentunderstandingsofdigitalmedia environments,theirpolitical--‐economicandculturalcontexts andtheirrelationshiptoissues ofdesignandmanagement.Digitalcultures areapproachedthroughhistorical,anddesignperspectivesthatrelate bothtoourlived mediated practicesandapproachestothe culture andpoliticsofnewinformationandcommunicationstechnologies.

Assignments分配

這個模要求您至提交一個人文章分配。您是預期至工作同一個研究問題基于上一的該培訓班四鍵主題。您將是問至發(fā)展一個4500字研究紙，哪一個將是破碎下成三1300字部分同都一個介紹和一個結論。Thismodulerequiresyoutosubmitoneindividual essayassignment. Youareexpectedtoworkwithresearchissuebased ooneofthecoursesfourkeythemes. Youwillbeaskedtodevelop4500wordresearchpaper,whichwillbebrokendownintothree1300wordsectionswithbothanintroductionandaconclusion.DigitalCulturesAssignment1:Research PaperDeadline20 May2014100%4500 words

ResearchPaper研究dissertation

Youressaywillprovidean in depthunderstandingto aresearch question thatyoudevelopwithyourown argumentand interpretiveframework.Todevelopyourresearchquestionintoanextendedessay,youwillneed to setoutand explorethreeseparateanddistinct aspectsof yourtopicwithexamplesorcase studiestointerpret and/or applyyourideas. Youressaymustbe450wordsinatraditional,academicwritingstylewithadeveloped setofreferencesand linksto relevantsources.

Plagiarism剽竊

Allsubmitted workwillbepassed through plagiarismdetection software.Ifplagiarismisdetected inyourwork,yourfinalgradewillbepenalizedheavily orworse,youmay failtheassignmentaltogether.Youshouldsubmitonlyyourownworkandwheneveryouhaveengagedwithsomeoneelse’swork,youshouldattribute clearlytothe source.Youcanviewthe WSAAcademicIntegrityHandbookontheSchool’sIntranetviatheSUSSED portal. #p#分頁標題#e#

Hand--‐inRequirements要求

TheMAAssessmentGuidelines whichis underpostgraduatesection,assessment pp.5--‐6 onthe WSAsiteoSussed.3.7 WorkNotSubmittedandLateWork.Meeting deadlinesareanimportantpartofthedisciplineofhighereducation,and marksforworkhanded in orpresentedlate willbe reducedtoensurefairnesstostudents whosubmitontime.Thereductions ofmarks forlateworkareas follows:Worksubmittedupto5daysafterthedeadlinewillbemarkedasusualandfeedbackprepared.Thefinalagreedmarkisthenreduced bythefactorsin thefollowingtable.Thisappliestoallstudentsfrom2013onwards.Ifthecalculationsdetailed belowreduceyourfinalmodulemarktobelow50%youwillhavefailedthemodule.UniversityWorkingDayslatedaylate (finalagreed mark)0.9dayslate (finalagreedmark)X0.8dayslate (finalagreedmark)X0.7dayslate (finalagreedmark)X0.6dayslate (finalagreedmark)X0.5Morethan5Zero 

DigitalCultures:OverviewSchedule數(shù)字文化：概述計劃

Thismodulewillexploretheconstitutiveroledigitalcultureplaysin oureverydaylives.Togetherwewillsystematicallyworkthroughfourmainthemes:i)Mechanismsfor UnderstandingtheAffordancesofWeb 2.0;ii)Remix:CulturalPracticesofSocialMedia;iii)DigitalCultureand Politics;andiv)UnderstandingtheNewDigitalEconomy.Thefirstthemewillprovideanoverviewofwhataresocialmediaandthe digitalculturestheyproduce. Some ofthe questionswe willtrytoanswerinclude: WhatisWeb2.0 andhowhasthischanged theculturalflowsthatcirculatebetweenusers?ThesecondthemewillconsiderthemeaningofRemixandthe tensionsthatreside innewsharingeconomiescaughtinbetweenthe copyRightandthe copyLeft. Thethirdthemewill unpackthemeaningofnetworkpoliticsbyexploringtheeffective role socialmedia hasplayedinfacilitating recent politicalstruggles.Finally,the fourththeme willintroduce politicaleconomicperspective togauge howsocialmediahave impactedthe user, transformingthecultural andeconomicpracticesthat areembeddedinallnetworkedrelations. Themodule willbe delivered in two distinctmodes:i)onehourlectures,and ii)oneseminarworkshops.Theworkshopsare designedtoprovide more ‘hands--‐on’approach to thecoursecontentbeingdiscussedinthelectures. Thesesessionswill allowstudentstoworkthroughsome ofthecomplexideasthat wewillcover inthelectureandprovideanopportunitytoworkshoptheir ideasfortheirresearchpapers.

LecturesSeminarsReading Tasks講座，研討會+閱讀任務

Readingisabsolutelyparamountto research and isthefirststep to anypieceofresearch.Itisimperativethat youdoyour readingsbeforeattendinglecturesandseminars.Lectureswillreferencevarioustexts,highlightkeyconceptsorprinciples,whileseminarsaremoreinformalsessions involvingdiscussionandyourparticipation.Eachweek’sseminarwillhaveasetreading thatyoumustreadbeforeattending theseminar.ReadingTask:Studentswillbe expectedtoleadseminarsinpairs andwillbeexpectedtofacilitateadiscussion based othequestionsthattheyhaveprepared.In addition,studentsin theclasswillbeexpectedpresentotheworktheypreparein groupsduringtheclass. #p#分頁標題#e#

WEEK1830/31 JanuaryLecture–RSIntroductionSeminar1(Week18)Thefirstseminarwillconsistofintroductionsandexpectations.Togetherwewillgooverthestructureoftheclass andclarifyquestions.Keyquestion to consider:WhyistheLarson articleagoodexample ofdigitalculturesthatextendsthenormativepracticesofinformation sharing?ReadingLarson,S.2014.“Here’sanewwayFacebookisPushingYoutoShareYourContactInformation.”http://readwrite.com/2014/01/28/facebook--‐contact--‐informationrequest?utm_campaign=&awesm=readwr.it_e0sp&utm_medium=readwr.ittwitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=awesmsharetools--‐sharebuttons#awesm=~oukeEwGeaJUcLBFurtherReadingDeuze,M.,2006.Participation,Remediation,Bricolage:ConsideringPrincipalComponentsofaDigitalCulture.TheInformation Society22,pp.63–75.Deuze,M.,2009.MediaIndustries,WorkandLife.European JournalofCommunication24(4), pp.467--‐480.Manovich,L.,2001.TheLanguageofNewMediaCambridge,MA:MITPress.Week196/7 February(Theme3: DigitalCultureandPolitics)Lecture:NetworkPoliticsDr.JussiParikkawilltalkabout thenotionof “networkpolitics”:thepast yearsof globalattentionhasbeen osuch phenomenaastheso--‐calledArabSpring,TwitterandFacebook revolutions,the Occupy--‐movementandmostrecentlyvariouseventsinTurkeywheresocialmediaandonlinecultureplayedits ownpart.Thelecturewillcritically investigatecasestudies andsomekey concepts.Seminar2(Week19)Togetherwewillworkthrough thecasestudiesthatwereoutlined byDr.Parikka.Wewillworkshop whattheconceptofnetworkpoliticsmeanandconsiderthedifferentperspectivesofbothadvocatesandcritics.AcademicSkill:Identifyinganargument.Set Reading:E.Morozov,2011.TheNetDelusion.NewYork:PublicAffairs,selection. 

J.Hands.2010.“ActivisminDigitalCulture”.NewLeft Project,http://www.newleftproject.org/index.php/site/print_article/activism_in_a_digital_cultureGabriellaColeman,2011.“Anonymous:FromtheLulztoCollectiveAction”.TheNewEveryday.AMediaCommonsProject,April6,2011,http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/tne/pieces/anonymous--‐lulz--‐collective--‐actionFurtherReading:GregEpstein,“OnlineandOff,InformationControlPersistsinTurkey”.GlobalVoicesAdvocacy,July11,2013.http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2013/07/11/online--‐and--‐off--‐informationcontrol--‐persists--‐in--‐turkey/WEEK2013/14 February(Theme1: MechanismsUnderstandingtheAffordancesofWeb2.0)Lecture:Passive Audience vs.Active User“User:Onewhouses, youknow, ajunkie?GeneratedLikeagenerator, engine.Like, youknow, arobot?ContentSomethingthatfillsabox.Likeyouknow, packingpeanuts.”WhatisWeb2.0 andhowdoesitrelateto socialmedia?Whataresocialmediaaffordances?Andwhat doesit meanwhenscholarstalkaboutthetransformationofpassiveaudiencemembertotheactiveInternetusers?Todaywewillconsiderthosebasicmechanismsthatallowdigitalcultureto circulate.Seminar3(Week20)Inourseminarstudents willgainconfidenceinourunderstandingofWeb 2.0and considertheconceptof‘affordances’,whichdirectly effecthowdigitalculturecirculates withindigitalplatforms.Studentswillworkshopthese ideasingroups.AcademicSkill:Identifying aargumentSetReadingO’Reilly,T.,2012.WhatisWeb2.0?DesignPatternsandBusinessModelsfortheNextGenerationofSoftwareInM. Mandiberg(Ed.),TheSocialMediaReader,pp.32--‐52.Rosen,J.,2012.ThePeopleFormallyKnownastheAudienceInM.Mandiberg(Ed.),TheSocialMediaReader,pp.13--‐17.FurtherReadingsGilmour,D.2004.WetheMediaCalifornia:Sebastopol. http://www.authorama.com/we--‐the--‐media8.html.Jenkins,H.,Ford,S.and Green,J.2012.Spreadable Media:CreatingValue andMeaninginaNetworkedCulture.NewYork:NewYorkPress. #p#分頁標題#e#

Week2120/21February (Theme1: MechanismsUnderstandingtheAffordancesofWeb2.0)Lecture:SocialandTechnologicalDeterminismHow importantisthemediumthroughwhichyouaccesscontent?Doyouunderstandinformationdifferentlywhen you read itasopposed to seeingitotelevision ordownloadingitoyourlaptop?ThesequestionsfallundertheparadigmofMedia/MediumTheoryasfirst developedbytheTorontoSchool.The studyofthe impactofmedium(i.e.printvs.internet)onthe mannerinwhichwe experience andunderstandcontentisanimportantpartofMedia studiesanddigitalculture.Seminar4(Week21)Thekeyconcepts wewillcoverintheseminarinclude:Media/Mediumtheory,TechnologicalDeterminismandSocialConstructivismofmedia.AcademicSkill:Howtolayoutanargument(differentsides) 

SetReading:Potts,J.,2008.Who’sAfraidofTechnologicalDeterminism?AnotherLookatMedium Theory.TheFibrecultureJournal12.http://twelve.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj--‐084--‐who%E2%80%99s--‐afraid--‐oftechnological--‐determinism--‐another--‐look--‐at--‐medium--‐theory/.AdditionalReadings:Haigh,Gideon.‘HowGoogleisMakingUsStupid’,TheMonthlyFebruary2006pp.25--‐33.Latour,Bruno.Reassembling theSocial:AnIntroductiontoActor--‐Network--‐Theory(Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress,2005).McLuhan,Marshall.UnderstandingMedia(London:Abacus,1974).Williams,Raymond.Television:TechnologyandCulturalForm(NewYork:Schocken,1975).WEEK2227/28February (Theme1: MechanismsUnderstandingtheAffordancesofWeb2.0)Lecture:Weareallparticipatorsnow!Isittimeforan“email sabbatical”?Whatarethemyriadwaysinwhichthedigitizationof cultureeffectshowwework,socializeorpoliticallyparticipate?Togetherwewillexamine whatitmeanstoliveinacultureinwhichsocial mediahasbecomesopervasive. Fromthepathological tothepossiblewewillconsiderhowthesetechnologiessimultaneouslyrestrictand extend ourlivesthroughtherearticulationof what wasonceconsidertwodiscretespheres:public andprivate.Seminar5(Week22)AcademicSkill:Howtobreakdownatopic?Thekeyconceptswewillexamineintheseminarinclude:thedigitizationofculture(whataretheimplicationssocial/economic/political)andtherearticulationofthepublicandprivatesphere.SetReading:boyd,d.,2012.ParticipatingintheAlways--‐OnLifestyleInM.Mandiberg(Ed.),TheSocialMediaReader,pp.71--‐76.Papacharissi,Z., 2011.“ANetworkedSelf.”NetworkedSelf:Identity,Community,andCultureonSocialNetworkSitesNewYork:Routledge.FurtherReadingGilpin,D.2011.“WorkingtheTwittershere:MicrobloggingasProfessionalIdentityConstruction.”ANetworkedSelf:Identity,Community,andCultureonSocialNetworkSitesNewYork:Routledge.Buckingham,D.2008.“IntroducingIdentity”.In D.Buckingham(Ed.).Youth identity,andigital  

mediaCambridge: MITPress.Deuze,M.2007.MediaWorkCambridge:Polity.WEEK236/7 March(Theme2--‐Remix:CulturalPracticesofSocialMedia)Lecture:Towardsan Understanding ofaCulture ofRemixAccordingto SivaVaidhyanathan “theopen--‐sourcewayisclosertohow humancreativityhasalwaysworked.”Throughouthistory,humanshavetakentools,reshapedthem,repurposedthemandturnedthemintosomethingnew. Inacademiawemightcall thispracticebuildingotheideasofothers, ifyouaredigitalsampleryoumightcallthisremix,ifyouare corporationyouwouldcallthiscopyright infringement.Today’sclasswillconsider howdigitalcultureof‘sharing’,conflicts withaproprietarylogicthatseeksto‘fenceoff’innovationformonetarygain.Seminar6ThekeyconceptswewilllookareRemixandthetensionbetweenparticipatoryculturesandcopyrightlaw.AcademicSkill:Howtobreakdownatopic?SetReading:Lessig,L.,2006.REMIX:HowCreativityisBeing Strangled bytheLaw.InM.Mandiberg(Ed.),TheSocialMedia Reader,pp.155--‐169.Vaidhyanathan,S.,2006.OpenSourceasCulture/CultureasOpenSource.InM.Mandiberg(Ed.),The SocialMedia Reader,pp.24--‐33.FurtherReadingsVaidhyanathan,S.,2004.CopyrightsandCopywrongs:The Rise ofIntellectualProperty andHowitThreatensCreativityNewYork: NewYorkPress.Kelty,C.2004.“Culture’sOpenSources:Software,Copyright,andCulturalCritique.”AnthropologicalQuarterly77(3). #p#分頁標題#e#

WEEK2413/14March(Theme2--‐Remix:CulturalPracticesofSocialMedia)Lecture:GuestLecturePaulCaplanThemobilephoneanditsarmouryofappsisincreasinglytheweaponofchoiceinsemioticandpoliticalstruggle.Held aloftateventsand wielded atdemonstrationsthemobileas apparatus has setinmotionanewscopic regime.Morethanareplacementfortraditionalmediadevices orways ofseeing,asaread/writenetworked deviceitturnseveryimagerinto aremixartist:imagingwith photo appsbutalso usingotherappsto samplecontentfromnetworks,sharing,creatingdialecticalimagesorexercisesinmobiledétournement. Thephoneasa‘citizenmedia’remixological deviceclashes images andwords,comments andpostings,videos andstatus updates across thesmallscreenas wellassurveillance andsousveillance databases.Thislecturelooksat‘everydayremix’,thepracticeofusingamobilephonein everydayliferatherthan specificallyin ajournalistoractivistspace,thelectureoffers awayofexploringthetechnologyandthe media technologicalpractice throughthesoftware,hardware,humanandunhumanobjectsthat mixandremixacrossour screens.Seminar7WewillextendourdiscussionofRemixculture andconsiderthe case studythatwaslaidoutinthe lecture.AcademicSkill:Howtowriteanintroduction/conclusion?SetReading:Caplan,P.,2013.We’reAllRemixArtistsNow:EverydayRemix,AppsandObjects.http://theinternationale.com/everydayremix/index.html.FurtherReadingsCaplan,P.and Parikka,J.,2013.DigitalCommon Space:Remixability.in Hemment,D;Thompson,B;deVicente,Jand Cooper,(eds)DigitalPublicSpaces.FutureEverything.AvailableasPDFhere(http://cl.ly/2Q1D2i3O021K).Amerika,M.,2011,CreativeEvolution:NaturalSelection and theUrgeto Remix,http://livingbooksaboutlife.org/Knobel,M.&Lankshear,C.,2008,Remix:TheArtand CraftofEndlessHybridization,JournalofAdolescent&AdultLiteracy,52(1),pp.22--‐33Lessig,L.,2009,Remix :making artandcommercethriveinthehybrideconomy,NewYorkAmerika,M.,2011,RemixTheBook,UniversityofMinnesotaPress,MinneapolisNavas,E.,2012,RemixTheory:TheAestheticsofSampling,illustrateed.SpringerWien,NewYorkManovich,L.,2005,RemixingandRemixability.Availableathttp://imlportfolio.usc.edu/ctcs505/ManovichRemixModular.pdf 

Miller,P.D.,2004,RhythmScience(MediaworksPamphlet),Amerika,M.2011,SourceMaterialEverywhere[[G.]]Lit/ch RemiX]:Conversation with MarkAmerika,in DJGunkel&TGournelos(eds),Transgression 2.0:media,culture,and thepoliticsofadigitalage,Continuum,NewYork,pp.57--‐68 Week2520/21March(Theme3: DigitalCultureandPolitics)Lecture:TheendofAFK:MobileInternetubiquityand digitalnewsuse(Guestlecturer:JeremyMatthews)IntheUKandmanyothernationsamajorityofthepopulationnowregularlyaccessestheInternetthroughmobiledeviceslike smartphonesandtablets.Oneofthemostcommonactivitiesinwhichmobileusersnowengage inisreading anddiscussing thenews.Thissessionwillexplore howindividualsuseandengagewithdigital newsthroughmobiledevices,anddiscussissuesinhowthefragmentationof theopenwebthroughsocialmediaplatformsandmobileappsmayinfluencethepracticesofnewsorganisationsandthepublic’suseofdigital news.Seminar8(Week25)AcademicSkill:Howtobuildanargument(whatisaparagraphandhowtolinkthemtogether?).SetReading:Flew,Terry.“Whatwillthe Apple iPaddeliverforNewspapers?”CommunicationsPolicy andResearch Forum(2010).http://eprints.qut.edu.au/38699/2/38699.pdfAdditionalReading:Hestres,Luis.“AppNeutrality:Apple’sAppStoreandFreedomofExpressionOnline.”InternationalJournalofCommunication 7(2013)1265–1280.http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2032050Anderson,Chris.“TheWeb isDead?Debate.”Wired (August172010)http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip_debate/WEEK2627/28 March(Theme4: UnderstandingtheNewDigitalEconomy)Lecture:ThanksforyourImmaterialLabour!:CulturalValue Added in the DigitalEconomyOurculturalpracticescannolongerbedistancedfrommarketrelations.Theexplosionofsocialnetworks,followed byfasterdigitalprocessingsystemsand advancesin thevisualization ofbigdatahaveallcontributed to anewdigitaleconomybasedonthe mediationofculture.Today’sclasswillexplore how‘we’,the user,orthe ‘consumer’are integratedintothe productionofvalue bytrying  #p#分頁標題#e#

tounderstandtheculturalrepositorieswecollectivebuildonline.Howdoweassignvalueandhowisitconstantlyrepurposed?Seminar9: Keyconceptswe willlookatinclude:the prosumer,digitaleconomy,andthe conflationofplayandlabour.AcademicSkill:Howtoreference–Sample ofTurnitin.SetReadingsPybus,J.,2012.SocialNetworksandCulturalWorkers:TowardsandArchiveoftheProsumer.Journalof CulturalEconomy6(2), pp.137--‐152.WEEK27: NoClassEasterBreakWEEK28:NoClassEasterBreakWEEK29:NoClassEasterBreakWEEK30:NoClassEasterBreakWEEK311/2 May(Theme 4:Understandingthe NewDigitalEconomy)Lecture:DigitalEconomyApplied:AnInsideLookIntoChina’sGamingEconomyContinuingourdiscussion othenewdigitaleconomy,weturn to focusoChinaand theironlinegaming industry.WewillexaminewhatZhangand Fungcallthe“burgeoningsecondaryindustry”that hasemergedout of thosesocialandeconomicinteractionsbetweenthegamersandgaming. Wewillthereforeextendourconceptualframe ofimmateriallabourandthe prosumerandsee howthese ideascanhelp usunderstand howthisindustryhasbecomedependentotheproductiveplayofconsumers. SetReadings:Zhang,L.andFung,A.Y.H.,2014.“WorkingasPlaying? ConsumerLabour,Guildandthe SecondaryIndustryofOnlineGaminginChina.” NewMediaandSociety16(1),pp:38--‐54.FurtherReading:Chew,M.C.,2011.“VirtualProperty inChina:TheEmergenceofGamerRightsAwarenessandtheReaction ofGameCorporations”. NewMedia&Society13(5):722–738.Dyer--‐Witheford, N.andDe Peuter,G. 2009.GamesofEmpire:GlobalCapitalismandVideoGames.Minneapolis,MN/London:UniversityofMinnesotaPress. 

Hong,Y. 2008.“DistinctivecharacteristicsofChina’spathofICTdevelopment:acriticalanalysisofChinesedevelopmentalstrategiesin lightoftheEasternAsianmodel”. International Journal ofCommunication2:456–471.IDCandCGPA(2008)200ChinaGamingIndustryReportBeijing,China:RenminUniversityPress.WEEK328/9 MayWorkshop1:Studentcan cometo theworkshop sessionswiththedraft of their essaystoreceiveadditionalsupportandfeedback.Ourmainfocuswillbe ondevelopingthesisandunderstandinghowto applyexamples.Week3315/16 MayWorkshop2:Studentcan cometo theworkshop sessionswith thedraftoftheiressaystoreceive additionalsupportandfeedback.We willcontinue fromwhere we leftofflastweekandemphasize howto referencescholarlymaterial.  

EqualOpportunitiesInlinewiththeUniversity’sEqual OpportunitiesPolicy,individualsaretreatedon theirrelevantmeritsandabilitiesandare givenequalopportunitieswithinthe module,SchoolandUniversity.The aimofthe policyistoensurethatnoprospectiveorcurrentstudentshouldreceiveanylessfavourabletreatment onanygroundswhicharenot relevant toacademicabilityandattainment.Everyeffortismadetoensurethat disabled studentsareawareofand assisted in makinguseofthesupportprovidedbytheUniversity;toensure accesstolectures,classes,learning materials;andtoensurethatwherenecessaryappropriate variationstonormalexamining arrangementsaremade.OverallAimsAssessmentCriteriaThaimsofthismodule are to:EnableyoutopositionanddebateyourideasandworkwithincriticalcontextDevelopcritical thinkingaboutyourresearchExploreandcriticallyreflectonyourworkandideasEstablishwaysofworkingtoadvanceyourworkandideas#p#分頁標題#e#

Knowledge and understanding知識和理解

Havingsuccessfullycompletedthemodule,youwillbeabletodemonstrateknowledgeand understandingof:TherelevanceandimportanceoftheideasandpracticesofyourpeersTechniquesapplicabletoyourownareasofinterestLearning resourcesandstudy skillstosupportyourresearchHowtoexperimentwithyourideasthroughdifferentworkingmethodologiesandreferencesCognitive (thinking)skillsHavingsuccessfullycompletedthemodule,youwillbeableto:Questionandarticulateconceptsofcontemporary DigitalCulturesresearchskills;criticallyadvanceyour ideas; andbeableto communicatethemclearly inawelllaidoutresearchpaper.