School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsData, Mediation and Power (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700269.1
Discipline: COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101925 - Mediated Mobilities, 102421 - Data, Mediation and Power
Corequisite
Students enrolled in the combined Diploma/Bachelor courses listed below must pass all College Preparatory units listed in the course structure before progressing to the Year Two units.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney University, The College. Students enrolled in extended diplomas must pass 40 credit points from the preparatory units listed in the course structure prior to enrolling in this University level unit.
About this Unit
Data, Mediation and Power investigates the operation of power in contemporary digital media cultures and economy. The unit examines the primary role played by data in determining how we live in the world. This includes how we interact with the world, its people and digital artefacts, in terms of communication and meaning. The unit focuses on technologies of control and governance related to algorithmic architectures and data economies. Who benefits from data and mediation and what are the limits and possibilities of data? Ultimately, this kind of critical analysis invites us to think about what constitutes a just, democratic society and what constitutes an ethical media life.
Courses| 6007.1 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Communication | CONTINUING |
| 6007.2 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Communication | CONTINUING |
| 6007.3 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Communication | CURRENT |
| 6009.1 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 6009.2 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 6015.1 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CONTINUING |
| 6015.2 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CONTINUING |
| 7043.2 | Diploma in Communication (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 7043.3 | Diploma in Communication (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 7148.1 | Diploma in Communication Extended - Communication | CONTINUING |
| 7148.2 | Diploma in Communication Extended - Communication | CURRENT |
| 7149.2 | Diploma in Communication Extended - Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 7150.1 | Diploma in Communication Extended - Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CONTINUING |
Specialisations
| A7208.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Communication - Local Recent School Leavers | CONTINUING |
| A7209.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Communication - Non-Credentialed Applicants | CONTINUING |
| A7210.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Communication - International Students | CONTINUING |
| A7214.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Screen Media (Arts & Prod) - Local Recent School Leavers | CONTINUING |
| A7215.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Screen Media (Arts & Prod) - Non-Credentialed Applicants | CONTINUING |
| A7216.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Screen Media (Arts & Prod) - International Students | CONTINUING |
| A7296.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Communication - Local Recent School Leavers | CURRENT |
| A7297.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Communication - Non-Credentialed Applicants | CURRENT |
| A7298.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Communication - International Students | CURRENT |
| A7299.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Creative Industries - Local Recent School Leavers | CURRENT |
| A7300.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Creative Industries - Non-Credentialed Applicants | CURRENT |
| A7301.1 | WSTC Communication Extended - Creative Industries - International Students | CURRENT |