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Core Module Information
Module title: Being Digital
SCQF level: 07:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: IMD07102
Module leader: Jp Vargheese
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Applied Informatics
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

The module will make links between web based digital production and critical theory. Attention will be paid to ethical, legal and social debates surrounding the web and its use. The module will also discuss the adoption of digital technology, its impact on society and future and emerging issues. The content will be shaped by current technological developments and research within the school.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Demonstrate a technological understanding of current digital and interactive media practice.

LO2: Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural role of current digital and interactive media practice.

LO3: Design and produce digital media artefacts to a given brief.

LO4: Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical, legal and social implications of the Web.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, Blended,
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Occurrence: 002
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Jp Vargheese
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 20 Combination of lectures, discussion and debates on contemporary legal, social and ethical issues on current digital technologies. Lectures will incorporate learning technologies to facilitate class engagement and as prompts to wider discussions. These sessions will also introduce you to the principles of web design and development which will be put into practice during the practical sessions.
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 20 Practical classes where students will work within their groups to support and discuss their work for the group presentation. Practical classes will also involve completing exercises designed to help students to develop the ability to design and develop web pages for their individual portfolio website.
Online Guided independent study 160 Students work in groups to produce a presentation on a topic of their choice in relation to legal, social and ethical issues on current digital technologies. Support on how to choose a suitable topic and a review on legal, social and ethical issues on the web are covered in lectures. For the second assignment, students work on preparing an individual portfolio website using basic web technologies supported by lectures and practical activities on web design and development.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Presentation 50 4 Week 6 HOURS= 5 minutes Group presentation with a voice-narration based on independent self-directed research on ethical, social and legal issues of current digital technologies.
Project - Practical 50 1~2~3 Week 13 HOURS= 50 Hours Producing a personal portfolio website consisting of 3 pages including a personal profile page detailing career and study interests, a page describing your work and contribution to the previous assessment and finally a page containing any work experience, hobbies or other CV items you may wish to showcase.
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
IMD07102 Being Digital
 

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