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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023

Unit description

Introduces students to skills in critical thinking and analysis through engaging with ideas and debates relevant to everyday digital devices and networked culture. Students will identify and critically engage with debates in the media and understand their philosophical, social and cultural contexts.  

Unit content

Module 1: Thinking critically about digital culture

Module 2: Anatomy of an argument

Module 3: Data and privacy

Module 4: Artificial intelligence and algorithms

Module 5: Caring machines

Module 6: Dialogue and difference 

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1critically analyse ideas and debates surrounding everyday digital practices
2relate issues and debates in digital practices to their philosophical, social and cultural contexts
3develop, evaluate and articulate different views and arguments
4engage in constructive discussion about issues and debates relating to digital practices

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critically analyse ideas and debates surrounding everyday digital practices
  2. relate issues and debates in digital practices to their philosophical, social and cultural contexts
  3. develop, evaluate and articulate different views and arguments
  4. engage in constructive discussion about issues and debates relating to digital practices

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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Fee information

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