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2013/14 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
EDUC1172 Children in the Digital Age
20 creditsClass Size: 80
Module manager: Dr Aisha Walker
Email: s.a.walker@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2013/14
Module replaces
EDUC1157 Youth Media and CultureThis module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
Negative views of the impact of media, particularly new digital media, on children and childhood are commonplace, but are they justified? Taking a global perspective, this module will look at the significance of the range of new digital media for children, as well as their significance in constructing childhood. Through this focus, the module also introduces the importance of media literacy, whilst looking at ways in which the media have been researched.Objectives
On completion of this module, students should:- have an understanding of the role new digital media play in children's development, socialisation and learning;
- be able to analyse the effects of new media on children's ways of knowing and behaving, including language;
- be familiar with a range of key concepts of media studies and digital technology;
- have developed their level of media literacy.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will know:
- the expanding range of digital media that impact on children;
- how and why digital media contribute to both positive and negative learning experiences;
- the contribution of old and new media to development of gender differentiation;
- the significance of children as consumers of digital media products;
- why childhood can be understood as a media construction;
- that the media construction of childhood is a global and globalising phenomenon.
Skills outcomes
Development of media literacy skills
Syllabus
1. What is media literacy and why is it important? Introduction to the module and its resources.
2. 'You are what you eat' - How far do children and families 'consume' the media?
3. How do the old and new media contribute to children's learning about gender? The significance of advertising.
4. Do new digital media, including playing computer and video games, inevitably have a negative impact on child development?
5. Can the new digital media teach and inform as well as entertain children? The case for use of digital media inside and outside the classroom.
6. 'Not in front of the children' - Arguments for and against censorship and control in the access and use of new digital media.
7. 'MySpace, Facebook and Youtube': How do the new media construct images of childhood? A global perspective on representation of young people and childhood.
8. Researching new media: reading digital images of childhood.
9. Do children need to be taught media literacy? A look at how media is taught in schools.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Seminar | 8 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Private study hours | 178.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
66 hours - reading22 hours - researching resources
30 hours - using media (watching/'lurking', 'reading', listening, playing)
60 hours - preparing and writing assignments.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Through Q&A during the lecture periods- Listening to the discussions being held in the small groups
- Drafts of assignments and assessment of assignments
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Assignment | 1500 word media project | 50.00 |
| Essay | 1,000 word reflective account based on a log kept over 7 days | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 07/05/2014
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