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DIXN11-200: Building Digital Literacy and Fluency

Description

Engagement with digital transformations at all levels of social interaction requires new forms of literacy and fluency. You will learn the fundamentals of digital technologies that are used in an environment of continuous change. You will discover the concepts and processes necessary to build digital literacy for professional and organisational change, including artificial intelligence, mobile and cloud computing, big data and analytics, robotics, information security, and virtual and augmented environments. You will progress from literacy about these technologies to introductory levels of fluency necessary to lead capacity-building programs for digital transformation. You will also use enterprise project and communication tools to demonstrate fluency. 

Subject details

Type: Undergraduate Subject
Code: DIXN11-200
EFTSL: 0.125
Semesters offered:
  • September 2024 [Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Business, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship
  • Communication, Film, and Creative Media
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $4,050.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $4,260.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $4,460.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,400.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,730.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,990.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Explain the dimensions and types of digital skills necessary for successful functioning in the digital economy.
  2. Articulate the gaps between lack of literacy, literacy and fluency in digital capacity building.
  3. Evaluate approaches and frameworks for developing personal digital fluency.
  4. Develop communication plans to transfer skills to others within and outside organisations.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

Subject dates

  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024
    Semester start: 09/09/2024
    Subject start: 09/09/2024
    Cancellation 1: 23/09/2024
    Cancellation 2: 30/09/2024
    Last enrolment: 22/09/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024
    Teaching census: 04/10/2024
Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024
Semester start: 09/09/2024
Subject start: 09/09/2024
Cancellation 1: 23/09/2024
Cancellation 2: 30/09/2024
Last enrolment: 22/09/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024
Teaching census: 04/10/2024