Second Year INGS Unit - What to Expect
INGS2601 Transnational Networks and Spaces
Hosted by: School of Languages and Cultures and School of Media and Communications
Overview: A communications strategy and linguistics based view of the transnational - a key theme of the course- as opposed to the 'international.' There were two lecturers each from one of the respective schools, the MeCom lecturer was generally favoured over the Languages and Cultures lecturer. A lot of emphasis on different social issues from diasporas and identity to feminism, the framing of issues in the media and the complex nature of 'transnational' spaces for the public sphere. Many students disengaged from the unit as it was too unclear, uninteresting and poorly coordinated, but this depended on the individual. There was a large split down the cohort on level of enjoyment due to different tutors, the cohort which had Anthony Coxeter had an across the board better experience of the unit than those with Liliana.
Content:
Interest level would score a 3/5. A lot of repetition of pre-learned concepts and at times an unclear focus and purpose of the content covered, but otherwise enjoyable with some new concepts and considerations being introduced. The point of this unit is to see the same or similar issues from a different perspective, namely a linguistic-cultural and media-communications perspective.
Assessments:
The assessments in this unit were relatively easy, the essay was a rather large and time-consuming research task but that was the extent of the units difficulty, many students scored high marks with little difficulty.
1. Comparative media report on themed issue*
2. Presentation on weekly topic
3. Essay on themed issue*
*The topics for the report and essay are generally linked, so make sure to consider this when choosing the topic for the report.
The assessments in this unit were relatively easy, the essay was a rather large and time-consuming research task but that was the extent of the units difficulty, many students scored high marks with little difficulty.
1. Comparative media report on themed issue*
2. Presentation on weekly topic
3. Essay on themed issue*
*The topics for the report and essay are generally linked, so make sure to consider this when choosing the topic for the report.
Tips:
- Take care in your choice of tutor if they remain the same
- Pay attention to framing concepts and strategies and concepts involving institutions
- Come to tutorials prepared to have a discussion of broader concepts and ideas related to the readings but not solely focused on the readings (Anthony's tutorial)
- The coordinators were very responsive to student feedback - use this to your advantage if this is the case!
- Take care in your choice of tutor if they remain the same
- Pay attention to framing concepts and strategies and concepts involving institutions
- Come to tutorials prepared to have a discussion of broader concepts and ideas related to the readings but not solely focused on the readings (Anthony's tutorial)
- The coordinators were very responsive to student feedback - use this to your advantage if this is the case!
Disclaimer: This information is based on 2015 semester 1
