Undergraduate - UnitATS2918 - Online public relations

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Synopsis

This unit is designed to provide students with the knowledge, understanding, skills and experience in applying new media technologies to public relations. Students are introduced to the developments in new media technologies, and shown how these are applied towards enhancing public relations efforts. Students will learn how new media technologies are used by PR professionals to develop online strategies, such as building personal or company profiles, expanding existing networks, communicating more effectively with key publics, gaining media attention, managing online reputations and attracting sponsorship

Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit students will:

1. Acquire sound knowledge of how new media technologies are changing PR practices;
2. understand how new media technologies are applied to PR activities such as managing campaigns, managing online reputations, and crisis communications;
3. use online tools for PR activities;
4. evaluate the relevance of various new media technologies for PR applications.

Assessment

Essay 1 (1000 words): 25%
Report (1500 workds): 35%
Tutorial participation (on-campus students)/ Online tutorial participation (OCL students): 10%
Examination (2 hours): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Karen Sutherland

Contact hours

One x 1 hr lecture/week
One x 1 hr tutorial/week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Public relations

Prerequisites

ATS1356 and ATS1897 or PRJ2221 or PRL1001 and PRL1002