Course Coordinator:Karen Sutherland (ksutherl@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries
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Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Online |
Online | You can do this course without coming onto campus, unless your program has specified a mandatory onsite requirement. |
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This Work Integrated Learning course explores the theoretical basis and its practical application in the curation and creation of digital content for mainstream social media platforms in collaboration with and delivery to a real client. This course investigates methods to curate and develop social media content for a diverse range of organisations, business objectives and audiences. Students will apply this knowledge to the strategic and practical curation and development of social media content for platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, WordPress, and TikTok.
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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| Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities. | 1hr | Week 1 | 12 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled face to face workshops. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 10 times |
| Online | |||
| Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities. | 1hr | Week 1 | 12 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled online workshops (Recorded). | 2hrs | Week 1 | 10 times |
Content Curation
Search Engine Optimisation
Blog Writing
Social Media Strategy Development
Client Relationship Management
Social Media Content Production (writing, photography, graphics, video)
200 Level (Developing)
12 units
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
| 1 | Understand and apply the various methods and ethical considerations involved in content curation. |
Knowledgeable Ethical |
| 2 | Understand and apply differing organisational objectives and how to develop a social media strategy to support them. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker Ethical |
| 3 | Understand and comply with the nuances of the various mainstream social media platforms and their consumers during their practical application. |
Knowledgeable Empowered |
| 4 | Develop skills in the production of high quality digital content for social media platforms. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
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Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Students will receive feedback on Task 1 in the Week 3 tutorial, and/or Zoom session.
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Written Piece | Individual | 15% | 500 words |
Week 4 | Online Submission |
| All | 2 | Written Piece | Individual | 35% | 1500 words (not including tables or reference list) |
Week 8 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 3 | Portfolio | Individual | 50% | 5 pieces of social media content (developed for at least three relevant different platforms and including at least one video). |
Week 12 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All - Assessment Task 1:Content Curation Blog Post | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | This goal of this assessment is to display the quality of your content curation proficiency by writing a WordPress blog post on any topic of your interest that showcases the best content on the web about your chosen subject. |
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| Format: | Each post must contain: A succinct and relevant headline At least one image (captioned with its source) A professional yet conversational tone Mentions of at least six different online sources about your chosen topic Relevant category and tags Encouragement to readers to continue discussion You will create (or use an existing) WordPress blog and email a link to your post to your tutor. |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Social Media Strategy Part 1. - Strategy Outline | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | The goal of this task is to collaborate with a real client to develop a social media strategy outline that will aim to achieve the goal (or solve the problem) of your assigned client. |
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| Format: | You will collaborate with an assigned client to develop a customised social media strategy to suit the needs of your assigned client. This will involve researching the client, the problem and the audience and developing a relevant social media strategy. The tactics section of the strategy outline must contain the recommendation of five pieces of social media content using at least three relevant platforms and at least one video that you will produce for Task 3. The strategy outline must adhere to the template on the course site and follow the following format: - Background Goals - Objectives - Key Messages - Audience - Tactics (Must include recommendations for five pieces of social media content, using at least three relevant platforms and at least one video. The description must include the social media platform used, type of content, key messages, specific audience being addressed, and rationale with supporting evidence) - Measurement - Conclusion The 1500 word limit does not include tables or the reference list. |
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| All - Assessment Task 3:Social Media Strategy Part 2 - Tactical Social Media Content | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | The goal of this task is to collaborate with your assigned client and apply the theories and concepts covered throughout the course to produce the five pieces of social media content for that client that you recommended as tactics in the Task 2. Social Media Strategy Part 1. - Strategy Outline. |
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| Format: | Five pieces of social media content that were recommended in your Task 2. Social Media Strategy Part 1. - Strategy Outline. Content can be developed for the following platforms and must include at least one video: - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - YouTube - LinkedIn - WordPress - Snapchat. - TikTok The video can be filmed using a smartphone or any other technology with video capabilities. Platforms must be selected based on audience research conducted on behalf of your assigned client. |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
You need regular access to the resource(s) below. Many texts are available as ebooks through the Library at no additional cost.
| Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
| Recommended | Karen E. Sutherland | 2024 | Strategic Social Media Management | 2 | Springer Nature |
Students enrolled in this course will need access to:A reliable internet connectionA computer (https://usc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1371)A Smartphone with:A reliable internet connection Video and photo capabilities
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.
The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty
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