ALM201 - Gamified Media
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Lauren Bevilacqua |
| Prerequisite: | ALM101 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per trimester in weeks 1-6 1 x 2-hour online seminar per trimester in weeks 7-11 Approximately 11-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week Approximately 11-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit enables students to explore and experience the application of game design elements in various non-gaming contexts. An increasingly important feature of how practitioners in a wide range of industries engage with their stakeholders, gamification will be critically examined in a number of different settings. Students will create online content individually and collaboratively, and actively interact with their peers across different digital platforms. In doing so, students expand and enhance their portfolios and build a strategic and dynamic online presence.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explicate and critically analyse gamification processes and practices in a wide range of industry contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Collaborate on a project with team members using various social media channels and reflect on collaborative activities through ethical, appropriate and considered peer- and self-assessment | GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Employ digital literacies to build your online identity and portfolio by interacting with an online learning community using social media | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Apply communication skills in written, visual and oral formats to collaboratively create and share digital content using social media for a range of purposes and audiences | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Apply gamified solutions to real-world problems in a collaborative context through a process of brainstorming, research and creative thinking | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Online exercise | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: Portfolio output | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: (Group of 3-5 students) Collaborative digital media project | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ALM201 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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