The Student Experience Of Satisfaction Within University Student Accommodation Since the start of my BCM212 research project I have been fascinated with the student experience as a form of marketing approach for the university and how the marketing impacts individual student perceptions of university life.  However, through my research I discovered this was not going... Continue Reading →

There is a gap in analysis regarding the student experience of satisfaction within Australian university accommodation sites as quality learning and teaching services amongst Australian universities continue to be a primary focus for researchers and practitioners. Results from the Student Experience Survey (SES) explains ‘In 2019, the overwhelming majority of undergraduate students, 78 per cent,... Continue Reading →

Contextual Essay Welcome back, Over the last 13 weeks, I have been rapidly ideating, prototyping, testing, failing and making vector illustrations in relation to my Digital Artefact (DA) task. Fashion Inspired Illustrations. My DA begun with a daily drawing challenge, where I would post my daily sketches onto social utilities, such as Instagram. I developed... Continue Reading →

Hip Hop as a music-genre has become a widely used medium to express individual and communal concerns about issues within our global society through lyrics, tone and representation. This is partially due to its ever-growing popularity across cultures and its elastic nature to be culturally appropriated and hybridised. The origin of  Hip Hop however ‘began... Continue Reading →

The emergence of new technologies in today’s society has allowed journalism to develop from handheld cameras to having eyes in the sky, also known as drone journalism. Drone’s have enabled videographers to capture real time footage of events, such as bush fires without risking the health and safety of the acting journalist. Bellows states how... Continue Reading →

(A study of Media Industries and Ownership) Media sites, such as Rotten Tomatoes are growing in popularity with easy usability and accessibility to ‘news’. As events, attitudes and ideologies of individuals are published for mass audience consumption.   Here’s a brief outline on Rotten Tomatoes by Vox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQyKpOJhUKY Rotten Tomatoes is a controversial media company... Continue Reading →

(A study of Representation and Interpretation) Before I answer this question, I will ask another- what do you see? My guess is that you saw: Seven blue cartoon characters and another one that is just out of frame  You may have noticed that they are dressed in white- excluding the central figure dressed in redAnd... Continue Reading →

(A study on Media Audiences) Like many other Netflix viewers, I was hooked by the Black Mirror (a science fiction anthology television series) created by Charlie Brooker.  There were no limits in the series, specifically relating to the unanticipated consequences of emerging technologies and it was this lack of boundaries that mad the show refreshing to watch. Thus,... Continue Reading →