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BCST 1073 - Building Your Digital Media Presence

Broadcast Communications Part-time Studies Course

School of Business + Media

To support you and your education, BCIT is adapting applied learning in formats appropriate to the unfolding global situation. All PTS classes are being delivered in an online format unless you are notified otherwise.

Course Details

​There is a community and an audience online for just about every story, idea, and concept. The problem is that many people don't know how to create their ideas online, and to build and engage a community around those ideas. That is what you will begin to build in this course – a storyworld around your digital media endeavours (whether for personal branding, business or a project). This will include utilizing WordPress to build a professional website, optimizing SEO to that website and an associated youtube channel, niche audience building, creation of and participation in a digital storytelling campaign, measuring social metrics, crowdfunding, crafting appealing email newsletters, and developing a long term strategy for continued community engagement.

Credits

3.0

Cost

$409.19

Fall 2020

Below is one offering of this course for the Fall 2020 term.

CRN 37191

Tue Sep 15 - Tue Dec 01 12 Weeks

Class Meeting Times

Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 15 - Dec 01 Online Online Delivery

Instructor

Erica Hargreave

Course Outline

Cost

$409.19

Notes

  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. * Students will be required to purchase a URL and web hosting for the project they are building in the course, for an approximate cost of $60. * DO NOT purchase this until the instructor explains exactly what is needed. * If this section is full, you can add your contact information to the School of Business Waitlist: https://sobptswaitlist.bcitsitecentre.ca
  3. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.

This course offering has been cancelled. Please check back next term, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.

Cancelled

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Identify unique methods of sharing your voice in a creative or business endeavour.
  • Describe how storytelling can be used across media platforms to build brand imagery and loyalty.
  • Formulate goals to be achieved through digital storytelling.
  • Identify the story that will you help reach your goals.
  • Develop a professional WordPress site.
  • Explore ways to drive more viewers to a site and youtube channel, and improve a site and channel's SEO.
  • Define SEO and identify ways to improve your site and channel's SEO.
  • Identify your target audience.
  • Locate your desired audience in niche digital communities, through social media, and on blogs.
  • Engage your desired audience in the digital space.
  • Build a storyworld around a site, youtube channel, social media feeds, and your desired community.
  • Create an engaging email campaign.

Effective as of Fall 2019

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