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University of Melbourne

  • 37% international / 63% domestic

Recognising and Managing Disinformation micro-credential

  • Non-Award

Learn to use OSINT sources and techniques to help your organisation detect and counter disinformation. Develop in-demand skills aligned with industry best practices, taught by leading experts, and earn a shareable digital certificate.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Duration
4 - 4 weeks full-time
Study Mode
Online
International Fees
$1,490 per year

About this course

Recognising and Managing Disinformation

Learn to use OSINT sources and techniques to help your organisation detect and counter disinformation.

Level up with micro-credentialsIndustry-ready skills

Develop in-demand skills aligned with industry best practice you can apply immediately.

Taught by leading experts

Learn from internationally recognised academics and professionals with years of on the ground experience.

Shareable digital certificate

Showcase your capabilities with an industry recognised digital certificate you can share with your professional network.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this course, you are expected to have a bachelors degree or an equivalent level of professional work experience in a relevant field, such as intelligence analysis or strategic communications.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of current best practices in recognising, assessing and countering disinformation online. You'll be able to:

  • Assess disinformation and its impact using best open-source intelligence analysis practices
  • Use awareness of strategies and techniques used to persuade audiences to counter disinformation in the new information technology ecosystem.

Course structure

This course runs for four weeks, including two weeks of guided learning and two weeks to complete assessment tasks.

Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:

  • 7.5 hours guided learning
  • 14.5 self-directed learning
  • 20 hours for assessment tasks.

Assessment:

  • Report or presentation (80%) plus an annotated bibliography (20%) that analyses, assesses and counters disinformation in an area relevant to your own professional context.