Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online | Session 2 | Session 2 |
Unit description
Students undertake a major media project, individually or in a team, and a critical evaluation of the outcome. The production will be publishable in an actual media context, whether as a print, online, radio or audiovisual product. Students will work with an appropriate supervisor in conjunction with the Unit Assessor. Students will be required to achieve progress goals towards completion of the project by the end of session.
Unit content
Module 1 Introduction to media projects
- Planning and project managing techniques and strategies
- Project conception in relation to media publication Legal and ethical issues in media production
- Client liaison and community engagement
Module 2 Presenting work-in-progress
- Finalising and publishing work
- Evaluation strategies
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate project management skills in planning, research, monitoring and devising tasks towards timely completion of a project | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | operate professionally in a media environment in relation to collaborators, clients, supervisors or community partners | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | present work-in-progress reports to an audience of peers, in a professional manner and to a high standard | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 4 | demonstrate a capacity to respond to critical feedback | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | produce a substantial media project demonstrating advanced media production skills appropriate to a publishable major product. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Online
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (3 weeks) |
| Practical session 2 hours (1 week) |
| Assessment | |
| Project outline and production plan | 20% |
| Presentation | 30% |
| Project report | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.