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Unit description

Introduces students to the skills and concepts essential to the production of a range of contemporary media forms. The unit emphasises important narrative principles operating across contemporary media forms, and the production processes that are shared by all creative digital forms.

Unit content

Thia unit explores a range of issues in contemporary digital media including:

  • Narrative and digital media
  • Digital media production skills
  • New and emerging online media forms

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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1demonstrate an understanding of pre-production processes in digital media production
2demonstrate an understanding of the principles of narrative and storytelling in media production in the context of contemporary globalised industries
3apply a working knowledge of the terminology, processes, and equipment used in digital media production.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of pre-production processes in digital media production
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of narrative and storytelling in media production in the context of contemporary globalised industries
  3. apply a working knowledge of the terminology, processes, and equipment used in digital media production.

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

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