Unit of Study MDIA1003 Digital Media Practices (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

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

Storytelling
Audio-Visual Aesthetics
Scripting
Storyboarding
Prototyping
Professional Presentation

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term4	Term4
Online	Term4	N/A

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:

demonstrate an understanding of pre-production processes in digital media production

demonstrate an understanding of the principles of narrative and storytelling in media production in the context of contemporary globalised industries

apply a working knowledge of the terminology, processes, and equipment used in digital media production.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Cohen, H, Salazar, J & Barkat, I, 2009, Screen Media Arts, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Victoria. ISBN: 9780195562446 / 0195562445.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Students must purchase or have access to Adobe Premier Pro as editing software. A free trial version is available, and students can purchase a low-cost monthly software subscription from Adobe. Students may also access computer labs at the Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses which have the Adobe Premier Pro installed.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

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