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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Advanced

Former School/College

Former School of Arts and Social Sciences

Pre-requisites

144 credit points in any SCU units

Unit aim

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.

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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
2 operate professionally in a media environment in relation to collaborators, clients, supervisors or community partners
3 present work-in-progress reports to an audience of peers, in a professional manner and to a high standard
4 demonstrate a capacity to respond to critical feedback
5 produce a substantial media project demonstrating advanced media production skills appropriate to a publishable major product.

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

  1. demonstrate project management skills in planning, research, monitoring and devising tasks towards timely completion of a project
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. operate professionally in a media environment in relation to collaborators, clients, supervisors or community partners
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. present work-in-progress reports to an audience of peers, in a professional manner and to a high standard
    • GA4:
  4. demonstrate a capacity to respond to critical feedback
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. produce a substantial media project demonstrating advanced media production skills appropriate to a publishable major product.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed texts

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