CMN277 Video production and television journalism

What is this course about?

Description

Moving pictures lead to content that is informative, exciting, engaging and entertaining. This course will introduce you to the skills necessary to create video for digital platforms and broadcast  journalism. You will develop the writing, technical and presenting skills necessary to produce dynamic media content, for broadcast and digital environments. This is a highly practical course where you will learn content planning and create professional industry products. By completing the activities, you will gain an appreciation of the skills required for successful broadcast journalism and video creation for the web. Voice and presentation skills are also covered. 

How will this course be delivered?

Course Topics

Mature Content

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Not applicable

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

This is a second level course so a demonstrated understanding of broadcast news writing, media ethics, news values and video production is required. This course builds upon radio newswriting, and video shooting and editing skills equivalent to those acquired in introductory level courses.

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

Details of early feedback on progress

A short online quiz must be completed prior to the end of Week 3. Formative feedback and peer review of writing exercises will be provided in workshops.

Assessment tasks

1 minute

1-minute video with corresponding video script and intro.

1 minute 20 second edited television story, and script, plus 15 second newsreader intro (script-only).

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

Students undertaking the workshops FACE-TO-FACE will be required to bring headphones to every class. You will be required to bring a hard drive or very large capacity USB to every class. You may use a video camera provided by the university or a mobile phone to record video. If you choose mobile (highly recommended), you will need a cable to transfer files from your mobile phone to a computer at each class - this is typically your charging cable.

Students undertaking the workshops ONLINE will require a mobile phone or video recording device and will require a cable to transfer video footage from the device to a computer. Access to a tripod and microphone is highly recommended. Details will be available on Canvas.

This course requires some commercial software or hardware which is provided at USC campuses for student use. If you elect to do this course ONLINE, you may either: attend a campus at which it is available, discuss alternative open source solutions with your course coordinator that would enable you to demonstrate the learning outcomes, or if you prefer, you may acquire this software and / or hardware at your own expense.

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.

The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty

Links to relevant University policy and procedures

For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:

• Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
• Review of Assessment and Final Grades
• Supplementary Assessment
• Central Examinations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Conduct
• Students with a Disability

For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

Student Charter

UniSC is committed to excellence in teaching, research and engagement in an environment that is inclusive, inspiring, safe and respectful. The Student Charter sets out what students can expect from the University, and what in turn is expected of students, to achieve these outcomes.

General Enquiries

For course-specific questions, contact your teaching staff or Course Coordinator.  

For other enquiries or to access support, please contact Student Central: 

• UniSC Student Central
• UniSC Adelaide Student Central