Outline:

You will lead the tutorial for a minimum of ten minutes (through an original analysis and discussion/group activity). Your tutor will allocate topics/weeks and dates in the first tutorial and the exercises will begin in the following week.

Submission Requirements:

You will offer, in class, an analysis of one specific visual text - an image or object that you possess or have found in your research using  the key terms and concepts with respect to the weekly topics. Define and explain these with examples from the readings and research you have done. There is no written component to this exercise - it is assessed in class and you do not submit any materials.

Criteria:

You are graded in class, on a series of criteria including: conceptual understanding, originality and presentation - each out of five, with a total score out of fifteen. There are no presentations in tutorials following screenings (see Screening Responses section). Seek assistance from your tutor if you have any problems. If you do not fulfil this assessment and have no appropriate Disruption to Studies or extension arrangements in place, you may lose 25% of your overall grade for this unit.

Late Submissions - Guidelines

Tasks above 10%.No extensions will be granted. Students who submit late work without an approved Disruption to Studies extension will receive a penalty of 5% per day. This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.

Outline:

In the tutorial following each of the three screenings, you will bring to class a written statement of 300 words that offers 1) a synopsis/description of the film/text and 2) explain how you think the screening relates to the study of visual culture by addressing the weekly questions under the iLearn topic banner.

Submission Requirements:

You will read this to the class and submit a copy to your tutor. This should be in hard copy and no longer than 300 words. You should also bring to class examples of other visual texts that deal with the same topic for discussion. In addition to your own responses, you should explicitly engage with, respond to and initiate discussion around the weekly themes and concepts, and your tutor will explain the rubric for grading your responses in tutorials in the week two class.

Criteria:

In addition to the above, please note: The first submission in week 3 is used as an early diagnostic assessment to identify students who might require help with their work. These reflective submissions are marked as a pass/fail based on whether you submit and whether it is received in the right tutorial.

This assessment explicitly requires your participation in class. Each submission is graded out of five, and taken together the three comprise a total of 15% of your grade.

Late Submissions - Guidelines

Tasks 10% or less. Each individual submission is worth 5% of your total grade. No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.

Outline:

You will conduct a critical analysis on a set topic from specific material covered and associated screenings from across the first half of the semester.

Submission Requirements:

The length is 1200 Words - Due Thursday, October 12 by 6:00 pm. Submission is online only via the ILearn Turnitin Assignments link. 

Criteria:

a) Extent to which the essay is focused on the specific question selected

b) Structure: statement of aims in introduction, organisation of material (logical order and flow of discussion), conclusion

c) Clarity of argument, quality of analysis and fluency in cultural studies terms

d) Identification of appropriate themes and concepts from the set texts and further reading and their usefulness in the analysis of examples

e) Use of appropriate evidence to support claims

f) Adequate and appropriate citation of sources

g) Presentation: format, spelling, syntax, grammar and expression 

Late Submissions - Guidelines

Tasks above 10%. No extensions will be granted. Students who submit late work without an approved Disruption to Studies extension will receive a penalty of 5% per day. This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.

Outline:

There are three periodic tests to be completed across the semester, and each test is worth 10 percent (30 percent in total).  

Submission  Requirements:

You will complete the tests online via the quizzes section on iLearn. The tests are timed and are scored automatically through the online system. Each test will comprise a series of questions taken from lectures, readings and will focus on one of the screenings shown in the course.

Criteria:

Please read the following notes and instructions:

1. The tests will take the form of ten direct-answer questions.

2. Whilst you undertake the tests in your own time and are able to consult your notes, the questions will come to you randomly and the time for each test will be capped at fifteen minutes.

3. Test one (due week 4) will cover week 1-4 and the first screening, test two will cover weeks 5-7 (due week 8) and the second screening, and test three (due week 12) will cover weeks 9-12 and the third screening.

4. You are encouraged to revise before logging on to begin east test.

Late Submissions - Guidelines

Tasks 10% or less. No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved. As each test is worth 10%, if you fail to complete or attempt any test by the due date (without such approval), you will lose 10% for each one missed.