Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Karen Pearlman
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BMediaComm
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an overview of creative practices in the media industries, with an emphasis on media production. It examines elements of creative expression and communications through case studies, and explores varied approaches to digital and online media production. Students in this unit will learn how to produce media content across a range of formats and platforms involving text, digital video, image, and sound. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Creative work 1 | 35% | No | 13/09/2020 |
Quizzes | 15% | No | as per weeks designated in ilearn |
Creative work 2 | 50% | No | 01/11/2020 |
Assessment Type 1: Creative work
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 13/09/2020
Weighting: 35%
This assessment is a creative work responding to the creative brief supplied in Week 3. The work will incorporate media design and production concepts discussed in lectures and tutorials. Details on assessment scope will be discussed in tutorials. Refer to iLearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: as per weeks designated in ilearn
Weighting: 15%
Multiple choice quizzes designed to consolidate learning from readings and lectures. These quizzes support student knowledge acquisition and skills development in media practice and production.
Assessment Type 1: Creative work
Indicative Time on Task 2: 51 hours
Due: 01/11/2020
Weighting: 50%
This assessment is a creative work (using sound and moving image) responding to the creative brief supplied in Week 6. The work will incorporate media design and production concepts discussed in lectures and tutorials. Details on assessment scope and examples will be discussed in tutorials. Refer to iLearn for further information.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Unless variations are required by changing circumstances or regulations, MMCC1015 lectures and tutorial will be delivered online in 2020.
Students will have access to Macquarie University supplied licenses for Adobe Creative Cloud for editing their assignments. These licenses should be activated on their personal laptops or computers. Handouts will be provided with instructions for doing this. Students will use their own image capture technology (eg phones or cameras) in this unit.
All unit materials, including readings, quizzes, links to screenings or listenings, asynchronous tutorial exercises, asynchronous lectures, and zoom links will be made available through ilearn, and each tutorial group will be assigned a group discussion forum on ilearn. Students will upload exercises and materials to these boards for discussion in tutorials. Plan to access ilearn frequently, weekly at minimum, throughout the semester!
Weekly lectures delivered synchronously and asynchronously.
Tutorials delivered synchronously in weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, &11
Tutorials delivered asynchronously via materials, exercises, or discussion questions uploaded to ilearn in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, & 10.
Attendance and participation in tutorial exercises and discussion is required for successful completion of the unit. Attendance is not assessed, however, students who do not engage with lectures and tutorials will be at a significant disadvantage in achieving the learning outcomes.
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