Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor
Jillian Kramer
Contact via Via email
Building: 10HA, office: 191 F
Zoom drop in times will be available via ilearn
Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor
Catherine Fargher
Building: 10 HA 147 (hub) room 156
please email me for a zoom or F2F consultation time. Zoom drop-ins will be added on ilearn in Sem 1
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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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 focuses on ways to think about and study stories. Students study storytelling in multimodal contexts such as journalism, films, video clips, images, songs, short fiction, comics, audio, podcasts, testimony, broadcast, artworks, and online content. The unit equips students with the analytical skills to think critically about what shapes storytelling in our contemporary media landscape. The narratives in our media inform who we are and our place in the world. They provide us with information; but more importantly they give form to our lives in enabling and dangerous ways. Students therefore learn the histories, techniques and structures of narrative. We consider the ways in which certain stories define and locate their potential audience; and how stories construct, reveal and hide meaning to persuade their audiences. The unit is an important introduction to how to construct a narrative in multimodal forms, and will be useful for any career option. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Special Consideration:
If you experience serious and unavoidable difficulties when assessment tasks are due, you can consider applying for Special Consideration. Please read the information available here and, if you are eligible, apply via ask.mq.edu.au.
Late Penalty:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
Grades:
In line with the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, grades align with the descriptors available here.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Engagement | 20% | No | Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 |
Project Plan and Rationale | 30% | No | 11:55pm 06/04/2023 |
Story Project | 50% | No | 11:55pm 25/05/2023 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 19 hours
Due: Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11
Weighting: 20%
Students will complete online tasks throughout the session that engage with the unit materials and themes. Refer to ilearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 28 hours
Due: 11:55pm 06/04/2023
Weighting: 30%
Students will develop a project rationale and plan that prepares them to undertake the Story Project later in the semester. Refer to iLearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Creative work
Indicative Time on Task 2: 47 hours
Due: 11:55pm 25/05/2023
Weighting: 50%
Drawing on the ideas that have been investigated through the unit, students will produce a final project. 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
Unit Delivery:
Unit Resources:
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Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
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Change to correct typo in previous document. The due date for the Story Project is the 25/05/2023.
Date | Description |
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09/02/2023 | Change to correct typo in previous document. The due date for the Story Project is the 25/05/2023. |
Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook