Unit Outline

In this unit you will collate a portfolio or research project that showcases your skills and knowledge to industry and/or prepare you for higher degree research. You may demonstrate media production, collaborative practice, and project management skills to produce a media output and/or design and execute a research project on a media related topic. Practising your skills in presenting your work and giving and receiving feedback, you will demonstrate professional workplace behaviours.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Produce a portfolio of media and communications products
2	Critique your own and others’ media practice
3	Justify personal creative choices in media practice for an audience of peers
4	Create, coordinate and present a major media project

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	75 credit points at Introductory level and 75 credit points at Intermediate level

Alterations as a result of student feedback

This is the first iteration of this unit

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Project Plan	Week 3	20 %	LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Peer review and self-assessment	Week 3	20 %	LO2
Assessment Task 3:	Work-in-progress presentation	Week 9	20 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 4:	Media Portfolio	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Project Plan

Task Description:

Produce a Project Plan including the content, target audience, and objectives of your project, intended platforms / genres / modes of delivery, resources required, and a timeline for delivery

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Scope a major media or research project	LO4
2	Create the concept for a major media or research project	LO4
3	Plan project	LO4
4	Communicate plan	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Peer review and self-assessment

Task Description:

Provide peers with feedback on their project plans using Feedback Fruits, and incorporate the feedback you receive in a personal reflection on your own learning throughout the process.

Task Length:

750-word peer review plus 750-word personal reflection – total 1500 words

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Provide feedback to peers on their project plans using Feedback Fruits	LO2
2	Respond to requests for feedback	LO2
3	Follow guidelines for peer review of project plans	LO2
4	Reflect on your own learning through giving and receiving feedback on a project	LO2

Assessment Task 3: Work-in-progress presentation

Task Description:

Deliver a work-in-progress presentation with documentation of process, explaining your research and investigation of source material and how what you have learned throughout the course has informed your work in the emerging portfolio.

Task Length:

3-minute oral presentation including 4-6 slides with speaking notes

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the creative process that you have engaged in	LO3
2	Present a summary of research that has informed your process	LO3
3	Reflect on your critical practice or how your creative process has been influenced by your research	LO2
4	Use concepts encountered throughout course in your reflection	LO2

Assessment Task 4: Media Portfolio

Task Description:

You will create a portfolio of your work based on your project plan (AT1) and present it in a professional context. In your presentation you will summarise the intent and purpose of your portfolio.

Task Length:

3000-word equivalent

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Create a media portfolio or major research project with thematic coherence	LO4
2	Describe the purpose of your project in a summary statement	LO1
3	Present your media portfolio or research project with your summary statement	LO1

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.