Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate a systematic handling of key aspects of television and radio
Demonstrate practical skills relevant to the production of television and radio
Critically evaluate the production process and the finished product
Work effectively within a team to meet deadlines and utilise resources effectively
Demonstrate application and understanding of the skills learned at Levels 4 and 5 by successfully undertaking a structured and monitored industry placement

Content:

This module expands on skills learned in the Level 5 Broadcast Journalism module, and pulls in other relevant journalism skills from the two previous years overall. It stretches students to etend their news production skills and journalistic skills by engaging with the production of television and radio news artefacts and programmes. The module will begin with a three week industry placement in the early part of Semester 1. This placement will enable students to apply their learning from Levels 4 and 5 in the workplace, and students will be closely monitored throughout the attachment period to ensure that they use the opportunities offered to maximum advantage. To this end students will be required to maintain an attachment log in which they record their daily activity and reflect on their experience.
In television, students will go on to work toward longer-form television pieces which combine their news production skills learned in level 5 semester 1 with their feature news production skills learned in level 5 semester 2 and use them to produce a television news and current affairs programme which extends their news bulletin production skills and brings in more considered news features and programme production skills.
In radio, students will develop their production skills to produce longer form programme packages and, working as a team, a radio sequence programme (or programmes) in which each team member has a clearly identifiable contribution. This will require students to understand the conventions of packages, voice pieces, bulletins and/or location reports and similar devices in styles suitable for given audiences. Students must also apply an advanced understanding of the requirements, conventions and regulatory regimes applicable to different broadcasters and content providers.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops and newsdays

Workshops/newsdays
Hours: 80
Intended Group size: 15

Industry placement
Hours: 3 weeks/112.5 hrs

Guided independent study
Hours: 207.5 Further details relating to assessment
Details of assessments will be available in the module handbooks.
Students must pass the industry placement in order to pass the module

This module is exempt for Marginal Condonement of Failure.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio 1 4000 words during semester 1 50%
002 Portfolio 2 (TV) 4000 words equivalent during semester 2 50%
003 Insutry Placement 3 weeks Pass/Fail before/Beginning of semester 1 0%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Katherine Blair
Level - 6
Credit Value - 40
Pre-Requisites - JOU5124 BROADCAST JOURNALISM OR EQUIVALENT
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL