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Advanced Media Production - MDCM3002
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MDCM2001 or MDCM2003; Excluded: MDCM3001
 
 
Equivalent: MDCM3001
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Focuses on writing for and pre-production techniques in multimedia for various genres - narrative, interactive and expository. Students work in small groups under supervision and study in depth various aspects of multimedia production in laboratory workshops.


Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, students should have:
  • A knowledge of the common elements included in project proposal documents and an awareness of their purpose
  • An ability to produce a project proposal document and an awareness of the standards the industry expects
  • A knowledge of common usability methods for data collection and evaluation
  • Acquired skills in a new area of media production
  • Developed media production skills learnt in previous MDCM core subjects
  • Developed their own personal production style
  • Increased their ability to engage in independent and reflective learning
  • Developed the ability to communicate production ideas effectively both in writing and speech
  • Developed an ability to give constructive feedback
  • Increased their ability to problem-solve creatively when developing media productions particularly in relation to form, content and audience.

Assessment

  • Sketches - Pass or Fail
  • Project proposal - 30%
  • First draft project - Pass or Fail
  • User test report - 20%
  • Final project - 50%

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