12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Organisational Unit
School of Media, Film and Journalism
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Therese Davis
Coordinator(s)
Not offered in 2018
Prerequisites
Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.
Co-requisites
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Media Communication (or related double degrees).
Prohibitions
ATS3213Not offered in 2018
Notes
This unit is a core unit for the Bachelor of Media CommunicationBachelor of Media Communication (https://www.monash.edu/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A2002.html).
Synopsis
This advanced, final-year unit will contribute to your career development by providing you with an opportunity to complete a major, "hands-on", real-world project that integrates knowledge and skills gained throughout the course at a professional level. This project will take the form of a major collaborative media project, co-produced by you in collaboration with other students using facilities in the Monash Media Lab. You will be required to recollect, synthesize, and apply knowledge and skills related to your professional media learning project in a reflective project report.
Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
- apply broad discipline knowledge of media communication to design and deliver a major project relating to a 'real-life' media challenge;
- exercise critical and reflective thinking, and professional communication and judgement skills in the development of and reporting on the media project;
- work collaboratively and independently, with accountability and social awareness.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 100%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
See also Unit timetable information
This unit applies to the following area(s) of study
Bachelor of Media CommunicationBachelor of Media Communication (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/courses/A2002.html)