min3mpd multi platform design
MULTI-PLATFORM DESIGN
MIN3MPD
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Multi-platform Design gives students the opportunity to work in self-managed project teams, researching and developing a concept for a multi-platform media project into a detailed proposal. The course provides a synthesis of media theory, media production, and professional practice, exploring the various stages of preparing a media project proposal for presentation to a potential funder.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorLawrie Zion
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of first-year subjects in Strategic Communication, Journalism or Media, or coordinator's approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is a third year compulsory subject in ABMS and an elective for Bachelor of Science (Application in Society)& ABSC.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | 'How Real Can You Get?' in An Introduction to Television Documentary: Confronting Reality | Prescribed | Kiborn R & Izod J 1997 | MANCHESTER U PRESS, MANCHESTER |
| Readings | 'The Burning Question: The Future of Documentary' In Documentary Screens: Non-Fiction, Film and Television | Prescribed | Beattie K 2004 | HOUNDSMILL, BASINGSTOKE: HAMPSHIRE, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Readings | Sitting Documentary Sources,in a Guide to research for journalists and writers | Prescribed | Cater A 2005 | ED. CHRISTINE FOGG, ALLEN & UNWIN, CROWS NEST, NSW |
| Readings | The Pursuit of Funding, in Business of TV Production | Prescribed | Colie C 2007 | CAMBRIDGE U PRESS, MELBOURNE |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Ability to express ideas in a public forum
- Activities:
- Through presenting individual oral project progress reports to peers in class.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
02. Ability to work as a team member
- Activities:
- Through collaboratively developing the group project concept
03. Demonstrate critical understanding of media production research skills.
- Activities:
- Researching and conceptualising a media project proposal
04. Develop practical skills in persuasive and engaging writing
- Activities:
- Writing the multiplatform media project proposal
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
05. Identify target media audience tastes expectations
- Activities:
- Developing the creative treatment and marketing plan for the media project proposal
06. Time management skills
- Activities:
- Through punctual class attendance and meeting assignment deadlines
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