The course is designed to encourage students to develop their skills of textual analysis in relation to a range of fiction and non-fiction television programming focusing on narrative, image, sound and editing. The module is intended to develop the student's work on television from Levels 1 and 2.

10 x 1hr lecture

10 x 1hr seminar over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Group pitch (10 mins) - 25% (group mark)

■ Critical reflection on pitch - 25% (individual)

■ Essay (2000 words) - 50% (individual)

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ Individual presentation instead of group OR PowerPoint with substantial notes as an alternative to group pitch.

■ There is no alternative to the individual critical reflection, but flexible deadlines and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ There is no alternative to the essay, but flexible deadlines and extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course aims to:

• develop critical understanding of television across a range of genres and introduce key theoretical and analytical approaches to interpreting television texts

• explore how television communicates cultural values, ideas and affects within specific viewing contexts

• support professional communication skills and apply industry-relevant creative practice through format development

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical understanding of key concepts and methods used in the textual analysis of television

• Analyse a range of television texts and evaluate their cultural, aesthetic and affective qualities

• Apply analytical and theoretical insights to the creative development of television formats in an ethical manner

• Use appropriate communication styles for diverse audiences in academic and professional contexts