| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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This module allows students to develop their multimedia content skills. It encourages students to consider multimedia content production in relation to technologies, genre, convention, audience, grammar and form. The assessment procedures outlined below mean that students work to deadlines and engage in practical, content production activities. The topics in this module may include:
Gathering content for multimedia platforms
Writing online content
Audio recording and editing
Video recording and editing
Multimedia technologies and influences
More specifically this module aims to:
1. Provide students with an introduction to multimedia content practice.
2. Equip students with the skills necessary to capture video audio and written media content, and to conduct elementary, editorial processes and sequencing.
3. Allow students to demonstrate abilities in collaboration and communication.
Topics may include:
• Introduction to critical multimedia production practice
• The fundamental (technical elements) of multimedia content production
• Introduction to writing for online
• Introductions to recording and editing audio and video
• Principles of effective multi-platform story-telling
• Principles of effective group-work for creative production
Students successfully completing the module will have:
K1. A critical awareness of the technical practice of multimedia content production
K2. A critical awareness of the technical process of basic multimedia editing
K3. A critical knowledge of effective collaboration and communication.
Students successfully completing the module will have:
S1. Elementary skills necessary to capture video, audio and written media content.
S2. Elementary skills necessary for editing and basic sequencing of multimedia content.
S3. Further skills in collaboration and group communication.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Non-synchronous online interactive lecture materials |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 11 | 3:00 | 33:00 | Research into specific topic content for individual multimedia pieces and reflective report |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Small-group workshop |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Engaging with online multimedia content and readings related to module learning |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Present-in-person seminar activities to check learning and apply theory to practice |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Present-in-person workshops applying theory to current practice |
| Guided Independent Study | Reflective learning activity | 12 | 1:00 | 12:00 | Combination of activities and ongoing reflective record |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | prior to assessment |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Group work on researching, collection and production of multimedia material |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 60:00 | 60:00 | Linked to practice activities and assessment pieces |
| Total | 200:00 |
Students produce a multimedia story containing three media elements (audio, video and digital/online), with teaching of creative techniques and practice feeding in to this learning as appropriate.
The assessment points are designed to allow students to demonstrate collective creativity, sense the importance of multimedia content features and to reflect on their own learning.
Learning and teaching supports students through iterative and informed assessment, which guides the learning experience.
In addition to the formative assessment, the student-led practical work is structured to feedback and feed-forward personal learning through small-group teaching and sharing of content with peers.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design/Creative proj | 2 | M | 75 | A piece of multimedia content containing text, video, audio and online/digital elements. |
| Report | 2 | A | 25 | 900 to 1000-word Reflective Report containing evidence that the learning outcomes have been met. |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 2 | M | Remote synchronous collaborative presentation: creative pitch of story ideas encompassing a collective theme. |
Assessment one (75%) (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2 )
A piece of multimedia content containing 500 words plus headline and still image; 90-120 second video and 90-120 second audio with written introduction and relevant image.
Additional task-specific criteria are as follows:
- Implementation of appropriate content gathering and interview skills as demonstrated by the perspective of the subject, story and key quotations;
- Implementation of appropriate platform choice, news construction and conventions including news structures, effective quoting and coverage of the who, what, when, why, where and how;
- Suitability of storytelling, including online writing and a variety of shots, sounds and voices;
- Implementation of web-based technologies and technical skills appropriate for multimedia contexts.
Assessment two (25%) (K1, K2, K3, S3)
A 900 to 1000-word reflective report on the learning through the practical experience.
Additional task-specific criteria are as follows:
- Suitability of research on a personal learning style and engagement with reflective models and frameworks.
- Implementation of a specific model of reflection and referencing alongside appropriate examples of learning.
- Demonstration of the ‘reflective process’ including documentation of insight and an acceptable interpretation.
Resit to consist of an oral presentation and a 2000-word written assignment. Title to be decided and announced 8 weeks prior to the resit date.
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