| Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Advertising as Communication |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100700 - Communication & Media Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: ADV1001
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
This course provides a vital step in the students鈥� development of their own advertising practices. Here students will engage with a range of communication theories and apply them critically to advertising texts to gain further understanding of effective communication. By analysing advertising, students develop their own competencies which they can then apply in later courses.
Synopsis
This course surveys a range of advertising forms in different media, including audio, visual and narrative video in traditional and digital platforms. Students will develop literacy in these advertising forms through detailed analysis and discussion of advertisements. This course will inform students' future creative practice in advertising communication by developing understanding of the ways in which meaning is conveyed.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- recognise and explain the role of cultural literacy in communication;
- examine, analyse and evaluate advertising texts as communication;
- work independently in developing, examining and adapting ideas, and being responsible for their own personal knowledge in completing the assignments;
- communicate in written English by clearly and logically expressing their ideas supported by evidence of research and critical thinking across a range of media.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Culture and communication | 20.00 |
| 2. | Persuasion, language and rhetoric | 10.00 |
| 3. | Narrative structure | 10.00 |
| 4. | Visual literacy, and the principles of effective visual design | 20.00 |
| 5. | Auditory literacy | 10.00 |
| 6. | Analysis of moving images | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=ADV2001)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 39.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 126.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 100 | 20 | 23 Mar 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 100 | 30 | 27 Apr 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 3 | 100 | 50 | 01 Jun 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Evaluation and benchmarking
In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Education and is benchmarked against the:
- internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
- Queensland College of Teachers
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).