| Semester 1, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | TV: History, Texts & Industry |
| 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:
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
Television is a key apparatus of popular culture and one of the most employed media of the Australian public sphere, contributing greatly to the repertoire of cultural meanings and practices of everyday life. Television informs, entertains, reflects and reinforces notions of who we are, what our culture means and how we relate to others. Television feeds into almost all aspects of Australian society including commerce, politics, economics and identity. This course surveys the cultural functions, institutional structures and industry approaches associated with Australian television.
Synopsis
This course approaches different ways to study and think about television, within an Australian and global context. A history of television, television as a business enterprise, the role of public broadcasters, television and representation, ways of understanding audiences and analysing television content are all included in this course.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students will:
- apply a knowledge of selected Australian and global televisual forms and their relation to contemporary Australian cultures and economies;
- theorise popular culture and the construction, circulation and reception of texts;
- display an ability to discuss televisual texts as sites of meaning relevant to various audiences;
- develop knowledge of the industrial aspects and its relationship to the broader society.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Overview of television | 10.00 |
| 2. | Television and narrative | 15.00 |
| 3. | Television, audiences and everyday life | 25.00 |
| 4. | The industry and economies of Australian television | 25.00 |
| 5. | Approaches to studying television | 25.00 |
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=CMS2017)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
There is no textbook for this course.
Reference materials
Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Creeber, G (ed) 2015, The television genre book, 3rd edn, British Film Institute, London.
Cunningham, S & Jacka, E 1996, Australian television & international mediascapes, Cambridge UP, Cambridge.
Griffen-Foley, B (ed) 2014, A Companion to the Australian Media, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne.
Continuum, USQ Online Journal
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Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 26.00 |
| Independent ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 139.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESSAY 1 | 100 | 30 | 27 Mar 2020 | |
| ESSAY 2 | 100 | 40 | 22 May 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT | 100 | 30 | 12 Jun 2020 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- Students will be provided further instruction regarding the assignment by their examiner via ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online: There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility 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.
On-campus: It is the students’ responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) 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:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
Requirements after S1, 2020:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
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:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Requirements after S1, 2020:
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 assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: There is no examination in this course.
Requirements after S1, 2020
Restricted Examination
Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are:
o writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination);
o Students whose first language is not English, may, take an appropriate unmarked nonelectronic translation dictionary (but not technical dictionary) into the examination.
o Dictionaries with any handwritten notes will not be permitted. Translation dictionaries will be subject to perusal and may be removed from the candidate’s possession until appropriate disciplinary action is completed if found to contain material that could give the candidate an unfair advantage -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.
Requirements after S1, 2020:
Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period. -
¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.