Course specification for FTR2002

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FTR2002 Broadcast Radio and Audio Production 1

Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Springfield
Short Description: Broadcast Radio & Audio Prod 1
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Creative Arts
Student contribution band : Band 1
ASCED code : 100701 - Audio Visual Studies
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Other requisites

This course cannot be taken as an Option or Elective.
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.

Rationale

This is an entry level into radio, the “theatre of the mind”. This course aims to provide students with the foundational knowledge around the history of radio, its growth over the years, its uniqueness as a medium and the association roles and functions as part of the day to day operation. In addition broader audio production features are explored to ensure that students are exposed to the capacity to record voice overs, live music sessions with a view for broadcast. It is not an audio engineering approach, rather a practical and theoretical understanding of audio production in the context of a studio and how it supports broadcast radio and video production.

Synopsis

This course has been devised to familiarise the student with the basic skills used in radio broadcasting and audio recording in the field. It aims to introduce the beginner to the language of radio and the characteristics of the medium. It is also designed to make students familiar with the use of sound recording studio equipment, the editing suite, and the field recording situation.

Objectives

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. operate and be familiar with pro-tools and other audio editing software;
  2. make production decisions on a variety of forms of audio production demonstrate to broadcast standard the use of equipment in the Radio studio and editing suite. Go on air through phoenix radio giving basic communication and successfully operate the panel, software and general studio equipment.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Introduction - the characteristics and techniques of the medium: an overview 10.00
2. Studio recording 10.00
3. Interviewing 10.00
4. Presentation studio: going live to air 10.00
5. The "production" studio 10.00
6. Editing 10.00
7. Introduction to audio production in video and film work 10.00
8. Voice production 10.00
9. Planning and constructing programmes 10.00
10. Soundscapes 10.00

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=FTR2002)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Ahern, S (ed) 2011, Making radio: a practical guide to working in radio in the digital age, 3rd edn, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
For this course, students are required to purchase an external 7200 rpm hard drive with Firewire. This hardware will be necessary for use over the duration of the three years of the degree course.
Headphones and at least two high quality CDs. At least two (2) mini discs compatible with USQ equipment.

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.
Crisell, A 1994, Understanding radio, 2nd edn, Routledge, London, New York.
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Hausman, C Messere, F O'Donnell, LB and Benoit, P 2013, Modern radio production: production, programming and performance, 9th edn, Wadsworth, Boston.
McLeish, R 2016, Radio production, 6th edn, Elsevier, Boston.
Nisbett, A 2003, The sound studio: audio techniques for radio, television, film and recording, 7th edn, Focal Press, Amsterdam.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Directed ýapp 39.00
Independent ýapp 126.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
EDITING EXERCISE 100 10 27 Mar 2020
STUDIO PRESENTATION 100 35 01 May 2020
TEST 100 20 02 Jun 2020
RADIO INTERVIEW (STUDIO) 100 35 05 Jun 2020

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    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. Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.

  2. 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.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  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.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination for this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

  8. ýapp Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ýapp policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Other requirements

  1. 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.

  2. All assessment requirements will be submitted on sound recording mini discs, but students may be expected to submit supplementary scripts, prepared to comply with the conventions of the medium, together with written submissions relating to the organisation and production of all assessable items.

Date printed 19 June 2020