| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 5000 WORD ESSAY | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | PRESENTATION The student must give a presentation on one aspect of television analysis to the group. The presentation is asessed both orally and in written form. | 30% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | As well as giving an assessed seminar presentation, students will also be expected to contribute to in-class discussions. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Throughout the module, there will be points when students willbe asked to think reflexively on their own readings/beiwings, as well as how their own work is progressing. |
| Information Technology | Students will be expected to make active use of the web for their own research. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Will inform students about the means by which television programmes are not only analysed buit also organised, structured and received. Clearly important when seeking a carreer in broadcasting. |
| Problem solving | This element is developed through the students' questioning how (i.e what are thwe appropriate textual skills) to access the kinds of research questions undertaken. |
| Research skills | This element is developed in two ways; one, through the students' own investigations into what existing materials are available to them and the application of their own textual investigations. |
| Team work | Although there is no group work independently assessed, it is hoped that in seminars srtudents will work together as a group in order to make the best possible use of these sessions. To aid group activity, the module coordinator encourages students to use the blackboard environment, specifically the message boards, to discuss issues beyond lectures or seminars. |
This module is at CQFW Level 7