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Audiovisual Communication (MECM90031)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
Semester 1
Winter Term
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term Semester 1 Winter Term Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Audiovisual communication is an important sector in today’s transnational digital sphere. The training in key areas of audiovisual production is relevant for various professional areas in the media and communication industry. This subject is designed in a ‘workshop’ approach where students will work in small groups in order to gain experience in various areas of audiovisual production. The subject will familiarise students, for example with techniques of script writing, producing, shooting, and preparation of audiovisual content for online as well as broadcast delivery. Furthermore, principles of collaborative practice, studio directing, camera operation, sound recording, and post-production workflows will also be integral to the subject.
These techniques are delivered through project-related contexts using a project-based approach. It is aimed to deliver student productions online or other media platforms. Given the nature of the teaching of this subject, all students must consult with the subject coordinator prior to enrolment.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should have:
- Been introduced to principles of design, composition, editing and other fields for screen based media including still and moving images, sound, text and data
- The opportunity to develop and deliver projects within persuasive, collaborative and aesthetic processes.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Learn appropriate strategies for different platforms and audiences
- Learn similarities and differences between media
- Acquire skills in network design, content generation and interactivity.
Last updated: 12 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-GMCOM Master of Global Media Communication
- MC-MKTCOMM Master of Marketing Communications
- Media and Communications specialisation (formal) in the GCA-ARTS Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced)
- Media and Communications specialisation (formal) in the GDA-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
MECM40016 Audiovisual Communication
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 12 April 2024
Assessment
Semester 1
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A small project
| Mid semester | 25% |
A large project
| During the examination period | 75% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Semester 2
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A production plan
| Mid semester | 25% |
Final project: 4 minute video and production journal (60% video, 15% journal)
| During the examination period | 75% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Summer Term
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A small project
| Week 1 | 25% |
A large project
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 75% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Winter Term
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A production plan
| Week 1 | 25% |
Final project: 2 minute video and production journal (60% video, 15% journal)
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 75% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 12 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Coordinator Youri Dumousseau Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: 1-hour lecture and 1-hour seminar, weekly throughout semester (Semester 1 and 2); a series of 1-hour lectures and 2-hour seminars over a period of two weeks (Summer and Winter term) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 January 2024 to 8 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2024 Census date 9 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 February 2024 Assessment period ends 22 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Steven McIntyre Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 1-hour lecture and 2-hour seminar, weekly throughout semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 13 November 2023 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Steven McIntyre Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: a series of lectures and seminars held over a two week period during the Winter Term Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 June 2024 to 5 July 2024 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2024 Census date 5 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 July 2024 Assessment period ends 19 July 2024 Winter Term contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Steven McIntyre Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 1-hour lecture and 2-hour seminar, weekly throughout semester Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 140 for the Semester 1 and Semester 2 teaching periods, 40 for the Winter Term and 60 for the Summer Term teaching periods. Master of Global Media Communication students are not required to consult with the subject coordinator prior to enrollment and are permitted to enrol to the quota limit. Students wishing to take this subject as an elective are not required to consult with the subject coordinator prior to enrolment and may enrol with the understanding that Master of Global Media Communication students are given preference. Any students enrolling after the quota has been reached will be notified then withdrawn and advised of the alternative subjects available. Withdrawn students may apply (by emailing the subject coordinator) to be placed on a waiting list which will be managed on a first come basis. Waitlisted students will be advised to enrol if places become available as others withdraw.
Last updated: 12 April 2024
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Global Media Communication Course Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) Course Graduate Certificate in Arts (Advanced) Course Master of Marketing Communications - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 12 April 2024