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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Screen adaptations of books abound in both film and television. Short stories, graphic novels, plays, picture books, and novels all serve as source material for filmmakers. This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of issues involved in adapting verbal or visual stories for the cinematic screen. It will move beyond the question of whether or not a book is better than a film and instead will ask students to analyse the characteristics of each medium. Students will consider how the form of a text works together with its content to produce its meaning. This unit will provide students with the tools to analyse verbal and visual features of literary and cinematic texts and to understand these texts in the context in which they were produced and consumed.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 1 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Seminar.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Test | In-class film terms quiz | 35% |
| Essay | Research Essay | 55% |
| Participation | Online and in class . | 10% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Screen adaptations of books abound in both film and television. Short stories, graphic novels, plays, picture books, and novels all serve as source material for filmmakers. This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of issues involved in adapting verbal or visual stories for the cinematic screen. It will move beyond the question of whether or not a book is better than a film and instead will ask students to analyse the characteristics of each medium. Students will consider how the form of a text works together with its content to produce its meaning. This unit will provide students with the tools to analyse verbal and visual features of literary and cinematic texts and to understand these texts in the context in which they were produced and consumed.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 1 hour lecture | Not Offered |
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 2 hour tutorial | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Seminar.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Test | In-class film terms quiz | 35% |
| Essay | Research Essay | 55% |
| Participation | Online and in class . | 10% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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