School: Arts and Humanities

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.

  • Unit Title

    Screen Practice 2: Factuals and Formats
  • Unit Code

    SPO2200
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Andrew Michael EWING

Description

Reality programs in all their forms are a constant part of our daily viewing experience. This unit begins with an examination of the social, cultural and economic significance of the non-fiction genre before proceeding to practical instruction in screen factual production techniques applied in a variety of contexts.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed SPO1100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Collaborate in screen factual writing, research and production.
  2. Apply appropriate ethical standards of practice in working with the community.
  3. Practise professional roles in screen factual production.
  4. Produce screen factual content.

Unit Content

  1. Developing and pitching concepts.
  2. Screen factual formats and applications.
  3. Protocols and ethics of working with the community.
  4. Professional practice in the multi-cam television studio.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered using technology enhanced learning, a learner-centered approach. Central to technology-enhanced learning is completing self-directed online activities outside of class contact time. Students are required to complete set readings and viewings before class. These preparatory activities introduce students to initial, relatable conceptions of the topics, which are reinforced through lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestStudio Protocols10%
ProjectMockumentary 40%
ProjectScreen Factual50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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School: Arts and Humanities

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.

  • Unit Title

    Screen Practice 2: Factuals and Formats
  • Unit Code

    SPO2200
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Andrew Michael EWING

Description

Reality programs in all their forms are a constant part of our daily viewing experience. This unit begins with an examination of the social, cultural and economic significance of the non-fiction genre before proceeding to practical instruction in screen factual production techniques applied in a variety of contexts.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed SPO1100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Collaborate in screen factual writing, research and production.
  2. Apply appropriate ethical standards of practice in working with the community.
  3. Practise professional roles in screen factual production.
  4. Produce screen factual content.

Unit Content

  1. Developing and pitching concepts.
  2. Screen factual formats and applications.
  3. Protocols and ethics of working with the community.
  4. Professional practice in the multi-cam television studio.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 3 hour workshopNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered using technology enhanced learning, a learner-centered approach. Central to technology-enhanced learning is completing self-directed online activities outside of class contact time. Students are required to complete set readings and viewings before class. These preparatory activities introduce students to initial, relatable conceptions of the topics, which are reinforced through lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestStudio Protocols10%
ProjectMockumentary 40%
ProjectScreen Factual50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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