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ALM102 - Making Video

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2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)

Note: Enrolment into this unit must be completed by the end of week 1 of trimester due to early assessment deadlines

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Adam Brown
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ALC105

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week and extensive online interactions via social media equivalent to 1 x 1-hour class per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week and extensive online interactions via social media equivalent to 1 x 1-hour class per week

Content

This unit enables students to critically and creatively engage with present day digital media culture, with a particular emphasis on making videos. Highlighting the crucial importance of creating audio-visual content for different purposes and audiences, the unit guides students through various video-making practices and strategies. Emphasising the benefits of making videos in a wide range of industry settings, the unit allows students to develop their portfolios and learn how to use video to strategically build a dynamic online identity.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Explain, identify and evaluate the users, settings, and implications of social media innovation and concepts in a range of contexts

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Actively contribute to an online community by engaging in a practical manner with various social media technologies

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO3

Create video content through legal and ethical video-making practices

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Apply audio-visual communication skills through creating video content in the context of digital media culture

GLO2: Communication

ULO5

Reflect on the reasons and decisions behind digital media making

GLO6: Self-management

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Online exercise 1 equivalent to 800 words 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Online exercise 2 equivalent to 1200 words 30% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Portfolio output equivalent to 2000 words 50% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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