Overview

The unit develops technical operating skills useful for all sectors of the Australian and international radio, audio and podcast industries and enable students to critically evaluate broadcasting practices in Australia primarily but also overseas. Finally, the unit will allow students to develop creative and entrepreneurial approaches to creating radio, audio and podcasting products.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate understanding of broadcasting in various radio and podcasting formats to establish and consolidate basic broadcasting skills
  • Present, discuss and critically evaluate broadcasting practices in Australian and international radio and podcast industries
  • Develop vocal presentation and production skills, indicating ability to relate to an audience and operational proficiency
  • Produce industry standard radio programs or podcasts with basic content elements

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Studio
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Lab
2.00 12 weeks 24
Specified Activities
Various
6.67 12 weeks 80
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
2.83 12 weeks 34
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4 
AssessmentIndividual 20% 1,3,4 
Major ProjectIndividual 40% 1,3,4 

Content

  • Introduction to the Australian Radio Landscape
  • Preparing and producing a radio program/podcast
  • Adobe Audition Workshops
  • Music Research
  • Audio Production Departments
  • Advanced Media Law and Copyright
  • Radio News Workshop
  • Radio Marketing and Promotions
  • Advanced Writing for Audio
  • Presentation skills including voice over
  • Introduction to Radio Ratings and audience measurement.
  • Podcasting skills workshop
  • Understanding audiences
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.