Level 2 Media

Studies

WHANGAPARAOA COLLEGE

Nicola Bain & Susanne Wilson

Chapter 1

General Course InformationWelcome to Year 12 Media Studies. This course outline will give you details of the course for the year ahead. The course is assessed through Level 2 Achievement Standards and includes both internal and external (exam) standards.

MATERIALS

You will need a laptop to complete this course. Most of the work we do is online and involves much research. Your teacher will email you hand-outs etc, and you will need to keep this in an ordered fashion in your computer, in preparation for assessments.

I also recommend you have an external hard drive to back up your work. This is critical as if your hard drive no longer works, all your work is lost. A memory stick is also critical for passing work around, as many files are too big to email. You will also need to set up a blog inorder to keep all your class work. This blog replaces your exercise book. You may use any practical online site for your blog you wish. Some suggestions are:

www.blogger.com

www.wordpress.com

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COURSE

A course fee of $5 is used to pay for the increase in printing costs associated with the course, due to the quantity of work completed on computers. If we are able to go on any trips through-out the year, there may be another cost involved with this.

Section 1

Materials & Course Costs

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12 Media will be assessed using Level 2 Achievement standards. You will be offered six Achievement Standards throughout the year. The main thing is to ask questions about aspects of assessment if you do not understand.

There are four internal standards and two external standards. Each assessment is worth a number of credits:

Section 2

1. Assessments

Course Outline

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Achievement Standard Standard Assessment

91249 2.2 Demonstrate understanding of a narrative media in textsInternal 4 credits

Thursday 18th AprilPaper into Office (& email teacher)

912482.1 Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a media product

and its audienceExternal 3 credits

91251 2.4 Demonstrate understanding of an aspect of a media genreExternal 4 credits

91254 2.7 Demonstrate understanding of an ethical issue in the mediaInternal 3 credits

Thursday 14th MarchEmail teacher

912522.5 Produce a design and plan for a developed media product, using a range

of conventionsInternal 4 credits

Thursday 22nd AugustPaper into Office (& email teacher)

912532.6 Complete a developed media product from a design and plan, using a

range of conventionsInternal 6 credits

Thursday 26th SeptemberUSB to teacher

2. Media Studies 2013 Course Outline

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Term 1 Week 130-1 Feb

Week 24-8 Feb

Week 311-15 Feb

Week 418-22 Feb

Week 418-22 Feb

Week 525-1 Mar

Week 64-8 Mar

Week 711-15 Mar

Week 818-22 Mar

Week 925-29 Mar

Week 102-5 Apr

Week 118-12 Apr

Week 1215-19 Apr

Topics Web EthicsWeb EthicsWeb EthicsWeb EthicsWeb EthicsWeb Ethics NarrativeNarrativeNarrativeNarrativeNarrativeNarrativeNarrative

Assessments Y13 Camp (1/2-6/2)

Y12 PE Camp

Web Ethics Assessment

DUE 14th MARCH

Narrative Assessment

DUE 18th APRIL

Production

Term 2 Week 16-10 May

Week 213-17 May

Week 320-24 May

Week 427-31 May

Week 427-31 May

Week 54-7 June

Week 610-14 June

Week 717-21 June

Week 824-28 June

Week 91-5 July

Week 108-12 July

Topics AudienceAudienceAudienceAudienceAudienceAudience GenreGenreGenreGenreGenre

AssessmentsPractice

Audience Assessment

Stage Challenge/

J Rock

Practice Genre

Assessment

Term 3Week 129 Jul-2

AugWeek 25-9 Aug

Week 3 12-16 Aug

Week 419-23 Aug

Week 419-23 Aug

Week 5 26-30 Aug

Week 6 2-6 Sep

Week 7 9-13 Sep

Week 8 16-20 Sep

Week 9 23-27 Sep

Topics Planning ProductionPlanning ProductionPlanning ProductionPlanning ProductionPlanning Production ProductionProductionProductionProductionProduction

AssessmentsPlanning DUE 22nd AUGUST

Planning DUE 22nd AUGUST

Tournament Week

AIMS No

Assessments

Production DUE 26th

SEPTEXAMS

Term 4 Week 1 14-18 Oct

Week 2 21-25 Oct

Week 3 29-1 Nov

Week 4 4-8 NovWeek 4 4-8 Nov

Week 5 11-15 Nov

Week 6 18-22 Nov

Week 7 25-29 Nov

Week 8 2-6 Dec

Week 9 9-11 Dec

Topics Audience & Genre RevisionAudience & Genre RevisionAudience & Genre RevisionAudience & Genre Revision

Assessments Practice EssaysPractice EssaysPractice Essays Seniors Leave 6/11

Seniors Leave 6/11 NCEA EXAMINATIONSNCEA EXAMINATIONSNCEA EXAMINATIONSNCEA EXAMINATIONSNCEA EXAMINATIONS

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

• A marking schedule accompanies all tasks. This schedule tells you what your marker is looking for in your work. Please get into the habit of reading these schedules as they tell you how the task will be marked and what you have to do to meet the standard

• The assessment statement makes clear what is assessed and how the final mark is arrived at.

• You will be given a copy of the record sheet to maintain. Please add to this as I return marked work and speak to me if there is any discrepancy between our records sheets.

• All internal course work must be handed in on or before the due date. Any unavoidable extensions are to be negotiated with the HOD previous to the assessment due date.

• The procedures for handing in late work and absences on test days are not negotiable. Work submitted late will not be accepted unless a Senior Manager has given approval.

AUTHENTICATION OF WORK

Authenticating your work is an important feature of studying at senior level. This means making clear that the work is your own. I will ask you to do a number of things to show this. These could include:

• Asking you to make a statement of ‘ownership’ when appropriate

• Asking you and your parent/caregiver to sign the school authenticity form

• Having you do a number of tasks in front of my in the classroom

• Keeping your work processes on a couple of occasions.

• Asking you to identify the resources you have used and the source of your information.

• Completing check points when you are on a long term project.

Remember plagiarism (copying) is an offence and all marked work must be your own. Plagiarism is treated seriously and will be dealt with by Senior Management. Make sure any information

Section 3

Assessment Procedure

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you get from the internet, books, articles etc is re-written in your own words and cited when necessary.

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Chapter 2

Web Ethics

Media Studies 2.7 (AS91254)

Demonstrate understanding of an ethical issue in the media. In this unit you will analyse how social networking and digital citizenship are impacting us globally, creating an informative website that highlights a particular issue.

3 Credits

Due: Thursday 14th March

Internal Assessment: Website, URL emailed to teachers.

Chapter 3

Narrative

Media Studies 2.2 (AS91249)

Demonstrate understanding of a narrative media in texts. In this unit you will gain a sound introduction to the language of film, creating a commentary to show your understanding.

4 Credits

Due: Thursday 18th April

Internal Assessement: Presentation, paper copy to the office and emailed to teachers

Chapter 4

Audience

Media Studies 2.1 (AS91248)

Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a media product and its audience. In this unit you will develop an understanding of the increase in interactivity between audiences and reality television.

3 Credits

External Assessment: Essay written in final NCEA exam

Chapter 5

Genre

Media Studies 2.4 (AS91251)

Demonstrate understanding of an aspect of a media genre. In this unit you will develop an understanding of how the Science Fiction genre has developed and learn to make links to its significance with society.

4 Credits

External Assessment: Essay written in final NCEA exam

Photo by JD Hancock

Chapter 6

Production Plan

Media Studies 2.5 (AS91252)

Produce a design and plan for a developed media product using a range of conventions. In this unit you will be guided through creating a developed plan, including storyboard, for a music video production

4 Credits

Due: Thursday 22nd August

Internal Assessment: Paperwork handed in to office and e-copy emailed to teachers.

Chapter 7

Production

Media Studies 2.6 (AS91253)

Complete a developed media product from a design and plan using a range of conventions. In this unit you will learn some key techniques used in creating a music video production.

6 Credits

Due: Thursday 26th September

Internal Assessment: USB to teacher