1 Semester

3 Hours per Week

Hawthorn

Nil

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Commercial Radio).

Aims & Objectives:

This unit of study is designed to allow students to undertake broadcasting in commercial radio formats to establish and consolidate practical radio broadcasting skills. Students will learn how to apply programming research and principles to a radio broadcast and will develop the ability to work as part of a broadcast team.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture, Tutorial and Studio Time

Assessment:

Part 1: Program Production 30%, Part 2: Program Production 70%

Content:

Students will prepare on-air programs and present them using Swinburne's professional facilities. They will develop technical operating skills using analogue and digital audio equipment, and will develop voice skills appropriate to commercial broadcasting. As well as providing students with valuable experience, this unit aims to encourage students to critically evaluate broadcasting practices in the radio industry, implementing the skills under development in other units of this program.

Reading Materials:

Ahern, S, Making Radio, Allen and Unwin, 2000.
Johnson, T, Morning Radio (1 And 2), Books Just Books, 2001.
Olle, A, On Interviewing, ABC Enterprises, Sydney, 1992.
Warren, S, The Programming Operations Manual, Warren Consulting, 2000.