1 Semester

2 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 aims to develop a practical understanding of the radio presentation process, gaining the skills to use broadcasting equipment and communicate effectively with an audience.

Teaching Methods:

Tutorial and Workshop

Assessment:

Program Production Assignments (100%)

Content:

Individual tutoring on studio equipment is followed by voice training and the development of an individual style for each student. Structured assignments are designed to lead to proficiency in operating techniques and communication. Writing assignments develop students' ability to prepare efficiently and deliver information effectively, and students will learn to plan the sequential flow of a radio program. This unit will then further develop an understanding of radio presentation techniques, using more advanced broadcasting equipment and programming techniques. Once again, structured assignments are designed to lead to proficiency in program preparation, operating techniques and self-evaluation. Skills in interviewing are developed through a structured plan, beginning with simple, short pre-recorded interviews and leading to live in-depth talkback interviews. Students will use their skills to program and operate an in-house broadcasting service.

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.