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
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