MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Seminars and workshops.

This unit introduces students to a range of audio and video production techniques and their associated specialised language.

 

MEDA101 Introduction to Theories of the Media

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation lectures and tutorial group discussions with a viewing and analysis of selected videos and reports of surveys.

The unit introduces an examination of the rationale for and nature of the media in western democracies. Issues related to what functions the commercial and public service media play in society, the official structure they operate in and how various media forms do what they do, are considered. In addition, the study introduces a system for analysing the nature of both the electronic and print media with a particular reference to Australian media.

 

MEDA200 Audio Production

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials and workshops.

This unit allows students to specialise in the area of audio production. Areas explored may include sound for non-music radio, film and video (including animation), and the stage.

 

MEDA201 Video/Film Production

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials videotape and film.

This unit enables students to specialise in video production. Drama and documentary forms will be explored via portable video and multi-camera studio production methods.

 

MEDA202 2D Computer Animation 1

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation Lectures, workshops and seminars.

This unit introduces a study in 2D computer-generated animation production. Through the course of twelve weeks participants will examine a range of concepts and fundamental skills relevant to the production of short film projects. These projects will cover both sound design and image products, which will extend into other applications for television, video and the Internet.

 

MEDA203 3D Computer Animation

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDA202 2D Computer Animation 1
Teaching Organisation Lectures, workshops and seminars.

This unit introduces a study in the production of 3D computer-generated animation. The program will explore the use of a range of basic skills related to common algorithms and techniques for the creation of short 3D computer animated films and storyboards. The unit will also provide opportunity to extend the film editing and sound design techniques established with 2D computer animation production.

 

MEDA206 Radio Documentary

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDA200Audio Production or MEDA201Video/Film Production
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials and workshops.

This unit will introduce students to the medium of the radio documentary. Examples of radio documentaries broadcast by the ABC will be used as a basis for informing the student’s own documentary productions. Students will be encouraged to offer their final production to an appropriate community radio station for broadcast.

 

MEDA207 Radio Drama

10 cp
Prerequisites Media students: MEDA200 Audio Production. Drama students: A drama production unit at second level (to be decided)
Teaching Organisation Lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop.

This unit introduces students to the history, art and practice of radio drama. Although much of the time allocated will be spent on production, students will have the opportunity to hear radio drama performances and to develop background knowledge about the form. Students will be encouraged to offer their final production to an appropriate community radio station for broadcast.

 

MEDA208 Television and Film Documentary

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDA201Video/Film Production or MEDA206 Radio Documentary
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials, screenings and workshops.

This unit will give students the opportunity to research and produce their own documentaries for the screen. Students will be encouraged to enter their final productions in a relevant short film festival.

 

MEDA209 Film and Television as Text

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production or MEDA101 Introduction to Theories of the Media
Teaching Organisation Lecture, seminar, tutorial, workshop, video-screening.

Screen-based media texts form the subject of this unit, which will use a variety of techniques to subject selected texts to analysis and criticism. The unit aims to broaden students’ understanding of ways of analysing, understanding and describing screen-based media texts and their cultural contexts. A series of television dramas will be critically examined for their production conventions, their use of the television medium and their aesthetics. Through a series of production exercises and assignments students will be able to explore the dramatic and creative production possibilities of the screen medium.

 

MEDA210 Television and Film Drama

10 cp
Prerequisites Media students: MEDA201 Video/Film Production. Drama students: A drama production unit at second level
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials and workshops.

This unit will provide the opportunity for students to work in a production team to script and produce short drama pieces for video. Examples of film and video productions that are in the public domain will be used to inform this process. Students will be encouraged to consider entering their final production in an appropriate short film festival.

 

MEDA211 Regulation Policy and the Australian Media

10 cp
Prerequisites 1 media theory unit at 100-level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures and tutorials. These may include a selection of workshop exercises, group discussions and presentations from media industry representatives.

This unit examines the Australian government’s management of electronic and print media from the introduction of radio, television and Internet services. Topics address government regulation policies and the matters arising from these. Both the justification for, and the nature of government intervention in the media industry through a system of regulation and licensing will be examined. In this setting an examination of the question of what constitutes media censorship will be explored.

 

MEDA212 New Media Services

10 cp
Prerequisites 1 media theory unit at 100-level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures and tutorials. These may include a selection of workshop exercises, group discussions and presentations from media industry representatives.

Introduces a study of new electronic media services introduced into Australia since 1992 and the government policy issues they raise. Particular attention will be given to the development of subscription and on-line services delivered by satellite and cable systems. The unit will focus on the part played by government and its regulatory agents in establishing new legislation, management structures and regulatory policies.

 

MEDT100 Meditation in the Christian Tradition

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 36 contact hours or equivalent (3 modules of 12 contact hours or equivalent).

This unit will focus on the history and practice of meditation in the Christian tradition. The rediscovered ancient techniques of prayer, using mantras, sacred words, icons and symbols will introduce participants to the rich heritage of Christian meditation. Emphasis will be placed on the use of Lectio Divina as a way of breaking open the Holy Scriptures.

 

MEDT101 Meditation Across the Lifespan

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDT100 Meditation in the Christian Tradition
Teaching Organisation 36 contact hours or equivalent (3 modules of 12 contact hours or equivalent).

Meditation with children, teenagers and adults offers unique opportunities to explore the depths of Christian spiritual life. This unit will examine stages of development and meditation techniques appropriate for various age groups with an emphasis on Christian approaches. A compulsory part of the unit is supervised professional experience or experiential learning.

 

MEDT102 Meditation and Special Needs

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDT100 Meditation in the Christian Tradition
Teaching Organisation 36 contact hours or equivalent (3 modules of 12 contact hours or equivalent).

This unit will prepare students for leading meditation sessions in schools and parishes. The special needs of individuals and groups at various stages of life’s journey will be considered. Particular attention will be given to the link between psychology, temperament and spirituality. The power of meditation in spiritual, psychological and physical healing will also be an area of special focus and attention. An introduction to leadership and interpersonal communication skills will also be highlighted.

 

MEDT103 Meditation in Other Traditions

10 cp
Prerequisites MEDT100 Meditation in the Christian Tradition
Teaching Organisation 36 contact hours or equivalent (3 modules of 12 contact hours or equivalent).

Living in a multicultural society, many students will have already been exposed to other meditation traditions (for example, yoga, Buddhism, Sufism, Kabbalah, Dadirri, martial arts etc.) This unit will examine the history of a number of meditation techniques in the light of Christian practice and belief. An in-depth study of a spiritual classic will provide a reference point when exploring other major traditions. A compulsory part of the unit is supervised professional experience or supervised experiential learning.

 

MGMT101 Fundamentals of Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

The unit will introduce participants to a systematic understanding of the management processes and associated human behaviour in the workplace. It is about how organisations are managed and how managers can best help their organisations set and achieve their goals in an effective and an efficient manner. To be able to understand some of the processes involved in managing, as well as to explain some elements of human behaviour, participants will cover planning and controlling, perception, motivation theories, group dynamics and teamwork, organisational culture, organisational design and structure, leadership theories, attitudes, social responsibility and ethical issues. The emphasis will be on the application of these concepts to the workplace.

 

MGMT203 Managing Organisations

10 cp
Prerequisites BUSO102 Business Administration
Teaching Organisation This unit is taught in the distance education mode and is presented in two parts. Part one consists of 12 topics presented over 12 weeks. There will be a new module (topic) every week. Each module consists of required reading, outcomes, key terms, summary or required reading and an assessment item. Part two consists of residential school sessions.

The purpose of this unit is to introduce the student to study of management and organisational processes. The broad purpose is to enable students to gain an understanding of human behaviour in work organisations and the effects of organisational structure and policies on staff. The unit stresses the need for a systematic way of thinking about people at work and the implications of such thinking for dealing effectively with problems that face staff in work organisations. This unit will also explore social responsibility and ethical issues. The emphasis will be on the application of these and other relevant concepts to the workplace. Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations will be considered.

 

MGMT205 Managerial Decision-Making

10 cp
Prerequisites Nil
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

Information and skills required to solve real problems in the business (or any other) world are so diverse and changing so rapidly that it is impossible within the confines of any undergraduate course to provide you with all the knowledge and discipline skills that you will need to solve the problems which you are likely to meet after graduation. Yet problem-solving and decision-making are the core of what professional work is all about.

This unit is a first step to help you to develop the skills and attitudes to enable you to feel confident that you can tackle problems that presently cannot be foreseen. This requires a different kind of educational process - one that focuses on you as the learner and emphasises an active, creative learning process on your behalf. By so doing we hope to help you learn how to think for yourself, how to analyse a problem, gather relevant information, generate solution hypotheses, make informed judgments on the basis of these hypotheses, the information available, their ethical values and common sense, and communicate their conclusions effectively.

 

MGMT206 Indigenous Leadership

10 cp
Prerequisites MGMT203 Managing Organisations
Teaching Organisation This unit is taught in the distance education mode and is presented in two parts. Part one consists of 12 topics presented over 12 weeks. There will be a new module (topic) every week. Each module consists of required reading, outcomes, key terms, summary or required reading and an assessment item. Part two consists of residential school sessions.

This unit will examine the principles of leadership and their application to leadership practices taking into account the Indigenous culture and lifestyles. The unit will challenge participants to reflect on, leadership and management theories, strategies and practices and analyse them from a number of perspectives to identify their relevance to managing functions and organisations in the public and private sectors, Indigenous and non Indigenous organisations.

 

MGMT207 Business Decisions

10 cp
Prerequisites MGMT203 Managing Organisations
Teaching Organisation This unit is taught in the distance education mode and is presented in two parts. Part one consists of 12 topics presented over 12 weeks. There will be a new module (topic) every week. Each module consists of required reading, outcomes, key terms, summary or required reading and an assessment item. Part two consists of residential school sessions.

This unit is designed to develop the skills and attitudes to enable students to feel confident that they can tackle problems that presently cannot be foreseen. This requires focusing on students as the learner and emphasises an active, creative learning process on their behalf. Students will be provided with an experience in which they can explore and develop their own thinking and problem-solving skills. By so doing we hope to help learners how to think for themselves, how to analyse a problem, gather relevant information, generate solution hypotheses, make informed judgments on the basis of these hypotheses, the information available, their ethical values and common sense, and communicate their conclusions effectively.

 

MGMT304 Strategic Management

10 cp
Prerequisites Completion of 150 credit points including MGMT101 Fundamentals of Management
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit is the capstone subject of the Bachelor of Business Degree course and it is designed to enable students to integrate concepts from their studies in the core and professional strand units. It will introduce students to the study of Strategic Management within the organisational context. It will extend and integrate the basic concepts of Management, Marketing, Operations, Information Systems, Statistics and Financial Strategic Planning. The unit will help participants to become acquainted with elements of the organisational strategy exploring the context of strategy, the strategic environment, strategy formulation and issues relating to the implementation of strategy. The unit will also include how the various functional strategies integrate and interact to form the organisational strategy. It will provide participants with competencies, skills and the understanding necessary for implementing and managing the strategy process that aims to ensure the long-term viability and success of an organisation or enterprise.

 

MGMT305 Management and Leadership

10 cp
Prerequisites Completion of 120 credit points including MGMT101 Fundamentals of Management
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit will examine the principles of leadership and their application to leadership practices in our contemporary society. The unit will challenge participants to reflect on leadership and management theories, strategies and practices and analyse them from a number of perspectives to identify their relevance to managing functions and organisations in the public and private sectors. Participants will be challenged to identify the basic values and assumptions underpinning these various approaches with a view to determining their own philosophy and values and how these will help shape their leadership and management practices. The unit will help participants to become acquainted to respond effectively and authentically to the many challenges, tensions and paradoxes facing today’s organisations.

 

MGMT307 Cross-Cultural Management

10 cp
Prerequisites MGMT101 Fundamentals of Management and BUSO204 International Affairs
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent.

This unit will introduce students to the study of management within the international context. It will extend and integrate the basic concepts of management and how they are affected by differences across cultures. The unit will help participants to become acquainted with elements of cultural context for management, managing across cultures, cross-cultural communications, motivation and leadership. Participants will also be introduced to ethical issues across cultures.