Audio and Broadcasting Practice
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
The unit develops technical operating skills useful for all sectors of the Australian and international radio, audio and podcast industries and enable students to critically evaluate broadcasting practices in Australia primarily but also overseas. Finally, the unit will allow students to develop creative and entrepreneurial approaches to creating radio, audio and podcasting products.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of broadcasting in various radio and podcasting formats to establish and consolidate basic broadcasting skills
- Present, discuss and critically evaluate broadcasting practices in Australian and international radio and podcast industries
- Develop vocal presentation and production skills, indicating ability to relate to an audience and operational proficiency
- Produce industry standard radio programs or podcasts with basic content elements
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Lecture (asynchronous) |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various |
6.67 | 12 weeks | 80 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
2.83 | 12 weeks | 34 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Assessment | Individual | 20% | 1,3,4 |
| Major Project | Individual | 40% | 1,3,4 |
Content
- Introduction to the Australian Radio Landscape
- Preparing and producing a radio program/podcast
- Adobe Audition Workshops
- Music Research
- Audio Production Departments
- Advanced Media Law and Copyright
- Radio News Workshop
- Radio Marketing and Promotions
- Advanced Writing for Audio
- Presentation skills including voice over
- Introduction to Radio Ratings and audience measurement.
- Podcasting skills workshop
- Understanding audiences
- Graduate Attribute - Communication Skills: Verbal communication
- Graduate Attribute - Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute - Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute - Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.