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Contemporary Television
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What this paper is about
The medium of television is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation. Digital media technologies are changing the ways in which television is being produced, distributed, and consumed. These changes are opening up creative possibilities for television makers and reshaping cultural perceptions of television.
This online paper will cover some major topics related to the changing landscape of contemporary television. The first three weeks will focus on topics related to the production and distribution of television, and the remaining three weeks on topics related to TV content and culture, in relation to specific programmes.
This paper aims to:
- develop critical understandings of contemporary television in relation to some major political, social and cultural contexts
- reinforce understandings of some key critical perspectives associated with contemporary television
- develop the capacity to undertake analysis of specific televisual texts
- develop awareness of television in Aotearoa New Zealand
- enable students to combine these understandings with creative practice
- develop critical thinking skills and knowledge applicable to future employment prospects related to television
How this paper will be taught
This is an online paper, taught in eight modules (the Moodle equivalent of lectures).
The first three modules are overviews and discussions of some of the major changes occurring to the television medium as a result of the internet and related digital technologies.
The last five modules present case studies of some significant types of contemporary TV programming, in relation to ideas from the first three modules.
Content for each module will be made available at the beginning of each week (no later than Wednesday morning), if not beforehand.
The modules are presented in the format of PowerPoint slides, split into several parts to make them easier for you to read and engage with. Weblinks to news items and video clips are integrated into the slides. Journal articles and other readings are also presented in relation to the relevant lecture parts.
In order to foster more structured and systematic engagement with online teaching, the paper has been designed so that students progress from one module to the next in sequence.
Required Readings
Readings for the paper will be provided on Moodle in relation to the relevant modules.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
For written pieces of assessment, you will be judged on the effort you put into research, including the range of materials you have accessed outside of the resources provided in the paper. These assignments are intended to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate an understanding and control of the material relevant to your topic.
You should pay close attention to grammar, and to producing a coherent and well constructed piece of work. You are expected to use proper referencing. You must use APA referencing protocols for all your written assignments.
For your first and third assignment, you must make a clear distinction between your own creative work and the use of images created by other people. All work created by other people must be clearly acknowledged, and copyright laws must be adhered to when using their work in any way. The sources for all visual stills, moving images and movie clips must also be referenced appropriately at the end of you project.
Note: This paper is internally assessed - there is no final exam.
All assessments will be submitted through Moodle and marked.
Webseries Proposal: this should be presented as a 10-slide PowerPoint adhering to the outlined criteria.
Episode Analysis: this should be written as a review adhering to the outlined criteria. Please use APA 7th edition when referencing.
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.