YEAR 11 Media Study Summary

Unit 1

The purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop an understanding of the relationship between the media, technology and the representations present in media forms. The unit involves the study of the implications of media technology for the individual and society. Students develop practical and analytical skills, including an understanding of the contribution of codes and conventions to the creation of meaning in media products, the role and significance of selection processes in their construction, and the creative and cultural implications of new media technologies.

Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to describe the construction of specific media representations and explain how the process of representation reproduces the world differently from direct experience of it.
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to produce and compare media representations in two or more media forms and compare the representations produced by the application of different media technologies.
Outcome 3
On completion of this unit the student should be able to discuss the creative and cultural implications of new media technologies for the production and consumption of media products.

Unit 2
This unit will enable students to develop their understanding of the specialist production stages and roles within the collaborative organisation of media production. Students develop practical skills through undertaking assigned roles during their participation in specific stages of a media production and analyse issues concerning the stages and roles in the media production process. Students also develop an understanding of media industry issues and developments relating to production stages and roles and the broader framework within which Australian media organisations operate.

Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain the media production process and demonstrate specialist production skills within collaborative media productions.
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to discuss media industry issues and/or developments relating to the production stages of a media production and specialist roles within the media industry.
Outcome 3
On completion of this unit the student should be able to describe characteristics of Australian media organisations and discuss the social and industrial framework within which such organisations operate.