Available in 2024
Course code

CMNS3150

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

In this course, students will develop the skills to work in radio broadcasting and produce podcasts for streamed or online delivery. The course will follow the production cycle of a podcast from receiving an editorial brief from a client and/or conceiving an original podcast idea through production to post-production and distribution. Students will analyse radio and podcasting genres, formats, and industries and create their own audio project suitable for dissemination via online podcasting platforms. They will develop and apply production skills, including writing for podcasting, interviewing talent, recording and mixing audio sources, and operating the podcasting studio.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Singapore PSB

  • Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore)

Newcastle City Precinct

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Analyse the contexts and techniques of podcast production and reception

2. Create an audio story appropriate for specified audiences and suitable for dissemination via online podcasting platforms

3. Employ appropriate audio storytelling skills informed by theory and industry best practice

4. Utilise effective oral and written communication

5. Reflect on the relationship between media practice and theory


Content

Topics will include:

  1. Radio and podcasting
  2. Podcasting: Non-fiction, Fiction, and Talk
  3. Funding and pre-production planning
  4. Production for podcasting
  5. Working with Talent
  6. Post-Production for Podcasting
  7. Understanding audiences
  8. Ethics and copyright

Assessment items

Essay: Podcast Analysis

Professional Task: Podcast Production

Journal: Critical Reflection


Contact hours

Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) - Singapore PSB

Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 2

Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 2

Course outline