You will work on a rota in small groups, spending around a third of your time working in live studio teams and the rest in programme preparation and support. The composition of the teams will be changed periodically to give you experience of working with different people and in different roles. There will be weekly workshops or tutorials, with preparation of material taking place outside these times. Broadcast journalism students will contribute hourly bulletins to the programme schedule and news and sport material to programmes, in consultation with the appropriate production team. Continual verbal feedback will be provided by both the radio production and journalism tutors to all students, both on preparation work and the actual programmes, so that a real improvement in skills should be seen by the end of the module. Work will be assessed at each team changeover point, based on tutor observation and WebPA.

Key Information Set Data:
45% scheduled activities, 55% independent guided study

This module builds on the practical broadcasting skills learned in Level 5. You will work in teams to create different styles of radio programming, e.g. commercial radio music shows, BBC local radio sequences, magazine programmes. This will involve research, scripting, live and recorded presentation, package making, music programming and editing. You will work alongside Broadcast Journalism students who will provide bulletins and other news and sport material for the programmes.

1. Continual Assessment by tutor observation and peer assessment of performance in workshops (LOs 1- 4) 50%

2. Evaluation of the success or otherwise of the different styles of programme and your own contribution to the teams' work, supported by at least five examples of your broadcast work, either pre-recorded or recorded off transmission. 2000 words plus broadcast material duration between 30 - 60 minutes. (LOs 1 - 5) 50%

Key Information Set Data:
100% coursework

Ofcom (2010) Broadcasting Codes [Online] Available from: www.ofcom.org.uk

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Stewart, P. (2006) Essential Radio Skills: How to Present and Produce a Radio Show. London; A&C Black

Media Centre
Radio Studios
Blackboard
Adobe Audition editing software (C102)