1. DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS OF RADIO BROADCASTING AND APPLY YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF RELEVANT THEORY TO ITS PRODUCTION AND ORGANISIONAL PRACTICES.
Knowledge & Understanding

2. SYNTHESISE THE PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS OF YOUR PREVIOUS LEARNING, DEVELOP A RADIO PROJECT AND THE PROCESSES FOR INDEPENDENTLY MANAGING AND MONITORING ITS PRODUCTION WITH A MINIMUM OF GUIDANCE.
Learning

3. PLAN, MANAGE AND EVALUATE A SUSTAINED CREATIVE RADIO PROJECT INVOLVING RESEARCH, APPROPRIATE TARGETING, PRACTICAL EXPLORATION, TIME MANAGEMENT AND WORKING PRACTICES. Enquiry

4. ANALYSE PROFESSIONAL BROADCAST RADIO OUTPUTS IN RELATION TO YOUR PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND ITS CRITICAL PARADIGMS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES OF RADIO, USING COHERENT AND SUPPORTED ARGUMENT.
Analysis

5. CONSTRUCTIVELY INVESTIGATE AND LEARN FROM THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN YOUR RADIO PRODUCTION, SEEKING ADVICE WHERE APPROPRIATE, WITH A MINIMUM OF ROUTINE SUPERVISION. Problem Solving

6. EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE DIFFERENT APPLICATION METHODS, AND TO PRESENT INFORMATION CONFIDENTLY WITH SELF-AWARENESS IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS.
Communication

7. USE A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF RELEVANT MEDIA THEORY TO INFORM THE CREATION AND EVALUATION OF A RADIO PROJECT.
Application

8. REFLECT CONSTRUCTIVELY ON YOUR CREATIVE WORK IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE PARTICULAR AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS YOU HAVE GAINED.
Reflection

ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
(Please link Assessment to Learning Outcomes)
A PORTFOLIO (50%). Learning Outcomes 1-8. (4000 words)

2ND PORTFOLIO (50%). Learning Outcomes 1-8. Final piece. (4000 words)

These Portfolios may include research notes, completed programmes/extracts with supporting documentation: production file, critiques and evaluative reflection.

This module is the culmination of all your previous radio broadcasting related learning and training. You will take part in the planning and creation of a complex and extensive radio production (music or features based). It will be a high-level creative response for an identified output and it is designed to stimulate, challenge and highlight your production skills and abilities. It also aims to develop your awareness of the range of career and postgraduate opportunities available. You will consolidate the knowledge, skills and experience gained during previous levels of your course, refining your working methods and adopting a professional and competitive approach. You will devise a personal programme of study that demonstrates and exploits the knowledge and experience you have acquired and developed. This may include participating in entering national competitions that are relevant to radio production.

You will exploit the analysis methods and use of radio theories to explore the direction of your work. You will also continue to carry out research, generate ideas and solve problems, underpinned by a strong emphasis on the development of personal ideas through analytical and observational methods. You can identify the internal and external expertise and specialist individuals you require to improve the standard and quality of radio production in readiness to enter your production into an appropriate competition. You will be encouraged to continually review and evaluate your progress, being able to respond to as well as initiate further ideas, being specific about concepts.

Contact/Scheduled learning and Teaching Activities:
One-to-one tutorials
Risk Assessment, health and safety, ethics input
Academic workshops/presentations
Small group sessions (seminars, tutorials, debates)

NB: This module will be accompanied by a comprehensive handbook and VLE support.
You will be expected to take advantage of the extensive library facilities and on-line tutorials via Lynda.com and BoB.

Guided Independent Study Activities:
Independent practice
Research
Group meetings
Personal development planning
Teamwork
Networking events
Blackboard VLE, Lynda.com and BoB access
Independent Study in support of your project work.

Beaman, J. (2011) Interviewing for Radio, London: Routledge.
Dubber, A. (2013) Radio in the Digital Age, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Emm, A. (2014) Researching for the media, 2nd ed, London: Routledge.
Fleming, C. (2010) The Radio Handbook, 3rd ed, London: Routledge.
Hausman, C. (2010) Modern Radio Production, 8th ed, Boston: Wadsworth.
Keith, M.C. (2010) The Radio Station, 8th ed, Oxford: Focal.
Llinares, D. eds. et. al. (2018) Podcasting, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Lloyd, D. (2015) How to make great radio, London: Biteback.
Starkey, G. (2013) Radio in Context, 2nd ed, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stewart, P. (2010) Essential Radio Skills, 2nd ed, London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.

A full reading list can be found in the module handbook.

May include:
Radio Station and its resources
Myriad playout system
A range of portable microphones
Audio editing workstations
Audio playback equipment
Library resources
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

This final year project is the culmination of all your previous radio broadcasting related learning and training. You will take part in the planning and creation of a complex and extensive radio production (music or features based). It will be a high-level creative response for an identified output and it is designed to stimulate, challenge and highlight your production skills and abilities. It also aims to develop your awareness of the range of career and postgraduate opportunities available. You will consolidate the knowledge, skills and experience gained during previous levels of your course, refining your working methods and adopting a professional and competitive approach. You will devise a personal programme of study that demonstrates and exploits the knowledge and experience you have acquired and developed. This may include participating in entering national competitions that are relevant to radio production. You will be encouraged to continually review and evaluate your progress, being able to respond to as well as initiate further ideas, being specific about concepts.