Module Title:Radio Broadcasting
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:7
Module Delivered In 1 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: experiential learning; flipped classroom; showcases; lecture; learning through creation; reflection on contexts and own practice
Module Aim: The aim of this module is to bring learners to a high level of competency in broadcast audio production, pre-production and post-production with elements of radio broadcast history and a knowledge of the radio and podcast firmament through which learners can understand their own practice.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 pre and post produce audio pieces for broadcast
LO2 show competency in audio story craft
LO3 understand the current and historical contexts of radio broadcasting
LO4 Use radio and audio theory to underpin their practice
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Story Craft
Recognising and sourcing stories - Setting stories up: pre-production - Soundscapes - Modes of storytelling for audio broadcasting
Audio Skills
technical skills related to recording audio; storing audio; editing audio; broadcasting audio
Broadcast Management
Record-keeping - Consent forms - Ethical behaviours - Storing material - Post-production
Broadcast context
History of radio in Ireland - Current audio broadcasting landscapes
Assessment Breakdown%
Practical100.00%
No Continuous Assessment
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Practical/Skills Evaluation Learner will pre- post and produce 2 X radio pieces for broadcast 1,2 80.00 n/a
Practical/Skills Evaluation Learner will produce an audio piece that reflects on the experience of making radio in the context of the audio broadcast climate, past and present. 1,2,3 20.00 n/a
No End of Module Formal Examination

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Studio Based Learning Every Week 6.00
Independent Learning Time Every Week 6.00
Total Hours 12.00
 

Module Delivered In

Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CW_DPCCS_B Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Content Creation and Social Media 5 Mandatory