This is the induction powerpoint for BA Broadcast Media Top Up students at the University of Brighton. It is really just intended for their eyes, but gives a flavour of the year ahead for the students.

1. BA (HONS) Broadcast Media
Induction Chit Chat

2. What we’re gonna do today…
Run through how the
course is run
What to expect
What important decisions
you have to make today.
Prepare you for the best
year of your education.
Then we’re going to set
your induction task

3. NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
Final Year of Course.
Your grades count towards
to you final weighting.
You have to complete all the
modules in the year and
pass them to pass the
degree.

4. This is a time of transformation
1st year attitude 3rd year reality

5. It’s not really that bad
Bachelors degree
Honours degree
More academic
More independent

6. Independence Year
You have to learn to work
on your own
Develop your own
practice
Develop your own ideas
Learn to work for yourself

7. Mature attitude
Make your own decisions
Make your own timetables
Develop your own ideas
Realise the learning from the
last couple of years

8. What is it like being a third year…
Third year SHOULD be hard
work
There are only 8 months to
go!!
Stayed focused
Be organised
Use the resources
Use the staff
Rinse what you can out of
this place

9. There are distractions…
Parties – forget them
Holidays – they can
wait
Drinking – only for
creative purposes.
Money…

10. Student loans
1st year attitude
3rd year reality

11. Talk to someone
If you’re having problems them
please talk to us.
Family – Money – Work –
Personal issues
Let us KNOW what is
happening.
Rob Greens and myself are
personal tutors.
Lorraine Roberts in students
support.

12. DR LANCE DANN
Brighton University since January last year
Ravensbourne before that for a few years
Worked as a writer, sound designer, radio producer,
new media designer and academic
Second year as Course Leader
WHO ARE YOU AGAIN

13. CONTACTS FOR MEEmail: L.Dann@brighton.ac.uk
Room: Staff office at Level 5
Facebook: Lance PH Dann Lecturer
Twitter: LanceDann
Skype: DrLanceLecturer
Appointmets: Monday, Wednesday
or Friday.
Follow appointlet link either on
Student Central or on the bottom of
my emails.

14. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
BACK UP YOUR WORK
IN TWO PLACES!
THERE ARE NO EXCUSES!
ALL MARKS COUNT
PLEASE DO THIS…
I BEG YOU!

15. LB302
ADVANCED VIDEO
PRODUCTION
First Semester with Archie
Advanced film documentary
making techniques.
Not all technical, also deals with
the craft of documentary form
and how to tell stories in the
edit.
Suitable if you want to work
with visual media, post
production, news, camera, O/B,
research and er docs.

16. LB302 Assessment
Produce a 10-20 minute documentary
feature as part of a small group plus
essay.
Deadline in Early January

17. LB303
Advanced Radio
Production
First Semester with Katherine
Study advanced radio production
techniques.
Look at lots of interesting and
innovative forms of radio from
around the world.
Build on learning in radio feature
making and sound design.
Suited to those who want to follow
a radio or reporting pathway.

18. Assessment LB 303
Produce a 15-minute factual package
plus essay.
Submitted Late January

19. LB304
Digital Media Content: Design,
Production & Broadcast
First Semester with me and guests.
Look at the multitude of digital
media platforms, their influence on
traditional media forms and look at
way to work with them and profit
from them.
Get you ready for working in the
new media environment.
Show you that there are other
options than just applying to the big
media companies.

20. LB 304 Assessment
Work as team on a Prototype Project
and make a pitch pack.
Write 2000 word essay on new media
case study.
Submit essay and project pack before
Xmas and then individually pitch your
project in January.

21. LB306
Final Individual Project
First and second semester with
Lance and Rob plus your own
specialised tutor.
40 credits
This is where you find a topic, read
about it, find a question, research
and write about, produce a project
that deals with it and then write a
concluding paper (ulp!).
This is where you get to really
express your ideas and the heart of
your learning.

22. LB306 Assessment
Initial Research Report (8000 words)
by the End of January
Produce a film, radio programme,
doc etc that you direct, write,
research and take the lead on by May
Write a 3000 word contextual
conclusion by May

23. LB305
Specialised Production
Role: Showreel
Second Semester with Archie.
Work on other people’s final projects
and create a showreel from the
footage.
Submit online showreel and multi-
media description of production
processes.

24. LB301
Audio-visual
narratives
Second Semester withXavier
Mendik
Theory based module examining
different kinds of narrative.
Particularly looking at different
kinds of film
Submission an essay plan and a
3000 word essay.

25. Student Reps
We need to decide who they are…
Two meetings a year
We need representatives who came
from Post Production, TV, Broadcast
Media, Radio and from outside the
University.