Course Title: Maintain broadcast facilities and equipment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: EEET6449C
Course ID: 035478
Course Title: Maintain broadcast facilities and equipment
School: 345T Creative Media
Program Code: C5128 - Diploma of Audio Visual Technology
Course Contact : Adam Lovell
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 4976
Course Contact Email: adam.lovell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
John Cordon
0419 396 035
john.cordon@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will gain the skills, attitude and knowledge to enable you to take responsibility for single and multi-camera technical direction, and the skills to select, maintain, interface and align television equipment so as to optimise the technical quality of studio and single camera television productions in the audio visual industry.
Skills and knowledge you will develop include understanding of:
_ Single-camera video equipment selection & operation
_ Multi-camera video equipment selection & operation
_ Fault diagnosis techniques
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFENG04A Maintain broadcast facilities and equipment |
Learning Outcomes
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Overview of Learning Activities
Details of Learning Activities
Theory classes
Practical exercises and assessment tasks
Private study
Teaching Schedule
| TAFE Week | Planned Class Activities (subject to change) |
| 10 | Introduction, Assessment requirements, PAL Colour Tutorial #1 |
| 11 | PAL Colour Tutorial #2, Asssignment 1 due |
| 12 | The role of the technical director #1 |
| 13 | The role of the technical director #2 / Competence tests |
| 14 | Studio shoot technical run through / Competence tests |
| 15 | Studio shoot / Competence tests |
| 16 | Final theory test |
| 17 | Marking week |
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Overview of Learning Resources
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
To be discussed at class.
Overview of Assessment
Written Studio Equipment assignment: 30% of final course mark
Practical competence assessment: 30% of final course mark
Final closed book test: 40% of final course mark
Assessment Tasks
1. Written Studio Equipment assignment. 30% of final course mark. To complete this assignment you are required to choose an approved item of studio equipment and produce a set of instructions on how to use it.
2. Practical competence assessment. 30% of final course mark. To complete this assessment you are required to demonstrate to the teacher your competence of operating an agreed upon item of studio equipment.
3. Final closed book test. 40% of final course mark.
The test will cover:
− Audio techniques for video
− Camera set-up procedures
− Digital Video tape operation & formats
− Studio equipment setups
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