1. INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS Week 2 Tutorial 1
BCM110
INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
Week 2 Tutorial 1

2. Dr Marion McCutcheon marionmc@uow. edu. au @mazmac01 https://marionmc

3. Today Tutorial basics – consultation, emergencies Introductions
Worries in a hat
Rules of engagement
UOW rules and procedures
Icebreaker
Lecture review
Blogs and Twitter
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4. What was involved in arriving here, today?

5. How these tutorials will run
BCM110 plus academic skills
Benefits of collaborative learning
Encode your learning by listening, reading, writing and speaking
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6. After almost two weeks at UOW, I am worried that…

7. Tutorial rules of engagement HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROGRESS
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION:
Signing the attendance roll
Use of devices
Arriving late for tutorials
Departing early from tutorials
Non-attendance at tutorials
How to form groups.

8. BCM110 structure Subject outline – available on Moodle
Lectures present concepts and tools – discuss and practice their use in tutorials
Assignment 1 – media blog – due 3 April – 30% of final mark
Assignment 2a – research report – due 6 May – 15%
Assignment 2b – presentations – due weeks – 15%
Exam – 40%
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9. UOW rules and procedures
Tutorial attendance – minimum 80 per cent attendance
Misadventure/illness – me or Renee to arrange to attend another class
If an extended illness, apply for academic consideration through Student Central. Remember you will require a medical certificate
CareerStart and StartSmart – these are compulsory. Results withheld if not completed by 31 March
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10. Academic integrity A core value at UOW
honesty, fairness, trust and responsibility
respect for knowledge and its development
As a student of UOW, you are a member of the UOW academic community
UOW will support you so you can do well in your studies and to help you understand the expectations of academic integrity
Academic integrity principles will assist you work within the ethical expectations of your chosen profession
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11. Academic Integrity Matters
“Academic integrity... involves acting with the principles of honesty, fairness, trust and responsibility and requires respect for knowledge and its development.” UOW Academic Integrity Policy
Types of Academic Misconduct
Possible Consequences
Cheating
Collusion/facilitating academic dishonesty
Fraud
Misrepresentation/fabrication
Obstruction/interference
Plagiarism
Mark penalty
Zero for assignment
Zero for subject
Suspension
Expulsion

12. Resources to Help You Succeed
If you are unsure about assignment requirements ask your tutor or Subject Coordinator

13. Pause…
Enter your blog address and Twitter handle into the table in Moodle
Troubleshoot?
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14. Group exercise – lecture review
What topics were introduced?
What is an “audience”?
Do audiences behave as predicted by Bandura in his Bobo doll experiment?
Do these viewers constitute an audience?
When have you been part of an audience?
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15. This week’s blog topic
Describe a time when you were part of a media audience.
How did the experience make you feel?
What was useful or pleasurable about the experience?
Were there any negatives?
Brainstorm with your group. How might you answer this?
Possible things to consider… What is your role as part of an audience? Has it changed? Are there different types of audience?
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