Module code and title : Media Communication and Society
Assignment No.and type : PORFOLIO Blog=500 words+Analysis and commentary=1500 words
Assessment weighting : 100%
Assignment Type : Assessment
Assignment task :
For this assignment task you will need to create a portfolio within which you must include the following elements: 1 and 2:
Media Communication and Society Assessment – AU.

1.Design and make a media ‘product’ which could be presented on a specified online media platform.Your media product should be one of the following:

1.A blog =500 words
Your media product must communicate about the following topic to raise awareness of the issues via media platforms. You need to state the media platform(s) for which your product would be suitable
(you do not need to post your product on a media platform); your target audience and consider the
most effective ways to communicate your ‘message’ to this audience.

Topic : Raise awareness of migrant group representation within media.

A reference list must be provided at the end of your portfolio for the research for your media product – please give a separate reference list for part 1 and part 2 of your portfolio, at the end

2.Alongside your media product you will need to produce a written analysis & commentary (1500
words).

Media Communication and Society Assessment – AU.

1.Write a commentary in which you discuss (debate) the role and impact of media in our 21st Century world. Your commentary must include consideration of the following:

a) ‘Power’ in and around media
b) Contemporary social issues with digital and social media
c) A reflection on your own media use based on your media diary over the semester in relation to the themes discussed on this course (you may use the first person where appropriate)
A reference list must be provided

USE ATLEAST TWO OF THIS THEORIES:

a. The Hypodermic Needle Theory 
b. Functionalism theory
c. Karl Marx theory

Please Met The Learning Outcomes And The Task Requirements Displayed Below:

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO1: Understand and discuss the key debates and theories around the character, content, role and impact of media in contemporary societies
LO2: Debate and discuss the issues of power and inequalities in relation to media
LO3: Apply social science skills of analysis to various mediated areas of social life relevant to student’s degree programme
LO4: Demonstrate knowledge about, and competency in, the use of various media forms to communicate effectively for specified purposes

Task requirements :
1. For written products (blog); include this whole in your portfolio
2. Your portfolio must be presented clearly using sub-sections for each part
3. You may include images and links to media sources within your portfolio either within the main body of your work or as appendices at the end

How your work will be assessed
Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above) and against these assessment criteria :
1.Inclusion of all elements of the portfolio & following instructions
o Media product
o Written commentary including all elements
2. Knowledge, understanding and use of key concepts in the social science of media
3. Awareness of key issues in relation to 21st Century media
4. Quality of personal reflection
5. Presentation of portfolio including media product
6. Research and use of relevant academic material
7. Referencing

Media Communication and Society Assessment – AU.

These criteria have been designed specifically for this assignment and are intended to measure the extent to which you have demonstrated your achievement of its associated learning outcomes (see above). They have been aligned with the institutional grade descriptor appropriate for your level.

The assessment criteria provide a basis for fair and consistent marking and indicate what is expected of you in this assignment. It is strongly recommended that you engage with them while you are working on the assignment and use them in combination with any feedback you receive once your work has been marked to help you plan for future learning and development.