Posted: May 4th, 2015

Game designer

58201
Communication
and
Cultural
Industries
and
Practices
FAQ
—
Assignment
2:
Group
investigation
of
an
industry
Assignment
2
task
description
Students
will
work
in
groups
to
investigate
the
impact
of
media
convergence
on
the
organisation
and
professional
practices
of
an
assigned
sector
of
the
communications
and
media
industries.
Groups
will
document
their
research
and
case
studies
to
form
a
comprehensive
picture
of
the
diverse
industries
and
areas
of
practice
studied,
in
the
format
of
a
wiki,
created
in
UTSOnline.
Using
the
information
collected,
the
group
will
produce
a
Wikipedia-­‐style
entry
using
the
wiki
in
UTSOnline,
which
must
include:
o description
of
the
industry
from
the
perspectives
of
production,
consumption/reception
and
regulation
o case
study
profiles
of
professional
roles
within
the
industry,
including
at
least
the
same
number
as
there
are
group
members
o an
annotated
collection
of
extra
resources
for
anyone
in
the
subject
interested
in
further
information
Word
count:
1800
words
per
group
member
Criteria
o clarity
in
explaining
how
convergence
affects
the
industry
researched
o comprehensive
coverage
and
organisation
of
research;
o creative
application
of
diverse
modes
of
presentation;
o accurate
and
thorough
acknowledgement
of
sources
o evidence
of
effective
group
collaboration
What’s
the
purpose
of
this
task?
This
task
relates
to
four
of
the
learning
objectives
of
this
subject,
as
given
in
the
Subject
Outline:
a. Explain
what
communication
and
cultural
industries
are
and
their
place
in
society
b. Analyse
significant
differences
and
similarities
of
communication
professional
practices
and
how
they
evolved
c. Effectively
synthesise
information
gathered
from
diverse
sources
and
communicate
it
in
engaging
and
appropriate
ways
for
an
audience
of
their
peers.
d. Critically
evaluate
existing
practices
in
communication
and
cultural
industries
and
imagine
how
they
might
change
in
response
to
dynamic
conditions
of
today
and
in
the
future.
What
should
be
included
in
the
summary
and
analysis
of
the
industry?
You
need
to
do
more
than
give
a
simple
description
of
the
organization
of
production,
consumption
and
governance
in
the
industry,
and
include
analysis
and
insights
into
the
way
the
industry
operates,
and
the
professional
practices
of
those
involved.
Try
to
highlight
the
key
issues
and
challenges
within
your
industry,
as
uncovered
by
your
research,
and
consider
how
the
people
working
within
that
industry
face
or
address
them.
This
should
include
some
discussion
of
the
issues
of
media
convergence
covered
earlier
in
the
semester.
You
need
to
cover
the
areas
given
in
the
task
description
but
other
than
that
you
have
a
lot
of
flexibility
in
how
you
go
about
this
assignment.
You
and
your
fellow
group
members
are
in
training
to
be
communications
professionals
and
the
target
audience
for
this
wikipedia-­‐like
document
is
your
peers,
that
is,
people
like
yourselves.
So
you
are
really
in
a
good
position
to
decide
how
to
present
the
material
you’ve
researched.
Remember
that
you
only
have
a
limited
word
count
to
cover
everything
that
has
to
be
in
the
assignment,
so
be
judicious
in
how
you
divide
up
the
material.
Where
can
we
find
relevant
information?
Do
we
just
google
it?
Is
it
about
finding
academic
journal
articles?
You
can
use
any
sources
you
like,
but
it
would
be
best
to
use
a
diversity
of
sources.
Googling
for
information
is
a
good
place
to
start,
but
shouldn’t
be
your
only
strategy
for
researching
your
industry.
You
can
get
information
about
work
practices
in
particular
industries
from
the
websites
of
relevant
professional
associations,
for
example.
Statistical
information
about
communications
and
cultural
industries
is
published
by
the
Australian
Bureau
of
Statistics,
as
discussed
in
the
week
4
lecture.
Academic
journal
articles
are
fine
but
remember
that
the
target
audience
for
this
is
your
peers,
so
try
to
think
about
what
kinds
of
information
they
would
be
interested
in
and
what
would
be
useful
to
them.
Academic
articles
may
be
quite
far
down
the
list
of
information
your
peers
would
be
interested
in.
What
should
the
professional
role
case
studies
look
like?
The
professional
roles
for
the
case
studies
should
be
typical
profiles
of
the
kinds
of
people
who
work
in
the
industry
you’re
researching.
Your
research
into
production,
consumption
and
regulation
aspects
in
the
industry
will
identify
some
of
the
kinds
of
roles
that
exist.
Given
your
target
audience
it
makes
sense
to
focus
on
the
kind
of
roles
that
you
and
your
fellow
students
might
take
up
after
graduation
or
after
several
years
in
the
field.
Sites
like
Seek.com
may
advertise
roles
within
the
industry
you’re
researching,
which
will
tell
you
what
kinds
of
work
the
roles
involve
and
the
kinds
of
qualifications
and
experience
that’s
required.
Many
professionals
in
the
creative
industries
have
LinkedIn
profiles,
which
might
be
helpful
in
thinking
about
career
trajectories,
and
you
may
also
find
information
in
industry
publications
and
websites.
You
might
include
information
in
the
case
studies
about:
o kinds
of
positions
available
across
freelance
and
project
work,
small-­‐to-­‐
medium
and
large
organisations
o educational
requirements,
skills
and
knowledge
required,
any
professional
affiliations
needed
o challenges
there
might
be
for
people
wanting
to
move
into
these
roles
from
others
within
the
industry
What
should
be
included
in
the
annotated
list
of
additional
resources?
The
annotated
list
of
resources
can
be
sources
you
used
in
your
research,
or
they
can
be
additional
sources
of
information.
The
idea
is
that
these
are
sources
you
think
would
be
useful
to
someone
who
wants
more
in-­‐depth
information
on
your
industry.
Remember
again
that
your
target
audience
is
your
peers
–
try
to
imagine
what
kinds
of
information
might
be
useful
to
someone
who
has
developed
an
interest
in
your
industry
and
wants
to
find
out
more.
The
annotation
should
give
the
reader
the
kind
of
information
they
would
need
for
them
to
decide
whether
the
resource
is
worth
following
up
or
not.
You
need
to
include
a
minimum
of
5
annotated
resources
for
each
group
member.
Does
it
need
to
look
exactly
like
a
Wikipedia
page?
Don’t
be
concerned
about
replicating
every
detail
of
the
Wikipedia
layout,
it’s
the
content
and
quality
of
analysis
is
what
will
be
assessed.
The
choice
of
the
Wikipedia-­‐like
format
is
more
about
getting
all
the
groups
to
work
within
a
style
of
communicating
that
has
become
very
familiar
to
us
all.
After
all,
Wikipedia
is
often
the
first
place
we
go
to
now
for
information
about
a
particular
topic.
If
you
look
at
the
way
that
Wikipedia
provides
summaries
of
particular
topics,
it
doesn’t
go
into
a
lot
of
detail,
but
it
does
highlight
significant
issues,
players
and
events,
and
provides
hyperlinks
to
complementary
or
more
detailed
information.
What
is
meant
by
‘effective
application
of
diverse
modes
of
communication’
in
the
criteria?
Do
we
have
to
create
audio
or
video?
No,
you
are
not
expected
to
produce
audio
or
video
content
for
this
assignment.
‘Diverse
modes
of
communication’
means
creating
a
balance
between
the
way
you
present
the
industry
overview
and
analysis,
the
case
studies
and
the
annotated
resources.
Think
about
your
audience
and
tailor
the
presentation
of
the
material
accordingly.
What
about
‘collaboration
evident
in
information-­‐gathering
and
multimedia
production’?
By
‘multimedia’,
we
mean
that
you
might
include
images
as
well
as
text,
or
links
to
video/podcasts,
but
you
are
not
expected
to
create
these
yourselves.
It
is
the
quality
of
your
research,
analysis
of
the
issues
within
the
industry
and
clarity
of
presentation
of
information
that
you
will
be
assessed
on.
The
key
aspect
of
this
criterion
is
the
‘collaboration
evident…’
part.
Do
we
need
to
include
references?
All
the
information
you
include
in
your
assignment
should
be
properly
referenced.
If
you
look
at
any
Wikipedia
article
you
will
see
that
they
use
a
numbered
endnote
style
of
referencing.
You’ll
also
notice
that
sometimes
the
Wikipedia
editors
will
flag
something
as
being
inadequately
supported
by
citation.
Referencing
serves
multiple
purposes:
it
allows
your
readers
to
access
your
sources
if
they
want
to
follow
up
on
them,
it
acknowledges
that
you
have
used
the
work
of
others
in
your
research
(not
to
do
this
is
plagiarism,
which
is
taken
very
seriously
in
academic
work),
and
it
also
demonstrates
that
you
have
gone
through
a
research
process
and
haven’t
just
made
everything
up.
For
the
purposes
of
this
assignment,
standard
UTS
Harvard
referencing
is
expected.
A
list
of
references
cited
in
your
submission
should
be
included
in
your
wiki.
The
word
count
for
the
assignment
doesn’t
include
the
reference
list.
Does
it
matter
how
we
divide
up
the
work
between
the
group
members?
No,
you
can
divide
up
the
workload
in
whatever
way
works
for
you.
Play
to
the
strengths
of
your
group
members.
If
there
is
someone
who
is
particularly
good
at
organizing
information,
let
them
do
that.
Similarly,
find
out
who
is
the
best
proof-­‐reader/editor
in
your
group
and
allow
time
for
them
to
give
the
final
document
a
thorough
once-­‐over
before
it’s
submitted.
Just
make
sure
that
the
work
is
equitable
allocated
and
that
everyone
pulls
their
weight.
Group
work
is
important
because
it
provides
students
with
learning
experiences
that
approximate
real-­‐world
professional
situations,
where
you
often
need
to
collaborate
with
people
with
diverse
skills
and
expertise.
It’s
true
that
there
is
additional
‘overhead’
in
working
with
others,
but
groups
can
achieve
results
that
are
far
superior
to
those
that
an
individual
can
working
alone.
We
will
be
using
the
SPARK
peer
review
tool
to
allow
students
to
give
feedback
on
how
their
group
worked
together.
The
Tutors
will
have
discretion
to
adjust
the
grade
for
the
assignment
in
cases
where
there
is
clear
evidence
of
inequitable
workload
between
individuals.