Guidelines and Rubric
Podcast
Theme: Students will work on a podcast of maximum 10 minutes to explore a topic related
to campus life. The chosen topic can be explored through various styles . For example, you
can explore a theme and discuss it among yourselves , interview peers and faculty, record
events with permission of concerned individuals etc. Topics can be found in various aspects
of campus life including but not limited to club activities, themes related to learning and
pedagogy, waste management, animal welfare on campus , natural surroundings etc.
This will be a group activity, and you are expected to explore the sonic medium to its fullest
potential and use as many sonic elements as possible-this means it should try to include
music, sound effects, dialogue, silence, ambient sounds etc as much as possible.
Although this is a group assignment, all of you are expected to submit the assignment on
Moodle. You are expected to create a shareable ( important) google folder and copy-paste
drive link in the assignment slot.
Grading Rubric:
This presentation is considered a first attempt towards multimedia thinking and constitute
20% of your semester grade.
Total marks: 20
Assessment Exemplary Strong Proficient Emerging
Criteria
Ideas Clear side of the Clear side of the Clear side is Clear side is
topic is chosen; topic is chosen; chosen but too chosen but is
6 there is an there is more than many stated rather
appropriate one well- ideas/supporting than being
development of developed idea but details supported
an idea(s) with at least one (3-4) with further
necessary doesn’t have details
supporting adequate (2.5)
details; (5-6) supporting details;
(4.5-5)
Organisation Effective One or two missing Some ideas are No clear
sequence of details/explanation presented better presentation
4 ideas; sections of s or awkwardly than others; some of a particular
presentation are placed ideas; sections are not idea; many
logically sections of well connected unconnected
connected with presentation are with the rest of ideas are
one another (5-6) logically connected the presentation stated
with one another (3-4) (2.5)
(4.5 – 5)
Style Very clear Clear Form is not very There is some
communication communication appropriate but mismatch in
6 with use of with one or two there is an the chosen
appropriate sonic instances of attempt to argue tone/expressi
elements such as improper choice of with appropriate on and the
music, dialogue, words/explanation language or vice medium; not
special effects , s; one or two versa; leaning very
voice over, instances of more towards distinguishabl
interviews and opinion or opinion or e from
form*; argument persuasion rather persuasion (2) opinion or
and analysis can than argument and persuasion
be clearly analysis (3) (1.5)
differentiated
from opinion and
persuasion (4)
Response to Relevant and Relevant and Relevant Very few
Questions concise responses concise responses responses given relevant
and given to all given to most to some questions responses
Comments questions and questions and and comments; given to
comments, comments; some rambling questions and
4 demonstrating demonstration of answers that comments,
reading, research some reading demonstrate lack demonstratin
and outside the of understanding g neglect in
understanding presentation (3) in subject outside reading
outside the presentation (2) outside the
presentation (4) presentation
(1.5)
Audio Script (5 Marks)
Your audio script is a summary of plot, dialogues and road map towards the
action, mis en scene and editing suggestions -all captured sonically.
Media Journal-audio unit: ( 5 marks for the unit on sound) Your media
journal is supposed to be a reflective piece of writing on what you learned in
the Unit, in this case on sound and sonic media. Since you also produce audio
work, it should ideally have two parts – reflecting on the conceptual learning
about sound and sonic media and the process of producing a sonic work as you
just did. You can adopt any approach towards the journal- it could be like diary
entries/essay format/ first person accounts
You are expected to write a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 500
words.
