Glossary/Dictionary of Media Terms

This links to a very full list of media terms.  Please print yourself a copy for use in class.

http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-4810-W-TRB-GKWS.PDF

Are there any media terms which we use that aren't included?

Data Analysis

You should have completed your questionnaires and have asked as many people as possible to complete one.  Now what do you do with your completed questionnaires?

1. First, use a tally chart to add up the responses to each question.
2. Next, try to work out what the data is telling you.  Remember you will eventually be using your research to help you plan a magazine aimed at teenagers.  Depending on what questions you asked, these are the types of things your data may tell you:
• More boys than girls answered my questionnaire.
• 13/15 people owned a smartphone.
• Most people watched TV less than twice per week.
• Girls were more likely to read magazines than boys.
• Boys were prepared to pay up to £7 for a magazine.
3. Now, try to think about how this information will help you to create a magazine that people want to buy.  How can you interpret the information?  For example, if 13/15 respondents owned a smartphone, it may help you to decide that you need an app which your target audience can access; alternatively, you could use this knowledge to help you choose articles (coverlines) for the front cover.
4. FINALLY - POST YOUR ANALYSIS OF 5 OF YOUR QUESTIONS ONTO YOUR BLOG. Here is an example - 13/15 people owned smartphones, so I could appeal to this audience by including articles about smartphones or the best apps on my front cover. Your analysis needs to show how the data will help you to produce a magazine that your target audience would buy.

Happy blogging!

Welcome to Blogging 10I

For the next few weeks, your home learning will allow you to get used to blogging.  Here are a few ground rules:

• This blog is for your Media Studies work only.  If you want a 'personal' blog, then get one!
• Keep your password confidential to you - I have a copy, but do not share with anyone else.
• Check your blog at least twice a week as tasks will be posted online
• You are responsible for what is posted on your page!
• Remember that what you post is visible to the outside world - in particular your teachers.
• If you think your password or account has been compromised - tell a teacher immediately.
• Back-up all your posts on a word document either on your school/home computers, or using a memory stick. 

Task 1:
You need to add me to your list of blogs that you read so that you can keep up to date with assignments.  I will post specific comments about your learning and progress directly onto your blog, or more general feedback in my own blog.  My URL is:  sweyneparkmedia.blogspot.co.uk

Task 2:
Post a comment on this blog.

The deadline for both tasks is Thursday 22nd May

Writing a Questionnaire

As part of your GCSE coursework for Media Studies you need to be able to research audience (the consumers of a media text) and genre conventions (for example Perfume Advertisements).

One method of finding out about your audience is by producing a questionnaire and analysing the results that you get.  Follow this hyperlink to find out how to construct a questionnaire:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2305520_make-questionnaire.html

So imagine that you wanted to produce a magazine for a teenage target audience.  Respond to the following questions on your blog and be prepared to discuss in class:

What is your hypothesis - What do you expect to find out?
How will you choose who to ask?
What questions would you need to ask?
How many people would you need to ask? 

Welcome to blogging!

As part of your GCSE Media Studies course, you will now begin to develop your skills using a blog. This will enable you to have a permanent online record of your work and your teachers to monitor your work and give feedback!

So how do you get started?