MDIA3093
T1 2026
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A1 Mini-Report: written report totalling 1,000 words. (20%)

*Assessment tasks will test you on what we are studying in the course. You will struggle
to pass if you have not consistently engaged with lectures, tutorials, and readings.

There are two components to this task. The first component is substantially larger than
the second.

Component One. Research, write, and submit a concisely structured report addressing
TWO topics from the course of your choice, from Week 1 to Week 4. This part of the
report should comprise of approx. 850 to 900 words.

For each topic: identify one or two key theme/s, concept/s, argument/s, debate/s,
theory/theories, issue/s, or insight/s that you wish to report on, then discuss and/or
analyse. It is up to you whether you want to provide separate sections for each of the
two topics, or if you wish to combine the two topics into a single write-up.

You are NOT being asked to simply summarise or passively regurgitate content.

What do you think? Why? What’s your conclusion? What are your insights or key
takeaways, based on what you are reporting on? You may want to show you can apply
ideas/theories you are reporting on to succinctly discuss or analyse a contemporary
issue, a case study, an example, or a short news article drawn from this year. You may
also want to make some relevant constructive conceptual connections with other
weekly topics and materials.

Component Two. Write a short reflective statement, addressing the following. What are
some of your strengths and weaknesses as a writer and researcher? What are some
aspects you would like to improve, in terms of refining strengths and/or addressing
weaknesses? List some practical steps you might take towards this, as pertaining to
your own deliberate practice. This part of the report should comprise of approx. 100 to
150 words.

Your reflective statement (Component Two) CANNOT be generic and MUST show a
genuine awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, as manifested in your report
(Component One).

A1 assessment criteria (continues on following page)

Writing and presentation: clarity and coherence of expression, grammar, punctuation,
sentence construction; professional layout.
Conceptual understanding: ability to demonstrate a genuine understanding of key
issues, concepts, arguments across the course to date, instead of only a shallow
engagement with a very limited range of course material.
Personal voice and insight: ability to coherently develop and articulate your own
perspective and opinions, demonstrating critical and creative thinking, instead of
providing collated, assembled, or superficially glib content.
MDIA3093
T1 2026
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Research: documentation of, and effective use of, a sufficient range of relevant
research, to properly support your critical and creative thinking.
Referencing: adherence to proper referencing conventions, including provision of
specific page references as necessary.
Reflection: capacity for thoughtful and productive self-reflection, showing a grounded
awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, to inform deliberate practice.

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