Role play/Simulation - Media Law Training Material (Assessment #3)
1. The word length for the assignment is 1300 Words
2. While preparing your training material, please pay attention to formatting and style.
3. Training materials should be engaging for the reader.
4. If you choose to produce a video or multiple videos, each minute of video is equivalent to 120 words.
5. Training material should assume that the reader has no previous training on the legal issues the training is focusing on. Please use a language that is accessible to adults who do not have prior training in media law. Minimize the use of technical or legal jargon.
6. Long texts would confuse and bore the readers. Rather than just relying on lengthy texts, when appropriate, use techniques like bullets, lists. To reduce the burden on the reader, use section headers to divide long texts into short, digestible units.
7. Use visual aids to increase the comprehensibility of the information. For example, when you are discussing procedures, you can use flow charts instead of summarizing the procedure with long sentences. Alternatively, you can use text boxes or thought bubbles to draw attention to a key point your readers should remember.
8. For this assessment, you can use any citation style. you use. If you want a style. that will minimize interruptions in the text, we recommend the use of a style. that relies on footnotes or endnotes (e.g., Chicago Manual of Style. 17th edition – full note, IEEE, Springer – Humanities).
Assessment Criteria and Submission File Instructions
· The criteria sheet is available on course Blackboard page.
· Your assignment should be uploaded to the Blackboard Assignment The file name should be YOUR FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME and the word LAW. All in capitals. For example: BARUHLEMILAW.
· Your project should have a cover page containing your full name, your student number, and a title. The references should be formatted consistently in the style. that you choose for this assessment.
· If you are producing a webpage, prepare your submission by printing all pages of the website to a single PDF and adding a cover page that has your full name, your student number, title and optionally the link and a QR code for the live webpage. Please make sure that your website is not accessible by the general public since the information it contains is not verified.
· If you are producing a video or multiple videos, prepare your submission for Blackboard Assignment by producing a document containing the text (e.g., the script) of the information provided in the video. Your video will be needed to be embedded as an ECHOVideo project.
You are working as a training coordinator of the Human Resources department at a media company. You can choose the type of media company (e.g., an online news source, social media platform, newspaper, an AI video company). The Chief Learning Officer has given you the task of developing training materials regarding relevant laws.
These training materials should serve as a resource for training new staff members in understanding and complying with these laws and maintaining ethical standards. As a pilot for his training program, you need to develop the training materials for one of the areas listed below. Please choose a domain that is relevant to the company you are working for (e.g., whistle-blower protection for a news organisation). This may include the following; however, you may choose another relevant domain with the approval of the course coordinator:
· Data privacy
· Freedom of Information (FOI)
· Whistle-blower Protection
· Legal protection of journalists and their sources (including shield laws and contempt)
· Defamation
· Intellectual property
You can choose to develop the training material for a jurisdiction you are interested in (e.g., GDPR in the EU; Defamation Law in China; FOI in Australia).
Steps:
1. Pick the type of media company, law domain, and the jurisdiction you will work on.
2. Research: Research the relevant laws in the jurisdiction you have chosen. You can use the assigned readings as a reference; however, you will need to also familiarize yourself with recent case studies, examples, or controversies related to these laws in the media industry.
3. Training Materials Development: Determine the format of your training materials. You can produce a booklet, website, infographic, or video. You can also mix the formats. For example, you can create a website with short videos. If you want to design a booklet or an infographic, you can use publishing tools like Adobe InDesign, Canva, Word, Pages, Keynote, or PowerPoint. If you want to produce an interactive web resource, you can use web content management tools such as WordPress, Wix, or Weebly. If you want to produce videos, you can use video editing or animation tools like Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Animate. Keep in mind that this is not an essay; the training material you produce should be visually appealing.
4. Prepare Your Training: Produce the content of your training materials with the following sections:
1. Introduction: Provide an overview of the importance of the law area (e.g., privacy, free speech) for the media industry. Explain the potential consequences of non-compliance or organizations and their stakeholders. Please remember that the consequences you are describing should be specific to the law area you selected. For example, if you are focusing on copyright, the consequences you are describing should be about the consequences of failing to comply with copyright laws in the jurisdiction you are focusing on.
2. Relevant Laws: Summarize the relevant laws, including their key provisions and what they require from individuals and organizations. Illustrate the application of these laws with examples or scenarios specific to the media industry. Summarize relevant procedures that individuals and organizations should follow to comply with the law. For example, if you are describing the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU, a procedure you may need to describe would be what a company should do if a data subject requests to review the data you have about them.
3. Best Practice Guidelines: Develop a set of best practices and ethical guidelines that media professionals should follow to ensure compliance with the relevant laws you are describing. Again, keep in mind that the best practice and ethical guidelines should be specific to the legal area you are focusing on. For example, if you are focusing on defamation laws in Australia, you need to discuss what measures a journalist can take to avoid putting themselves at risk of defaming someone.
Important Notes:
1. The word length for the assignment is 1300 Words
2. While preparing your training material, please pay attention to formatting and style.
3. Training materials should be engaging for the reader.
4. If you choose to produce a video or multiple videos, each minute of video is equivalent to 120 words.
5. Training material should assume that the reader has no previous training on the legal issues the training is focusing on. Please use a language that is accessible to adults who do not have prior training in media law. Minimize the use of technical or legal jargon.
6. Long texts would confuse and bore the readers. Rather than just relying on lengthy texts, when appropriate, use techniques like bullets, lists. To reduce the burden on the reader, use section headers to divide long texts into short, digestible units.
7. Use visual aids to increase the comprehensibility of the information. For example, when you are discussing procedures, you can use flow charts instead of summarizing the procedure with long sentences. Alternatively, you can use text boxes or thought bubbles to draw attention to a key point your readers should remember.
8. For this assessment, you can use any citation style. you use. If you want a style. that will minimize interruptions in the text, we recommend the use of a style. that relies on footnotes or endnotes (e.g., Chicago Manual of Style. 17thedition – full note, IEEE, Springer – Humanities).
Assessment Criteria and Submission File Instructions
· The criteria sheet is available on course Blackboard page.
· Your assignment should be uploaded to the Blackboard Assignment The file name should be YOUR FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME and the word LAW. All in capitals. For example: BARUHLEMILAW.
· Your project should have a cover page containing your full name, your student number, and a title. The references should be formatted consistently in the style. that you choose for this assessment.
· If you are producing a webpage, prepare your submission by printing all pages of the website to a single PDF and adding a cover page that has your full name, your student number, title and optionally the link and a QR code for the live webpage. Please make sure that your website is not accessible by the general public since the information it contains is not verified.
· If you are producing a video or multiple videos, prepare your submission for Blackboard Assignment by producing a document containing the text (e.g., the script) of the information provided in the video. Your video will be needed to be embedded as an ECHOVideo project.