This document provides the details and requirements for an assignment on jobs, working practices, and contracts in the UK radio industry. The assignment tasks the student with creating a blog describing 4 jobs in the radio and media industries, including details on responsibilities, career paths, skills, training, salaries, and contracts. The student must also create a blog post on regulatory bodies in radio like OFCOM and on legal and ethical issues. The document provides grading criteria focusing on explaining industry structures, jobs, regulations, technologies, and preparing for employment using proper terminology.

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Qualification Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit number andtitle
Unit 9 Understanding the radio industry(Partial Unit)
Unit 7 Understanding the creative media sector (PartialUnit)
Start date May 11, 2015
Deadline May 15, 2015
Assessor name DamenBRAMWELL
Assignment title DB8 Jobs, Working Practices, and Contracts
The purpose of this assignment is for you to:
 Know about employment opportunities andjobroles in the media sector
 Understand job roles, workingpractices andemployment contracts inthe UKradio industry
Scenario
You are a researcher working for the publisher of a blog about howto get into the broadcasting industries, andhave been tasked with
producinga section onjobs in the UKradioindustry.
You will produce a blogand report on:
 jobs inthe UK media industry
 workingpractices in the UK mediaindustry
 contractual issuesinthe UK media industry.
Tasks Grading Criteria Mapping
1. You must create a blog with information about 4 different job roles (2 in radio and 2 in
other media industries) within the UK media industry;
In this section you must describe;
 What do they do in the job?
 How do you get into the job? (Career routes)
 What essential knowledge and skills do you need?
 What training and qualifications do you need to get into the job? (University degrees,
college etc)
 What salary, conditions and working practices are involved in the job?
 What employment contracts they usually operate under
 Find a job advert as an example
2. You must also create a blog post about the regulatory bodies and legal and ethical issues
that you would have to be aware of when working in the radio industry. You must cover in
your report, OFCOM, PRS/MCPS and the ASA.
**Remember you are trying to comprehensivelyexplain the effect of employment contracts on job roles and
working practices in the UK media industry with elucidated examples and consistentlyusing subject
terminology correctly**
Unit 9
(P2, M2, D2)
Unit 7
(P4, M4, D4)

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GRADING CRITERIA
Unit 9 Understanding the radio industry (Partial unit)
Pass Merit Distinction
P9.1 describe organisational
structures and ownership patterns in the UK radio industry,with some appropriate use of
subject
terminology
M9.1 explain organisational structures and ownership patterns in the UK radio industrywith
reference to detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject
terminology
D9.1 comprehensively explain
organisational structures and ownership patterns in the UK radio industrywith elucidated examples
and consistently usingsubject terminology
correctly
P2 describe jobroles, working practices
and employment contracts inthe UKradio
industrywithsome appropriate use of
subject terminology
M2 explainjobroles and the
effect of employment contracts on
workingpractices in the UKradio
industrywithreference to detailed
illustrative examplesandwith generally
correct use ofsubject terminology
D2 comprehensivelyexplain
the effect of employment contracts on job
roles andworking practices inthe UKradio
industrywithelucidated examplesand
consistentlyusing subject terminology
correctly
P3
describe therole of theregulatory bodies,legal and ethical issues relevant to the UK radio
industry,with some appropriate use of subject terminology
M3
explain therole of theregulatory bodies, legal and ethical issues relevant
to theUK radio industrywith reference to detailed illustrative examples and
with generally correct useof subject terminology
D3
comprehensively explain therole of theregulatory bodies, and legal and ethical
issues relevant to the UK radio industrywith elucidated examples and consistently usingsubject
terminology correctly
P9.4
describe developing technologies in theUK radio industry,with some appropriate use of subject
terminology
M9.4
explain developing technologies relevant to theUK radio industrywith reference to detailed
illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology
D9.4
comprehensively explain developing technologies relevant to theUK radio industrywith elucidated
examples and consistently using subject terminology
correctly
P9.5 prepare for employment in an identified role in the UK radio industryusing basic formal
language.
M9.5 prepare carefully for employment in an identified rolein theUK radio industry
using clear and generally correct formal language
D9.5 prepare to near-professional standards for employment in an identified role in the UK radio
industryusing fluent and correct formal language.
Unit 7 Understanding the creative media sector (Partial unit)
Pass Merit Distinction
P1 describe thestructureand ownership of themedia sector M1 explain thestructureand ownership of themedia sector with reference to detailed
illustrative examples
D1 comprehensively explain thestructureand ownership of themedia sector with reference to
elucidated examples
P2
describe ethical and legal constraints within the media sector
M2 explain ethical and legal constraints within the media sector with reference to detailed
illustrative examples
D2 comprehensively explain ethical and legal constraints within themedia sector with reference to
elucidated examples
P3
describe theregulation of the media sector
M3
explain theregulatory issues affecting the media sector with reference to detailed illustrative
examples
D3
comprehensively explain theregulatory issues affecting the media sector with reference to elucidated
examples
P4
describe employment opportunitiesand
job roles inthe media sector
M4
explainemployment opportunities andjob
roles in the media sector withreference to
detailedillustrative examples
D4
comprehensively explainemployment
opportunitiesandjob rolesinthe media
sector with reference to elucidated examples
P5
prepare personal career development material using basic formal language.
M5
prepare carefully produced personal career development material usinggenerally correct formal
language.
D5
prepare personal career development material to aquality that reflects near professional standards,
consistently using correct formal language.
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Assessor Damen BRAMWELL
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