Centre for Online Education - DCE- 04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television

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DCE- 04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television
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Swayam
Overview

Equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to write effective scripts for radio and television broadcasts

Duration	16 weeks
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Mode of learning	Online
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Credential	Certificate

DCE- 04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television
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Swayam
Highlights

Earn a diploma from IGNOU
Learn from industry experts

DCE- 04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television
at
Swayam
Course details

Who should do this course?

Individuals looking to pursue a career in broadcast media as writers, scriptwriters, or content creators for radio and television programs
Professionals working in advertising or marketing agencies who want to specialize in writing scripts for radio and television commercials and promotions
Educators teaching courses in journalism, media studies, or broadcasting who want to incorporate practical training in broadcast writing into their curriculum

What are the course deliverables?

Participants will gain an understanding of the unique characteristics, formats, and audience expectations of radio and television broadcasts
Participants will learn how to write concise, informative, and engaging news scripts for radio and television broadcasts, covering various topics and events
Participants will learn how to develop compelling narratives and storytelling techniques for producing documentaries, feature stories, and special programs for broadcast
Participants will gain an understanding of the legal and ethical issues related to broadcast media writing, including accuracy, fairness, privacy, and copyright
Participants will learn about current trends, innovations, and best practices in the broadcast media industry, preparing them for careers in radio and television writing

More about this course

This updated course incorporates latest developments in the electronic media and is basically an introduction to the field of scriptwriting for those media
DCE-04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television is a course designed to provide comprehensive guidance and practical skills for writing content specifically tailored for radio and television broadcasts
This course equips participants with the knowledge and techniques necessary to craft engaging scripts, news segments, advertisements, documentaries, interviews, and other types of content for the broadcast media industry

DCE- 04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television
at
Swayam
Curriculum

Week–1

Unit-1: Radio and its potential: An Introduction

Week–2

Unit-2: Types of Programmes: A Summary

Week–3

Unit-3: Essential Production techniques: Adapting for radio

Week–4

Unit-4: Radio talk and Profile

Week–5

Unit-5: Radio Documentary

Week–6

Unit-6: Radio Interviews and Discussions

Week–7

Unit-7: Radio Plays

Week–8

Unit-8: Writing for Children: Radio

Week–9

Unit-9: Television and its potential: An Introduction

Week–10

Unit-10:Types of Programmes: A Summary

Week–11

Unit-11:Essential production Techniques: Adapting for TV

Week–12

Unity-12: Plays and Serials

Week–13

Unit-13: TV Ads

Week–14

Unit-14: TV and Video Magazines

Week–15

Unit-15: Television Documentary

Week–16

Unit-16: Writing for Television: Children

DCE- 04: Writing for Media: Radio and Television
at
Swayam
Faculty details

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh Kumar, PhD., an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, has taught for almost two decades in a college in University of Delhi, New Delhi before joining the faculty of English, SOH, IGNOU. He has a PhD in English Literature on “Dalit Writings and Aboriginal Writings: Convergences & Divergences” and an MPhil in English Literature on “The dialectics of Australian Aboriginal Identity in Aboriginal Women’s Autobiographies” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a recipient of UGC Research Award (2016-18) during which he worked on a project on “Santali Dance-Songs of Jharkhand: Contextualizing Art & Culture’. He has also been an Associate (2018-20) at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla. He has authored four books: Santal Folk-Dance Songs: Contextualizing Art &Culture; Dalits Vs Aboriginal Australians: Convergences& Divergences; Of Dalit and Australian Aboriginal Writings & Culture; Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies: Reading Identity, Aboriginality and Belongingness; and edited one Volume: Literaria: An International Journal of New Literature across the World, special issue on Literatures of Margin, Bahri Publications: New Delhi.vol.2, no.1, Jan-Jun 2012. ISSN:2229-4600. He has published many scholarly articles in national and international journals on various subjects and issues relating to literatures of margin and presented several papers in national and International Conferences. His areas of interest include Culture St