Student Work
This showcase is just a sample of the works produced by students in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages.
Many courses within the School give students the ability to engage with the industry, publish completed projects to the public eye and create work to a professional level using industry-standard tools, giving students the experience required to feel comfortable within the work place upon finding a job after graduation.
Riding the Media Storm
What could be better for an aspiring Public Relations professional than cutting your teeth on the media circus that was Lance Armstrong’s return to international competition? Nothing according to UniSA student Sebastian Geers...
National Railway Museum - Tea and Sugar Train Project
The University of South Australia have joined forces with the Entertainment Technology Centre (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University to develop an interactive showcase experience for visitors to the National Railway Museum, located in Port Adelaide. The students from both Universities were involved with bringing the Tea and Sugar Train exhibit to life with new cutting edge technology, immersive interactivity and a fresh new look at Australian history.
Students from UniSA were involved in the animation, graphic design, filming, editing and scriptwriting for the joint project
As part of the experience, the three UniSA students travelled to Pittsburgh at the end of September 2008 to meet with the team from the Entertainment Technology Centre and to expand on ideas and develop more of their project. On three separate occasions, the ETC students visited Adelaide to liaise with the UniSA students, help implement the interactive elements and train the staff at the National Railway Museum.
Tea and Sugar Train Documentary
Director: Matthew Wigg | Producer: Amy Charlick | Writer: Paul 'Nazz' Oldham
Kyla in Africa
Read Kyla Raby's blog about her trip to Africa with the Hawke Ambassador program at http://kylainafrica.wordpress.com
SWATCH/FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour was held in Adelaide in March 08
Over 30 Uni SA journalism and media studies students got the chance to step out of the classroom and sample the reality of television journalism when Uni SA teamed up with Channel 31 to cover the Adelaide leg of the SWATCH/FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour.
The students were responsible for seven 30 minute bulletins that appeared on Channel 31 during the first stop in the World Beach Volleyball Tour. Students generated story ideas, conducted interviews, shot footage, wrote scripts, edited stories and presented the nightly bulletins.
Throughout the week, students faced and embraced the challenges of television journalism. Whilst some found the initiative and persistence required to get the good stories a confronting task, it left others filled with a strong determination to tackle the demanding industry.
Hawke Ambassadors prepare for overseas
Hawke Ambassadors with workshop facilitators Moira Deslandes and Alia Lovecraft.
A second group of University of SA Hawke Ambassadors participated in Volunteering SA's Introduction to International Volunteering Workshop in preparation for volunteering overseas. They are among the many South Australians who volunteer in international communities each year. On return, these students are keen to continue their volunteering and offer volunteer involving organisations a myriad of skills, independent thinking and new ideas. They make a valuable cohort for volunteer recruitment.
Hawke Ambassador Student Exchange
World Police and Fire Games 2007 and 2008
The School of Communication, has been proud to be involved with the World Fire and Police Games, held in Adelaide in March 2007 and in Liverpool in July 2008
Film & Television students from the Bachelor of Media Arts captured events and interviews as the games progressed, enabling staff and students to enjoy a 'real life' experience in conjunction with their study programs.
Graduates and students from the Journalism program also produced daily news bulletins for the games.
Jessica Roberts with World Youth International
Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer Experience
Nepal Overseas Action Program
Living in Nepal and working as a volunteer is certainly a challenging experience, and it is not suited to everyone. But I loved my time there so
much that I returned for a second, and a third time! In 2005, I was a first time traveller and participant of the World Youth International Overseas
Action Program (OAP). I returned for a holiday with several friends in 2006, proud to show off my new home; and then returned again at the end of 2006 to
be the Assistant Coordinator of the November program.
The OAP is a development program for 18 to 30 year olds, designed to offer participants the chance to immerse themselves in a different culture and make a meaningful contribution to lives of people less fortunate. One of my favourite aspects of the program was staying with host families in the villages we worked in, and I quickly fell in love with their simple life and everyday routine. Every morning would start with a steaming cup of fresh buffalo milk tea complete with hand crushed spices and plenty of sugar, and would end with an amazing meal of dal bhat (rice and lentils), prepared from freshly picked ingredients and cooked on a mud brick stove. It was inspiring to see how my families worked tirelessly every day, doing the same thing they’d been doing for years and will be doing for years to come. It humbled me to see how happy they were living their simple, monotonous life; and made me feel grateful for the abundant choice we have in Australia.
Although I was meant to be the one giving something to their communities, I often felt like I received more than I gave. It was a personal journey full
of learning and development, and the Nepali people I met were inspirational. They showed me a completely different way of life by accepting me as their
family, rather than just a tourist. I experienced things which most travellers would never be able to, even just little day to day occurrences.
There were many challenges I faced along the way, and it was by no means an easy journey. In some ways, it was the challenges that made it so rewarding - it was the achievement of lasting 24 days without a proper shower, of building a water tank to serve an entire community, of surviving on lentils and rice for 3 months, of seeing the look in a child’s face when you offered them a pack of coloured pencils. My time in Nepal has given me a unique perspective on the world and shaped my life in a way I will always be grateful for.
For more information about the
Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer Experience, please contact Dr Terry O'Callaghan at
Terry.O'Callaghan@unisa.edu.au or 08 8302 9041.
Jessica Roberts
The Warbler
The Warbler is an online news publication, produced by Journalism students at UniSA.
Every month more students have become involved, writing articles covering science, sport, arts and lifestyle.
URL: www.thewarbler.unisa.edu.au
View The Warbler
Poetry and Poetics Centre
The Poetry and Poetics Centre brings you the latest news in poetry and poetics from South Australia and interstate.
The website provides poetry related book reviews, interviews and news, and is a great opportunity for Writing and Creative Communication students to get involved with the industry.
URL: www.poetryandpoeticscentre.com
View The Poetry and Poetics Centre
Orrmulum Project Online
The Orrmulum Project Online is a valuable source of information about professional writing.
This project provides students studying Writing and Creative Communication with the chance to publish their creative and professional works online, as well as a practical editing environment.
URL: http://orrmulum.unisa.cc
View Orrmulum Project Online