CUASOU214 — Mix sound in a broadcasting environment

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What an assessment for CUASOU214 must cover

39 assessable components: 3 elements (18 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for broadcast

1.1Confirm production requirements and program schedule with required personnel
1.2Set up and check studio equipment is safe and operational, and report any issues according to broadcast studio procedures and work health and safety (WHS) requirements
1.3Confirm that any pre-recorded material is ready for broadcast
1.4Confirm that external sources required by program are available from point of origin to studio panel desk
1.5Check that arrangements for recording and linking live sources meet production requirements
1.6Conduct sound check and adjust as required in line with broadcast studio procedures, health and safety, and production requirements
1.7Identify and rectify simple problems, and refer issues beyond own responsibilities to required personnel

2 Mix audio inputs on air

2.1Mix audio inputs through studio panel and produce required sound level and tonal balances
2.2Execute sound cues according to production requirements
2.3Cue and play presentation material according to program schedule
2.4Cue studio guests as required and open microphones
2.5Resolve operational problems with equipment as they arise throughout on-air sessions

3 Complete operations after broadcast

3.1Save required material in line with broadcast studio procedures
3.2Confirm surplus material is handled in line with broadcast studio procedures
3.3Complete documentation in line with broadcast studio procedures
3.4Check and clean equipment and work environment in line with broadcast studio procedures
3.5Identify technical faults and problems with broadcast, and notify required personnel as required in line with broadcast studio procedures
3.6Seek feedback from required personnel on own performance as a panel operator and note areas for improvement

Performance evidence

set up and operate a studio panel using a full range of audio inputs on at least three occasions according to broadcast studio procedures, health and safety, and production requirements.
collaborate with others in a broadcast production environment and follow instructions from required personnel
archive materials, complete documentation and check equipment at conclusion of broadcasts.

Knowledge evidence

organisational policies and broadcast studio procedures for setting up and operating within a broadcast production environment, including: referring technical faults and problems to required personnel
setting up, checking and cleaning equipment
completing required documentation
handling surplus material
archiving material
conducting sound checks
collaborating with a range of personnel
issues and challenges that typically arise in the context of operating a broadcast studio panel in a live to air situation and strategies for addressing them
basic principles of audio mixing in a broadcast production environment, including how to maintain consistent audio levels throughout a radio broadcast
work health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to operating in a broadcast studio.

Foundation skills

Learning: Confirms meaning using listening and questioning techniques
Numeracy: Calculates time for programming requirements using basic mathematical formulas
Reading: Recognises and interprets textual information
Writing: Uses factual information and industry terminology when completing required workplace documentation
Planning and organising: Plans, organises and completes work to meet deadlines
Self-management: Communicates using industry terminology suitable to audience to convey requirements Adheres to organisational policies and broadcasting studio procedures, and follows WHS requirements
Teamwork: Collaborates and cooperates on creative and technical requirements
Technology: Utilises broadcasting technology when undertaking tasks

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What does an assessment tool for CUASOU214 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUASOU214 needs to address all 39 unit components: 3 elements with 18 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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