#stage 01

Drafting our script, we followed our lecturer Ms. Tharangi Jayasekara’s lesson on the suggested structure for a podcast script, which contains the following elements in that order:

Introduction: A brief explanation of the podcast’s premise, as well as an overview of the episode through headings and topic statements.

Body:  The main content of the podcast as well as possible intermissions and sponsorships. This part ideally has a set structure that prevents the conversation from being derailed. 

Standing at the crosswalk, Kunio gave a small sigh, arms folded impatiently as he kept his eyes on the light. Damnit, he’d just missed his chance at the crossing... He couldn’t help it; he thought he’d saw something nice in that vending machine across the way! Not only was he mistaken, now he’d have to wait another several minutes while public transportation meandered its way through the streets...

It was then, however, that Kunio caught sight of something. Another person, a girl, idly passed by him... That outfit-- was she a student? 

Maybe he could get some information out...of...?

H-Hey, hold on. She isn’t stopping. Did she not notice the no crossing sign was lit?

“Hey...!” Kunio called over, face turning with concern. When she didn’t stop he reached out after her, repeating himself. “Hey! You over there, wake up! The light’s--!”

And she wanders right off the edge of the sidewalk.

“I SAID WATCH IT!”

Alright, he tried talking, didn’t work, now was time for action! Kunio broke into a mad dash, closing the distance between them in two seconds. Grabbing the back of the girl’s collar roughly, Kunio yanks her back out of the crossing and onto the sidewalk, heaving a small sigh of relief as the crisis was averted. 

For the Stage 01 presentation of this module, our task was to do some preliminary research into the nature of the academic industry, particularly pertaining to university and secondary education in general.

The required submissions for this presentation are:

A draft script of the podcast

A draft recording of the podcast, between 5-20 min in length

Individual blogs of each member.

Links to submissions:

DRAFT SCRIPT | DRAFT AUDIO

Our primary research delved into the differences between high school and university, as well as how individual students responded to the transition from primary to secondary education. We gathered our information through a series of interviews with university students from a variety of secondary education institutions, each asked a collection of open-ended, unstructured questions under predetermined subtopics. The topics talked about in the podcast are also influenced by our own personal experiences.

These interviews can be found on the blogs of the team members conducting each interview (CAIN | PINIPA | MINUTHI | THESANDU), as well as reblogged to the podcast blog.

Additionally, after a thought-provoking conversation with our lecturers, we also decided to investigate how different even individual Sri Lankan universities are from each other, especially between different sectors. For this additional information, we each did our individual research within the following areas:

Cain: Government Universities

Pinipa: Semi-government Universities

Minuthi: Private Universities

Thesandu: International Universities

Stage 1 - Decision Time - Zo