Professional Studies for Screen-Based Media
Foundation Degree South West
 

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  Introduction
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  Methods of Researching the Audience
  Application and Relevance of Research
  Government Legislation
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Understanding Your Audience

Links

http://www.patent.gov.uk
The UK Patent Office is in charge of intellectual property in the UK. This is their
website which contains very useful legal information in a very understandable format.

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm
The Data Protection Act 1988

http://www.nics.gov.uk/bds/isservices/wads/webguide.htm
Government website guidelines

http://www.warwick.ac.uk/www/bestpractice/webaccessibility.shtml
World Accessibility Initiative

http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/directions/issue4/senda.html
Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA)
Establishes legal rights for disabled students in pre- and post-16 eductation

http://www.disability.gov.uk/
Disability Discrimination Act 2001

http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/
Office of the Envoy

http://www.itc.org.uk/
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) official website, the governing body that licenses and regulates commercially funded UK television services

http://www.channel4.com/4producers/resources/newcode2.pdf
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) programme code

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/
Ofcom website, new regulatory body for the UK communications sector

http://www.culture.gov.uk/default.htm
Department of Culture Media and Sport

http://www.dti.gov.uk/
Department of Trade and Industry

www.bbc.co.uk
BBC

www.channel4.com
Channel 4

www.itv.com
ITV

www.channel5.com
Channel 5

www.sky.com
Sky News

www.mtv.co.uk
MTV

www.nme.com
NME

www.indzine.co.uk
InDzine, Marlow, Buckinghamshire

www.worthmedia.net
Worth Media, Brighton

www.futurenet.co.uk
Future Publishing, London - website for details on Bang Magazine

www.gmtv.co.uk

Good Morning Television (GMTV), London

www.endemoluk.com
Endemol UK, London

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/
University of Sussex

http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/

The School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences (COGS), University of Sussex

www.doh.gov.uk
Department of Health

www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/
NHS Careers website

http://www.dma.org.uk/_Public/fs_dma.htm
DMA Code of Conduct for Communications to On-line Children

http://www.communicationswhitepaper.gov.uk/
Government White Paper on Communication