| Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: JRN2003 or JRN3003
Overview
Modern journalists need special skilling to cater for contemporary audiences and contemporary newsrooms. Today, they have only seconds to file news alerts and just minutes to send out stories to keep readers informed and up to date. Yet they still need to take the time to tell the story behind the story 鈥� to analyse, educate, inform and entertain.
This course prepares students for work in the modern newsroom, where the newsgathering process is in flux but the responsibilities of journalists remain firm. Within this framework, students will develop an advanced understanding of online storytelling by thinking creatively about multimedia and examining the impact of the Internet on news values and ethics. The use of web-based information to research and write news and features will also be explored. Students should come to his course equipped with knowledge of the principles and practice of journalism, and with established skills in reporting, writing and editing.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- critically examine online journalism practices, different forms of multimedia storytelling and sources;
- analyse and evaluate journalistic forms, sources and the interactions of journalists with online audiences;
- communicate by applying different multimedia styles and forms and interacting with their intended audience;
- evaluate their own practice; produce online news and opinion to deadline, and of a publishable standard;
- critically reflect about the legal, cultural and ethical issues associated with online reporting.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Planning and resources | 15.00 |
| 2. | Interviewing | 15.00 |
| 3. | Writing | 15.00 |
| 4. | Editing/production | 40.00 |
| 5. | Research | 15.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical 1 | No | 35 | 1,2 |
| Practical 2 | No | 30 | 3,4 |
| Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 35 | 1,2,3,4,5 |