ALJ112 - News Reporting
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, CBD* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Alison McAdam |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALJM112 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Burwood: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1 x 2-hour per week equivalence) |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery | |
Content
Build your skills and knowledge of multimedia news reporting. You will learn how to make effective use of social media platform to source and report stories that engage different audiences. You'll also create a photojournalism story and a video package for broadcast and online media platforms. You'll also hone your skills in, and knowledge of, news values, researching, interviewing, editing and photojournalism. And you will meet deadlines and expand your knowledge of the social, professional and legal contexts within which journalists work.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify, develop and research news stories; arrange and carry out news interviews | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Write a news story in direct, effective, engaging style with strict attention to factual accuracy as well as accuracy in punctuation, spelling and grammar | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Engage with community issues and social media tools as per discipline specific needs for sourcing and reporting news stories | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Explain the legal and ethical framework that journalists operate within Australia | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Use a range of digital technologies to record, edit, produce and present news stories | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - News story | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | TBA |
| Assessment 2 - Photojournalism news story | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | TBA |
| Assessment 3 - Video news story | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via ALJ112
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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