ALJ216 - Feature Writing

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Matthew Ricketson

Trimester 3 Unit Chair:

Alison Mc Adam

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ALJ316, ALJ416

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Trimester 2:

 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Trimester 2 and 3:

Online independent and collaborative learning + 1 hour scheduled online workshop

Note:

Quota applies to the Trimester 2 Burwood offering.  Quota full as of 4 July 2019

Content

In this unit students are expected to combine journalism skills with academic techniques of research. The aim this trimester is to develop research and writing skills to a level where the student can produce feature articles suitable for publication. There is strong emphasis on finding original information from sources ranging from interviews to the Internet.

Assessment

Assessment 1 - Feature-story tasks (2000 equivalent) - 50%

Assessment 2 - Feature story (2000 words) - 50%

Unit Fee Information

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