ALJ221 - Video Journalism

Unit details

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Christopher Scanlon
Cohort rule:

Nil

Prerequisite:

ALJ111 or ALJ112

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ALJ319

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:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 (three) scheduled online workshops

Content

This unit is about the production of video journalism for delivery via broadcast, online or mobile media and the important information role that news and current affairs programs play in society. In addition to learning about the social, political and economic impact of video journalism, you will learn and practice the skills of researching, interviewing, reporting, writing and filming to produce credible news and current affairs. You will also be introduced to the production techniques needed to compile news reports for different broadcast and narrowcast media.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Research and evaluate information and sources to produce a news story in video format

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2 Interview, record and report a video news story to a publishable standard

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO6: Self-management

ULO3 Record, voice and edit a video news story to a publishable standard

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO6: Self-management

ULO4 Identify and be conversant with the changing economic, political, technological and professional practices of the TV news and current affairs landscape

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5 Evaluate and explain how international newsgathering is carried out by media organisations

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Quizzes 800 words
or equivalent
20% Week 4
Assessment 2 - Video shooting assignment 800 words
or equivalent
20% Week 6
Assessment 3 - Story pitching and planning assignment 800 words
or equivalent
20% Week 8
Assessment 4 - Video current affairs 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 the link below: ALJ221 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.

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