ALJ330 - News Production 1
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Alison McAdam |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course A300, A301, A331, D303, D305, D311, D312, D313 or D391 |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed two level 2 ALJ coded units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALJ302 and ALJ303 |
| 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 3-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | independent and collaborative learning activities including: online learning tasks (3-hour per week equivalence) |
Content
This unit engages students in the day-to-day operations of a multi-location, multimedia news publication. Students will produce stories for the unit's website, learning how to deal with the practical, intellectual, professional, creative, social, ethical and legal issues of online and social media news and current affairs publishing. Students will learn how to respond appropriately to real-world news events that require necessary problem-solving and critical-thinking and creative skills to be resolved. Students will reflect on the newsgathering, writing and production processes.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Identify and research an audience for the digital news product | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Work with others in a team to produce news stories to a professional standard in a variety of written, audio and visual formats | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Engage with community issues and social media tools for sourcing, reporting and promoting news stories | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Act responsibly, ethically and within legal frameworks when creating online content | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Reflect critically on professional practice to identify how that practice will contribute towards career goals | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Group) - Multimedia portfolio | 2800 words equivalent | 70% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Reflective essay | 1200 words | 30% | Information not yet available |
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
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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