ALJ712 - Broadcast Journalism
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 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 trimester. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Usha Rodrigues Trimester 3: Christopher Scanlon |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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 activities x 2-hours per week. This will include a range of activities including seminar recordings, and synchronous and asynchronous participation in online classroom activities |
Content
Students in this unit will learn the techniques of researching, writing, interviewing, reporting, recording, filming and editing for radio and television news and current affairs. These skills will be tested through students creating their own radio and television news and current affairs stories.
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| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
| ULO1 | develop a deeper understanding of radio and television news and current affairs genres | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | demonstrate the broadcast skills of interviewing, reporting, recording, filming and editing for radio and television | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Create a coherent and accessible narrative | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Compose a radio story and a short film by employing relevant digital editing software | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Understand how finances, regulation and editorial policies affect the kinds of media we have in Australia and in different countries | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
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 |
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| Assessment 1 - Radio News Story | equivalent to 1500 words | 30% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Television News Story | equivalent to 1500 words | 30% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3 - A current affairs story | equivalent to 2000 words | 40% | Week 12 |
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: ALJ712 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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