ALR103 - Introduction to Public Relations

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule: Nil
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Trimester 3: 5 x 4.4-hour practical experiences workshops (weeks 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10)

 

Scheduled learning activities - online

Trimesters 1 & 3: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week (recordings provided)

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

Beginning with an exploration of what public relations is (and what it is not), you’ll discover why it’s a communication field with many opportunities. The unit focuses on how businesses, non-profits, and governments use public relations to solve communication problems, find opportunities, and forge successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders, target publics and audiences. You will also learn how to research, and plan, and write a simple public relations campaign. Whether you are interested in learning more about public relations or need a foundation for further study in the field of public relations, this unit provides a solid introduction.

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