ALJ322 - Journalism Internship B
Unit details
| Offering information: | This unit commences Trimester 2 2011. Enrolment can commence 1 July 2011. |
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| Enrolment modes: | (B, G, W, X) |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Work experience in industry: | This is a Work Experience in Industry (WEI) unit. |
| Unit chair: | P Bethell |
| Campus contact: | P Bethell (B, G, X), K Hess (W) |
| Prerequisite: | ALJ321 and special application requirements. Interested students should contact Arts and Education Student Support on their campus for further information. |
| Contact hours: | As a Work Integrated Learning unit, there is no formal teaching and students have contact with academic staff via ongoing consultation. |
Note:Internship units are normally undertaken in third year (or equivalent) and are subject to completion of specified prerequisite units and special application requirements. Interested students should contact Arts and Education Student Support on their campus for further information. | |
Content
This unit will allow Journalism students who have already completed ALJ321 Journalism Internship, to undertake further work experience in a journalism workplace. The work experience destination can be at the initiative of the student or made available through Deakin’s work experience partnerships with newsrooms across a range of different news media titles including The Age, Herald Sun, Geelong Advertiser, Warrnambool Standard, Channel Nine News, Channel Ten News, ABC News and WIN TV News. Each internship is individual and may include work for newspapers, radio, TV or online news media. Students will be expected to observe and reflect on the work of an industry newsroom; work as part of a team of journalists; initiate, research, report on and write news stories and content for the news outlet.
Assessment
Internship report 50% 2000 words - An essay (2000 words) profiling the host employer, reporting on the internship experience and reflecting on the internship experience.
Internship portfolio 50% - Compilation of a portfolio of work undertaken during the internship. This may include published or broadcast work, evidence of research, reporting or other work undertaken during the internship. (No formal word count - 2000 word equivalent).
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $680 | $680 | $680 | $2261 | $2610 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
**** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2005
***** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2006
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.