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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
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
This unit is only available to students enrolled in A331 - Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)
Must have completed two level 2 ALJ coded units
ALJ302 and ALJ303
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 3-hour seminar per week
Independent and collaborative learning activities including: online learning tasks (3-hour per week equivalence)
This unit explores advanced news production techniques such as digital visualisation and live broadcasting and blogging, as well as industry practices such as freelancing and dealing with deadlines. 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:
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1
Identify and research an audience for the digital news product
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
ULO2
Produce news stories to a professional standard in a variety of written, audio and visual formats
GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO3
Engage with community issues and social media tools for sourcing, reporting and promoting news stories
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
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
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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