ALJ330 - News Production 1
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course A300, A301, A331, A401, D303, D305, D311, D312, D313, D330, D385, D391 |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed two level 2 ALJ coded units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALJ302 and ALJ303 |
| 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 (online) | 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 throughout the trimester, learning how to deal with the practical, intellectual, professional, creative, social, ethical and legal issues of online news and current affairs publishing. Students will learn how to respond appropriately to real-world news events that require necessary problem-solving, critical-thinking and creative skills to be resolved. Students will reflect on the newsgathering and production processes.
Unit Fee Information
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