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JN2021 - Writing Convergent Stories 2
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2012 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
1 |
Administered by: |
School of Arts & Social Sciences |
Students hone newswriting skills learned in first year while refining such professional
practice skills as effective interviewing techniques; writing, filming or collecting
audio in an engaging way; and delivering accurate stories to deadline. In this subject
students begin to build a portfolio of work while they gather stories for the JCU
digital media platform. Students are assigned rounds as they learn how to engage in
authentic reporting.
Learning Outcomes
- establish a network of news contacts;
- produce a regular flow of news stories for the print media to publishable standards.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- The ability to use and interpret different media;
- A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics
in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate,
organise and present information;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
- The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.
Assumed Knowledge:
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To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points
(four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level
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Prerequisites: |
JN2300 JN1005 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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JN2007 JN5021 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 23-Aug-2012 |
Coord/Lect: |
<Person not found>. |
Workload expectations: |
- 13 hours lectures
- 20 hours tutorials
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Assessment: |
tutorial attendance and participation (10%); portfolio of written work (90%). |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.