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IAS311 - Writing, Journalism and Media Ethics

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Communications

COM303

Unit Description

This unit teaches skills for those considering careers in the media industry, including news report writing, advanced feature writing, recording and editing interviews and understanding the complex ethical landscape of the field. This unit provides an opportunity to develop advanced media writing and interviewing skills.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply advanced writing skills in a range of journalism formats including feature writing and news articles.
2.	Apply high level interviewing skills to a variety of media formats through study of interviewer techniques and responses to peer review.
3.	Critically evaluate governance and monitoring bodies of journalism in the Australian context and as regulated through a code of ethics.
4.	Critical identification and evaluation of media ethics and appraisal of the decision making relationship between ethical viewpoints and cultures.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Essay (1,750 words).	30%	1,2,3,4
2.	Presentation (10 minutes).	15%	1,2,3,4
3.	Writing Portfolio (2,500 words).	45%	1,2,3,4
4.	Discussion Board (10 x 150 words).	10%	1,2,3

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2022	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2022	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

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