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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit offers students the experience of working to deadline in a virtual newsroom environment. It teaches advanced news reporting skills, news editing skills and provides experience of involvement in the news production process. Student articles from this unit are published online on an e-news site and its bulletins. Students leave the unit with newsroom production experience, a portfolio of published articles online, a CV entry describing their work on the publication and the beginnings of a relevant network of industry contacts.
Campus-based, with workshops and online activities.
Students must pass 1 units from JOU2111
Unit was previously coded JOU3201, JOU4205
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 4 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Lectures and workshops with online activities.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Journalism portfolio (submitted in two parts) | 60% |
| Journal | Production team blog (five blogs) | 40% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
JOU3205|1|1
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit offers students the experience of working to deadline in a virtual newsroom environment. It teaches advanced news reporting skills, news editing skills and provides experience of involvement in the news production process. Student articles from this unit are published online on an e-news site and its bulletins. Students leave the unit with newsroom production experience, a portfolio of published articles online, a CV entry describing their work on the publication and the beginnings of a relevant network of industry contacts.
Campus-based, with workshops and online activities.
Students must pass 1 units from JOU2111
Unit was previously coded JOU3201, JOU4205
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Not Offered | 13 x 4 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Lectures and workshops with online activities.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Journalism portfolio | 60% |
| Journal | Production team work | 40% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
JOU3205|1|2