School: Arts and Humanities

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.

  • Unit Title

    Photojournalism and Editorial Practice
  • Unit Code

    PHO3201
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Duncan BARNES

Description

In this unit, students will examine the professional practices required to execute and present self-initiated or commissioned photojournalistic work for online distribution and for the print media industries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Identify and execute the significant principles and practice of editorial photography.
  2. Identify emerging issues in photojournalism and documentary practices.
  3. Identify, plan and produce stories for online dissemination, incorporating a number of divergent media.

Unit Content

  1. A brief history of photojournalism including the impact of digital technologies.
  2. An introduction to copyright law, contract negotiation, and ethics as relevant to journalism.
  3. Formal and contextual analyses of the practices of selected photographers associated with recent and critically innovative work.
  4. Skills in captioning and written storylines to accompany images.
  5. Skills required to incorporate convergent media in the presentation and dissemination of stories online.
  6. Traditional and emerging practices that define the discipline and skills required to perform effectively as a freelance photojournalist within an international context.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Workshops. Fieldwork.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectFeature story project 30%
ProjectPhoto essay project: Part A10%
ProjectPhoto essay project: Part B60%

Core Reading(s)

  • Kobre, K. (2008). Photojournalism : the professionals' approach (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Focal Press.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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.

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School: Arts and Humanities

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.

  • Unit Title

    Photojournalism and Editorial Practice
  • Unit Code

    PHO3201
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Duncan BARNES

Description

In this unit, students will examine the professional practices required to execute and present self-initiated or commissioned photojournalistic work for online distribution and for the print media industries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Identify and execute the significant principles and practice of editorial photography.
  2. Identify emerging issues in photojournalism and documentary practices.
  3. Identify, plan and produce stories for online dissemination, incorporating a number of divergent media.

Unit Content

  1. A brief history of photojournalism including the impact of digital technologies.
  2. An introduction to copyright law, contract negotiation, and ethics as relevant to journalism.
  3. Formal and contextual analyses of the practices of selected photographers associated with recent and critically innovative work.
  4. Skills in captioning and written storylines to accompany images.
  5. Skills required to incorporate convergent media in the presentation and dissemination of stories online.
  6. Traditional and emerging practices that define the discipline and skills required to perform effectively as a freelance photojournalist within an international context.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Workshops. Fieldwork.

Assessment

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectFeature story project 30%
ProjectPhoto essay project: Part A10%
ProjectPhoto essay project: Part B60%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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.

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