Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Arts and Humanities

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Photojournalism and Editorial Practice

• Unit Code

  PHO3201

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr 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. Evaluate viable projects within the scope of photojournalism and editorial practice.
2. Apply significant principles and practices of editorial photography in the production of storytelling.
3. Effectively use a digital SLR camera and audio recording equipment in the production of still images, video and sound.
4. Employ video editing software in the production of mixed media.
5. 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.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

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.

Core Reading(s)

• Brodsky, M., Esclusa, Manel., Vasconcellos, C., Ortiz Monasterio, P., Parr, M., Hoheisel, H., … Gonzalez, Valeria. (2009). Visual correspondences : Marcelo Brodsky, Manel Esclusa, Cássio Vasconcellos, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Martin Parr, Horst Hoheisel = Correspondencias visuales (1st ed.). Buenos Aires: La Marca Ed. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/709408386