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.

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

    Public Relations Techniques
  • Unit Code

    PRN2123
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr James Leslie HALL

Description

This unit focuses on communication for a range of public relations purposes both online and offline. Students learn how to plan, manage, and produce the production of public relations material, including promotional, copywriting and electronic material at a professional standard. The essentials of good design, layout and typography of print and electronic material produced for public relations are covered.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PRN2104, PRN2121

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply basic principles of good design, layout and typography to the production of print and electronic material.
  2. Compose effective communications materials for different purposes.
  3. Prepare a range of printed and electronic material for use in the PR profession.
  4. Explain the reasons for using particular PR materials for specific circumstances.

Unit Content

  1. Basics of design, layout and typography for PR printed material, content of web pages, PowerPoint presentations and report documents, corporate identity basics while observing sustainability principles.
  2. PR principles for written and electronic material, including speechwriting and copywriting with emphasis on English language skills development.
  3. Printed and electronic material, including design, the printing process and budgeting.
  4. PR materials, their usage, and reasons for application.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Seminars. Internet research.

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
PortfolioProduction of printed material Portfolio Part 140%
PortfolioProduction of electronic material Portfolio Part 240%
JournalIn-class reflections on verbal feedback20%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioProduction of printed material Portfolio Part 140%
PortfolioProduction of electronic material Portfolio Part 240%
JournalIn-class reflections on verbal feedback20%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Public Relations Techniques
  • Unit Code

    PRN2123
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr James Leslie HALL

Description

This unit focuses on communication for a range of public relations purposes both online and offline. Students learn how to plan, manage, and produce the production of public relations material, including promotional, copywriting and electronic material at a professional standard. The essentials of good design, layout and typography of print and electronic material produced for public relations are covered.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PRN2104, PRN2121

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply basic principles of good design, layout and typography to the production of print and electronic material.
  2. Compose effective communications materials for different purposes.
  3. Prepare a range of printed and electronic material for use in the PR profession.
  4. Explain the reasons for using particular PR materials for specific circumstances.

Unit Content

  1. Basics of design, layout and typography for PR printed material, content of web pages, PowerPoint presentations and report documents, corporate identity basics while observing sustainability principles.
  2. PR principles for written and electronic material, including speechwriting and copywriting with emphasis on English language skills development.
  3. Printed and electronic material, including design, the printing process and budgeting.
  4. PR materials, their usage, and reasons for application.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Seminars. Internet research.

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
PortfolioProduction of printed material Portfolio Part 140%
PortfolioProduction of electronic material Portfolio Part 240%
JournalIn-class reflections on verbal feedback20%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioProduction of printed material Portfolio Part 140%
PortfolioProduction of electronic material Portfolio Part 240%
JournalIn-class reflections on verbal feedback20%

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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