Applied Professional Practice/Journalism

This subject is not offered in 2014.

120 Hours

This subject is available only to students enrolled in the Master of Journalism.

Students without industry experience are advised to complete JOUR90001 Researching and Writing Stories before attempting this unit.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This subject offers students the opportunity to research and write stories in various styles, which will be considered for publication on The Citizen, a website that is being developed in conjunction with the Centre for Advanced Journalism. The site is expected to "go live" in late March.
Students will be required to bring story ideas to regular news conferences for discussion and debate. They will be expected to liaise closely with the editors of The Citizen as they refine their ideas and settle on specific reporting assignments. There will be opportunities for workshopping stories and for collaboration with fellow students, as well as instruction on how best to present their material. The goal will be to produce a body of work of publishable standard.

Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:

• Demonstrate high level journalistic skills
• Work efficiently in teams and newsroom environments
• Reflect on their journalistic practice

• Portfolio (4,000 words) of journalistic work, due in the examination period (80%)
  
• 1,500 word essay reflecting on journalistic practice, due at the end of teaching period (20%)
  

Relevant reading, audio and video material will be made available through the LMS

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• High level ability to analyse writing techniques and affects
• High level ability to express thoughts, ideas and observations in accessible written English.