IA2104:03
Print 2
Townsville
HECS Band 1
48 hours lectures/workshops. August/September block mode.
Available to DipIndgStud and BIndgStud students.
Staff: Ms M Mollison.
This subject builds on the skills gained in Print 1. It covers the principles of writing for non-Indigenous and Indigenous print media and includes instruction in layout skills.
Learning Objectives:
- empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with the skills required to publish their own stories;
- develop skills in the technology used to produce community newsletters;
- empower students with the skills required to tackle mainstream news stories;
- enable students to edit, design, layout and print their own stories;
- enable students to study further the possibilities of culturally appropriate print media;
- strengthen students’ news sense and enable them to monitor a wide range of issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the print media.
Assessment by on-campus assignments (80%); off-campus assignment (20%).