JN3300 - Journalism Internship

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of Journalism

Students are invited to apply for admission to JN3300 as internships become available. Applications are assessed either on the basis of performance in one or more appropriate preparatory subjects or on criteria developed by the Internship co-ordinator and approved by the Head of School.

Students work in the newsroom of a news media organisation for a specified period, undertaking professional activities as assigned to them by their newsroom supervisor. Students observe and analyse the operation of the newsroom, and produce news that may be published or broadcast by the organisation. The newsroom supervisor will provide a written assessment of the student's newsroom performance. Students provide a written report on their observations and analysis at the end of the internship.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop a portfolio of published or broadcast material;
• to practise working to industry deadlines;
• to develop skills to industry standards and to learn the demands and pressures of daily journalism;
• to experience and analyse the operation of a professional newsroom.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

JN2003 or JN2123 or JN2111 or JB2100

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	jc140568
Lecturers:	jc140568, Dr Lindsay Simpson.
Contact hours:	5 hours - Regular liaison
Assessment:	portfolio of published or broadcast work, supervised and signed off by workplace supervisor. other appropriate material may be included with the agreement of the jcu supervisor (70%); report and analysis of newsroom experience (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance at the nominated workplace for stipulated working hours is essential.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Liz Tynan
Contact hours:	5 hours - Regular liaison
Assessment:	portfolio of published or broadcast work, supervised and signed off by workplace supervisor. other appropriate material may be included with the agreement of the jcu supervisor (70%); report and analysis of newsroom experience (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance at the nominated workplace for stipulated working hours is essential.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.