JN5304 - Feature Writing

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

In this subject students learn how to prepare feature articles suitable for publication and how to evaluate a target audience. The student develops higher level skills of research and analysis dealing with a diverse range of opinions, anecdotes, other published material, statistical research, and where appropriate the reporter's own impressions, on the way to creating informative and entertaining feature articles. Students are exposed to feature stories by writers with national and international reputations.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop an understanding of the responsibilities of the feature writer as an informed social commentator;
• to develop higher level skills of research and analysis;
• to prepare feature articles of a standard suitable for publication.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

IA2003 AND JN2003 AND JN3304 AND JN5003

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr Amy Forbes.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 20 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	tutorial attendance and participation (10%); assignments (90%).

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.