JN5021 - Writing Convergent Stories 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

Students learn how to discern which medium suits which type of journalistic story. Students hone newswriting skills while refining professional practice skills. Students in JN5021 build a portfolio of work as they gather stories for the JCNN digital media platform.

Learning Outcomes

• establish a network of news contacts;
• maintain a news round;
• produce a regular flow of news stories for the print media to publishable standards.

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.

Prerequisites:	JN5500
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	IA2021 JN2007 JN2021

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Lindsay Simpson.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials
Assessment:	tutorial attendance and participation (10%); portfolio of written work (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.