James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2014

JN5021 - Writing Convergent Stories 2

Credit points: 03
Year: 2014
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: School of Arts and Social Sciences (pre 2015)

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

Prerequisites:JN5500
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
IA2021 JN2007 JN2021

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator: Dr Amy Forbes
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.