JN2021 - Writing Convergent Stories 2
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Students hone newswriting skills learned in first year while refining such professional practice skills as effective interviewing techniques; writing, filming or collecting audio in an engaging way; and delivering accurate stories to deadline. In this subject students begin to build a portfolio of work while they gather stories for the JCU digital media platform. Students are assigned rounds as they learn how to engage in authentic reporting.
Learning Outcomes
- establish a network of news contacts;
- produce a regular flow of news stories for the print media to publishable standards.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Prerequisites: | JN1005 AND (JN2300 OR JN2310) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | JN2007 JN5021 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Maxine Newlands |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (20%); portfolio of published work (written, oral or visual) part 1 (40%); portfolio of published work (written, oral or visual) part 2 (40%). |
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.