JN3304 - Investigative Features
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
In this subject, students develop higher level research skills to produce substantial in-depth stories. Students work on one topic throughout the semester, alone or in teams, to produce informative and entertaining pieces across diverse media. The final story is worked through several drafts.
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.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Prerequisites: | JN2021 AND (JN2300 OR JN2310) AND (JN2301 OR NM1610) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | IA2003 JN2003 JN5003 JN5304 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Amy Forbes |
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| Assessment: | presentations (25%); specialised feature 1 (25%); specialised feature 2 (35%); profile (15%). |
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.