James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021
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JN3304 - Multimedia Writing Projects
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Prerequisites: | JN1005 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Subject Description
- 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
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (25%) - Individual
- Written > Media article - (25%) - Individual
- Oral > Interview - (15%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Multimedia production - (35%) - Individual
Note that 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.
Assumed Knowledge: To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: IA2003 JN2003 JN5003 JN5304
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 26 Aug 2021 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 26 Jul 2021 to Friday, 19 Nov 2021 |
| Coordinator(s): | Assoc. Professor Amy Forbes |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Marie Oelgemoeller |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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