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Area/Catalogue
COMM 2074

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
105851

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Creative Industries

Course aim

To develop and extend students' skills and understandings of text-based and web-based news production.

Course content

Students will develop skills in print and online news production. They will become familiar with principles of news design for both print and web, and will develop skills and understanding of principles of news blogging.


 

Textbook(s)

Phillips, G & Lindgren, M 2013, Australian broadcast journalism, 3rd, OUP, -

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
COMM 1023 News Writing
COMM 1022 Principles of Journalism

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture 1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical 2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Print design project , Print production project, Web news project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Patrizia Furlan
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Mrs Jenny Webber
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