JOURNALISM RESEARCH
JRN2CAJ
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Journalism Research teaches students to research and write news and feature stories in the most detailed, accurate, engaging and creative way possible. Students are guided through online and offline research strategies and are required to think critically about every source they use. Students are required to report on a meeting or event and to initiate and develop an original feature story idea for print or online platforms.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lawrie Zion
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: JRN1TEJ or coordinators approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: JRN3CAJ
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Core subject at second year level for ABJ & ABJS.
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lawrie Zion
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Feature story and transcript (1500 words) | 40 | |
| In-class, peer-assessed research quizzes (500 word equivalent) | 20 | |
| In-class, peer-assessed writing exercises (1000 word equivalent) | 20 | |
| News stories and source critiques (1000 words) | 20 |