mac1pro professional writing

PROFESSIONAL WRITING

MAC1PRO

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Writing for Media introduces students to the practice of professional writing for various media platforms. The focus of the subject will be to teach students how to write short form news articles for print (newspapers and online news sites), radio and television news.

SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorDavid Lowden

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects MST1WFM

Equivalent subjects MST1WFM

Special conditionsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Demonstrate a comprehension of the pre tutorial stimuli such as readings and videos.

Activities:
Quiz held weekly between weeks 2-11.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Writing(Writing)

02. Demonstrate an understanding of the key fundamentals of professional writing such as correct grammar, punctuation and attribution.

Activities:
Online test to be held in class on first four weeks curriculum.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Writing(Writing)

03. Students will demonstrate an ability to re-order information delivered in a press conference environment in order of importance and then write a short news story in print form using the inverted pyramid method. Student will be exposed to working under time pressure.

Activities:
Students will attend or watch online in class a press conference and submit a bullet point list of information considered important for a subsequent story in a set time period. The student will then write a print story based on their bullet point list as an out of class task.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Writing(Writing)
Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)

04. Students will demonstrate an ability to re-order information delivered in a press conference environment in order of importance and then write a short news story suitable for print, radio and television news.

Activities:
Students will attend or watch online in class a press conference and submit a bullet point list of information considered important for a subsequent story in a set time period. The student will then write stories suitable for print, radio and TV based on their bullet point list as an out of class task.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Writing(Writing)
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)

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