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.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: David Lowden
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: MST1WFM
Equivalent subjects: MST1WFM
Special conditions: N/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)