UPSTART 2

JRN3UP2

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In Upstart, students apply core journalism and media skills in the working newsrooms of La Trobe's student-driven media outlets Upstart Magazine or La Trobe Live. Both streams deliver work-ready newsroom skills, as students produce industry standard media content to deadline. For Upstart , students will write and edit copy to deadline, manage and edit copy from contributors, moderate comments, utilise social media to publicise upstart.net.au's content and activities, write search engine optimised (SEO) standfirsts and headlines and collaborate with other editors, writers and academic staff to ensure content meets industry standards. At La Trobe Live students will produce, present and publish live shows every week, using La Trobe's leading broadcast facilities. Students must adhere to industry standard broadcast guidelines, and produce broadcast content that is creative, engaging and aimed at an identified audience. By subject coordinator approval only. Students must apply for this subject to the subject coordinator.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Brigid McCarthy

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in ABMC, or BA (Screen, Media and Performance Major) or Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Media and Communication and subject coordinator approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply advanced knowledge gained from previous Upstart and/or La Trobe Live experience, to lead the creation of innovative and interesting media content across multiple platforms, that adheres to industry guidelines.

02. Demonstrate the ability to lead a team to produce industry standard media content across multiple platforms.

03. Apply advanced knowledge of media audiences gained from previous Upstart and/or La Trobe Live experience, to deliver content that engages its intended audience.

04. Apply advanced knowledge of news values gained from previous Upstart and/or La Trobe Live experience, to develop and promote stories post-production.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Brigid McCarthy

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 4.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Media Outputs (2700 words)Students are assessed on the quality of media they produce, against industry standards. Assessment is tailored depending on students' individual media output in either Upstart or La Trobe Live.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Peer Collaboration (equivalent to 1350 words)Students are assessed on how well they work within and contribute to their team within either La Trobe Live or Upstart.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO2
Reflective Piece (450 words)Students are assessed on how well they reflect on their experience in the La Trobe Live and Upstart, including how they have applied knowledge learned through their course practically in this subject.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day