Mobile Reporting (9923.1)
Level: | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Design |
Discipline: | Discipline of Communication and Media |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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Syllabus
Mobile Reporting introduces students to innovative smartphone journalism techniques. Students will take photos, record and edit basic audio and video stories using their mobile phone. Building on the news gathering, writing and presenting skills acquired in Introduction to Journalism (5565) students will create journalism stories specifically for reading, viewing and listening on a smartphone or tablet.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Produce a basic audio, video and photo journalism using a mobile phone;
2. Produce basic audio, video and photo journalism for online and mobile audiences.
3. Gather and verify newsworthy information from a range of sources.
4. Understand the rapidly changing media environment and broader journalism context of which mobile journalism is a part.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal and ethical contexts in which journalists work, particularly in mobile and online environments.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
5565 Introduction to Journalism
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
Introduction to Journalism writing skills
Incompatible Units
NONE.
Equivalent Units
NO.
Referenced Courses
- 429AB Bachelor of Arts
- 793AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
- 992AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 221JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 222JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 223JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 224JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 280JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 369JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Journalism
- 821AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Laws
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 229JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 212JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 226JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism/Bachelor of Laws
- 320JA Bachelor of Journalism
- 236JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 242JA Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 689AA Bachelor of Sports Media
- 837AA Bachelor of Sports Media/Bachelor of Laws