Game On: Sports Media Foundations (11932.1)

This unit will provide you with an understanding of how journalism is practiced in the sports media industries. You will be introduced to the fundamental skills and concepts of sports journalism in a multi-platform publishing environment. This will set you on the path to developing research and writing skills to be able to report sporting events, on and off the field. You will also explore the professional and ethical differences between reporting as a journalist for a media outlet and reporting as a journalist for a sporting organisation.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Write a basic sports news story;
2. Complete basic research for a sports news story and verify information gathered to ensure accuracy;
3. Compare and differentiate the delivery of sport news content on a range of publishing platforms; and
4. Analyse the range of sports news content for different purposes and different audiences.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

11092 Game On: Sports Journalism Foundations

Assumed knowledge

Students should have a basic understanding of the Australian and global sporting landscape.