On Assignment (12025.2)

In this unit, you will begin work as a student journalist for The Owl, publishing stories online, on social media, and on UCFM. You will build confidence in public-facing aspects of journalism, such as interviewing and presentation, and you will begin generating networks of contacts and story ideas. In researching your stories, you will draw information from official sources as well as from everyday members of your community, considering how to use both to produce credible stories that inform your audience. Throughout the process, you will build and apply foundational knowledge about legal and ethical frameworks that govern journalistic practice.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Produce accurate and trustworthy reporting by gathering, verifying and synthesising information from a range of sources;
2. Create engaging multimedia stories about people and issues in the community, centred around substantial interviews;
3. Apply The Owl's editorial processes and appreciate the importance of collaboration in the production of quality content;
4. Critically reflect on the public interest role of journalism and its relationship with power; and
5. Apply the theoretical and regulatory underpinnings of journalistic practice, such as ethics and law.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
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 - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
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 - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
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

11085 Street Stories

Assumed knowledge

None.