Editorial Leadership (12031.1)

In this unit, you will draw on all the knowledge and skills you¿ve developed so far as you take on an editorial leadership role for The Owl. Through oversight of The Owl¿s output online and on UCFM, you will sharpen your editorial judgement in a deadline-driven publishing environment. You will be tasked with producing quality content alongside your peers, and with guiding and editing the work of other student journalists. Having experienced the editorial process from every perspective throughout your degree, this unit will cement your appreciation of iterative, collaborative production as a means of enhancing both the editorial and technical quality of content.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Exercise editorial leadership in overseeing the whole-of-course editorial process;
2. Apply critical editorial judgement to their own work and the work of others;
3. Produce quality multimedia and multi-platform content to tight deadlines; and
4. Demonstrate professionalism and ethical practice, and conduct themselves confidently as early career journalists.

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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

Must have passed 48 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

11090 Newsfeed

Assumed knowledge

None.