Sports Media Internship (part B) (8396.3)
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Communication And Media | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Understand the relationship between theory and actual professional practice; develop, research, analyse, prepare and write a feature article; produce a portfolio of work that includes stories that have been published through print, and/ or broadcast media; and
2. Experience and evaluate an active role in an appropriate professional organisation. The practical knowledge and experience gained will help to prepare the student for successful entry into a professional career.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. 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 - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
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
NoneIncompatible units
NoneEquivalent units
NoneAssumed knowledge
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Required texts
Students are expected to have a strong general knowledge of relevant and topical issues in sport, and should be able to demonstrate their knowledge in a media industry environment.
Articles relevant to sports journalism and the sports media industry will be posted on the Moodle site.
Strongly recommended reading/viewing/listening
Despite all the material which will be provided to you, nothing will be a substitute for you actively being involved in the media coverage of sport. You are expected to keep in touch with stories and issues relating to sport by following coverage online, and on TV and radio. It is recommended that students read, ON A DAILY BASIS, a metropolitan newspaper online or in hard copy.
Print/online (high priority)
Read a mix of broadsheet/compact (The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times) and tabloid (Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun) newspapers and their Sunday editions to compare the styles of sports coverage. There are also many sport-specific magazines on the market; observe the way they cover sport and the journalistic styles.
Online (high priority)
All major media outlets have a dedicated online presence which complements their mainstream operation on TV, radio or in print. Australian sites with a considerable commitment to sport include www.abc.net.au, www.foxsports.com.au, www.sbs.com.au, www.smh.com.au and www.news.com.au, among others.
Sport-specific sites (high priority)
You should be following sport-specific sites. Examples includes: http://www.theroar.com.au/ (you can even contribute to the ‘Roar of the Crowd'), http://www.sportal.com.au/, http://www.sportsfan.com.au/, and http://www.ausport.gov.au/, but there are many others.
Sporting organisation sites (high priority)
All major sports also have their own web presence and, in some cases, a large contingent of content producers to match the coverage by media organisations.
TV (high priority)
Watch the nightly coverage of sport on public broadcasting news bulletins (ABC or SBS), commercial news bulletins (7, 9, 10, WIN), and pay-TV (Fox Sports, Sky Sport and the BBC), particularly the weekend news bulletins. Any ‘live' sports broadcasting event on TV has journalistic elements that you should pay attention to such as hosting, sideline reporting and commentating.
Radio (high priority)
Monday-Sunday: ABC, Grandstand
IMPORTANT: You should be operating a Twitter account and following sporting organisations, athletes and sports media outlets.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Students must complete all parts of the assessment items to be eligible for a grade.
Students must receive a passing grade or better from their field experience supervisor to be eligible for a passing grade in this unit.
Students enrolled in year-long units (consisting of Part A and Part B) will be allocated a continuing grade (CNTY) on completion of Part A. Once the student has completed Part B, the grade for part A will be updated such that the grades for the two unit codes are the same.
Students must complete all parts of the assessment items to be eligible for a grade.
Students must receive a passing grade or better from their field experience supervisor to be eligible for a passing grade in this unit.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Meetings, workshops, advice and drop-in sessions will be held throughout the semester. These are not compulsory but recommended. You are about to embark on a career and will have many questions and queries about what lies ahead. Take advantage of these sessions to add to your knowledge and help steer you along the right career path.
Required IT skills
Basic word processing and web design skills are required for this unit. While the Portfolio assessment must be submitted in the form of a blog/website, you can still use drag-and-drop style sites for this purpose. It is not compulsory to develop a portfolio site using HTML and other coding techniques.
In-unit costs
Students will meet any costs related to their field placements and internships.
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit involves a professional practicum and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in this section. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics.
Contact with a media and / or sporting organisation is necessary to complete the assessment and / or to gain experience in the industry. Therefore, it is important that each student attends all appointments and meetings with their chosen media or sporting organisation so they fully understand and are in agreement with the organisation's supervisor as to the aim and scope of your work responsibilities.
Additional information
The individual student will meet any costs related to the field placement or internship. The University of Canberra will not meet any costs related to the student's outside field placement or internship.
