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International Business Journalism (JOUR90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
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Overview
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This practice-based subject focuses on the history, principles and techniques of business journalism in the context of rapidly changing communications technology and global capitalism. Students will learn basic skills for analysing the performance of businesses and conducting journalistic research on international business performance, as well as learning how to produce and edit financial and business journalism for a variety of multi-media formats and platforms.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Be able to critically examine and assess the performance of international businesses, as a basis for generating journalistic stories
- Be able to investigate and identify issues in contemporary international business and financial settings
- Develop skills in the production and editing of financial and business journalism for a variety of multimedia formats and platforms
- Gain an informed awareness of the international market for business journalism, and how this is changing
- Be equipped to critically and ethically reflect on a range of case studies relating to business journalism practice in the international context
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject, graduates should develop the following generic skills:
- A capacity to undertake independent research, through investigation and evaluation of diverse sources;
- The ability to locate and evaluate financial information;
- Capacities relating to the clear and effective communication of facts and ideas;
- Time management and planning skills, facilitating the effective management and organisation of workloads;
- Capacities of ethical and critical judgement in public communication.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Either JOUR90020 International Journalism – Key Skills OR JOUR90001 Researching and Writing Stories
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Portfolio of business journalism
| During the examination period | 70% |
Class paper on a case study
| Week 6 | 30% |
Additional details
Hurdle: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass the subject and regular class participation is expected.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Lucy Smy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 - 1 x 1 hour seminar and 1 x 1 hour lecture per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022