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International Business Journalism (JOUR90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (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
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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JOUR90020 | International Journalism - Key Skills |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
JOUR90001 | Researching/Writing Stories |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class paper on a case study
| Week 6 | 30% |
Portfolio of business journalism
| During the examination period | 70% |
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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Lucy Smy Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (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 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024