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Journalism Project Part 2 (JOUR90026)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Students will work intensively under advanced industry supervision on an agreed journalistic project, such as a documentary, series of articles, book or investigative assignment. Working with the resources of the Centre for Advanced Journalism and other academic staff, the student will complete a publishable piece of innovative journalism, and a short essay reflecting on their professional practice.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Reflect on their journalistic practice;
- Demonstrate high level journalistic skills;
- Demonstrate developed time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads;
- Understand the fundamental principles for making critical and ethical judgments regarding professional journalism practice;
- Demonstrate cultural and ethical understanding through reflection, reading and practical experience of journalists' responsibilities.
Generic skills
- a high level ability to analyse communication techniques and effects
- a high level of ability to interview, research and perform other key journalistic functions, and
- a high level ability to communicate thoughts, ideas and observations in accessible written and/or audio and/or video and/or multimedia forms
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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JOUR90025 | Journalism Project Part 1 |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Summer Term (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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JOUR90018 | Journalism Project (Extended) Part 2 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
JOUR90019 | Journalism Project (Extended) Part 3 |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
JOUR90012 Journalism Project
JOUR90017 Journalism Project (Extended) Part 1
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Portfolio of journalistic work and/or equivalent in multimedia
| During the examination period | 80% |
Essay reflecting on journalistic practice
| During the examination period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of meetings with Centre for Advancing Journalism staff, as individual meetings with their assigned supervisor and/or the subject coordinator, and complete a portfolio of journalistic work in order to be eligible to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
As JOUR90025 Journalism Project Part 1 is not a single semester subject, students also have to ensure they have enrolled in, and completed, the conjoined subject JOUR90026 Journalism Project Part 1 to be eligible for examination.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Nick Place Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 10 Hours per semester (20 hours total across entire enrolment in Parts 1 and 2): regular meetings with industry supervisors and Centre for Advancing Journalism staff Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Coordinator Liam Cochrane Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 10 Hours per semester (20 hours total across entire enrolment in Parts 1 and 2): regular meetings with industry supervisors and Centre for Advancing Journalism staff 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
Time commitment details
170 hours per subject (total of 340 hours across two conjoined subjects)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Appropriate readings will be decided by academic staff depending on the nature of the project.
- Subject notes
Information on this page refers to Part 1 and Part 2 of this subject (JOUR90025 Journalism Project Part 1 and JOUR90026 Journalism Project Part 2).
Last updated: 3 November 2022