Undergraduate - UnitATS3657 - Digital sub-editing and design

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Applied Media and Social Sciences, Gippsland
Offered	Not offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)	Elizabeth Hart

Notes

Previously coded JRN3904

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the principles and practice of digital sub-editing and design for publications. It equips students with skills needed to design and edit written and visual material, with a focus on newspapers, magazines and online publications. Students learn how to write headlines, edit copy, design pages, write captions, and crop images to suit publication requirements. Overall the unit emphases attention to detail and developing a flair for dynamic page design. These skills build on students' knowledge of news values, news and feature writing skills, and visual and digital technologies.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will:

Demonstrate an ability to sub-edit and design pages in a clear, concise, accurate and stylish manner
Demonstrate an ability to meet deadlines and sub-edit and design under pressure
Understand the application of page design, layout and photo editing principles
Understand how technology has changed and enhanced production processes in newspaper, magazine and online publishing
Develop a competence in the use of editing software to layout and design news and feature pages for various media platforms

Note: Level 3 students are required to demonstrate a higher level of technical skill and critical argument and scholarship, including a stronger grasp of key concepts.

Assessment

Online quizzes (equiv 1000 words): 25%
Editing portfolio (equiv 1500 words): 35%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Elizabeth Hart

Contact hours

2 hours (one 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Writing
Journalism

Prerequisites

Two second-year journalism units

Prohibitions

ATS2657, ATS2791, JRN2904, JRN3904, JRN2205