Postgraduate - UnitAPG4779 - Reporting digital news

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Journalism
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Julie-Ann Tullberg (semester 1); Mr Matt Mitchell (semester 2)

Notes

Previously coded JRM4911

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the application of Internet technologies into journalism research and reporting practice. It explores the major issues related to sourcing and publishing journalism on the Web, including verification, authentication and attribution, and basic Web publishing skills using text, graphics, sound and image.

Outcomes

On satisfactory completion of this unit students will:

have a deep conceptual overview of the Internet and its functionality.
understand the range of Internet resources available for journalism research
understand the key usability factors that determine good Web design and presentation
be able to research and report for the Web and to locate their output within the context of an evolving global medium.
produce a Web-based report using text, sound and images