Postgraduate - UnitAPG4641 - Reporting the environment

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Philip Chubb

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a set of research and reporting approaches that enable in-depth investigation of environmental issues. The subject is designed to demonstrate a variety of practical research techniques, drawing on a broad range of scientific and social sources; to explore the relationship of media reporting and social change; and for students to produce in-depth investigations of their own.

Outcomes

On satisfactory completion of this unit students will be able to

recognise the local and global dimensions of high quality environmental reporting
contribute to a national or international database of investigative resources and sources on environmental issues.
utilize a range of research skills in finding and interviewing a wide range of sources.
produce quality environmental reporting relevant to both local and global audiences
understand and utilise narrative and presentation techniques appropriate to in-depth journalism.
demonstrate an understanding of the roles of environmental reporting in a context of marked environmental and social change.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Philip Chubb

Prerequisites

APG4773

Prohibitions

APG5641