COURSE OUTLINE
Pre-requisites: Jour201
Co-requisites: none
This course is offered as an 8cp subject Jour201 for second year B.Com students
Subject Description
This subject focuses on story telling techniques for the print media, with consideration given to ethical and legal restraints. Topics covered include: feature story introductions; feature story structures; dialogue and characterisation; scene descriptions; feature length interviews; online and conventional research; and developing concepts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Write clear concise news and feature articles
- Identify feature story angles in news events/issues.
- Deploy a range of research strategies to develop story ideas
- Conduct interviews that add significantly to a story’s development.
- Write news and feature stories that will appeal to a broad readership.
Graduate Attributes
In meeting these objectives, students will develop skills relevant to the following Attributes of a Wollongong Graduate:
- A commitment to continued and independent learning, intellectual development, critical analysis and creativity.
- Coherent and extensive knowledge in a discipline, appropriate ethical standards and, where appropriate, defined professional skills.
- Self-confidence combined with oral and written skills of a high level.
- An ability to analyse issues logically, as well as to evaluate different options and viewpoints and to implement decisions.
- A capacity for, and understanding of, teamwork.
- A basic understanding of information literacy and specific skills in acquiring, organising and presenting information, particularly through computer based activity.
