Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Online
Workshop

Module Offerings

6519ISTMCC-JAN-PAR

Aims

1. To consolidate students' experience of practical and theoretical research into digital writing (studied at previous levels) across journalism studies, public information and communication, media industries, community and identity in relation to emerging professional practice. 2. To evaluate the properties of new media writing and language in their social, cultural and technological context, in order to produce effective and professional new media communications.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate understanding of how to edit and revise an article for a particular audience.
2.
Produce a portfolio of new media writing showing professional writing skills.
3.
Demonstrate understanding of the historical development, characteristics, power relations and industrial context of digital writing.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:The digital voice: tone and interactivity; Keeping it brief: getting an audience’s limited attention; Communities and networks online; Writing the personal and promotional self; Shareable and ‘spreadable’ content: analysing and producing it; Online debate and the public sphere; Anonymity and professionalism; Visuality and digital content: originality, creativity and copyright; Looking for audiences: local and global.
Additional Information:As part of their assessment & participation on this module students are expected to contribute to peer review, online discussion and produce work in a timely fashion for formative feedback.

Assessments

Portfolio
Practice