Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Placement/Practice
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
7525IST-JAN-PAR
Aims
1. To enhance students' employability within the sports journalism sector
2. To enable students to produce professional portfolios of work
3. To enhance students' experience and knowledge of the sports journalism industry
Learning Outcomes
1.
Produce work in a journalistic discipline to industry standard.
2.
Demonstrate effective journalism skills and employability within a variety of
careers, including media, public relations, marketing, press/comms teams
3.
Demonstrate a critical approach to the analysis of the development and operation
of media
4.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of one's own creative processes and practice
through engagement in and critical analysis of one or more production practices
5.
Consider and evaluate their own work in a reflexive manner, with reference to
academic and/or professional issues, debates and conventions
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:This module helps students construct professional portfolios and showreels of work for transition to industry and prepare them to undertake relevant work placement/experience to enhance industry practice. It will help them develop a professional digital "footprint" and their social media brands and encourage them to engage in career research activities focusing on employment opportunities. Tutorials will focus on development of career CVs and job/internship interview skills.
Additional Information:Students will be guided and encouraged to apply for relevant work placements, which can be completed in 1 or 2 week blocks, or by working one day each week etc. To be negotiated with tutors.