Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Lecture

Workshop

Module Offerings

6030JOURN-SEP-MTP

Aims

1. Students will synthesise their skills of writing, reporting and production to produce journalism artefacts both in groups and individually that match or approach professional standards. 2. They will build on previous multi-media practice working in a converged newsroom environment to develop their creativity and ability to work within a team 3. They will produce an advanced journalism project to approach or match professional standards.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate proficiency at newsgathering, newswriting and multi-media storytelling to a realistic professional deadline.
2.
Demonstrate application of professional journalism skills including team-working, idea generation, news judgement, research, tenacity in pursuing stories, developing contacts and journalism research.
3.
Apply their professional skills to produce an Advanced Journalism Project.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Students will work as part of a team to design and create innovative media products and develop an individual journalism project to a starter-professional standard.
Module Overview:
This module builds on your previous skills developed at Levels 4 and 5 to enable you to apply and evaluate your journalism in a real-time work-based learning environment. You will synthesise your skills of writing, reporting and production to produce journalism artefacts both in groups and individually that match or approach professional standards, alongside building on previous multi-media practice working in a converged newsroom environment to develop your creativity and ability to work within a team.
Additional Information:This module builds on previous skills developed at levels 4 and 5 to enable students to apply and evaluate their journalism in a real-time work-based learning environment

Assessments

Artefacts

Presentation

Portfolio