ALJ221 - Video Journalism
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Christopher Scanlon |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALJ319 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Burwood: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 (three) scheduled online workshops |
Content
Develop your visual storytelling skills to produce compelling content for broadcast, online or mobile media. Using a practice-based, hands-on approach, you will research, interview, script, record and edit video and sound to create engaging and inspiring visual content. You will learn to identify the kinds of stories that lend themselves to video treatment, be guided through the process of capturing and editing clips using industry-standard tools and practice your on-screen presentation skills. You will explore the rapidly changing landscape for video journalism, and the ethical and legal aspects of mobile video, as well as produce news and current affairs packages to build your professional portfolio.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Work collaboratively and cooperatively as part of a team to identify, research and present visually coherent, interesting and topical news and current affairs stories | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global Citizenship |
| ULO2 | Conduct interviews and gather appropriate footage and research to produce compelling video news packages | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Script, present to camera and narrate information to a range of audiences in a way that demonstrates a clear understanding of the visual grammar and conventions of news and current affairs reporting | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Work independently and collaboratively as part of a team to research and apply ethical and legal judgments associated with video journalism to all stages of the production process | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self Management |
| ULO5 | Critically analyse and reflect on how contemporary political, economic, and technological changes are affecting video journalism as a story-telling medium | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO6 | Create stories that demonstrate a clear understanding of the visual grammar and conventions of news and current affairs reporting | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Individual) - Video explainer | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 (Group) - Video shooting assignment | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Video current affairs package | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ALJ221 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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