COMM13110 - Journalism Project

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit gives you an opportunity to undertake a project of your choice in the Journalism discipline in which you have already done a substantial amount of study. The project is flexible and is designed by students in consultation with academic and workplace supervisors. It may involve academic research into Journalism practice or a professional work placement with an approved organisation (minimum 120 hours). Academic and workplace supervisors will work with students to devise assessment tasks that will meet negotiated and specific project learning outcomes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: Students must have completed 48 credit points prior to taking this unit

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 10%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 0% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
The unit content was related to a real world context.
Recommendation
Retain the format of assessments so students can choose real world options depending on their career aspirations.
Action Taken
The real-world context of assessment was maintained.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
A scheduled mid-term check in with students would ensure students remain on track.
Recommendation
Ensure students have the opportunity to check-in with the Unit Coordinator during term.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator conducted regular check-ins with students throughout the term.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
The assessment is similar to another project based unit.
Recommendation
Maintain the current assessment format so students can benefit from the reflection process.
Action Taken
The assessment format was retained.
Source: Teaching Staff Review
Feedback
Students appear to be completing multiple large project-based units at the same time, which impacts their workload.
Recommendation
While individual student study plans can be quite different, conduct an evaluation to better understand the potential load on students of participating in multiple project-based units within the same study period.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Teaching Staff Review
Feedback
Students appear to continue to enjoy practical, work-integrated learning projects embedded in assessment items.
Recommendation
Continue to focus on real-world applicability of assessment work.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Develop objectives and criteria for a Journalism project proposal
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and relevant skill of Journalism practice at a graduate level
  3. Produce an e-portfolio to a professional standard
  4. Apply knowledge of Journalism theory and practice at a graduate level
  5. Critically reflect on Journalism practice.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • •