ATS2282 Essentials of news reporting: public forums
Faculty of Arts
ATS2282 Essentials of news reporting: public forums is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2282
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2282
No unit lists ATS2282 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
In this unit students will learn the skills and knowledge necessary to fulfil the fundamental journalistic task of reporting the key forums of civil society. Students will discover how these key forums function, and develop the practical skills, legal knowledge and theoretical understanding to fulfil the important tasks. Students will learn the key skills by undertaking practical exercises conducted during online classes.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify a range of public forums and explain how they function in civil society;
- 2
Critically analyse the journalist's role in reporting these public forums;
- 3
Research and produce reports that differentiate the approaches required to cover these public forums;
- 4
Critically analyse these forums to construct audience-specific reportage;
- 5
Create an industry-standard report.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2282 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Alicia McMillan
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Alicia McMillan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2282?
ATS2282 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2282 offered?
In 2020, ATS2282 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is ATS2282?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS2282?
ATS2282 is part of Journalism.