ATS2787 Digital storytelling
Faculty of Arts
ATS2787 Digital storytelling is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2787
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2787
No unit lists ATS2787 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units. It is highly recommended that you only take this unit after they have completed two first-year level units in Journalism.
Prohibition: ATS2656, ATS3656, AZA2787
Overview
In this unit, you will explore the reporting techniques, production practices, resources, technologies and genres of digital storytelling, including video, audio, graphic and interactive formats. You will examine the research capacities and information sources available through the internet, most notably via social media channels. You will analyse the implications for journalists of different modes of audience engagement and editorial positioning, through the development of exciting digital storytelling practices. You will consider news, social media investigative practices, data journalism and interactive multimedia packages. Please be aware that access to certain technology/equipment will be required for this unit. Contact the unit coordinator for details.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- MultimediaArtefact30%
- Media taskArtefact30%
- MultimediaArtefact40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise and critically evaluate the functionality of digital storytelling, both in reporting and production;
- 2
Utilise a range of digital resources available for journalism research, particularly through social media channels;
- 3
Critique the key usability factors that determine good digital design, the effective use of social media, data journalism, production and presentation;
- 4
Research and report for digital storytelling and locate your output within the context of an evolving global medium;
- 5
Produce a digital story using text, sound, video and images;
- 6
Produce an interactive news project using Adobe products.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2787 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Julie-Ann Tullberg
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Julie-Ann Tullberg
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2787?
ATS2787 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2787 offered?
In 2025, ATS2787 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is ATS2787?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2787 have an exam?
No. ATS2787 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2787?
ATS2787 is part of Journalism.