ATS3062 Digital production
Faculty of Arts
ATS3062 Digital production is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Winter at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Winter
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3062
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3062
No unit lists ATS3062 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The unit explores production and design practices in digital journalism, including content management systems used in newsrooms, management and design through the latest software programs. The unit examines the effective use of interactive features for multimedia news production, including polls, maps, soundslides and infographics. Students will learn how to produce visually appealing data through a range of software programs, including Adobe products. They will create web pages that feature rich multimedia content. The successful web pages will be showcased on Monash's journalism website, Mojo, or published on other news websites. Students will develop a special project through individual consultation with the lecturer to produce a high standard of multimedia journalism. They will apply production skills to breaking news scenarios, including natural disasters, police news, political developments or sporting events. Please be aware that access to certain technology/equipment will be required for this unit. Contact the unit coordinator for details.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Winter semester | Caulfield | Block on |
Assessment
- Spark web page design30%
- Data journalism web page30%
- Special project40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Acquire a conceptual overview of digital journalism production and its functionality in the newsroom.
- 2
Employ digital techniques to produce assets that enhance story-telling appeal via web pages.
- 3
Understand the mechanisms of content management systems and the use of basic HTML code to embed assets within story pages.
- 4
Employ data journalism software to create relevant data sets for news investigations.
- 5
Gain a high level of proficiency in producing and design web pages that are aesthetically appealing for the digital audience.
- 6
Develop digital production and design skills that will enhance job opportunities in digital journalism.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials15 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- 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.
The approach to teaching and learning is practice-based and involves group learning.
Teacher-student and student-student interactions will occur in face-to-face seminars, online activities and online discussion.
Learning activities include seminars, online classes and workshops, using a number of technological applications to produce digital journalism.
Assessment tasks are project-based and provide students with cumulative research and professional practice learning activities.
Where it fits
ATS3062 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Julie-Ann Tullberg
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Julie-Ann Tullberg
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3062?
ATS3062 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3062 offered?
In 2021, ATS3062 runs in Winter at Caulfield.
How much work is ATS3062?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3062 have an exam?
No. ATS3062 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3062?
ATS3062 is part of Journalism.