UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3786 Journalism, law and ethics

Faculty of Arts

ATS3786 Journalism, law and ethics is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Semester 1
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3786. This is its 2022 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before ATS3786

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS3786

No unit lists ATS3786 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: ATS2785

Prohibition: APG5640 for students in Semester 2 and other teaching periods for the remainder of 2021

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Journalism units

Overview

The unit provides students with an opportunity for a critical engagement with contemporary scholarship on the legal and ethical contexts of news and long format journalistic production. Legal topics covered include the historical and geographical development of doctrines such as freedom of the press, the laws of defamation and contempt, professional confidentiality, freedom of information, copyright, censorship and freedom of expression and racial vilification. Examples of ethical concepts covered are; media accountability, cheque book journalism, codes of ethics and relationship to sources.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Essay
    35%
  • Media TaskAssignment
    35%
  • Online TestIn class test
    30%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge and capacity to make effective usage of the academic literature covering law and ethics relevant to journalism;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate an ability to research, discuss and analyse relevant scholarly issues in a clear, concise and rigorous way;

  3. 3

    Collaborate constructively with fellow students in learning and discussion processes, including online forums;

  4. 4

    Produce their written work to deadline making effective use of the conventions of scholarly presentation (references, bibliography, etc.);

  5. 5

    Work independently and in groups to achieve their learning outcomes;

  6. 6

    Reflect critically on one of the core questions in journalism studies: what is journalism for?.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials24 hours
  • Lectures12 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning
  • Teaching approachOnline 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.

This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.

Online lectures as part of weekly moodle books containing readings and other curated content. The online learning is applied in weekly tutorials.

Where it fits

ATS3786 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Johan Lidberg
Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Johan Lidberg

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3786?

ATS3786 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3786 offered?

In 2022, ATS3786 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.

How much work is ATS3786?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3786 have an exam?

No. ATS3786 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3786?

ATS3786 is part of Journalism.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Journalism
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202020212022