You will be assigned a time to present your case study (week 3 & 4) and your proposed final project (week 5 & 6). Submit the following report and incorporate any feedback you receive in class:

1) Statement of Practice: A 250-500 word biographical statement that identifies your aims and goals in journalism or the creative industries and narrates your experience and practice to date.  (We will workshop this statement in class week 1&2.)

2) A 500-600 word description of the proposed project. You should write this as a pitch to a client/editor/producer etc. Be sure to incorporate feedback you receive from your oral presentation in week 5 or 6. Be clear on what you intend to deliver during the week 12 presentation. 

3) Detailed timeline of how you plan to produce your project and deadlines you expect to meet along the way. (Include specific dates and goals. Include booking studios etc into your plan. )

3) 850 word case study. Each report will contain a brief case study (as presented in week 3 or 4) that inspires or informs in your proposed project. Discuss the relevance of new approaches to production, distribution and consumption in a networked context and cite relevant scholarly or industry literature (apx 850 words + references).

Assessment Criteria:

Demonstrated understanding of how to identify scope and plan a workable project in your chosen area of media practice

Ability to contextualise project within your area of media practice and its key debates in a networked context

Quality of the research and critical reflection that underpins your project

Success of your proposal as a piece of persuasive communication and an artifact of your learning process

1) Project: Submit a pilot or polished draft of your project. (Your project may be a body of work or one substantial piece relevant to your area of practice. Examples will be given to guide you.  (The specific length, volume and form relevant to your area of practice will be set out in your proposal and agreed upon with the unit convenor prior to submission. It is expected that students will devote apx 72 independent hours to producing their creative or journalistic project.)

2) 1000 word reflection that contextualises your work, identifying both the successes and shortcomings of your project as a whole. Contextualise your successes within industry debates and trends. Discuss how you would use network strategies to identify, build and engage and audience in your work. If you were unable to deliver what was expected, identify this, explain why and identify how you would solve this in future. You should also incorporate or reflect on any feedback you received during the class showcase in week 12.

Assessment Criteria:

• The overall quality of your project in the context of your chosen area of media practice.
• Your reflection will be assessed on how you contextualise this project within larger debates about the creative industries and/or journalism including theories of production and network engagement