Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convener
Tai Neilson
Contact via Email
B449 25WWC
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit focuses on emerging trends in news and current affairs, including digital production and social media strategy. It blends practical experience with industry-leading technologies, and critical insights into news genres and careers. Students develop advanced writing and production skills. They engage in quick turn-around, mobile, and multiplatform journalism. The unit explores hybrid expressions of journalism and interactive news. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, preparation tasks/ journals, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date. If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply:
If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Journal | 15% | No | 23:55 16/08/2024; 23:55 04/10/2024 |
Video News Story | 50% | No | 23:55 13/09/2024; 23:55 18/10/2024 |
Portfolio | 35% | No | 23:55 30/10/2024 |
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: 23:55 16/08/2024; 23:55 04/10/2024
Weighting: 15%
Each student will submit a series of journal entries that will reflect on the production of their news stories, unit readings and topics, and the students' learning. Refer to ilearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Media presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 38 hours
Due: 23:55 13/09/2024; 23:55 18/10/2024
Weighting: 50%
Students will produce television news stories for a class bulletin. Refer to iLearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: 23:55 30/10/2024
Weighting: 35%
Students will create a portfolio including examples and reflections on their journalistic work. Refer to ilearn for further information.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Tutorials commence in week 1 of the semester. They are 2 hours long and there are no lectures.
Groups for the Video News Story assessments will be organised in tutorials (if you do not attend you will not be assigned a group).
Technical assistance and demonstrations are given in tutorial/workshops and students need to attend these throughout the semester. There will be online and in-person options for tutorial/workshops. Our news production facility, the Futures Lab, has a news studio, live editing control room, audio recording booth, and editing suits.
REQUIRED READING
All of the required readings and links to multimedia texts are available through Leganto in iLearn. You should read and take notes on the required materials before the tutorial each week.
http://libguides.mq.edu.au/leganto
NOTE that you MUST access Leganto via the block in iLearn in the first instance. This is how the system verifies you as a student in this unit.
RESERVING CAMERA EQUIPMENT
You will have access to camera and audio recording equipment, editing suites, and editing software in accordance with university policy and state health guidelines. A link to reserve recording equipment is available on iLearn.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:
Got a question? Ask us via AskMQ, or contact Service Connect.
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Unit information based on version 2024.02 of the Handbook