JOUR3005 (v.1) Feature Writing
| Area: | School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
3963 (v.11)
Journalism Feature Writing 314
or any previous version
|
| Anti Requisite(s): |
JOUR5004 (v.1)
Graduate Feature Writing
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
8885 (v.11)
News Writing and Reporting 213
or any previous version
OR JOUR2003 (v.1) News Writing and Reporting or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This intensive production unit develops and extends the research, interviewing and writing skills gained in earlier units. Feature Writing allows for the exploration of longer-form journalistic story-telling and how different story telling elements – such as anecdotes, description and character development – work with factual and explanatory material to construct powerful and truthful journalistic narratives. Students develop their own feature story ideas and write engaging and relevant stories of publishable quality for the Western Independent website, that will also consider the inclusion of non-text story features such as photos and graphics, video and audio clips. As the unit explains and evaluates the different forms, styles and structures that features can take, it also analyses some of the best non-fiction story telling from which students can learn. It explains the importance of and encourages a reflective and ethical approach to researching and writing feature stories, and promotes knowledge and understanding of: the similarities and differences between non-fiction and fiction writing; research methods and sources; the different approaches to writing features for different publications and audiences; and the complexities in the journalist-source relationship. |
| Field of Education: | 100703 Journalism |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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