| Area: | Department of Media and Information |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 304424 (v.2) Journalism 513 - Print News or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Feature writing is the heart and soul of a newspaper. Using traditional research techniques in conjunction with the Internet and other electronic tools, students write feature articles for publication in the Perth Independent, Curtin Journalism's community newspaper. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Advanced skills in research and writing for media publication. An appreciation of different forms of writing for the print media. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Feature writing for the Perth Independent - Free choice 20%, Investigative 30%, News article and background 25%, Profile 15%, Tutorial Participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
