JOUR5000 (v.2) Media Law and Ethics
| 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. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
304410 (v.4)
Journalism Media Law 510
or any previous version
|
| Anti Requisite(s): |
JOUR2005 (v.2)
Media Law and Ethics
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
JOUR5012 (v.2)
Journalism Theories, Practices, Platforms and Audiences
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 unit explores key concepts and theories in ethical reasoning and prepares students to identify and apply laws governing publication that concern media professionals, including journalists and others employed in the various media streams. Students are equipped to identify, analyse and apply these laws and ethical reasoning when seeking and preparing material for publication to avoid legal liability while exploring the limits of freedom of speech. In addition, the unit explores and develops advanced skills in critical thinking on issues of professional ethics and law in journalism and the media. Students will develop a toolkit of concepts and strategies with which ethical, legal questions and dilemmas can be addressed in various contemporary cases from the media industry. |
| Field of Education: | 100703 Journalism |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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