Link to Curtin homepage      CurtinSearch | Curtin Site Index 
Online handbook
Courses Units Research Courses New Courses Joint-Uni Courses Definition of Terms Contact / Help
About Curtin University
Academic calendar
Admissions Information
Applying for a research higher degree
Applying to Curtin
Bookshop
Prospective Student Services
Curtin scholarships
Enrolment information
Fee Information
Grading system
IT Policy
Student rights and responsibilities
Student policy and procedures
    

10851 (v.5) Public Relations (Media) 250


Area: School of Marketing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Tutorial: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Seminar: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 10854 (v.5) Public Relations (Techniques) 200 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Specialising in the management of relations with reporters, editors and producers. An understanding of the needs of a wide range of media. Preparation and briefing of individuals for media appearances. Training in issues and crisis management with media, local, national and international aspects of media relations. The principles and practice of media relations, including what is media relations and its place in the public relations management process, understanding the media - who owns it, who runsit, how it works and ethics and the media - building relationships with the media. Mass versus specialist media, controlled and uncontrolled media and how to select the right tools for the job. The impact of new technology on the media. International media relations. How to plan, manage and evaluate media relations strategies. Writing for the media, organising media conferences, communicating under fire - crisis media relations, facing the media. Giving radio and TV interviews, training media spokespersons.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 
Field of Education: 080509 Public Relations
Funding Cluster: 02 - Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2005 Joondalup Campus Semester 1 Y        
2005 Joondalup Campus Semester 2 Y        
2005 Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia Semester 1 Y        
2005 Mktg Inst of S'pore Trimester 1A Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
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

 
Click here for a printable version of this page

     Image of People or Curtin's Bentley Campus