JOU7091 - Professional Development

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 Demonstrate their competences as journalists operating within professional news rooms and news teams

Content:

A minimum four consecutive weeks placed with a professional newsroom (or newsrooms), to perform newsgathering, news processing and related tasks as directed on behalf of the host organisation. Appraisals to be conducted by the host organisation in discussion with, and moderated by, college staff. A typical student will complete six weeks of placement in total.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Placement
Hours: 140 hours minimum Individual

Further details relating to assessment
The Employer Appraisal Form requires the host organisation to rate the student on a six point scale from point A (an excellent contribution) to point F (a very unsatisfactory contribution).
Grades A – D will constitute a pass in the module; grades E and F will be recorded as fails.
During the period of the placement, student progress is monitored by the module co-ordinator and, where possible, students are visited at their placements.

Other relevant matters
(eg. details of where the module will be available to students on other programmes not detailed in the Objectives section above) The substance and assessment of this module is influenced by the requirements of the industry accreditation bodies, the National Council for the Training of Journalists and the Broadcast Journalism Training Council.

Assessment:

001 Employer appraisal form 1 x 2000 word 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Mr Richard Horsman
Level - 7
Credit Value - 10
Pre-Requisites - RECOMMENDATION BY DESIGNATED TUTOR BASED ON ACHIEVEMENTS IN CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
Semester(s) Offered - 7JNS27PGS2S1

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