JOUR509 – Professional Practice
Module code
JOUR509
Module title
Professional Practice
Prescription
To enable students to apply professional skills and attributes to operate as an effective member of a newsroom
Programmes
- BM1903
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
30
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 300
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course the student will be able to:
1. Apply journalism knowledge and skills in a professional newsroom or media workplace
2. Apply professional practices and communication within the journalism newsroom environment
3. Demonstrate journalism skills to produce clean, accurate stories to deadline
4. Reflect on the role of journalism and own practice, including cultural and ethical responsibilities. - Content
- Interpersonal skills
Journalism skills of newsgathering, writing and editing
Workforce readiness
Deadlines
Professional and ethical practices relevant to journalism
Practice reflection - Assessment Criteria
- Criteria to Pass this Module:
Students must gain an overall mark of 50% to be successful in this course - Learning and Teaching Resource
- A list of recommended resources is provided in the course outline.