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DJ6124: Final Project for journalism, media and communication
15 months long | Credits: 30
This module provides students with an opportunity to complete a substantial piece of research-based professional journalism as a capstone to their degree programme, so as to enable them to identify and research thoroughly a subject of their choice, on an original theme and which is worthy of sustained journalistic inquiry.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of specific fields under investigation
- Identify and evaluate academic and journalistic research methodologies and sources of information (interviews, texts, internet, journal articles, cuttings, broadcasts, libraries)
- Display a critical awareness of the responsibilities and roles of journalists and the social, ethical and legal contexts in which they work.
- Plan and conduct a piece of original journalistic research; analyse and evaluate information for editorial importance; identify and resolve inconsistencies.
- Demonstrate editorial balance and fairness, apply appropriate research strategies and effective and appropriate interviewing for the medium and the target audience.
- Apply the habit of reflection and a critical approach, showing an awareness of different cultural perspectives.
- Value and be aware of high-level professional standards, including accuracy, protection of sources, balance, fairness and relevant legal requirements.
- Display an awareness of the ethical dimensions of news gathering and reporting; display intellectual integrity, awareness of copyright implications, the importance of crediting the work of others and the unacceptability of plagiarism.
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- UINSIONN MAC DUBHGHAILL:
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- KAREN M WALSH:
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- TOM FELLE:
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- Kelly Fincham:
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- Don Duncan:
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- Mei-Ling McNamara:
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Reading List
- "Reflective Practice" by Gillie Bolton,Russell Delderfield
ISBN: 9781526411709.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited - "The Reflective Practitioner" by Donald A. Schon
ISBN: 9780465068784. - "Becoming a Reflective Practitioner" by Christopher Johns
ISBN: 9781119193920.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons - "Video Journalism for the Web: A Practical Introduction to Documentary Storytelling" by Kurt Lancaster
ISBN: 9780415892674.
Publisher: Routledge
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.