CMNS1090
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course introduces students to professional writing skills for a range of communication media forms and platforms. Workshops provide the opportunity for students to develop skills to meet new writing challenges, to critically examine examples of professional writing, to discuss their own work with their peers, and to consider the ethical and legal obligations of the professional writer. Students are set writing tasks which offer the potential for publication.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Singapore PSB
- Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore)
Newcastle City Precinct
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate professional writing and editing skills.
2. Apply scripting, interviewing and audio-visual recording skills.
3. Produce written work at a publishable standard.
Content
This course covers:
- Professional writing practice for journalism, public relations, and media production.
- Writing and editing media releases, news stories and film synopses for various platforms and audiences.
- Scripting and recording audio-visual stories.
Assessment items
Quiz: Style Guide Quiz
Professional Task: Media Release
Professional Task: News Story
Professional Task: Film Synopsis
Contact hours
Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) - Singapore PSB
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 2
Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 2
Course outline
- CMNS1090 - Semester 1, 2024 (Ncle) (PDF, 196.3 KB)
- CMNS1090 - Trimester 1, 2024 (Psb) (PDF, 353.2 KB)
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