School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sports Journalism
  • Unit Code

    JOU2106
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr David Anthony SMITH

Description

This unit covers the practical requirements of sports journalism. These include researching and writing sports news and features, athletes' profiles, and providing match reports for print, and online media. It also addresses critical issues such as sports policy.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Cover sport in print and online media.
  2. Recognise the specialist position of sport in the media industry and society.
  3. Report matches.
  4. Write sports news and features.

Unit Content

  1. Evaluating sports issues.
  2. Interviewing sports people.
  3. Researching for sports journalism.
  4. Sports journalism as a specialist field in print, and online media.
  5. Writing match reports.
  6. Writing sports news and features.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Creative WorkSport story for print / online media30%
Creative WorkSport match report for print30%
AssignmentSports Journal and In-class writing exercises40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sports Journalism
  • Unit Code

    JOU2106
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr David Anthony SMITH

Description

This unit covers the practical requirements of sports journalism. These include researching and writing sports news and features, athletes' profiles, and providing match reports for print, and online media. It also addresses critical issues such as sports policy.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Cover sport in print and online media.
  2. Recognise the specialist position of sport in the media industry and society.
  3. Report matches.
  4. Write sports news and features.

Unit Content

  1. Evaluating sports issues.
  2. Interviewing sports people.
  3. Researching for sports journalism.
  4. Sports journalism as a specialist field in print, and online media.
  5. Writing match reports.
  6. Writing sports news and features.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Creative WorkSport story for print / online media30%
Creative WorkSport match report for print30%
AssignmentSports Journal and In-class writing exercises40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Andrews, P. (2014). Sports journalism: A practical introduction. (2nd ed.). London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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