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School: Arts and Humanities

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  • Unit Title

    TV Newsroom

  • Unit Code

    JBM3660

  • Year

    2026

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Steinar ELLINGSEN

Description

In this capstone unit, students will be the reporters and presenters of a news-style programme using ECU's state-of-the-art facilities. Students will source, interview, film, write, edit and present stories of social impact that matter to them and the community. Students will craft stories that shine a light on cultural justice issues, as they create high quality tv news programming that demonstrates their critical thinking and ability to apply ethical considerations and technical skills with greater independence.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed JBM1605, JBM1610, JBM1615, JBM1625

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Implement industry-standard broadcasting and journalism skills and techniques to present on camera on location and in the studio.
  2. Investigate an issue of social justice relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or marginalised people, producing balanced video content.
  3. Reflect critically on the professional skills required by a journalist/broadcaster to advance balanced discussion on social issues.
  4. Operate studio equipment and other technology in order to create advanced-level multi-media content.

Unit Content

  1. Source, film, write, edit and present video stories.
  2. Create video content highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and marginalised groups' issues.
  3. Apply ethical considerations to tv content creation.
  4. Apply technical skills to create video content.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

City CampusJoondalupSouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 4 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Simulated work environment

Students are provided with opportunities to use equipment or practice that is standard in industry.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioSamples of TV and multimedia content production and on-camera presentation 40%
AssignmentPractical TV newsroom 40%
Reflective PracticeReflection on decision making processes and ethical considerations20%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

  • Plagiarism: Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
  • Unauthorised collaboration (collusion): Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
  • Contract cheating: Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
  • Cheating in an exam: Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment Procedure - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment Procedure - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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