2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
| Location of delivery: | MERCHISTON |
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| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Miranda Hurst |
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 12 | Lectures will use a range of professional Mobile Journalism examples from Scotland, the UK and globally to inspire your own practical work. Lectures will also explore how Mobile Journalism is used in the industry, analysing trends and the impact of new technologies. |
| Face To Face | Tutorial | 24 | Each week you will receive a tutorial/workshop in our multimedia teaching newsroom. During tutorials you will be given production training, using your smartphone to record and edit multimedia content. On some days this will involve editing content in class under the supervision and guidance of the module leader. On other days you will be encouraged to newsgather stories at suitable locations nearby. |
| Online | Guided independent study | 164 | You will practice practical skills in your own time and with guidance from your lecturer including using your mobile phone's audio recording app to record your voice and interviews, using other recording apps, editing audio using specific apps and writing scripts. You will be expected to listen to radio news output in your own time to better understand the broadcast news landscape. You will also use your mobile phone to record video, and use apps to edit that video into content suitable for TV. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
| Project - Practical | 30 | 1~2~3~4 | Week 7 | HOURS= 90 seconds | Record and edit a 1'30" min audio story using a mobile phone. You should find and research an original news story, and set up and conduct at least one interview with a relevant and credible key player in the story. Your report should include a voiced script with at least one interview clip and some natural sound, and should also have a short written introduction. You are expected to demonstrate an understanding of news ethics and values. The content should be designed for the specific mobile audience. |
| Project - Practical | 30 | 1~2~3~4 | Week 11 | HOURS= 90 secs + intro | Record and edit a 1'30 video report with a short written introduction. You should find and research an original news story, and set up and conduct at least one interview with a relevant and credible key player in the story. Your report should include a voiced script, at least one interview clip, a piece-to-camera and general filming. You are expected to demonstrate an understanding of news ethics and values. It should be filmed and edited using a mobile phone. |
| Essay | 40 | 2~5 | Week 13 | , WORDS= 1000-1250 words | A 1,000 - 1,250 word academic essay which demonstrates understanding of how mobile journalism is used in the industry. You will be expected to grapple with a number of complex issues including how journalistic content differs from other content available on mobile and social platforms, how journalists demonstrate ethical values in their work, the context in which much mobile journalistic content is published, how newsrooms are responding to changes in technology and what some of the advantages and disadvantages of mobile journalism are to both the journalist and the audience. You should use texts from the reading list to support the assessment. Essay questions will be given to you during the course of the module. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 60 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 40 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |