Designing Journalism Capstone Units That Demonstrate Student Skills. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cullen, Trevor
• Is Part Of: Journalism & mass communication educator. Volume 71:Number 3(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: 360
• Page End: 370
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: journalism education -- capstone units -- graduate capabilities -- employability -- curriculum development; Communication -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; 070.07
• DOI: 10.1177/1077695816666077
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-6958

Abstract

There are considerable differences in the structure, content, and delivery of tertiary journalism degrees in Australia as identified in a 2014 Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Innovation and Development Project report on graduate qualities and journalism curriculum renewal. To address this situation, the author argues for journalism capstone units, designed by both journalism educators and news editors, to include a series of agreed criteria and standards to guide journalism educators, and for journalism students to demonstrate not only a broad knowledge base together with research and communication skills but also entrepreneurial skills to help them adapt to new media markets and jobs.