Required texts

Highly Recomended Text

Sherwood, Kerr, Thompson, & Nicholson
3rd Ed, 2025

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Assessment Tasks are submitted via this unit's CANVAS site, and via CADMUS for select assessments.

It would also be prudent to upload and edit your work via the wordpress The OWL site to get used to the editorial and production processes there.

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at 含羞草视频. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The  Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Special assessment requirements

Do what's right and always follow the MEAA Code of Ethics.

1. Report and interpret honestly, striving for accuracy, fairness and disclosure of all essential facts. Do not suppress relevant available facts, or give distorting emphasis. Do your utmost to give a fair opportunity for reply.

2. Do not place unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics, including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, family relationships, religious belief, or physical or intellectual disability.

3. Aim to attribute information to its source. Where a source seeks anonymity, do not agree without first considering the source's motives and any alternative attributable source. Where confidences are accepted, respect them in all circumstances.

4. Do not allow personal interest, or any belief, commitment, payment, gift or benefit, to undermine your accuracy, fairness or independence.

5. Disclose conflicts of interest that affect, or could be seen to affect, the accuracy, fairness or independence of your journalism. Do not improperly use a journalistic position for personal gain.

6. Do not allow advertising or other commercial considerations to undermine accuracy, fairness or independence.

7. Do your utmost to ensure disclosure of any direct or indirect payment made for interviews, pictures, information or stories.

8. Use fair, responsible and honest means to obtain material. Identify yourself and your employer before obtaining any interview for publication or broadcast. Never exploit a person's vulnerability or ignorance of media practice.

9. Present pictures and sound which are true and accurate. Any manipulation likely to mislead should be disclosed.

10. Do not plagiarise. All work is original. If you have to cite someone else give them credit.  

11. Respect private grief and personal privacy at all times

12. Do your utmost to achieve fair correction of errors.

13. Where necessary, inform people you interview that you work is for online publication

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at 含羞草视频. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

含羞草视频 students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

含羞草视频 uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and 含羞草视频 (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

There is an expectation that students will attend and participate in all structured workshops and field visits. Participation in learning activities is an important component of studying sports media. It is relevant to the gaining of knowledge and skills appropriate to Sports Media Foundations , and it also applies to your degree as a whole.

There is a significant link between a student's participation and the quality of work submitted for assessment as well as the achievement of learning outcomes. To this end, you are encouraged to take part in organised activities and utilise access to teaching staff during class time to get feedback on your work and advice about your studies.

You are also encouraged to take part in sports media activities outside of class time, like wirting for The Owl, 含羞草视频FM or taking part in Monday Matchup.

Required IT skills

This unit will involve the teaching and use of Video Cameras, SLR Cameras, audio recording devices, 含羞草视频FM and live podcasting equipment. In addition students should get familuar with Adobe Express (free for all students), wordpress, Canvas, Cadmus and other social media sites. The use of students phones and laptops will also be required (although the tutorial room does include desktops for student use.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Simluated radio and television production, script writing, interviewing and reporting are required in this unit.    

• Semester 2, 2026, On-campus, 含羞草视频 - Canberra, Bruce (234442)