Module: INTRA

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	INTRA
Module Code	CM372 (ITS) / JRR1026 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Communications
Module Co-ordinator	Lorna Galligan
Module Teachers	Colleen Murrell, Dawn Wheatley, Paul Mcnamara
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

To give students a work placement in a media organization for a period of up to eight weeks. To acclimatize students to a media environment. To enable students to develop their journalistic skills in practical situations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Locate potential sources of full- or part-time employment.
2. Identify specific and/or specialist career paths in the news business.
3. Appraise the possibility of successfully pitching articles or packages to a particular media outlet.
4. Apply university-acquired knowledge to work situations.
5. Evaluate the quality and quantity of work available from potential media employers.
6. Produce copy of a professional journalistic standard.
7. Compile a compelling CV.
8. Assemble a starter portfolio.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Placement in Professional Workplace Environment.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Professional Portfolio	Portfolio of reflections of work-placement placement.	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 2

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