Module: INTRA

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	INTRA
Module Code	JRR1026 (ITS: CM372)
Faculty	Communications	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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.

Total Workload: 0

Section Breakdown
CRN	11675	Part of Term	Semester 1, 2 & 3
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	INTRA	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC2	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Dawn Wheatley	Module Teacher	Colleen Murrell, Lorna Galligan, Martin Molony, Paul Mcnamara

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

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None