Professional Development

In this subject you’ll be learning basic design and art direction skills using form, colour, typography and layout to create posters, brochures, advertisements and presentations. You’ll also be learning how to create digital artwork, presentations and pre-press production for print and online advertising using the industry standard software Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat). You’ll also be setting up your own WordPress blog to document your work.

In this subject you’ll be learning how to create and develop better User Experience (UX) designs. The subject covers UX for web and mobile. This subject includes why UX design is critical to the success of any website or mobile app and why it provides a key competitive advantage. You’ll be researching and reviewing various aspects of target research, product development, design, technical implementation, marketing and feedback.

This unit introduces students to the language of coding and its relevance and implementation in advertising and digital media. Students will gain overarching knowledge about what coding is, what it is used for, and the role it can play in the development of advertising and digital media projects and future technological development.

The unit will explore a number of industry standard coding languages and define parameters for decision making around which coding language is best suited to which business and technological issue. In addition, students will develop hands-on skills in programming in one or more industry standing coding language.

This subject is designed to give you theoretical and practical experiences in audio storytelling. It covers both broadcast and webcast in the form of radio copywriting and production as well as audio creation and production for podcasts. The subject introduces you to the subtleties, difficulties and advantages of using sound-only medium. You’ll also be investigating the future of radio and other audio platforms as integrated mediums with digital, online, video and social media components.

Design thinking is the use of observation, analysis, empathy, problem solving, the generation of creative solutions, evaluation and critical appraisal which can be applied to any type of problem or scenario and which can benefit every business and industry. Creativity is quickly becoming the central guiding force in the world economy, displacing the importance of technology. This subject is designed to help you develop your creative/design thinking skills which will help you in your professional and personal life.

This subject introduces you to the global phenomenon of social media and analyses its impact on journalism. Social media platforms are integrated into every aspect of story production - from content gathering and verification, to editing, distribution and story production. The subject examines how social media impacts news coverage and you will learn how to create, gather, receive and distribute content on social media platforms.

Mojo is the name given to the way journalists conceive, research, shoot and edit their stories on mobile devices and it’s fast becoming a core and required skills in all newsrooms. In this subject you’ll learn about the various workflows available and the technical fundamentals associated with digital media production with a strong emphasis on mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Mobile PC). The subject teaches you how to troubleshoot and work with the ever increasing number of app libraries and how to apply this knowledge to produce broadcast quality radio and video packages.

Data journalism is a journalistic process based on analysing and filtering large data sets to find news stories. Sourcing and importing data, scraping for data and creating your own data sets have become core skills in digital newsrooms around the world. You’ll be learning how to perform these tasks as well as how to visualise data so that it’s easily comprehensible to an audience. Whilst data driven journalism deals with open data that is freely available online and analysed with open source tools, this subject introduces you to the ethical and legal limits of the craft.

This subject encourages entrepreneurial behaviour through the introduction of the principles of entrepreneurship, the process of creativity and innovation and the impact of this process on the success of new enterprise creation. On completion of this subject you’ll have an increased understanding of entrepreneurship and the significance of innovation in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The associated skills and techniques acquired provide a strong foundation for both new product/service development and the launch of an entrepreneurial or corporate new venture.

In recent years the high-profile success of young Australian entrepreneurs in building profitable business has been inspiring. Creating a new venture is a challenging task, one that requires specific knowledge as well as general business and entrepreneurial skills. The process of transforming creative ideas into commercially viable businesses continues to be a major challenge. Successful entrepreneurship requires more than merely luck and money. It is a cohesive process of creativity, risk taking and planning.

Enterprise Innovation 2 exposes you to the process of entrepreneurship and creativity. This module is about learning by doing - applying entrepreneurial thinking to the development of viable business concepts. On completion, you’ll know how to develop and evaluate innovative, sustainable, investment - ready business ventures. It's possible that some of the student-led projects may evolve into the real-life ventures.

In this subject you’ll be learning basic design and art direction skills using form, colour, typography and layout to create posters, brochures, advertisements and presentations. You’ll also be learning how to create digital artwork, presentations and pre-press production for print and online advertising using the industry standard software Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat). You’ll also be setting up your own WordPress blog to document your work.

In this subject you’ll be learning how to create and develop better User Experience (UX) designs. The subject covers UX for web and mobile. This subject includes why UX design is critical to the success of any website or mobile app and why it provides a key competitive advantage. You’ll be researching and reviewing various aspects of target research, product development, design, technical implementation, marketing and feedback.

Mojo is the name given to the way journalists conceive, research, shoot and edit their stories on mobile devices and it’s fast becoming a core and required skills in all newsrooms. In this subject you’ll learn about the various workflows available and the technical fundamentals associated with digital media production with a strong emphasis on mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Mobile PC). The subject teaches you how to troubleshoot and work with the ever increasing number of app libraries and how to apply this knowledge to produce broadcast quality radio and video packages.

Data journalism is a journalistic process based on analysing and filtering large data sets to find news stories. Sourcing and importing data, scraping for data and creating your own data sets have become core skills in digital newsrooms around the world. You’ll be learning how to perform these tasks as well as how to visualise data so that it’s easily comprehensible to an audience. Whilst data driven journalism deals with open data that is freely available online and analysed with open source tools, this subject introduces you to the ethical and legal limits of the craft.

This subject encourages entrepreneurial behaviour through the introduction of the principles of entrepreneurship, the process of creativity and innovation and the impact of this process on the success of new enterprise creation. On completion of this subject you’ll have an increased understanding of entrepreneurship and the significance of innovation in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The associated skills and techniques acquired provide a strong foundation for both new product/service development and the launch of an entrepreneurial or corporate new venture.

In recent years the high-profile success of young Australian entrepreneurs in building profitable business has been inspiring. Creating a new venture is a challenging task, one that requires specific knowledge as well as general business and entrepreneurial skills. The process of transforming creative ideas into commercially viable businesses continues to be a major challenge. Successful entrepreneurship requires more than merely luck and money. It is a cohesive process of creativity, risk taking and planning.

Enterprise Innovation 2 exposes you to the process of entrepreneurship and creativity. This module is about learning by doing - applying entrepreneurial thinking to the development of viable business concepts. On completion, you’ll know how to develop and evaluate innovative, sustainable, investment - ready business ventures. It's possible that some of the student-led projects may evolve into the real-life ventures.