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Feature Writing
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KF_072 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Communication Science; Information and Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Līga Ozoliņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
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| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Introduction to Journalism; Journalistic methods and genres; Stylistics and editing | ||||||||
| Objective: | |||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | What makes feature stories different: news versus stories | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Types of features | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Building observational and listening skills | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Finding fresh ideas. Backgrounding and finding a niche | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Pitching the story | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Reporting process | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Organizing stories: leads and endings, managing the middle | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Outlining the story | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | The roots of good writing: using language with style and precision | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | The writer’s voice: how to make your voice your brand | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
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| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
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| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Swaine, M., Gilbert, H., Allen, G. (2021). Writing for Journalists. 4th ed. New York: Routledge. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pape, S., Featherstone, S. (2006). Feature Writing: A Practical Introduction. SAGE Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Blundell, E. W. (1988). The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide. Plume | ||||||||
