SLO - ASSESSMENT / QUESTIONS MAPPING TABLE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

EXTENSIONS AND LATE SUBMISSIONS

•      Late submissions must be with valid and genuine reasons with evidence whenever possible accompanied by written permission from the lecturer.

•      Students must check that they are within the word count limit before submission.

•      Any adjustments made and submitted after the deadline will be penalised as below.

Penalties for unauthorized late submission are:

PLAGIARISM NOTICE & MARKS DEDUCTION

Plagiarism involves the unacknowledged use of someone else’s work and passing it off as if it were his/her own. This category of cheating includes the following:

•    copying or insertion of another person’s work (published or unpublished and including material freely available in electronic form) without appropriate acknowledgement.

•    the deliberate and detailed presentation of another person’s concept as one’s own.

•     unacknowledged quotation of phrases from another person’s work.

•     The Turnitin similarity score should not exceed 20% of similarities.

Also, students must ensure that the percentage of Turnitin's AI index for their assignments does not exceed 50%. Submissions  exceeding  this  threshold  will be  rejected  and  resubmission  will be  required,  subject  to instructor's discretion

NOTES ON REFERENCING

APA referencing style must be used throughout the business case/report to correctly acknowledge all sources in the body of your report with a matching entry in the reference list. Show all quotes and in-text citations correctly, especially if you are quoting from websites, which students often neglect. The reference list must be formatted properly in accordance with APA referencing style guide and be in alphabetical order.

Task

You will construct TWO (2) pages, timeline infographic that highlights the major developments in journalism from its earliest forms to the digital age. This project will help you understand how journalism has evolved in response to technology, society, politics and culture.

Research Key Milestones

Investigate the evolution of journalism and select at least 10-15 major events or turning points.

Consider:

•   The invention of the printing press (1440)

•   Publication of the first newspapers

•    Growth of penny press and yellow journalism

•   Introduction of radio and TV broadcasting

•   Impact of World Wars on journalism

•   Landmark cases like Watergate

•   The rise of digital media, social media, and citizen journalism

Design a Timeline Infographic:

Use a digital tool like Canva, Piktochart, Venngage, Adobe Express or Google Slides to create your infographic. Your timeline should be chronologically ordered, visually engaging and easy to follow. Include the Following in Your Infographic:

•   Dates of each event

•   Titles/Headings for each milestone

•   Brief descriptions (2-3 sentences per event)

•   Icons, visuals or images to enhance the presentation

•   A clear timeline structure (horizontal, vertical or zig-zag is fine!)