National Council for the Training of Journalists
Diploma in Journalism
E-portfolio Workshop
May 2014
the aims
 Examine the current syllabus and assessment
 Discuss what markers should be looking for
 Demonstrate the e-portfolio system
 Sample e-portfolio submission and marking exercise
Practical
Journalism
Ethics is
assessed
integrally in the
assessment of
the core subject
areas and Court
Reporting
The new Business & Finance unit is now available as a specialist option
via distance learning – pilot centres required to deliver this unit
the programme of study
 Suitable for news reporting and magazine journalism
and broadcast journalism.
 Minimum of 150 GLH
 Writing and creating stories and features on different
platforms
 10 Pieces of journalism* presented on any platform
(*conditions dependant on completion of news, magazine or
broadcast portfolio – see page 2 of the POS)
content for 2013-14
 PA news feature is no longer a compulsory
requirement
 Weighting of marks will be amended as follows:
stories/features
90%
(18 marks each)
ethical considerations
5%
(10 marks)
range of content
5%
(10 marks)
100%
e-portfolio demonstration
 student view
 tutor view
 marking
 moderation
 confirmation of results
submissions
 example e-portfolio story submissions
 marks
 ethical considerations