Aje 2009 | The Future Of Journalism Education: The Student Perspective

Journalism Student Survey 1. Please tell us a little about yourself and your course. Are you . . Response

Response

Percent

Count

in 1st year of BA (Hons) degree

11.3%

16

in 2nd year of BA (Hons) degree

37.3%

53

in 3rd year of BA (Hons) degree

25.4%

36

on an MA

23.2%

33

on a PgDip

2.8%

4

answered question

142

skipped question

2

Response

Response

Percent

Count

2. What is the title of your degree?

Journalism

66.1%

78

Print Journalism

11.9%

14

News Journalism

5.9%

7

Magazine Journalism

13.6%

16

Sports Journalism

0.8%

1

Multi-Media Journalism

1.7%

2

Other (please specify)

30

answered question

118

skipped question

26

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3. Are you taking or planning to take NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) qualifications during your course?

No, my course is not NCTJaccredited

Response

Response

Percent

Count

23.6%

34

6.3%

9

25.7%

37

44.4%

64

answered question

144

skipped question

0

Response

Response

Percent

Count

No, my course is accredited but I have chosen not to take the qualifications Yes, I am taking/planning to take some but not all of the NCTJ qualifications Yes, I am taking/planning to take all of the NCTJ qualifications

4. Since you began your course, have your career plans changed?

I am keener than ever to go into journalism I still want to go into journalism I am no longer sure about going into journalism I don't want to go into journalism

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29.9%

43

41.7%

60

21.5%

31

6.9%

10

Why?

91

answered question

144

skipped question

0

5. How has the current media climate affected your career plans?

It has encouraged me to enter journalism It has not put me off entering journalism It has made me think twice about entering journalism It has put me off entering journalism I'm not aware of any changes that would affect my career plans

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Response

Response

Percent

Count

9.1%

13

51.0%

73

29.4%

42

6.3%

9

4.2%

6

Why?

86

answered question

143

skipped question

1

6. How important do you think the following skills are for journalism students to learn? Not as Vital

Important

important as other

Unimportant

Rating

Response

Average

Count

subjects Web-based skills (creating content online, blogs, etc) Social media (twitter, social networks, etc) Business and entrepreneurial skills

News gathering and writing

Sub-editing and design Audio and video (podcasts, video reports, etc)

59.0% (85)

32.6% (47)

7.6% (11)

0.7% (1)

1.50

144

21.0% (30)

46.2% (66)

28.0% (40)

4.9% (7)

2.17

143

11.2% (16)

40.6% (58)

40.6% (58)

7.7% (11)

2.45

143

6.3% (9)

0.0% (0)

0.0% (0)

1.06

144

38.5% (55)

55.2% (79)

6.3% (9)

0.0% (0)

1.68

143

40.6% (58)

48.3% (69)

11.2% (16)

0.0% (0)

1.71

143

Any further comments?

33

answered question

144

skipped question

0

93.8% (135)

7. How much emphasis is put on the following skills in your course? Not

Too much

Due

emphasis

emphasis

Web-based skills

5.6% (8)

54.9% (79)

36.1% (52)

3.5% (5)

2.38

144

Social media

3.5% (5)

44.8% (64)

37.1% (53)

14.7% (21)

2.63

143

Business and entrepreneurial skills

1.4% (2)

29.6% (42)

33.1% (47)

35.9% (51)

3.04

142

8.4% (12)

0.7% (1)

1.94

143

News gathering and writing

16.1% (23)

74.8% (107)

enough emphasis

No

Rating

Response

emphasis

Average

Count

Sub-editing and design

2.8% (4)

62.5% (90)

30.6% (44)

4.2% (6)

2.36

144

Audio and video

5.6% (8)

51.7% (74)

38.5% (55)

4.2% (6)

2.41

143

Any further comments?

20

answered question

144

skipped question

0

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8. Do you think students should learn web coding skills like HTML and CSS as part of their course? Response

Response

Percent

Count

Yes

52.1%

75

No

19.4%

28

Not sure

28.5%

41

Why?

92

answered question

144

skipped question

0

9. What ideally would you like to see added to your journalism course curriculum? Response Count 123 answered question

123

skipped question

21

10. What would you like to see dropped from your curriculum? Response Count 113 answered question

113

skipped question

31

11. Finally, which university do you attend (not for publication) Response Count 138

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answered question

138

skipped question

6