4B007E - From Whistle to Screen: Match Day Storytelling 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2032 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | 4B007E | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | From Whistle to Screen: Match Day Storytelling | |||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | |||
| Faculty Group: | Film and TV | |||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Film and TV | |||
| Module Leader: | Delme Parfitt | |||
| Module Team: | Julie Kissick | |||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2026 | Final Year of Intake: | 2031 | |
| Date Closed: | ||||
| Credit Value: | 30 | Credit Level: | 4 | |
| Language: | ||||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | ||||
| Equivalent Module: | ||||
| HECOS codes: | 100439 - broadcast journalism | 100440 - digital media | 100442 - journalism | 100445 - multimedia journalism |
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2032 |
Module Aims
The main aims of the module are:
To develop students’ ability to produce accurate, engaging, and ethical live sports journalism across digital platforms, reflecting professional newsroom standards.
To build teamwork, communication, and time management skills through collaborative newsroom practice under real-world deadline conditions.
To encourage understanding of how sports journalism can promote health, wellbeing, and community engagement, linking professional reporting to positive social impact.
Content Summary
This module gives students their first taste of life in a working sports newsroom. They will learn how to cover live university and BUCS fixtures in real time, producing accurate, engaging and fair sports content under deadline pressure. Working in small teams, they will create a range of short-form journalism — including match reports, interviews, social updates, and features — while developing essential skills in observation, interviewing, and digital publishing. The module also encourages students to explore how sport contributes to health, wellbeing, and community identity, showing that good journalism can highlight sport’s wider social value. Through practical newsroom challenges, they will build confidence, teamwork, and resilience while understanding the ethical and wellbeing responsibilities of sports journalists. This module supports the overall course by developing their live reporting and collaboration skills, preparing them for more advanced newsroom, video, and broadcast production modules in later years.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 56 |
| Guided Study | 10.5 |
| Summative Assessment | 60 |
| Independent Study and self-directed learning | 173.5 |
| Total Hours Selected | 116 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Produce accurate, engaging live sports coverage using digital tools with attention to wellbeing narratives. |
| LO2 | Work collaboratively to deadlines, demonstrating ethical awareness, teamwork, and self-care. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | 2 x 2,500 words. Requires students to produce a portfolio of short-form sports journalism outputs, simulating the demands of live newsroom production. This aligns with the Framework’s emphasis on?authentic, real-world assessment?and supports learning through?active engagement?with genuine professional challenges. The portfolio structure allows for multiple forms of media expression (text, video, social), encouraging?inclusive assessment?by recognising varied communication strengths while reinforcing core journalistic standards such as accuracy, fairness, and ethical reporting. | 0 | 5000 | 70 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Critique | 5 min Vlog (1000 word equivalent). Builds on the above by assessing reflection and self-evaluation through a video journal, aligning with the Framework’s focus on feed forward, student agency, and self-regulated learning. By analysing their teamwork, decision-making, and wellbeing management, students demonstrate a developing sense of professional identity, ethical responsibility, and personal resilience — key attributes of sustainable journalism practice | 5 | 1000 | 30 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Critique | ✔ | ✔ | |