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This module provides an opportunity to those students who passed Shorthand Theory to go on and achieve, the higher, preferred operational speed for newspaper reporters and as specified by broadcasters such as Sky for all entrants, of 100wpm, a requirement for the NCTJ highest occupational award for working journalists, the National Journalism Qualification. The course will work on building speed development up to a preferred speed of 100wpm, and higher, but tests will be offered and marks will be accepted for module credit on a sliding scale at a minimum of 90wpm

GSBS will continue to use the advancement of GCU Learn as a blended learning tool through its teaching and learning as well as through engagement with students. GSBS will ensure that all modules are GCU Learn enabled and with the support of the Learning Technologists at the cutting edge of development of online materials. Academic staff and the Learning Technologists will continue to work together to develop and operate all modules on GCULearn to ensure student support and information sharing.

Students are provided with formative and summative feedback via a variety of mechanisms. Feedback on coursework is provided within 3 working weeks of submission.

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