Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university

The research aims to develop an instrument on perception and expectation of journalism students in Malaysia.The pilot study employs survey research method.The questionnaires were distributed to 30 journalism students in Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data was analyzed based on reliability, validity...

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Main Authors: Aripin, Norizah, Ismail, Awan, Yusof, Norhafezah, Ismail, Rizalawati, Mohamad, Noraihan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13014/1/pro16.pdf
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description The research aims to develop an instrument on perception and expectation of journalism students in Malaysia.The pilot study employs survey research method.The questionnaires were distributed to 30 journalism students in Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data was analyzed based on reliability, validity and descriptive analysis.The findings indicated the instrument is valid and reliable.The majority of the respondents perceived that knowledge and expectations of journalism education are pertinent in developing knowledge and skills of journalism students. Nonetheless, facilities offered need to be enhanced to match the minimum requirement of journalism learning.
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spelling uum-130142016-04-28T02:36:24Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13014/ Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university Aripin, Norizah Ismail, Awan Yusof, Norhafezah Ismail, Rizalawati Mohamad, Noraihan LB2300 Higher Education The research aims to develop an instrument on perception and expectation of journalism students in Malaysia.The pilot study employs survey research method.The questionnaires were distributed to 30 journalism students in Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data was analyzed based on reliability, validity and descriptive analysis.The findings indicated the instrument is valid and reliable.The majority of the respondents perceived that knowledge and expectations of journalism education are pertinent in developing knowledge and skills of journalism students. Nonetheless, facilities offered need to be enhanced to match the minimum requirement of journalism learning. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13014/1/pro16.pdf Aripin, Norizah and Ismail, Awan and Yusof, Norhafezah and Ismail, Rizalawati and Mohamad, Noraihan (2014) Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 159-164. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.273 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.273 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.273
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title Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university
title_full Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university
title_fullStr Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university
title_full_unstemmed Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university
title_short Journalism education curriculum in Malaysia: A preliminary study in a Malaysian public university
title_sort journalism education curriculum in malaysia a preliminary study in a malaysian public university
topic LB2300 Higher Education
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