Aims and Fit of Module
The module aims to introduce students to Public Relations in general and to the running of
multimedia PR campaigns in particular. It will include practical work of devising and
implementing such campaigns within a multimedia environment. It will enable students to
develop a problem-solving approach by formulating feasible PR objectives that will then be
translated into coherent campaigns. To this purpose, the students will analyse the key roles and
stages in the planning of a PR campaign, including background research, resource allocation
and budgeting, pitching and managing communication with the client, identifying the targe and reach of the campaign, responding to potential crises, executing the PR campaign plan.
Learning outcomes
A Describe and analyse key concepts of PR
B Reflect upon the varying media used to run PR campaigns
C Reflect upon an extended PR campaign
D Demonstrate understanding of the stakeholders in PR campaigns
E Plan a video package to a given brief
F Publish a video package within a proto-professional online environment
Method of teaching and learning
Lectures
Lab/Practicals
Video shoots