A. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION 1. PROJECT TITLE MULTIMEDIA TRAINING OF LECTURERS AND CURRICULUM REVIEW IN ZIMBABWE 2. NUMBER IPDC/57 ZIM/02

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1 ZIMBABWE A. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION 1. PROJECT TITLE MULTIMEDIA TRAINING OF LECTURERS AND CURRICULUM REVIEW IN ZIMBABWE 2. NUMBER IPDC/57 ZIM/02 3. MEDIA DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS CATEGORY Category 4: Professional capacity building and supporting institutions that underpin freedom of expression, pluralism and diversity 4. IPDC PRIORITY AREA Human resource development 5. SCOPE National 6. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE REQUESTED Institutional capacity building and training support 7. TOTAL COST OF PROJECT US$ AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM US$ IPDC 9. BENEFICIARY BODY Harare Polytechnic School of Journalism and Media Studies 10. IMPLEMENTING OFFICE UNESCO Harare Cluster Office Contact: Hezekiel Dlamini PROJECT LOCATION Harare Polytechnic School of Journalism 12. PROJECT PREPARED BY Harare Polytechnic School of Journalism and Media Studies, P.O.Box CY407 Causeway, Harare. Phone: Peter Banga, Head School of Journalism and Media Studies DECISION OF THE BUREAU: 129

IPDC PRIORITY AREA Human resource development 5. SCOPE National 6. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE REQUESTED Institutional capacity building and training support 7. TOTAL COST OF PROJECT US$ 22 150 8.

2 B. PRESENTATION 1. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: Harare Polytechnic s School of Journalism and Media Studies is the oldest journalism and media training institution in Zimbabwe. It trains print and broadcast journalists for the country s public broadcaster as well as for the print media houses. The training which is a two-year full-time National Diploma is practically-based in line with market demands. Many graduates from the institution are readily absorbed by media houses in the region. Plans are at an advanced stage for Harare Polytechnic to introduce a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mass Communication. However, the curriculum that is being used at National Diploma level at Harare Polytechnic was last reviewed in 2003 with assistance from the United Nations Population Fund. Since then it has not been possible to secure funding for such an exercise. This is of serious concern since journalism is a dynamic area and stakeholders in the print and broadcast industry are calling for a review of the curriculum. It is important at this juncture to note that the course outline for the B-Tech in Mass Communication has been largely modelled along the UNESCO journalism curriculum. Therefore there is need for a curriculum review at National Diploma level to prepare the institution for the B-Tech programme. As part of reviewing the curriculum, there is need to upgrade the teaching capacity of the trainers in the participating institutions to deliver on the new curriculum. The proposed training is for the purpose of enabling them to deliver better training to trainee journalists. Most lecturers at Harare Polytechnic have already been trained in journalism but they need refresher training in the new dynamic journalism and exposure to the new trends, new technology, and instructions on how to use them and enable them become familiar with their use. Increasingly, their students are becoming better oriented at the use of technology than their lecturers. Familiarization with new media is more than just exposure and understanding of modern technology, but rather the combination of that technology and the appreciation of the new dynamic way of news processing, dissemination and interaction with audience. The Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the National University for Science and Technology (NUST) received IPDC in 2010 under project 354ZIM5001 to initiate the curriculum adaption. This project s aim is to strengthen multimedia journalism training and achieve significant milestones in migration to the UNESCO Model Curricula for Journalism Education in Zimbabwe, focusing on Harare Polytechnic and NUST s Department of Journalism and Media Studies. 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET GROUP: The project will target at least 20 journalism lecturers and over 400 journalism students at Harare Polytechnic s School of Journalism and Media Studies, as well as NUST s Department of Journalism and Media Studies. 3. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE: Align and upgrade the training programs in journalism and media studies to acceptable international standards. 130

The training which is a two-year full-time National Diploma is practically-based in line with market demands. Many graduates from the institution are readily absorbed by media houses in the region.

3 4. IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE: Equip Harare Polytechnic and NUST s Department of Journalism and Media Studies with the capacity to offer model journalism curriculum based on UNESCO s model curricula for Journalism Education and upgrade journalism training skills among lecturers. 5. PROJECT OUTPUTS: Harare Polytechnic s Mass Communication review their journalism curriculum based on the UNESCO model curriculum for journalism education. NUST s Department of Journalism and Media Studies review their journalism curriculum based on the UNESCO model curriculum for journalism education At least 20 journalism education lecturers from 4 media training institutions in Zimbabwe are equipped to teach multimedia Journalism At least 400 students receive a good quality education in journalism in the areas covering both the traditional and the new media channels. 6. ACTIVITIES: 3-days training of trainers workshop on Multimedia Journalism for at least 20 journalism education lecturers 2 days seminar on curriculum revision based on the UNESCO model curriculum for journalism education. Institutional curricula review by two journalism institutions. 7. PROJECT INPUTS: Training workshop facilitator Training costs (accommodation, meals and stationeries) Seminar facilitator Seminar costs (accommodation, meals and stationeries) Curriculum developer consultancy support 8. WORK PLAN: ACTIVITIES / MONTHS Multimedia training workshop (identification of trainer, participants, workshop organization) Seminar on curriculum revision (identification of facilitator, participants, workshop org. Consultancy support Curriculum revision Submission of implementation reports 9. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK: Harare Polytechnic is a public institution established in 1980 to improve the quality of journalism in Zimbabwe through the promotion of media independence and professionalism. To that end the institution s 131

PROJECT OUTPUTS: Harare Polytechnic s Mass Communication review their journalism curriculum based on the UNESCO model curriculum for journalism education.

4 journalism and media school offers a two year full time national diploma course. To date, the School of Journalism and Media Studies has trained over one thousand six hundred journalists under the Diploma in Mass Communication Programme. The School of Journalism and Media Studies has a pool of local trainers in various areas of the journalism courses. These trainers are from print and broadcast media houses. To complement the practical broadcast training, the School of Journalism runs a wired radio. Documentaries, features and discussion programmes are also packaged in the students television studio. 10. SUSTAINABILITY: Harare Polytechnic and NUST are expected to conduct the curriculum review and introduce courses based on the UNESCO model curriculum for journalism education. As the leading journalism and media training institutions in the country it will be possible to sustain the programme. 11. FRAMEWORK OF MONITORING: The UNESCO Harare Office and the Zimbabwe National Commission for UNESCO will be responsible for project monitoring. 12. EVALUATIONS CARRIED OUT: It has been observed that Journalism and Media lecturers face challenges in training on new media. Furthermore, Journalists complete their training without a genuine understanding of how to work in the multimedia environment. It is therefore important that this situation be addressed for the benefit of the trainers and trainees. 13. FRAMEWORK OF BENEFICIARY AGENCY S REPORTING: The beneficiary undertakes to report on progress to the UNESCO Harare Cluster Office. D. BUDGET BREAKDOWN OF IPDC CONTRIBUTION (in US dollars) I. 3-days training of trainers workshop on Multimedia Journalism Workshop venue, participants accommodation and meals ($ 100 per day x 15 participants x 3days): Training material and rental of training equipment ($300 x 3 days) 900 One regional trainer (3 days training at a rate of $250 per day): Regional trainer air travel and DSA ($ $200 x 3 days) Local travel ($30 x 15 participants) 450 Total training of trainers workshop on Multimedia Journalism II. 2 days seminar on curriculum revision Seminar venue, participants accommodation and meals

The School of Journalism and Media Studies has a pool of local trainers in various areas of the journalism courses. These trainers are from print and broadcast media houses.

5 ($ 100 per day x 15 participants + 1 facilitator x 2days): One local facilitator (Curriculum developer) 200 (2 days facilitation at a rate of $100 per day): Local travel ($30 x 15 participants + $100 facilitator) 550 Training material and rental of training equipment ($200 x 2 days) 400 Total seminar on curriculum revision III. Support for institutional curricula review (2 institutions) Local curriculum developer consultancy 20 days x $100 per day Local travel and DSA-curriculum developer consultancy ($200 + $100 x 20 days) Total Support for institutional curricula review Total IPDC US$ BREAKDOWN OF THE BENEFICIARY AGENCY S CONTRIBUTION (in US dollars) Internet costs during workshop 500 Project coordinator for ten months Communication costs (12 months) 700 Contingencies Project reporting 200 Total US$

Support for institutional curricula review (2 institutions) Local curriculum developer consultancy 20 days x $100 per day 2 000 Local travel and DSA-curriculum developer consultancy ($200 + $100 x 20

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