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=Welcome to the Cert IV Public Relations Wiki! = Semester 2 2010 Congratulations! You have all finished and it's time to enjoy the summer. You can refer back to this page for information, or continue to use it as an electronic portfolio of your work. You can also continue to contact me - I'd love to hear what you're up to.

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**Your weekly blog topics**
 * **WEEK** ||= **YOUR BLOG T​OPIC FOR THE WEEK** ||
 * 1 || Introduce yourself to your peers (treat as a networking opportunity). ||
 * 2 || Blog about the purpose of blogging in PR ||
 * 3 || Recount a special moment in your life ||
 * 4 || Topical blog: What are your thoughts so far on the election campaigns from Liberal, Labour and the Greens? ||
 * 5 || Topical blog: Research the current issue relating to the use of glass in pubs etc. In your opinion (and yes you can speak your mind in this case!) should the ban on glass be implemented or do you oppose the idea? Mount your argument for or against... ||
 * 6 || 6 word story. ||
 * 7 || 300 words (min) on what you expect of yourself on this course e.g. personal, character building, learning, sharing, involvement, etc. this is your promise to yourself first and your lecturers. If you don't intend finishing this course, then discuss what you are interested in. ||
 * 8 || Review a West Australian news article, relatively unchanged by the journo. ||
 * 9 || Topical blog: Stephanie Rice recently came under fire for her homophobic slur on Twitter. Since then she has lost her lucrutive sponsorship deal with Jaguar. Do you think the dumping of this Australian hero was justified or was it a knee jerk over-reaction? ||
 * 10 || //No blog - work on assessment due// ||
 * 11 || You've been asked to promote the Cert IV PR course to new, prospective students at an Expo Careers Show. What would you say? __Remember__ this is about promoting the course (300 words) ||
 * 12 || Topical blog: what is your opinion on the proposed lockout for pubs and clubs in specific geographical areas? ||
 * 13 || //No blog - work on assessment due// ||
 * 14 || Review Saturday's West. Find an article where you can identify the PR 'spin' on the story. What is the article about, what is the spin, and how do you think the PR officer wanted the reaction to be within their target audience? ||
 * 15 || Topical blog: WA could pass legislation for 'opt-out' organ donor laws. Research the topic and then write a persausive blog either 'for' or 'against' the new "opt-out" laws. ||
 * 16 || //No blog - work on assessment due// ||
 * 17 || Final blog. Keeping the emotion out of this one, and putting on your 'professional head', what have you learned from the PR course? How have you personally grown and what have you developed and learned about yourself? What are your final thoughts about studying and PR in general? ||