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Course Title: Newspaper Production & Editing
Title Abbreviation: NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION
Department: JOUR
Course #: 201
Credits: 2
Variable: No
IUs: 2
CIP: 090102
EPC: n/a
REV: 2018
Course Description
This course focuses on the development of skills in editing, desk-top publishing, and multi-media communication using basic principles of journalism and emphasizing production management and editorial leadership. It is designed for students interested in or already filling the positions of Editor, Assistant Editor, or Advertising Manager of the student newspaper. This course is repeatable up to 6 credits.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Successful completion of JOUR 101 with a C or better or permission of instructor.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 22
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Academic Elective
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.1 Determine the extent of information needed. 1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.2 Analyze issues and develop questions within a discipline. 2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions. 2.6 Recognize how the value and biases in different disciplines can affect the ways in which data is analyzed. 2.9 Apply and/or create problem-solving strategies to successfully adapt to unpredictable and/or changing environments.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing. 3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills. 3.4 Produce academic and/or professional writing and integrate it into written and spoken projects. 3.6 Recognize, comprehend, and use visual communication appropriate to a given context. 3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.2 Understand, value and respect human differences and commonalities as they relate to issues of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture. 4.4 Demonstrate effective communication across differences in human communities and cultures.
5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 5.1 Understand the impact of their own and other’s actions on local/global communities and environments and how those communities/environments affect them in turn. 5.2 Identify diverse communities and their shared/competing interests and develop strategies for prevention and resolution of conflict.
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community. 6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects.
10. Technology
Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 10.2 Demonstrate an understanding of legal, ethical, and environmental issues in the use and misuse of technology. 10.3 Use technology appropriate to the context and task to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication.
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