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Please look at/listen to this short presentation advising you about our Introduction to Journalism & PR class online for the Summer II term.
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Welcome to cmat 240 online!Professor Jennifer Cox
Summer II 2012
July 9-Aug. 3
About me
• Professor Jennifer Cox
• Just finished my first year at SU
• Finishing my Ph.D. from UF
• Several years as newspaper journalist throughout Florida
• Worked on various multimedia projects in Alabama and The Washington Post
The course
The course
• Working knowledge of principles and practices shaping the journalism and public relations fields today
• Be able to write clearly and concisely, using AP Style and appropriate grammar.
• Understand and have practiced good reporting techniques
• Understand strong relationship between journalism and public relations
communicating
• No in-class meetings
• Online lectures Monday-Thursday; Friday workday
• Lectures will be posted on our course website: http://cmat240summer.wordpress.com/
• I am available via email, Facetime, Skype, and phone
• I will reply within 24 hours of your email (by 3 p.m. Monday if emailed during the weekend)
Class blog
Course materials
• Writing & Reporting News: A Coaching Method (Carole Rich)• Different from the book previously used in this course• Chapters listed are according to the 7th edition;
Pay attention to chapter titles rather than numbers!
• Buy used on Amazon – new books are quite pricey
• The Associated Press Stylebook• You will need this for weekly style quizzes• You will use it in many of your upper-level courses later
expectations
• View/listen to a lecture Monday-Thursday
• Homework/projects due at 5 p.m. on assigned day• Work turned if after 5 p.m. will receive a 5-point
deduction• After midnight – 10-point deduction for each day
late
• Communicate with me before you fall too far behind; I can’t help you after the fact
• Keep up with the readings
grading
• Homework grades emailed; quiz grades in MyClasses
• Projects: 250 points each• Reported news story• Media kit
• Homework: 100 points each
grading
CONTENT
MECHANICS
TOTAL
grading
• Based on rubric
• Varies with each assignment
• Includes:• Writing Style• Organization of Information• Clarity• Thoughtfulness• Appropriateness
CONTENT
grading
• -2 = grammar & punctuation errors
• -2 = AP style errors
• -2 = spelling errors (including typos)
• -10 = factual error
• ZERO = using friends or family as sources
DO NOT PANIC! One or two bad grades will not sink you!
MECHANICS
Grading
• Homework grades emailed; quiz grades in MyClasses
• Projects: 250 points each• Reported news story• Media kit
• Homework: 100 points each
• Quizzes: 50 points each (by 9 p.m. on quiz days)• Tuesdays: AP Style• Thursdays: Readings & The Daily Times
(DelmarvaNow.com)
Daily Times emails
Daily times emails
Grading
• Homework grades emailed; quiz grades in MyClasses
• Projects: 250 points each• Reported news story• Media kit
• Homework: 100 points each
• Quizzes: 50 points each (by 9 p.m. on quiz days)• Tuesdays: AP Style• Thursdays: Readings & The Daily Times
(DelmarvaNow.com)
• Participation: 75 points per week
Grading breakdown
Point Totals
Projects 500 points
Homework 600 points
Quizzes 400 points
Participation 300 points
_____________________________
TOTAL: 1,800 points
Last bits
• Tentative schedule in the syllabus & online
• Tune in for first lecture on Monday, July 9
• Email me at [email protected]
Good luck!