12/3/2024 9:13:22 AM	JOUR 52A Course Outline as of Fall 2010	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  JOUR 52A	Title:  NEWSPAPER PRACTICE 1
Full Title:  Newspaper Practice 1
Last Reviewed:12/9/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	5.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	5.00	Lab Scheduled	8.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	140.00
		Contact DHR	1.00			Contact DHR	17.50
		Contact Total	11.00			Contact Total	192.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

A lecture/laboratory course that produces The Oak Leaf, the college newspaper and website.  Students learn journalistic standards, media ethics, writing, editing, design, multimedia and other skills required in modern news production.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in JOUR 1 ( or JOUR 1A)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A lecture/laboratory course that produces The Oak Leaf, the college newspaper and website.  Students learn journalistic standards, media ethics, writing, editing, design, multimedia and other skills required in modern news production.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion or Concurrent Enrollment in JOUR 1 ( or JOUR 1A)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: JOUR 130	Lower Division Student Media Practicum I	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): JOUR52A OR JOUR52B

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1.  Participate in story budget meetings and discuss libel and ethical issues as they apply to newspaper production.

2.  Articulate elements of newspaper design, headline and cutline writing, photo selection and page

    layout.

3.  Demonstrate ability to help with tasks associated with newspaper and website production, such as

    copyediting, headline and cutline writing, photo editing, design, layout and newspaper circulation.

4.  Develop story ideas, conduct research and interviews, and write articles for one of the following

    sections: news, feature, opinion, sports or arts and entertainment.

5.  Create a multimedia news or feature story, using blend of audio, photos, video or text.

6.  Edit stories for content, Associated Press (AP) Style, grammar and punctuation.

Topics and Scope

I.      Oak Leaf Manual

        A. Rules of The Oak Leaf

        B. Goals and standards

II.      Production Process

        A.  Procedures

        B.  Teamwork

III.     Libel and Ethics

IV.     AP Style

V.      Editing

        A. Content editing

        B. Grammar

        C. Punctuation

VI.     Headlines and Cutlines

VII.    Multimedia Storytelling

        A. Audio slideshows

        B. Video

        C. Podcasting

        D. Other technologies

VIII.   Layout and Design

        A. Design principles

        B. Photo sizing and layout

IX.     Photo Editing and Selection

X.      Website Production

XI.     Critiquing The Oak Leaf

XII.    Journalism Jobs and Internships

Assignments:

1.  Produce the student newspaper and website, which typically involves a blend of reporting, writing, editing, photography, design and layout.

2.  Create a portfolio of published articles, photographs and multimedia stories.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 75%
Portfolio of articles; headline and cutline writing
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 75%
Production skills, photography, layout
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
Class participation, teamwork

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Associated Press (AP) Style Book.  The Associated Press: current year

 

The Student Newspaper Survival Guide.  Kanigel, Rahele.  Blackwell Publishing Professional: 2006

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