11/21/2024 4:07:50 AM	JOUR 52D Course Outline as of Fall 2023	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  JOUR 52D	Title:  NEWS MEDIA PRACTICE 4
Full Title:  News Media Practice 4
Last Reviewed:11/14/2022

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	9.00		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	157.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		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 and laboratory capstone course that produces The Oak Leaf, the college news media that includes a website, magazine and social media sites. Students apply journalistic standards, media ethics, writing, editing, design, photojournalism, multimedia, social media and other skills to produce print and web versions of The Oak Leaf. Journalism 52D students assume leadership positions in running The Oak Leaf and teach specialized workshops to other staff members.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of JOUR 52C

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A lecture and laboratory capstone course that produces The Oak Leaf, the college news media that includes a website, magazine and social media sites. Students apply journalistic standards, media ethics, writing, editing, design, photojournalism, multimedia, social media and other skills to produce print and web versions of The Oak Leaf. Journalism 52D students assume leadership positions in running The Oak Leaf and teach specialized workshops to other staff members.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of JOUR 52C
Recommended:
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 2011	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: JOUR 131	Lower Division Student Media Practicum II	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): JOUR52C OR JOUR52D

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Serve in a leadership position on a news media staff, facilitating the news production process and demonstrating leadership abilities to help guide less-experienced journalism students in their skills development.

2.  Write and edit typical genre stories in all of the following sections: news, feature, opinion, sports or arts and entertainment.

3.  Create story packages for print or online that may include the main article, sidebars, photos, charts and/or illustrations.

4.  Create two types of multimedia, social media or mobile journalism news or feature stories.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Participate in or run story budget meetings and discuss libel and ethical issues as they apply to news media production.

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

3. Demonstrate ability to help with and/or delegate tasks associated with magazine and website  production, such as copyediting, headline and cutline writing, photo editing, design, layout and circulation.

4. Develop story ideas, conduct research and interviews, and write articles for three or more of the following sections: news, feature, opinion, sports or arts and entertainment.

5. Create story packages for print or online that incorporate an article, sidebars, charts, illustrations, audio (podcasts), photos, video or other multimedia elements.

6. Edit stories for content, Associated Press (AP) style, grammar and punctuation for both web and print.

7. Demonstrate ability to upload stories and photos to website.

8. Demonstrate ability to design pages or make corrections using page design software.

9. Select articles, photographs and artwork for publication.

10. Prepare and deliver a presentation on a specialized journalism topic to the class.

Topics and Scope

I. Oak Leaf Manual

    A. Rules of The Oak Leaf

    B. Goals and standards

II. Production Process

III. Libel and Ethics

IV. AP Style

V. Editing

    A. Content editing

    B. Grammar

    C. Punctuation

VI. Headlines and Cutlines

VII. Multimedia Storytelling

    A. Video recording/editing

    B. Podcasting and audio recording/editing

    C. Other technologies

VIII. Layout and Design

    A. Design principles

    B. Advanced layout

    C. Magazine production proofing

IX.    Photojournalism

    A. Shooting events i.e. festivals, speeches, protests, breaking news

    B. Profiles and portraits

    C. Sports photography

    D. Photo editing and selection

X. Website Production

XI. Critiquing The Oak Leaf

XII. Editor's Workshop

XIII. Presentation Skills

XIV. Team and Leadership Skills

XV. Journalism Jobs and Internships

XVI. Social Media Reporting and Marketing

XVII. Mobile Journalism Reporting

 

All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.

Assignments:

Lecture & Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Participate in the production of the student news media, which typically involves a blend of reporting, writing, editing, photography, video and design skills.

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

 

Lecture-Related Assignments:

1. Prepare and deliver a workshop on a specialized journalism topic for other Oak Leaf staff members.

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 work
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; workshop
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:

Associated Press Stylebook. 56th ed. The Associated Press. Basic Books. 2022-2024.

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