Journalism

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Apply the basic skills of news writing and reporting in clear, concise stories.
• Write stories in the inverted pyramid format.
• Apply knowledge of grammar and Associated Press Style to create mass media products that conform to journalistic conventions.
• Conduct interviews, research topics, and observe events.
• SLO #2: Analyze news stories for the appropriate use of sources, data, and evidence.
• Recognize and seek out the information needed to produce balanced stories.
• SLO #3: Demonstrate an understanding of basic news writing, feature writing, and reporting in print, broadcast, and online media.
• Write and report a news story and feature story for print, broadcast, and online media.
• SLO #4: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write and report stories that are free of libel.
• SLO #5: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.
• While news gathering, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, and adhere to professional standards of conduct.
• SLO #6: Apply the principles of news judgment to assignments.
• Rank information appropriately in stories; emphasize key facts in leads, stories, and headlines.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Produce news stories using advanced writing formats and techniques.
• Write stories using narrative, descriptive, and anecdotal leads.
• Write stories using the Wall Street Journal formula.
• SLO #2: Critically analyze and apply information from complex sources, including public opinion polls, medical studies, and government budgets.
• Complete exercises in computer-assisted reporting.
• SLO #3: Construct opinion stories and editorial pieces.
• Evaluate and apply rhetorical arguments in opinion and editorial pieces.
• SLO #4: Assemble in-depth stories, profiles, and reviews.
• SLO #5: Evaluate the methods of investigative reporting.
• Assess investigative stories for their use of sources, research, and credibility.
• SLO #6: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write and report stories that are free of libel.
• SLO #7: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.
• While news gathering, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, and adhere to professional standards of conduct.
• SLO#8: Produce stories using audio, video, and other multimedia tools.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• apply the basic vocabulary and concepts of mass communication verbally and in clear, concise English (SLO #1 GE Vb a).
• define the various roles of mass media professionals.
• compare and contrast the origins, development, functions and effects of various mass media.
• research critically, filter the results and present them in a cogent manner (SLO #2).
• evaluate the possible causes and suggest solutions to introductory problems of a conceptual nature using the methods appropriate to the study of Mass communication (SLO #3/ GE Vb b).
• analyze the economics of the mass media.
• assess the impact of media messages on various audiences.
• recognize the use and misuse of social and behavioral science concepts in society including politics and the media (SLO #4/ GE Vb c).
• identify basic media theories and their application to contemporary media use and behavior.
• predict future roles and developments in mass media.
• analyze, interpret, and exercise critical judgment in the evaluation of media productions (SLO #5).
• create a simple content analysis of a media product.
• demonstrate that with the power of a communicator, comes moral and ethical responsibility (SLO #6).
• explain and analyze the legal and ethical rights, regulations and responsibilities of the media in America.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Evaluate mass media theories, concepts, and practices as they relate to gender, race, and class constructs.
• Analyze the economics of the mass media.
• Assess media messages that depict race, gender, and class.
• SLO #2: Evaluate cultural stereotypes in media content and the role of ethnocentrism in reporting.
• Analyze stereotypes in news stories, films, music, and other media products.
• SLO #3: Examine how prejudice and racism have shaped the American experience, media content, and policy.
• Analyze government and mass media policies that have influenced class and inequity.
• SLO #4: Examine the contributions of American Indians, African-Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, Asian Americans and other diverse groups in America to the art and development of broadcasting, film, newspapers, magazines, and recordings.
• SLO #5: Analyze social issues such as the Civil Rights movement, Japanese internment, and women’s rights by reviewing and evaluating media documentation.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO1: DESCRIBE BASIC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSONAL COMPUTER
• Identify different hardware required for input, output, processing and storage of data on a personal computer
• Apply appropriate log on techniques to access lab computers and online course management software
• SLO2: UTILIZE OPERATING SYSTEM TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE PROGRAMS, FILES AND FOLDERS
• Demonstrate ability to retrieve, create, copy, move and delete files and folders within a file management hierarchy
• Locate and launch programs successfully
• SLO3: DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN, AND APPLY BASIC CONCEPTS FOR BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE
• Define and correctly select appropriate program for a given task
• Demonstrate ability with word processing commands and features such as cursor movement, entering text; formatting including setting margins, line spacing, bold, centering, underlining, changing font typeface and size; inserting clip art; saving, printing, retrieving, and editing a file; spelling checker
• Demonstrate ability with spreadsheet commands and features such as cursor movement; entering text, values and formulas; formatting including changing column widths, bold, centering, underlining, changing font typeface and size, formatting numbers with dollar signs; inserting and deleting rows and columns; saving, printing, retrieving, and editing a file; spelling checker
• Demonstrate ability with database commands and features such as creating a database, creating tables, creating fields, setting field widths, positioning fields, entering data through tables or forms, designing forms, formatting forms, creating reports, displaying records, changing page orientation, saving, and printing
• SLO4: COMMUNICATE, SHARE, AND ACCESS INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY
• Utilize e-mail commands and features to communicate appropriately, sending and receiving messages, including attachments.
• Operate search engines, browsers, and related web tools to effectively find information on the World Wide Web
• Evaluate web sites for accuracy based on specific criteria

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• use computer hardware and software to create, modify and integrate text and graphics.
• learn elements of design, composition and presentation that make for effective visual communication through the vehicle of published material.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Demonstrate knowledge of advanced elements of design, composition, and presentation.
• Create, import, modify and enhance tables; create and modify styles; create and apply swatches, gradients and tints; and apply opacity, effects, color blends and transparency effects to visually enhance documents.
• SLO #2: Create professional-looking documents in print, PDF, and online format using desktop publishing software.
• Combine multiple documents into a book format, export and generate a document into an Adobe PDF format, and convert a print document into an online format.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Be self-reliant, evaluative readers and writers, able to use critical thinking skills to read and write effectively in academic and workplace settings.
• Identify and define problems or issues for possible publication.
• Collect, analyze, and evaluate information synthesizing and developing conclusions.
• Demonstrate research and marketing skills to find the most appropriate print or online publications to market articles.
• Become aware of audience and focus articles toward a particular print or online publication.
• SLO #2: Obtain the necessary reading and writing skills for university-level courses.
• Select and organize information from various sources effectively.
• Compose, edit, and illustrate salable articles for print and online publications.
• SLO #3: Develop academic literacy skills, to utilize reading and writing processes, to find and comprehend information, and to apply that knowledge in myriad rhetorical situations.
• Conduct interviews and research to collect, evaluate, and synthesize information.
• Assess and select ideas for articles and books.
• SLO #4: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write articles that are free of libel.
• SLO #5: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.
• Demonstrate writing and marketing skills to successfully write magazine articles and find the most appropriate print or online publications to market them.
• While researching and gathering information, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, adhere to professional standards of conduct, and respect diverse viewpoints

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Evaluate the role of the public relations practitioner in PR firms, corporations, and public information offices.
• SLO #2: Assess the effectiveness of various public relations strategies.
• Critically analyze public relations case studies for effectiveness of strategies that are used.
• SLO #3: Evaluate the relationship between public relations practitioners and the mass media.
• Identify and analyze messages disseminated through mass media that have been shaped by public relations practitioners.
• SLO #4: Design and implement a public relations campaign.
• Identify an audience, craft an appropriate message, produce media products, and execute a campaign.
• SLO #5: Create public relations tools, including press releases, brochures, newsletters, and press kits.
• SLO #6: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Produce press releases, brochures, and newsletters that are free of libel.
• SLO #7: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.
• While researching and gathering information, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, adhere to professional standards of conduct, and respect diverse viewpoints.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Apply the conventions of journalism to prepare work for publication.
• Effectively apply Associated Press style and grammar to edit copy and proof pages.
• Edit stories for clarity, conciseness, and accuracy.
• Write headlines and captions.
• SLO #2: Apply the principles of news judgment to stories and layouts.
• Ensure information is ranked appropriately in stories; key facts are emphasized in leads, stories, and headlines.
• Place stories, photos, and headlines on print or online pages according to their newsworthiness.
• SLO #3: Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate production practices for a publication.
• Evaluate the needs of a publication, choose effective and appropriate production methods, and develop a detailed plan for meeting deadline.
• SLO #4: Construct visually attractive and readable news pages, in print or online.
• Critique newspaper pages and/or websites for their efficacy, strengths and weaknesses.
• Use knowledge of effective design to place visual and text elements on a news page or a website.
• SLO #5: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Make informed editorial choices that are free of libel.
• SLO #6: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.
• While editing, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, and adhere to professional standards of conduct.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1: Produce work suitable for publication in The Connection online.
• Report and write stories for publication using multiple sources OR
• Design newspaper pages and advertisements using up-to-date design and desktop publishing software OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia, using digital technology.
• SLO#2: Apply the principles of news judgment to assignments.
• Rank information appropriately in stories; emphasize key facts in leads, stories, photo captions, and headlines.
• SLO#3 Understand the role of the student press as a member of our diverse campus community.
• SLO #4: Demonstrate an understanding of production processes while working under deadline pressure in the college newsroom.
• Meet required deadlines for publication.
• Plan and adhere to a production process.
• SLO #5: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write and report stories that are free of libel; respect issues of copyright when publishing photos.
• SLO #6: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity.
• While news gathering, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, seek out diverse viewpoints, and adhere to professional standards of conduct.
• SLO #7: Evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy, fairness, appropriate style, and grammatical correctness.
• SLO #8 develop an electronic portfolio of at least 10 writing, design, photo, or multimedia stories published in the student publications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1: Produce intermediate suitable for publication in The Connection online at www.thecrcconnection.com.
• Report and write stories for publication using multiple sources AND/OR
• Design news web pages and advertisements using up-to-date design and desktop publishing software AND/OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication AND/OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia, using digital technology AND/OR
• Assign and edit stories, photos, or multimedia elements for publication online.
• SLO#2: Apply the principles of news judgment to assignments.
• Rank information appropriately in stories; emphasize key facts in leads, stories, photo captions, and headlines.
• SLO#3: Demonstrate an understanding of production processes while working under deadline pressure in the college newsroom.
• Meet required deadlines for publication.
• SLO #4: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write and report stories that are free of libel AND/OR edit stories that are free of libel; respect issues of copyright when publishing photos.
• SLO #5 Develop an intermediate electronic portfolio of 14 assignments that includes work in at least two of these areas: writing, editing, design, photo, or multimedia assignments published in the online student news publication.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1: Produce advanced intermediate work suitable for publication.
• Report and write advanced intermediate stories for publication using multiple sources AND/OR
• Design web pages and advertisements using up-to-date design and graphics software AND/OR
• Take and prepare advanced intermediate photographs for publication AND/OR
• Report and produce advanced intermediate news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia, using digital technology AND/OR
• Assign and edit stories, photos, or multimedia elements for publication.
• SLO #2: Evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy, fairness, appropriate style, grammatical correctness, and news judgment.
• SLO #3: Plan and execute a production process while working under deadline pressure in the college newsroom.
• SLO #4: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write, report, and/or edit advanced intermediate stories that are free of libel AND/OR
• Respect issues of copyright when publishing photos.
• SLO #5: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of assignments.
• While news gathering, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, and adhere to professional standards of conduct.
• SLO #6 Develop an advanced intermediate electronic portfolio of 18 assignments that includes work in at least two of these areas: writing, editing, design, photo, or multimedia assignments published in student publications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1: Produce advanced work suitable for publication.
• Report, write, and edit advanced stories for publication using multiple sources AND/OR
• Design newspaper pages and advertisements using up-to-date design and desktop publishing software AND/OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication for print and online AND/OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo galleries, videos, audio clips, and multimedia, using digital technology.
• SLO #2: Evaluate their own work and that of others for accuracy, fairness, appropriate style, grammatical correctness, and news judgment.
• SLO #3: Plan, assign, and execute a production process while working under deadline pressure in the college newsroom.
• SLO #4: Assess and apply the principles of the First Amendment and other laws appropriate to professional practice.
• Write, report, and/or edit stories that are free of libel AND/OR
• Respect issues of copyright when publishing photos.
• SLO #5: Apply ethical principles in pursuit of assignments.
• While news gathering, respect issues of privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, and adhere to professional standards of conduct.
• SLO #6 Develop an advanced electronic portfolio of 22 assignments that includes work in all of these areas: writing, editing, design, and multimedia assignments published in student publications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1 Apply journalistic principles to hands-on assignments.
• Report and write stories for publication using multiple sources OR
• Design newspaper pages and advertisements using desktop publishing software OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication for print and online OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia.
• SLO#2 Assess and apply the essential skills of layout and design.
• Write and edit headlines for the print and online publications.
• Design and layout pages for print edition; upload content for online edition.
• SLO#3 Develop a digital portfolio of up to ten writing, photo, editing, or design pieces published in student publications, depending on the number of units in which the student is enrolled.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1 Apply intermediate journalistic principles to hands-on assignments.
• Report and write stories for publication using multiple sources AND/OR
• Design newspaper pages and advertisements using desktop publishing software AND/OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication for print and online AND/OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia.
• SLO#2 Assess and apply the essential skills of intermediate layout and design.
• Design pages that adhere to the principles of modular design.
• SLO#3 Develop a digital portfolio of up to 12 writing, photo, editing, or design pieces published in student publications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1 Apply advanced intermediate journalistic principles to hands-on assignments.
• Report and write stories for publication using multiple sources AND/OR
• Design newspaper pages and advertisements using desktop publishing software AND/OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication for print and online AND/OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia.
• SLO#2 Assess and apply the essential skills of advanced intermediate layout and design.
• Design pages that adhere to the principles of modular design.
• SLO#3 Develop an advanced intermediate digital portfolio of up to 14 writing, photo, editing, or design pieces published in student publications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO#1 Apply advanced journalistic principles to hands-on assignments.
• Report and write stories for publication using multiple sources AND/OR
• Design newspaper pages and advertisements using desktop publishing software AND/OR
• Take and prepare photographs for publication for print and online AND/OR
• Report and produce news content, such as photo slideshows, videos, audio clips, and multimedia.
• SLO#2 Assess and apply the essential skills of advanced layout and design.
• Design pages that adhere to the principles of modular design.
• SLO#3 Develop an advanced digital portfolio of up to 16 writing, photo, editing, or design pieces published in student publications.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Actively engage in intellectual inquiry beyond that required in order to pass a course of study (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 4).
• Discuss and outline a proposal of study (that can be accomplished within one semester term) with a supervising instructor qualified within the discipline.
• Design an independent study (to be completed individually or by collaboration of a small group) to foster special knowledge, skills, and experience that are not available in any one regularly scheduled course.
• Use information resources to gather discipline-specific information.
• SLO #2: Utilize modes of analysis and critical thinking to apply theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study to significant problems and/or educational activities (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 3).
• Analyze and apply the knowledge, skills and experience that are involved in the independent study to theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study.
• Explain the importance of the major discipline of study in the broader picture of society.
• SLO #3: Communicate a complex understanding of content matter of the major discipline of study (College Wide Outcome – Area 3).
• Demonstrate competence in the skills essential to mastery of the major discipline of study that are necessary to accomplish the independent study.
• SLO #4: Identify personal goals and pursue these goals effectively (College Wide Outcome – Area 4).
• Utilize skills from the “academic tool kit” including time management, study skills, etc., to accomplish the independent study within one semester term.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1 DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR IN A FIELD OF STUDY RELATED ONE’S CAREER.
• Understand the effects time, stress, and organizational management have on performance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of consistently practicing ethics and confidentiality in a workplace.
• Examine the career/life planning process and relate its relevance to the student.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic communication tools and their appropriate use.
• Demonstrate an understanding of workplace etiquette.
• SLO #2 DESCRIBE THE CAREER/LIFE PLANNING PROCESS AND RELATE ITS RELEVANCY TO ONE'S CAREER.
• Link personal goals to long term achievement.
• Display an understanding of creating a professional first impression.
• Understand how networking is a powerful job search tool.
• Understand necessary elements of a résumé.
• Understand the importance of interview preparation.
• Identify how continual learning increases career success.
• SLO #3 DEMONSTRATE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AS WRITTEN IN LEARNING OBJECTIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYER WORK SITE SUPERVISOR.