Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Course Description:
This course covers writing in English for a range of media fields: print and electronic
journalism, public relations and advertising, etc. Students learn the basics of writing for
mass communication including writing news leads, news stories, simple advertisements,
broadcast items and press releases.
In this class, student will learn processes of writing different materials and formats for
different media
Objectives:
1. Identify the principles of clear media writing and proper style for print, broadcast,
and web.
2. Practice proper media writing skills.
3. Learn how to plan and write basic types news stories, interviews, commercials
and announcements, features and documentaries.
4. Demonstrate the procedures to follow during interviews and when researching
and evaluating information.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the resources available to print, broadcast and
web journalists for gathering and disseminating information.
6. Employ computer skills in word processing, scripting, database use and web
searches.
7. Be able to critique already written material.
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Basis for Evaluation
Points and grades are awarded as indicated below. The final letter grade will be based
upon the total number of points earned.
Points Breakdown:
Points and grades are awarded as indicated below. The final letter grade will be based
upon the total number of points earned.
Exam 1 20 %
Exam 2 20 %
Final Exam 40 %
Class Work (Portfolio) / 20%
Writing workshops &
Attendance
To help you learn media writing style rules and improve your writing, you will be
asked to write various media writing formats that we will cover in class (see
course schedule). Some writing assignments will be an individual work, while
other work needs to be done in a group (WRITING WORKSHOPS). Some
writing will be In-class Writing Assignments and others will be homework
assignments.
You will also be asked to read, watch, and analyze the writing from different
media materials & contents.
More details about these assignments will be given throughout the semester.
Policies
1. Attendance Policy
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class session. Students are
required to attend all class sessions. Students will be counted as absent after
attendance has been taken. It is also essential that student arrive to class on time. It
is very disturbing to interrupt your classmates and instructor once class has begun.
Remember, if you miss a class you will be responsible for obtaining any material
and information concerning that day.
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2. Make-Up Work
4. Courtesy
5. Special Assistance
6. Academic Dishonesty
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Course Schedule – Fall 2010
NOTE: This schedule is tentative. Deviations may be necessary and will be announced
in class.
Week 3- Week 4
(4/10-13/10)
News and News writing
Selecting and writing the news , Basic News Leads ;the Body of news story ,
inverted pyramid, quotations and attributions
Purposes and techniques of editing
Week 5- Week 6
(18/10-27/10)
Ethics
Interviews
Feature Stories & other types of stories
Exam 1 Wednesday 28/10
Week 7- Week 8
(1/11-10/11)
Writing for Broadcast
Week 9- Week 10
(15/11 -24/11)
NO CLASS on 15/11 & 17/ 11 EID ADHA break!
Writing for public relations
Week 11- Week12
(29/11-8/12)
Exam 2 Monday 29/11
Writing for public relations
Writing Advertising
1/12 is Last day for dropping courses without Grade “F”
Week 13- Week 14
13/12-22/12
Writing for the web
Week 15 - Week 16
27/12-5/1
Catch-Up
Course Rap- up
Revision for exam
Final Exam Period (From 9-19 January)