Lab Assignmnt #1

Leslie Herring
Syllabus Overview

JMC 2033 is essentially a development course. Followed by JMC 1013, this class will teach students writing techniques and professional skills essential for a successful career in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Over the course of the semester, students will undertake various writing assignments that will improve writing skills and allow students to become more effective communicators in the professional world.
The class is divided into labs that provide students individual attention from an instructor. Each lab instructor will act as a coach and an editor. The labs are an essential part in the success of JMC 2033.
Language skills and “wordsmithing” will be significant in this course. The correct usage of “multimedia language” allows students to achieve professional goals regardless of their focus in Media or Journalistic study.
Each student “must develop abilities to gather information and use it to create media messages that serve the needs of specific audiences.”
Another course goal is for students to “understand the specific conventions of writing for mass media/multimedia outlets.” Students will learn to become media literate, knowledgeable about all areas of the mass media work as well as critical thinkers and readers. The instructor expects every student to gain a conception and appreciation diverse audiences, and ethical principles and behaviors.
This course’s intention is to create and develop multimedia journalists who have the ability to write for all forms of media. Students will finish with course with acquired professional skills as well as an understanding of core values related to each profession in the Journalism field.