Writing for the Mass Media is an undergraduate course offered by the Gaylord school of journalism at the University of Oklahoma. After passing a spelling and grammar assessment exam students are encouraged to enroll to help improve writing, build media literacy and help in understanding the core values of the desired profession . The main purpose of the course in to inform, persuade and entertain a mass audience.
Lecture class is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays for fifty minutes led by Kathryn Jenson White. Students are expected to take a short quiz at the beginning of every lecture which will count as a total of twenty five percent of the final grade. Another twenty five percent is gained by two exams and a final exam focusing on the material learned throughout the semester.
Following the lecture class students will be expected to attend a small lab group that meets for two hours. Lab time is used to develop better writing skills and discipline in order to be successful at any desired writing profession. Assistance from a lab instructor will be on hand to act as a writing coach and editor. The twenty five total grades expected of students as well as attendance and academic honesty are all to be considered when enrolling in this course.
Individual computers are assigned to each student for assess to internet as well as a printer. This course also requires four textbooks including AP stylebook, Writing for Mass Media (Stovall), New Directions in Diversity (Padgett) and Media Writer's Handbook (Arnold).
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