Writing for Mass Media, or JMC 2033, is an entry level course in the School of Journalism that focuses on the various types of writing included in all the different mass media fields. This course is designed to instruct students to learn how to write for each of the fields, to help guide them in their further courses, and to help the student be successful in the specific field of their choice.
The class consists of a lecture section of around 165 students and a lab section of about 15 students each. Both sections count 50 percent of the overall grade for the course. There are attendance requirements for both sections of only four absences of any type in each. If the student arrives more than ten minutes late they are considered absent for that class even if they arrive and stay the allotted time for the class. After the four in each section the student will fail the entire course.
The lecture has a focus on the concepts and skills its takes to be a good professional communicator. At the start of each lecture there are daily quizzes which are 25 percent of your lecture grade. These quizzes require reading out of class and help to set the student up for success in the lab section. The other 25 percent of the lecture grade is the 3 exams, including the final exam.
The lab section is a place for the student to practice the skills they learn in lecture. The lab instructor works as a coach to edit and improve the student's writing skills. Late work in the lab is deducted a letter grade each class day, unless it is an excused absence and the work is turned in the next class day it will receive no penalty.
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