Writing for Mass Media is a course required of all aspiring JMC degree holders. It is composed of a lecture portion and a lab portion. Each are worth 50% of the total grade. The primary objective is to develop professional writing skills. This is done through rigorous examination of media in the world and attempts to write in their respective styles.
In the lecture portion of the class, students will look at various types of media including television, internet, magazines, radio, and books. There will be a quiz almost every day in lecture over an assigned section of the course material. If a student arrives late, he/she will not be given additional time to take the quiz.
The lab portion will focus on the writing aspect. The instructor acts as a coach and editor to guide students through the ways of writing for mass media. You are told repeatedly to avoid fact errors. A fact error will earn you 25% or 50% taken from your assignment's grade, depending on when the error was committed.
The importance of attendance is stressed. No more than four excused or unexcused absences are allowed in either portion if the class is to be passed. Due to the large workload in lab, any missed class will most likely result in being behind. If a student is more than ten minutes late to class, he/she will be counted as absent. Departing from class early also grants you an absence.
Any work that is late because of an excused absence will be accepted at the beginning of the next class period without penalty. One letter grade will be deducted for each class that it is not handed into after that. Unexcused late work is treated similarly, but without the opportunity to turn it in without penalty the next class session.
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