Megan Gay- JMC Overview

Writing for Mass Media (JMC 2033) is an instructional course in learning to improve writing skills for every Journalism field. This course will help students learn to write professionally, improve media literacy, understand and practice various types of media writing and define the student's interests and talents.

This writing course consists of a lecture and a writing lab. The lab is fifty percent of the overall grade, and the lecture quizzes and exams count for twenty-five percent each.

During the first ten minutes of class, all students must be in their assigned seat; this is where attendance and most quizzes take place. If a student is not in their assigned seat, their quiz grade will suffer and their attendance counts as an unexcused absence. If more than four absences are recorded, the student fails the course.

There are no food or drinks allowed in the lecture room and the use of laptops or electronic media devices are prohibited.

Any out-of-class assignments require a cover sheet and will not be graded without one. Late work is not acceptable. For every school day the assignment is late one letter grade is dropped, and after five days the assignment becomes a zero.

The most important rule in the lab is to not make a "fact error". This error is a false statement made in a writing. Twenty-five percent is deducted for an error from Lab 1-Lab 17, after Lab 17 an error deducts fifty percent. To prevent this, it is advised to ask your lab instructor for coaching and editing help.

Any act of cheating, plagiarism, fabrication or fraud, will be subject to fail the assignment, the course, or be kicked out of the University of Oklahoma.

This course challenges students to comprehend information and improve their abilities for a better writing future.