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Date Approved:
1/31/91
Date Scanned:
5/20/2005
Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 9/28/07____
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: JOURN 2
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Newspaper Practice
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0
LAB HOURS: 3.0
UNITS: 4.0
PREREQUISITE: None
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: None
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
NONE
Maximum Class Size 30
Max No. Units 16.0
Max No. Enrollments 4
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This class, under faculty supervision, produces the student newspaper.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
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critique finished editions of student newspapers.
understand and articulate the rights and responsibilities of a free press.
edit copy
successfully research story ideas
interview
critically assemble various parts of a story
COURSE OUTLINE:
News writing basics
Headlines
Leads
Interviewing
Thinking critically about subject matter
Production
Critique
Paste-up skill development
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
25%
25%
25%
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Date Approved:
1/31/91
Date Scanned:
5/20/2005
Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 9/28/07____
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended,
including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title:
Associated Press Stylebook & Libel Manual
Required
Edition:
Annual
Alternate
Author:
Goldstein
Recommended
Publisher: The Associated Press
Date Published: 1991
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial
writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) Willingness to help on production phase as part of “team” effort,
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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Date Approved:
1/31/91
Date Scanned:
5/20/2005
Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 9/28/07____
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Assignments require the analysis of increasingly complex issues and the ability to present, in
written form, these issues in a fair, accurate, and concise manner. Students must also make
judgments as to what is “news” and apply newspaper principles to constructively criticize each
edition of the student newspaper in an effort to continually improve the student newspaper.