FOLSOM CORDOVA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Folsom High School Course Expectations 2012-2013
Course: Media Production 2/3, ROP Television
Instructor: Mr. Scott Southard
355 – 1174 ext 3803
ssouthar@fcusd.org
Course Description:
This is an intermediate to advanced course. A passing grade in Media Production 1 or prior permission of the instructor is required to
enroll in Media 2/3 ROP Television. Students will continue to develop an understanding, appreciation, and a more personal approach
to the expression film and television. Using the campus studio facilities, students will create pre-production materials for the live
telecast of the school morning announcements, the Bulldog Daily Bulletin. In addition, the students will produce videos for the
school, district or community representing “Doghouse Productions” at Folsom High, including short films for broadcast and
submission to student film festivals.
In keeping with Global Program Studies at Folsom High, students will study examples of media from around the globe including
film and television from Latin America, India, Japan, and China.
Needed materials and requirements
• One 1” three ring binder, with approximately 50 sheets of lined paper, dedicated to this class for class notes and project instructions.
Students will keep this binder in class.
• Blue or black ink pen AND a pencil EVERYDAY.
• 1 mini DV tape for taping video projects. Needed by the end of the first week of school.
• 2 DVD-Rs with cases. The cases may be the paper kind or plastic. Please be sure that the discs are DVD-R not DVD+R. These will
be needed throughout the year. Students will store them in the Media Lab.
• A Login and Password for the campus network
• An email address you can check everyday.
• Students may use their own digital video cameras at their own risk. The rules regarding personal property and electronics are in
your PAWS handbook pages 9, 34, 35 & 40. READ THEM.
Textbook: Video: Digital Communication and Production, 2nd Ed., Jim Stinson, Goodheart- Wilcox Company, 2008.
Students also use the online television production cybertext found at http://www.Cybercollege.com. This online resource is free to
students and educators and contains a vast amount of information pertinent in this course.
Methods of Evaluation
Attendance/Tardies
Students will be in class on time and in their seat or at their assigned station working on the posted assignment when the bell rings.
Please refer to your PAWS handbook pg 24 for the school policy.
Participation
Students must participate to learn. The instructor is here to guide students in understanding the material. The student must be an
equal partner in the process!
Citizenship
ALL students are expected to show respect for school, staff, other students and one’s self. Respect for school property is imperative
as the students will be using very expensive equipment. Citizenship marks will be assigned as described in your PAWSport page 15, O
for outstanding through U for Unsatisfactory. NOTE: Students will be filming assignments on campus during class time and/or
throughout the day. Students may NOT film ANYONE with out their consent or knowledge (Ed Code 48901.5). Consent forms are
available in your production packets. All students must have permission to leave the class for filming during class time. Students are
not allowed to leave the classroom without signing out and the instructor’s explicit knowledge and permission.
Make up work
Students are expected to make up all missed work following an excused absence. It is up to the students to find out what assignments
were missed and make it up in a timely manner. Late work will be graded down for unexcused absences. No make up work will be
given or accepted for unexcused absences or school suspensions.
Assignments
The class will be divided into smaller working teams which will rotate through curriculum and responsibilities as the year progresses.
Pre-production for daily bulletin broadcasts, book assignments, and video projects will be produced by student teams. Up to 10 video
projects are assigned throughout the year. Students will be required to film school sports and other activities outside of the school
day. Many assignments require the students to work in teams. NOTE: Media production in the real world happens ON TIME and on
budget. Assignments and projects must be turned in on or before the due date.
Homework
Students are required to participate in 6 hours per semester of production work outside of class time. This is not Extra Credit.
Extra Credit will be given for documented outside work beyond 6 hours. Production work will include video taping and editing home
games, plays, concerts, and other events for Doghouse Productions. Other projects may qualify at the instructor’s discretion. Your
commitment to film an event is SERIOUS. Unexcused absences from a scheduled event production are subject to the same attendance
standards as in the classroom.
Tests and Quizzes
Quizzes on book chapters and practical equipment quizzes will be given periodically. Midterms and finals will be combined with
project completions. The Academic Honesty Policy described in the PAWSport page 21 will be strictly enforced on all class work,
tests, and quizzes.
Grades
Grades are given based accumulated points for each semester. This includes homework, in-class work, quizzes, tests, projects and
class participation. Detentions, classroom suspensions, or poor use of class time will result in loss of points. See note above regarding
late work.
A= 90%-100% B=80%-89%
F=59% and below
C=70%-79%
D=60%-69%
Extra Credit
Many opportunities will be given for students to earn extra credit outside of regular assignments. This is NOT meant to take the place
of class assignments.
Computer use in the classroom
Students are allowed to use the computers for media production only. No game playing, or going to gaming related sites. Students
who are caught playing games or using the computer for personal or inappropriate use (i.e. Facebook, Myspace, Ebay) will be subject
to disciplinary procedures in accordance with Ed code 48900 (K) Defiance PAWSport pg 32.
School Rules:
Cell phones, ipods, music players, and games must all be turned OFF and put away at all times in the media lab.
No food or drink is allowed in the Media Production classroom or production facility, aside from clear, unflavored bottled water. No
gum chewing is allowed on campus. Students in violation will be subject to disciplinary procedures in accordance with Ed code
48900 (K) Defiance PAWSport pg 32.
The Dress Code (PAWSport pg 39) will be enforced throughout the entire school day.
Folsom High School is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals. Activities shall be free from discrimination based on
gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnic group, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability or any other
unlawful consideration.
All students at Folsom High School are held accountable to the school wide Academic Honesty Policy as stated in the
PAWSPORT(p21). Please consult the policy for a detailed list of what constitutes cheating and consequences for each step. A single
instance of cheating counts as a Step 1 Offense and follows a student throughout their entire class schedule and through all of their
years at Folsom High. The next instance (even if in a different class or years later) counts as Step 2 and or 3.