Syllabus Exchange
The Syllabus Exchange, in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association, gives educators a way to enhance their curriculum by sharing ideas and teaching materials. Our goal is to provide a database of course syllabi, assignments, exercises and other teaching materials that can be shared. Our focus is in the area of journalism, electronic media and communication studies. We welcome not only editorial-sequence syllabi but also those from related fields, such as advertising and public relations. We also welcome high school and other teachers.
While we review each upload for appropriate content, we don't edit or warrant the material.
Here's how it works. When you share a syllabus, assignment or other teaching material, you'll receive 100 Poynter NewsU Training Points. To download a training resource, you will need 50 points [for each resource]. To get everyone started, we are giving every registered user at Poynter's NewsU 100 points. That means you can download two resources before you start sharing.
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A: Ready for publication or broadcast. Shows mastery of facts and elements and good understanding of the language of the image. Story is compelling, original and makes good use of audio and video components to tell it. A-/B+: Accurate, contains all relevant material but may lack maximum precision and clarity in storytelling and some minor production errors. May have spelling or grammar errors in text, lighting and sound problems in images and footage.
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International Reporting (with digital)
- Jackie Spinner
- Columbia College Chicago
- Syllabus
- Journalism Basics
- Online and/or Emerging Technologies
- Reporting
- Writing
- College Undergraduate
Course Description: This course is a practical guide to covering international stories from here and abroad. Students will analyze issues of importance in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Europe and Central Asia. In exploring reporting strategies for print and broadcast, students will learn to include historical perspective and provide social, economic, political and cultural context; they will also learn to look for the human element and down play crisis-oriented coverage.
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Reporting and Writing 2 (Advanced, with multimedia)
Course Description: Course helps students refine their interviewing, researching and writing skills as they report in and around Chicago. The course will emphasize accuracy, objectivity and critical-thinking skills.
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Intro to Mass Communication
- Janna Braun
- San Diego Mesa College
- Syllabus
- Mass Communications
- Journalism Basics
- College Undergraduate
This is the syllabus for my Intro to Mass Communication course. Many colleges and universities call this course "Mass Media and Society" or "Intro to Mass Media."
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Photojournalism
- William Flipperbottom
- Rowan University
- Syllabus
- Journalism Basics
- Online and/or Emerging Technologies
- Photojournalism
- College Undergraduate
This course is designed as a historical and practical lab and exercise in documentary and photojournalism through digital imaging and storytelling. In addition to the use of digital camera equipment and imaging and multimedia software on the computer, students will be exposed to a variety of methods for visualizing, gathering, and producing their news, feature and storytelling images for print media, soundslide shows and the web. Correct and appropriate caption writing will be stressed.
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Directed Study in Mass Media II (Campaign 2012)
Students must become perceptive analysts of the American political system, and learn how media messages in an election season are shaped (among others) by candidates, interest groups and journalists. This course will be an ongoing analysis of Campaign 2012, looking at issues and candidates from a variety of media perspectives. Offered to junior and senior Mass Communication majors (Multimedia or Digital Cinema emphases) at Southern Arkansas University.
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Publicity and Media Campaigns
Concepts and case studies of public relations campaigns, and utilizing public media to achieve motivation of audiences. Materials and tools for publicity, planning, executing, and evaluting publicity campaigns are presented. Offered to junior and senior Mass Communication majors (Multimedia or Digital Cinema emphases) at Southern Arkansas University.
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Introduction to Mass Communication
A required course for Mass Communication majors (Multimedia or Digital Cinema emphases) at Southern Arkansas University.
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Advertising Principles Syllabus
"Advertising Principles" is a 200-level course at Iowa State University, taught in a large-format with 200-250 students. About two-thirds of the students are non-majors, while a substantial minority are pre-majors in advertising or journalism.
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Syllabus: Communication Technology and Social Change
- Jay Newell
- Iowa State University
- Syllabus
- Online and/or Emerging Technologies
- College Graduate School
This is a syllabus for a graduate seminar at Iowa State University. The initial part of the semester was understanding pathways to social change, the remainder of the semester was integrating ideas about communication technology into social change.
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