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 * ENGLISH 313 JOURNALISM**

At the conclusion of Journalism, students will effectively and appropriately


 * 1.) in regard to writing processes,**
 * apply a repertoire of invention, arrangement, composing, and revising/editing strategies typical of journalistic discourses—particularly in relation to writing on-line and accommodating deadlines;
 * develop and implement strategies for effective peer criticism by assuming the role of the intended readership;
 * implement strategies for effective collaborative writing, including web-based collaborations;
 * 2.) in regard to critical awareness,**
 * demonstrate awareness of the rhetorical situation: identify in journalistic discourses audiences’ needs and write with a clear sense of purpose and intended consequences, realizing that writing can produce unintended consequences as well;
 * identify effective composing strategies to create modes of discourse typical of journalism: electronic and/or hard-copy informational articles, feature articles, interviews, reviews, editorials, sports reporting, and obituaries; correspondence writing for electronic news services, websites, wikis and blogs; students’ own websites, wikis, and blogs;
 * identify, research, and respond to an issue important to students’ particular fields of journalism, linking students’ discourses to issues they are trying to explore;
 * identify strategies for researching and reporting, including both methodically verifying sources and using information from diverse resources to verify and support claims;
 * implement effective professional strategies for planning, conducting, and drafting oral and/or electronic interviews;
 * identify the discourse features that distinguish students’ own field and institutional community from others, such as, for example, the diverse discourses of science writing, consumer protection reports, theatrical reviews, or sports reporting;
 * demonstrate in speaking and in writing an understanding of the professional literature of students’ field of journalistic study; their perspectives on the practices and communication of people working in their field; and the life and issues of the larger world of journalism and technology;
 * locate their journalistic writing within and through a clearly articulated value system, incorporating ethical standards and practice in their writing; communicate in an ethically responsible manner;
 * identify the on-going impact of technology upon journalism, in particular the possibilities for global communication, by reading and evaluating online writing venues (e.g., wikis, blogs, websites, etc.) that provide students global audiences with diverse needs.


 * 3.) in regard to stylistic fluency and technical accuracy,**
 * demonstrate an awareness of design principles in regard to coordinating tables, charts, graphs, technical illustrations, and photographs with print texts in page layouts;
 * demonstrate rhetorical sensitivity in regard to diction and document design for diverse populations--sensitivity to public discourse conventions;
 * implement effective strategies for revision and editing to produce texts suitable for circulation and/or publication in newspapers, magazines, journals, blogs, websites, and other electronic or hard-copy print venues.

ENGLISH 313 JOURNALISM

Students who complete ENGLISH 313 will demonstrate at the advanced level 1.) facility with writing processes, 2.) critical awareness when reading and writing professional-level texts, with “professional” indicating a level of competency that meets the discourse expectations of the workplace, whether that location is a local, regional, or national newspaper, magazine, or journal in electronic or hard-copy formats, and 3.) stylistic fluency and technical accuracy at the professional level. These goals may be achieved through the sub-goals listed below.

1. Show facility with writing processes:
 * understand that writing is a process, that writing is necessarily part of a larger context or practice, and that writing can be used to effect change;
 * demonstrate flexibility in applying a repertoire of invention, arrangement, composing, and revising/editing strategies to a variety of journalistic contexts—particularly in relation to accommodating deadlines;
 * evaluate writing, identify requisite revisions, and implement necessary changes for effective discourses;
 * demonstrate an awareness of the fact that journalism can be deeply embedded in narrative writing;
 * implement strategies for effective collaborative writing, including web-based collaborations;
 * develop and implement strategies for effective peer criticism: acting as an effective reader and mentor; incorporating useful suggestions into students’ final drafts;
 * use journaling to support the study and production of texts.

2. Critical awareness when reading and writing professional-level journalistic texts:


 * demonstrate awareness of the rhetorical situation: identify in journalistic discourses audiences’ needs and write with a clear sense of purpose and intended consequences, realizing that writing can produce unintended consequences as well;
 * identify effective composing strategies to create modes of discourse typical of journalism: electronic and/or hard -copy informational articles, feature articles, interviews, reviews, editorials, sports reporting, and obituaries; correspondence writing for electronic news services, websites, wikis and logs; students’ own websites, wikis, and blogs;
 * identify, research, and respond to an issue important to students’ particular fields of journalism, linkingstudents’ discourses to issues they are trying to explore;
 * identify strategies for researching and reporting, using information from diverse sources to verify and support claims;
 * implement effective professional strategies for planning, conducting, and drafting oral and/or electronic interviews;
 * identify the discourse features that distinguish students’ own field and institutional community from others, such as, for example, the diverse discourses of science writing, consumer protection reports, theatrical reviews, or sports reporting;
 * demonstrate in speaking and in writing an understanding of the professional literature of students’ field of journalistic study; their perspectives on the practices and communication of people working in their field; and the life and issues of the larger world of journalism and technology;
 * locate their journalistic writing within and through a clearly articulated value system, incorporating ethical standards and practice in their writing; ommunicate in an ethically responsible manner;
 * identify the on-going impact of technology upon journalism, in particular the possibilities for global communication, by reading and evaluating online writing venues (e.g., wikis, blogs, websites, etc.) that provide students global audiences with diverse needs.

3. Stylistic fluency and technical accuracy at the professional level of journalism:


 * demonstrate an awareness of design principles in regard to coordinating tables, charts, graphs, technical illustrations, and photographs with print texts in page layouts;
 * demonstrate rhetorical sensitivity in regard to diction and document design for diverse populations--sensitivity to public discourse conventions;
 * implement effective strategies for revision and editing to produce texts suitable for circulation and/or publication in newspapers, magazines, journals, blogs, websites, and other electronic or hard-copy print venues.