Advanced Reporting and Writing

BACHELOR OF ART IN JOURNALISM

JR 340

Breyer State University

Instructor:

Sherri Kvamme, BS, BA

Syllabus

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to JR340 a Bachelor of Science level course in the curriculum for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism. It is my intention that all submissions for the course be turned in as if for professional publication. You will be reading, writing, rewriting and writing again. We have advanced to the next level of pre-professional journalism and I want you to be ready to rise to the occasion! It's an exciting course, just one away from taking on the fun part which will be your Journalism Symposium and your Journalism Practicum! I know you will enjoy both of those immensely! You have worked hard and you have come so far. I'm proud of you and I am so incredibly excited for you! We are going to be polishing what you already have learned and putting it to work for you. Hang on! The pace is fast and we're going to have a great time!

The Midterm and Final Examination will be ongoing projects throughout this ten week course. You will be able to read them when you access your assignments so you can work on them during the entire ten week period. Take the assignments seriously and treat them in a professional manner. Professionalism and respect of the trade are major keys to success in Journalism. I hope that you are seeing the significance of the chosen text and how it intertwines. At the same time, I trust you are spending more of your time reading newspapers, quality magazines, listening to the news on the radio and watching documentaries and the news on television. Do those things with a critical eye, always asking and answering: "How would I have handled that same situation"? Could you have handled a particular piece more productively? Your studies at Breyer State University are quality and they are important. Remember what I have said: "Once a specific course is finished, it really is not finished! Don't turn your back on it! You might miss something!" And don't ever close your eyes to today and tomorrow. There is always something going on somewhere that needs learning, writing, reporting and needs reporting well. Work hard, write well and enjoy this course. Be excited about it! Be the best you can be!

PRE-REQUISITE: The pre-requisite of Journalism 340 is your successful completion of JR110, JR150, JR180, JR200, JR220, JR250, JR260 and JR310.

TIMEFRAME: This is a ten-week course and all requirements for the course must be completed by the end of the ten weeks. Your first day of class will be when you notify me via email that your books for this course have arrived. Please stay very aware of the schedule and vigilantly monitor yourself as any possibility of time extended beyond the ten weeks will be a rare exception. The Journalism Degree is 110 credit hours. With your successful completion of Advanced Reporting and News Writing 340 you will be awarded six credit hours.

TEXTBOOKS: Your textbooks for this course are:

Book 1: Feature Writing: The Pursuit of Excellence (Fifth Edition). Edward Jay Friedlander and John Lee. ISBN # 020538191X.

Book 2: The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition). William Strunk, Jr. And E.B. White ISBN # 020530902X.

Book 3: Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work. Donald M. Murray.

(Note the editions)Your continued assignment in reading is that of newspapers, quality books, news magazines, watching documentaries and listening with a 'journalist's ear'. Read about as many subjects as you can, especially those that you know little about. Journalists need to know a lot about everything they possibly can and keep up on current happenings around the world, statewide and locally. Read, watch and listen with editors eyes and ears. How would you have handled situations differently? What did you like or how could you have made it better?

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Keep in mind that when you have completed the twelve courses, these books will be an addition to your personal library of reference material and retain ongoing value to you.

EXAMINATION: There are two examinations for Journalism 340 which will include a mid-term and a final examination. You will be on special assignment for these two examinations. You will be on assignment during this entire course! Do your best. Have fun with it. Be professional.

GRADING: The grading scale is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATIONS: I am available via email seven days a week and I check my email messages frequently. You will always hear from me within the same day. When you are ready to begin, I will also give you a telephone number which you will be more than welcome to use if e-mail messages do not answer your questions.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: We will be reviewing the news-writing process, researching, writing and rewriting, draft writing, editing, fine-tuning and focusing more on your story. We'll do some stretching and delving into more extensive ways to put stories together, we'll see the obvious, learn about leads, story structures, tricks of the trade and how to write to deadline.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific course assignments, please click on the link "Assignments". If you have any questions, please e-mail me. You will hear from me within the same day.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may contact us at adm@breyerstate.com.

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