17300 COMPOSITION FOR JOURNALISTIC PUBLICATION
Open to: 9-10-11-12
Length: 1 Semester
Prerequisite: None
Credits: 1/2 credit
NOTE: This course is approved for UW-Oshkosh CAPP credit. All CAPP classes are pending annual approval. To see how/if credits transfer to other UW schools check the transfer wizard at http://www.wisconsin.edu/transfer/wizards/
Note: This course meets the Composition 12 graduation requirement.
Content: The 21st century demands that students learn to think rationally and creatively, manage and retrieve information and communicate effectively. This course requires imagination within certain rules. Freedom of the press demands discipline and law and ethics govern it. As masters of the basics, journalists thrive in a modern world because they are aware of the role they play as well as public perception. This course will provide the opportunity for students to develop the writing skills involved in the field of journalism to improve interviewing skills and to expand editing skills.
Activities: Discuss current events and exercise news judgment; Evaluate the ethical, physical and literary aspects of scholastic and daily newspapers; Create effective news gathering techniques; Conceive and implement meaningful projects and news stories independently; Collaborate and contribute to school and community publications.
Cost: A university fee if taken for CAPP credit.