Instructor: Dr. Amy Miller Office: C206/
425.564.2235 Email: amy.miller@bellevuecollege.edu Office Hrs: 2:45-3:30 M-Th
& by apt.
News Staff
CMST 146 (3 credits)
Winter 2013
Course Description: Continues CMST 141 with further skills development and practical
applications. Students typically completer 10 major reporting assignments per
quarter. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Requires additional time
outside class.
Course Outcomes:
· Describe
the journalistic process.
· Gather
data via multiple sources and evaluate the credibility of sources.
· Write
coherent stories.
· Refine
punctuation, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills to achieve error-free
text.
· Demonstrate
an ability to apply Associated Press (AP) style guidelines.
· Demonstrate
an understanding of news ethics, interview methods, the history of journalism,
and audience awareness.
· Analyze
professional journalistic writing.
· Create a
professional newsroom environment and cooperate as a professional team to meet
deadlines.
Classroom Behavior: Comments or behavior
disparaging another based on race, ethnicity, religion, abilities, beliefs,
appearance, or sexual orientation will not be tolerated. Cell phones should be
set to silent and laptops should be used only for note taking and coursework.
Mp3 players should not be used during class.
Academic Honesty: The principle of
academic honesty underlies all that we do and applies to all courses at
Bellevue College. One kind of academic
dishonesty is plagiarism, which may take many forms, including, but not limited
to, using a paper written by someone else, using printed sources word-for-word
without proper documentation, and paraphrasing or summarizing the ideas of
others without acknowledging the source.
Plagiarism can also occur when non-written ideas are taken without
documentation--using someone else's design or performance idea, for example. […] Participating in academic dishonesty in
any way, including writing a paper or taking a test for someone else, may
result in severe penalties. Dishonestly
produced papers automatically receive a grade of "F" without the
possibility of make-up. The Dean of
Student Services will also be notified of such conduct, and repetition of the
behavior will result in progressively more serious disciplinary.—BC Department
of Arts & Humanities Student Procedures and Expectations
Special
Needs: Any student with
disabilities or other special needs who needs special accommodation in this
course is invited to share these concerns or requests with the instructor as
soon as possible. (Disability Resource Center, Room B132, 425.564.2498)
Grading Scale
93-100%: A 90-92.9%:
A-
87-89.9%: B+ 83-86.9%: B 80-82.9%: B-
77-79.9%: C+ 73-76.9%: C
70-72.9%: C- 67-69.9: D+ 63-66.9%:
D 60-62.9%: D-
59.9 and below: F
Attendance
Policy:
1. Work handed in after class ends on the due date
will lose one letter grade for every day late. Assignments will not be accepted
after they are four days late.
2. In-class assignments and quizzes cannot be made
up except in the cases of university-sanctioned absences. Students who show up
late to class are not eligible to make up missed in-class work or quizzes once
they have begun.
3. Students may receive one free pass to hand an
assignment in one day late with no penalty. This free pass will only be given
once during the quarter and covers papers late due to illnesses, forgotten
assignments, and missing class. This does not apply to class work, quizzes, or
exams.
4. Students must notify the instructor of
university-sanctioned absences ahead of time and make arrangements for a new
due date prior to the absence in order to make up in-class work.
5. In the case of extreme circumstances
(hospitalization, family tragedy), students may make a written request for an
extension within one week of the assignment including reason for request,
extensions requested, and proposed new due date.
6. Students who miss more than 10% of class
sessions will not be eligible for a passing grade, per Arts & Humanities
policy. Students who routinely show up late for class may also see a grade
penalty following a warning from the instructor.
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Daily Syllabus
(Some changes may be necessary as the semester
progresses)
Jan 2: What is
Good Reporting
For
1/9: News Article 1
Jan 9: News
For
1/16: News Article 2
Jan 16: Sources
For
1/23: Source Article
Jan 23: Reinventing
“Same Old Story”
For
1/23: SOS Article
Jan 30: Tight Deadline
For
1/31: Tight Deadline
Feb 6: Opinions
For
2/13: Opinion Article
Feb. 13: Feature
For
2/20: Feature
Feb. 20: Language
For
11/15: Language Feature
Feb. 27: Reporting on
Issues
For
11/29: Issue Article
March 6: Copyediting
& Fact Checking
For
3/9: Copyedits
For 3/13: Final Article
March 13: Profiles
Final:
Profile Article
March 20 @ 1:20 am: Final
Article Due