Comm361-001/Online
Journalism
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Assignments |
Description |
Points |
Deadline |
| Upload home reading assignments (4 + 1 EC) | Rewrite and summarize 4 reading
assignments of your choice utilizing web-writing techniques. You may do
an additional assignment for extra credit. You may summarize your book chapters ("Journalism 2.0"). |
25 25 25 |
3 by March 5 (end of 7th week) 1 by March 19 |
Video Conference Stories |
Write a 2-page, double-spaced story utilizing web-writing techniques (including links) and upload each on a separate page of your website ... stories may be submitted to instructor in advance of the deadline for editing and feedback ... each story must include quotes from the video conference and at least one quote from a classmate. You must do a minimum of 6 (450 total points). | 450 |
Individual by story
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| Video conference story #1 | 75 |
Feb. 12 |
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Video conference story #2 |
75 |
Feb. 19 |
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| Video conference story #3 | 75 |
Feb. 26 |
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| Video conference story #4 | 75 |
March 5 |
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| Video conference story #5 | 75 |
March 19 |
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| Video conference story #6 |
75 |
March 26 |
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Final Project |
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| First draft (should include ALL the primary elements) |
Your story should be an example of cross-platform story telling utilizing a variety (3 minimum) of multimedia techniques and programs. | 50 |
April 16 |
| Final version (ready for presentation) | 150 |
April 23 |
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Your Blog |
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| Weekly blog entries (2 per week) | You must write a minimum of 2 entries per week beginning Week #3 (Feb. 3 if not sooner) through Week #13 (April 16) for a minimum number of 20 entries (5 points each). Entries must demonstrate knowledge of web-writing techniques and include links. You may do up to 2 extra for extra credit. | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
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per week between Feb. 3 and April 19 |
Your Website |
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| Required STAR Lab workshops | You must attend a minimum of 2 workshops by the assigned dates. |
25 25 |
March
5 April 2 |
| Extra credit STAR Lab workshops | You may attend up to 2 additional workshops. | (10 10) |
No later than April 9 |
| Upload your website on the Mason server | Create your index page and pages for the other parts of your website. |
25 |
No later than Feb. 19 (end of 5th week) |
| Site infrastructure | Create a basic look and navigation system for every page of your website (includes links to the syllabus, your assignments page, final project, blog, resume, resource page and other pages). | 25 |
No later than March 5 (end of 7th week) |
| Assignment page | Utilizing tables, build a page that takes users to each home reading assignment, each video conference story, your Media Pyramid (using Photoshop), and your final project. | 25 |
No later than Feb. 19 (end of 5th week) |
| Resources/favorite sites page | 10 |
Feb. 26 |
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| Portfolio page (extra credit) | (10) |
March 26 |
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| RSS feed (widget or page ... extra credit) | (10) |
March 26 |
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| Resume | 10 |
April 9 |
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| E-Mail link | 5 |
March 5 |
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| Website total | (150 total) (190 w/EC) |
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