JOUR 61a/b – Student
Media Production I/II (3 units)
PROFESSOR: Cecilia Deck deckcecilia@fhda.edu
Office Phone:
408-864-8588
Office hours: Tuesday
and Thursday 1:30-4 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Also during print production times (see
calendar).
La Voz website:
lavozdeanza.com
Assignment blog: lavoznewspaper.blogspot.com
DESCRIPTION
These three-unit classes
meet Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30-5:45 p.m. and produce La Voz Weekly, the La
Voz website (lavozdeanza.com), Video La Voz and associated social media.
JOUR 61a
–Practical experience in creating basic news and feature content as members of
the college newspaper, magazine or online media staff. Required course for JOUR A.A. and A.A.-T. degrees. Prerequisite Advisory: EWRT 1A or ESL
5. Three units.
JOUR 61b
–Practical experience in creating longer and complex news, feature and visual
content as a member of the college newspaper, magazine or online media staff. Required course for JOUR A.A-T. degree. Prerequisite:
JOUR 61a. Three units.
WHAT IS LA VOZ?
· A First Amendment student publication that includes La
Voz News along with our website, social media and video content. Students
create and control the content, from ads to stories and photos to layout.
· A historical record of life at De Anza College, going
back to the college’s founding in 1967.
· A business. We sell ads and are accountable to the
advertisers for publishing on time.
· A student activity. La Voz media and the students who
produce it are an integral part of life on campus.
GOALS FOR STUDENTS IN THE COURSES
· Demonstrate judgment of what makes a basic news story
and how to go about gathering information for print, visual media and/or
online.
· Report, write, edit and/or create visual content for
print and/or online publications using multiple sources,
· Understand the legal and ethical aspects of aspects of
news media.
· Develop a portfolio of work suitable for publication
in a newspaper or for a news organization Web site.
TEXTBOOKS
· Harrower, Inside
Reporting. Any edition.
· La Voz
Handbook (handed out in class)
· Associated
Press Stylebook, 2014 or later. Also
available as online, as an app, or as an add-on to Microsoft WORD.
FACILITIES
Our newsroom in L-41
features large-screen Mac computers with most Adobe Creative Suite programs.
Students are welcome to work in the lab during open hours – my office hours and
other times TBA. We lend out equipment such as voice recorders, cameras, tripods
and Lavaliere mics. We also have books on reporting, photojournalism and
graphics.
PLAGIARISM/ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Reporting involves talking
to live people and seeking information from varied sources. All sources must be
attributed news-style. If you cut-and-paste material from the Internet or copy
information from any other source and don’t attribute it specifically, that is
plagiarism. Professional journalists who plagiarize are fired and blacklisted.
I will likely report any plagiarism incident to the Dean of Student Development
and it could appear on your permanent record. The assignment will not fulfill
course requirements and cannot be placed in your portfolio.
REQUIREMENTS
It is expected that you
spend nine hours a week on
three-unit courses at De Anza: Three hours in class and six hours out of class.
· JOUR 61a: JOUR 61a:
Complete one assignment per week (11 assignments) Read, take quizzes,
participate in self-critiques and peer critiques, complete a digital or print
portfolio. Keep editors informed; complete work by deadline.
· The 11 assignments must include: 2 news stories; 2
sports stories: 1 photo assignment and 1 multimedia assignment (video, podcast
or narrated slide show).
· JOUR 61b: Complete six to eight complex assignments e.g.
series, package of related stories, photo essay with themed and linked
content). Read, take quizzes, participate in self-critiques and peer critiques,
complete a digital or print portfolio. Keep editors informed; complete work by
deadline.
GRADING:
Points and Grading Scale (out of 100):
35 points – Two sports
and two news stories: Timeliness, ethical use of sources, professionalism. Stories
quote three or more sources unless editor assigns otherwise. Sources include
first and last name and identifying information as required.
35 points – Five
assignments, any category: Timeliness, ethical use of sources, professionalism.
Stories quote three or more sources unless editor assigns otherwise. Sources
include first and last name and identifying information as required.
10 points – One
multimedia assignment, one photo assignment. Timeliness, ethical use of
sources, professionalism.
10 points – In-class
participation, assignments, story ideas and quizzes.
10 points –
Portfolio/Final
95-100=A, 90-94=A-,
87-89=B+, 84-86=B, 80-83=B-, 76-79=C+, 70-75=C, 0-69=no pass
EXTRA HELP AND SUPPORT
· Help with all aspects of journalism is available from
the instructor, the editors and La Voz’s peer assistant. For office/lab hours,
see the door of L-41 (around the side of the building).
· Help with many other aspects of life at De Anza is
available at Student Health Services, Financial Aid and several tutoring
centers.
· Disability Support Services in SCS 141 has a mission
to ensure access to the college’s curriculum, facilities and programs and to
promote student success in realizing individual educational and vocational
goals.
· Other services include:
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
The college will enforce
all policies and procedures set forth in the Standards of Student Conduct (see
catalog). Any student disrupting the
class may be asked to leave that class.
Administrative follow-up may result. See also the La Voz Handbook.
Behavior in the La Voz lab and office – Students should do their part to keep the La Voz lab, office and break areas
professional and welcoming. Avoid language that could be construed as sexist,
racist, ageist or intolerant of LGBT people or persons with disabilities. If
you experience discomfort because of language use, please see the adviser.
Sexual harassment – creating a hostile or
offensive work environment. As defined by the U.S. Department of
Education, "Hostile environment harassment occurs when unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature is
so severe, persistent or pervasive that it affects a student's ability to
participate in or benefit from an education program or activity, or creates an
intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment. A hostile environment
can be created by a school employee, another student or even someone visiting
the school, such as a student or employee from another school.” If you feel
that you are being sexually harassed, please
see the adviser.
Some examples that
could be sexual harassment:
· Unwelcome leering, sexual flirtations,
or propositions, sexual slurs, profanity, epithets, threats, verbal abuse,
derogatory comments, or sexually degrading descriptions
· Graphic verbal comments about an
individual’s body or overly personal conversation
· Sexual jokes, derogatory posters,
notes, stories, cartoons, graffiti, drawings, pictures, obscene gestures or
computer-generated images of a sexual nature
· Spreading sexual rumors
· Massaging, grabbing, fondling,
stroking, or brushing the body
· Touching an individual’s body or
clothes in a sexual way
· Impeding or blocking movements or any
physical interference when directed at an individual on the basis of sex
- Persistent pressure
for a dating, romantic or intimate relationship, sometimes coupled with
threat for refusing
- Pressure
for sexual activity.
- Any
remarks about clothing, body, or activities that could be construed as
sexual, either in appreciation or as a put-down.
- Belittling
remarks about a person’s gender or sexual orientation.
- Includes
email, electronic communications and Internet.
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