Course Syllabus

COMM 1910 Newspaper Production I

Course Description

Students have the opportunity to engage in an in-depth examination of Journalism and the news writing and design processes. Students are responsible for the planning design, and publication of the Snowdrift, Snow College's student newspaper. This production process will involve feature writing, page/graphic design, typesetting, and business management.

Justification

This course provides direct training in newspaper production techniques such as page layout, design, headline writing, editing, etc.The goal is to produce a high-quality student paper. This Spring semester course focuses on design elements. The course provides some training in subject and skill areas that would be covered in advanced journalism courses at larger schools. The course will transfer as elective credit.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to engage in an in-depth examination of Journalism, the news writing process, and elements of design.
2. Students are responsible for the planning, designing, and publication of the school newspaper.
3. Participation work sessions will constitute a major portion of the production.
4. Adobe Indesign and layout elements are a key feature of this course. Students will practice and have experiences designing pages.

Course Content

Course objectives will be accomplished by providing students with learning experiences in the following subject areas: Non-text design elements, graphics and sidebars, special effects, redesigning a newspaper, editing ad proofreading, advertising, ethics of news reporting.