JOURN 116 - Intermediate Media Creation & Storytelling

Credits: 5
In this hands-on course, students delve into the theory and practice of multimedia creation through projects and workshops. Building on foundational knowledge, they explore intermediate concepts in podcasting, streaming, radio and TV broadcasting, social media content creation, script writing, and news reporting.

Enrollment Requirement: JOURN 115 or instructor consent.

Course Fee: 60.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of multimedia creation, including podcasting, streaming, radio and TV broadcasting, social media content creation, script writing, and news reporting.
Exhibit advanced proficiency in operating broadcast and digital media equipment.
Apply advanced industry-accepted broadcasting techniques across various multimedia platforms.
Execute proper procedures for filling out official FCC paperwork related to multimedia broadcasting.
Produce high-quality newscasts and implement advanced show prep techniques.
Evaluate and assess multimedia content using industry standards and practices.

Program Outcomes
Apply relevant criteria and standards when evaluating information in terms of how it will interest and inform their audience.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.