Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N SJAPANESE „ JOURNALISMJAPN 112 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: JAPN 111 or equivalent.The second course in a two-semester sequence coveringthe same course material as a university-level firstsemester. The student will acquire the ability to speak,read and write in the Japanese language at an elementarylevel and understand Japanese culture at a basic level.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).JAPN 115 BASIC BUSINESS JAPANESE (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Designed to help students learn Japanese for businesspurposes. Students will acquire relevant vocabulary,phrases and expressions, and will improve listening comprehension.The learner, regardless of language level inJapanese, will become familiar with questions andresponses commonly heard in Japanese business contexts.Transfer credit: CSU.JOURNALISM (JOUR)JOUR 110 MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGL 836 or ESOL 400, or equivalent.A general-interest survey course that provides a historicaland theoretical perspective through which to assessthe impact the mass media – newspapers, magazines, theInternet, radio, television, film, adverting, and public relations– have had on society. Students will learn about therights and responsibilities of the media, as well as the wayin which economic, ethical and legal concerns influencemedia decisions. The course trains students to becomediscerning media consumers in this information-saturatedage. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (D3).JOUR 120 WRITING AND REPORTING FORTHE MEDIA (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.Fundamentals of news writing and reporting, includingorganization of basic news stories, lead writing, developmentof sources, interviewing, news judgment, copy editing,and legal/ethical issues. Designed for students interestedin a career in journalism or mass communications,as well as those seeking better writing skills. Transfercredit: UC; CSU.JOUR 121 ADVANCED WRITING AND REPORTINGFOR THE MEDIA (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:Completion of JOUR 120 with a grade of C or better.Focus on advanced reporting skills and convergencejournalism, including conveying news stories throughmore than text. Students enhance their reporting andnews writing by cultivating a beat, using the Web anddatabases, supplementing text with audio and video,creating podcasts, and blogging. Designed to preparestudents for the converging worlds of print, broadcast andonline journalism. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.JOUR 300 NEWSPAPER STAFF (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 836, orENGL 846, or ESOL 400, or equivalent. Recommended:Completion of or concurrent enrollment in JOUR 120.Production of the college newspaper. Discussion andcriticism by staff of the publication. Students will get practicalexperience in writing as preparation for future printand electronic media work. May be repeated for credit amaximum of three times. Transfer credit: CSU.JOUR 301 ONLINE NEWSPAPER STAFF (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 836, orENGL 846, or ESOL 400, or equivalent. Recommended:Completion of or concurrent enrollment in JOUR 120.Production of the online version of the college newspaper.Discussion and criticism by staff of the publication.Students will get practical experience in writing for anonline publication, including using digital photography,video and audio clips for story enhancement. The courseprepares students for future print and electronic mediawork. May be repeated for credit a maximum of threetimes. Transfer credit: CSU.JOUR 302 NEWSPAPER WORKSHOP (1-3)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 48 lab hours per unit. Prerequisite: Eligibilityfor ENGL 836 or ESOL 400, or equivalent. Recom mended:Completion of or concurrent enrollment in JOUR 120 orJOUR 121.Participants perform a variety of activities for TheSkyline View newspaper, including writing, taking photosor video, blogging, creating podcasts, selling ads, layingout the paper, marketing the paper and journalism program,or participating in any other activity pertinent to theproduction of the print and online versions of the paper.May be repeated for credit a maximum of three times.Transfer credit: CSU.192 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G