Welcome to cmat 240 online!

Dr. Jennifer Cox

Summer I 2014

June 2-27

About me

• Dr. Jennifer Cox

• Just finished my third year at SU

• Several years as newspaper journalist throughout Florida

• Worked on various multimedia projects in Alabama and The Washington Post

The course

The course

• Working knowledge of principles and practices shaping the journalism and public relations fields today

• Be able to write clearly and concisely, using AP Style and appropriate grammar.

• Understand and have practiced good reporting techniques

• Understand strong relationship between journalism and public relations

communicating

• No in-class meetings

• Call-in cell phone hours:• Tuesday & Thursday 11 a.m.-12 p.m. • Other times by appointment

• Online lectures most days Monday-Thursday; Friday work day

• Lectures will be posted on our course MyClasses site: https://myclasses.salisbury.edu

• I am available via email, Facetime, Skype, and phone

• I will reply within 24 hours of your email (by 3 p.m. Monday if emailed during the weekend)

Calendar

Course materials

• Writing & Reporting News: A Coaching Method (Carole Rich)• Chapters listed are according to the 7th edition; Pay

attention to chapter titles rather than numbers!• Buy used on Amazon – new books are quite pricey

• The Associated Press Stylebook• You will need this for weekly style quizzes• You will use it in many of your upper-level courses later

• Any daily newspaper in print or online

expectations

• View/listen to a lecture Monday-Thursday

• Homework/projects due at 11:59 p.m. on assigned day• Work turned if after 11:59 p.m.will receive a 10-

point deduction for each day late

• Communicate with me before you fall too far behind; I can’t help you after the fact

• Keep up with the readings

grading

• Projects: 30 percent• Reported news story – 15 percent• Media kit – 15 percent

• Homework: 30 percent

• Quizzes: 30 percent• Tuesdays: AP style & grammar• Thursdays: Readings

• Participation: 10 percent

Crime storyMeeting storyFeature story

Press releaseSocial media articleSocial media promotion

participation

• Worksheets, practice assignments, information, etc.

• Peer feedback• Assigned partner each week• Graded on quality of feedback and timeliness• Make yourself available to your partner!• Turn in weekly evaluation

• No peer feedback – let me know!

• DO NOT COPY!

grading

CONTENT

MECHANICS

TOTAL

grading

• Based on rubric

• Varies with each assignment

• Includes:• Writing Style• Organization of Information• Clarity• Thoughtfulness• Appropriateness

CONTENT

grading

• -2 = grammar & punctuation errors

• -2 = AP style errors

• -2 = spelling errors (including typos)

• -10 = factual error

• - 20 = using friends or family as sources

MECHANICS

Last bits

• Tune in for first lecture on Monday, June 2

• Email me at jbcox@salisbury.edu

Good luck!