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Writing for Communication Careers |
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WRITING COMM |
| CLASS CODE: |
COMM 111 |
CREDITS:
3
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FEE: $5.00
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| DIVISION: |
BUSINESS & COMMUNICATION |
| DEPARTMENT: |
COMMUNICATION |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course fulfills a General Education - Reading & Writing requirement. |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Analysis of audience, purpose, and context; selection and use of appropriate voice, structure and techniques for effective written communication for mass audiences and other applications. |
| TAUGHT: |
Winter, Summer, Fall |
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: |
The class covers story structure, including writing effective lead sentences. Students also write news stories from a variety of topics, including feature articles. Analysis of audience, purpose, and context; selection and use of appropriate voice, structure and techniques for effective written communication for mass audiences and other applications. |
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: |
Understand the role of the media in a free society. Write for audience. Improve writing clarity, precision, and style. Demonstrate competency in lead writing, inverted pyramid structure writing and other standard news writing structures. Interview effectively. Develop a dedication to accuracy through reporting and research. Understand basic legal, ethical considerations for media writers. Produce a representative profile project worthy of publication. |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
Tests, weekly evaluations, lab evaluations, writing assignments and evaluations, group learning experiences, peer evaluations, lectures, discussions, reading assignments, and final projects. |
| PREREQUISITES: |
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| OTHER: |
For Communication majors and minors, this course fills the requirement for ENG 111 or ENG 111C under the General Education Reading and Writing area. |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2002 |
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