Journalism and Mass Communication 2033: Writing for Mass Media is a two-part introductory course in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. It is a prerequisite for all students of Gaylord College, regardless of specific their discipline. Resembling a traditional science class JMC 2033 is bifurcated into two individually taught, but nonetheless, intermingled courses.
The lecture course is presided over by Dr. Elanie Steyn with help from her teaching assistant, Sarah Cavanah. Although the lecture course’s focus is as broad as the use and manipulation of language as a professional tool, the specific course goals provide a foundation for a successful and fulfilling career in all fields of multimedia journalism. The teaching in this course is taught predominately through lecturing and PowerPoint, necessitating a traditional memorization and examination course direction. However to ensure attendance, daily quizzes are given at the start of each class period. These quizzes tend to derive their questions from the nightly readings, thereby acting as both an attendance record and a pulse for each student’s scholastic diligence.
The practical course, taught by Heather Brumley, for JMC 2033 applies all of the knowledge garnered from the lecture and focuses them into applied writing assignments. This course specifically deals with each individual’s writing process while sampling several forms of multimedia writing. Although not a typical learning environment, this applied course allows for “coaching” of future media professionals. As language is the main tool of any media professional, this class is the flint stone sharpening that tool.
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