JMC 2033 is a required course in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The course focuses on the real world applications of journalism. It takes the traditional lecture setting of journalism classes and applies them to practical use. It’s a hands-on learning class where students learn theory and then apply that theory to real time projects. It focuses on both the theory and practical aspects of Journalism. JMC 2033 is broken into two sections: lecture and lab.
In JMC 2033 lecture, the class learns about the theoretical part of journalism. The lecture begins to teach the theories of writing for mass media and multimedia platforms: the theory of design elements on a page or the video on a newscast. It cultivates media literacy in its students, honing the class on skill sets in multimedia journalism. The lectures also focus on writing skills and tips needed to make students writing concise and effective in the world of mass media.
The practical part of the course is focused in on the lab portion of JMC 2033. Labs allow for the editing and proofreading and continued use of skills taught in the lecture for a clean final copy. Coaching is given over the topics learned, to develop professional skills. In the lab portion students will learn how to gather sources and information and how to transform raw material into publishable material. They go through various exercises including grammar reviews, and full reporting projects.
The lecture portion of JMC 2033 is worth 50% of a student’s grade, divided up into 25% for quizzes and 25% for lectures. The lab portion is the remaining 50% of the student’s grade, divided between 25 assignments of varying weight.
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