Assignment Overview for Semester (JOUR352)


Assignment Overview for Semester (JOUR352)Grade Weight
Every assignment is expected to be factually and grammatically correct. Each factual or grammatical error or broken hyperlink will result in the loss of one letter grade. Late assignments will lose a letter grade for each day they are late.
Web resume: created with html on your Word Press site. Must include text, subheads, email address link, hyperlinks and at least one bulleted list. 5
Web Clips: Clips page on your Word Press site must have a minimum of 3 links to published writing or broadcast samples of your previously completed work -- news clips, press releases, or links or embeds to published audio or video or multimedia stories. (In other words, this is your online portfolio page.)5
Blog posts analyzing a specific news web site throughout the semester (you will choose this by week 2, must be approved) 8 posts required. The last three due finals week.30
Class participation (verbal and on the class blog. Commenting at least 7 times, creating at least 1 new thread.) 10
Written in-class assignments/ Quizzes15
Midterm Test  15
Web feature multimedia package. This is an originally reported story of 500-700 words on a topic previously approved by the teacher. Will include text, audio and video elements created using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Final Cut, Soundslides, Audioboo or other multimedia programs. Three multimedia elements required for web page. 15
Text-only version of your web feature multimedia story, 500-700 words.5
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