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COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION, MEDIA, AND CULTUREJour 314 Q TV News Reporting Classroom: Brittain 245Spring 2017 MWF 11:00am – 11:50am3 Credit Hours Instructor: Kim Schumacher Email: kschumach@coastal.eduOffice: Brittain 316Phone: (843) 349-6572Office Hours: MW 12:00pm – 1:00pm TTH 12:00pm – 1:30pm or by appointment_____________________________________________________________________________________No text required—You will use Moodle books onlineCourse Description: JOUR 314 Q TV News Reporting. (3) (Prereq: JOUR 304 and JOUR 310) This course introduces students to television news reporting, with a focus on shooting, writing, and editing packages for broadcast. Students will learn reporting judgment, practices, performance, and technical skills through experiential projects. F, S, SuCourse Overview: This class teaches students about the television news industry. They will learn about the business as well as newsroom operations. However, the main focus will be the foundation skills of television news reporting. Students will learn and practice the skills and critical thinking required to be a “one-man band” reporter. They’ll set-up their own stories and then shoot, write, and edit them for broadcast. In addition, students will examine ethics such as balance, and how their decisions can impact the perception of their stories. Course Objectives: *Through focused experiential projects including three news packages and a standup montage, students will learn the critical thinking and ethics necessary for newsgathering and writing compelling, balanced TV news stories including: deciding who to interview, what to shoot, what soundbites to use, how to write TV news packages, and how to edit them.*Through focused projects, students will learn practical skills of shooting and newsgathering in the field, and editing news packages.*Through focused projects, students will learn the skill of storytelling, and writing a compelling TV news story based on video and sound *Through focused projects, students will learn professional voice delivery and on-camera presence*Through focused projects, students will learn how to develop and execute purposeful, demonstrative standups and live shotsStudent Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course students will be able to:*Demonstrate a high level of comprehension and skill in connecting theory with practice which is correlated to their level of participation in experiential learning activities.*Demonstrate a high level of comprehension and skill related to responsible journalism ethics and practices through the first-hand experience of shooting, writing, voicing, and editing three news packages and a standup montage*Demonstrate critical thinking for responsible newsgathering and writing, including balancing stories*Demonstrate practical skills of shooting and editing video*Demonstrate and execute effective interviewing and broadcast newswriting skills *Demonstrate how to tell a compelling television news story through strong writing and video*Conceptualize and execute purposeful, demonstrative standups and live shots *Demonstrate professional on-camera presence and voice delivery*Compare and contrast their expected learning from four projects including three news packages and a standup montage to what they actually learned from their first-hand experience*Reflect on the impact made by the experience of shooting their four projects in relation to their relationship with the community, and world in which they live. *Complete a resume reel of work to use when applying for jobsAttendance: Students are allowed 5 absences for the semester. If you exceed 5, your Final Grade will drop a FULL LETTER GRADE. Per allowance of University policy, if you miss 8 or more scheduled classes, you FAIL the class.YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for keeping track of your own absences and finding out what you missed.(Excuses will be allowed per University policy. Documentation will be required.)Deadlines:In the real world, deadlines are met, or people lose their jobs. In this class, if deadlines are missed:Projects up to 1 week late = 10 point penalty After 1 week late = No longer accepted, and you earn a 0I will not negotiate with students about these policies and deadlines.So be clear—if you decide to risk waiting until the last minute--a day or two before a project is due--and you run into a problem (can’t get a camera, can’t get an interview, you get sick)—that will NOT be an excuse and you will NOT get an extension.Keep in mind, there is no extra credit in this class.Email:You should check your CCU student email address on a regular basis. Just as you expect to be able to contact your instructors through email, I expect to be able to contact you. Failure to check your email is not an acceptable excuse for anything. “Email problems” will also not be an acceptable excuse for late assignments. Additionally, I expect emails to be respectful and show common courtesy. That means your emails should begin with a greeting such as “Hello Professor,” or “Hi Ms. Schumacher.GroupMe:You’ll find that you’ll want to be able to contact your classmates for coordinating when you’ll shoot together, or to ask questions when you have problems. I suggest you set up a class GroupMe account so you can get hold of each other quickly.Classroom Expectations: Students are expected to be respectful to their classmates by following class policies. Students who decide to be disrespectful and violate these policies will be marked absent.Students are expected to be on time for class. Attendance will be taken when class begins. Every two lates will equal one absence—no matter what the reasons are for being late.Sunglasses cannot be worn during class. Students who wear sunglasses during class will be marked absent.Ear buds and headphones cannot be worn during class. Students who use ear buds or headphones during class will be marked absent.Cell phones are not allowed in class. It is incredibly rude and disrespectful for students to be on their phones while I am teaching, or your classmates are speaking. Students who use cell phones during class will be marked puters are not to be used in class. During class, computers must be off, and the monitors turned to the side. Computer may only be turned on if I direct the class to do so. Students who have computers on during class without permission will be marked absent..Recommended Technology:A 32 GB digital SD card, so you don’t have to worry about downloading your work and turning in the department’s card immediately after you shoot.A USB memory card reader for your computer if you don’t have a card slot A 32 GB flash drive, or an external hard drive, to save your work.A USB microphone, to easily record your voice for PackagesClass Equipment:This class will require you to shoot video, and/or someone to shoot video of you. Communication Department video cameras, with tripods and microphones, will be provided for sign out.The video cameras can be signed out at the Communications Department, Brittain Hall, Room 332.Policies for Signing Out/In Equipment:*Equipment is locked in a closet and must be signed out with supervision. (You cannot do it yourself)*Sign out equipment ONLY with the Student Assistants at Brittain 332, or with me. *Equipment may be kept for up to 48 hours at a time. *Equipment (including the SD cards) must be signed back in with ME only. No exceptions unless I give them.*Equipment must be returned to me during my morning office hours Monday-Thursday, or by appointment I am often at my office way beyond my office hours, so you can return it later in the day IF you email me and I say it’s okay. If you just show up in the afternoon without an appointment and I’m not there, that’s on you. I will not stay beyond my office hours “in case” a student wants to return equipment. But cameras are either due by my office hours, or by appointment. That’s it. *Late equipment is a 5 point penalty on your current project grade for EACH DAY it’s late. *If I ever instruct a student to return equipment and it is not done immediately, the department will consider it theft, and the problem will be reported to Public Safety or Athletics to get the equipment retrieved. The student will also lose equipment privileges for the entire semester.*I will review the equipment kits to make sure they are properly packed up, and that nothing is missing or broken. If the kits are a mess, you will lose 5 points on your current project.*You CANNOT SWAP EQUIPMENT with other students without my permission. The person who signs it out must sign it back in. If another student returns damaged equipment signed out under your name, you will be held responsible.*Equipment may NEVER be left with student workers or other faculty or staff for any reason. If that happens, the student responsible will be given a ZERO for their current project and their equipment privileges will be revoked.*Equipment may NEVER be left unattended by a student for any reason. Not in front of the equipment closet, or the student worker room, or at Kim Schumacher’s office. If that happens, the student responsible will be given a ZERO for the current project and their equipment privileges will be revoked.Responsibility and Consequences:*You will sign a liability form for the equipment acknowledging responsibility for it.*If you damage something, you may meet with the Communication Department Chair, Dr. Wes Fondren, to explain how you broke it and to discuss the possibility of replacing it.*If you damage, break, or lose equipment, including SD cards, your project grade may be penalized 10 points, depending on the circumstances.*If you fail to report any damaged or lost equipment and I discover it, your equipment privileges may be revoked and you’ll have to finish the course using whatever is available at the Library *If there’s a problem with you constantly turning equipment in late, or failing to turn it promptly when instructed, your equipment privileges will be revoked, and you’ll have to finish the course using whatever is available at the Library.Voice Tracks:For this class, you will have to voice, or record yourself reading your Package scripts. This is called Tracking.You cannot use the built-in microphone on a computer. It sounds like you’re talking into a tin can, and the poor quality is unacceptable. You also cannot use the built-in video camera microphone for the same reason.You may record your voice tracks a few different ways:-using an external USB microphone you plug into your computer-using a phone Voice App and emailing the file to your computer (Voice Record Pro is good)-using an external microphone plugged into your video cameraEditing Voice Tracks:You will use a program called Audacity to edit your voice tracks before importing them into the video editing program to edit your packages.Editing Packages:Windows Movie Maker will be taught for the course, but you may edit with whatever program you’d like.Library:Mac users:Final Cut Pro X is located on two computers in a center row of Macs, on the 2nd floor of the Bryan Information Commons. There are signs to indicate which two computers they are.iMovie is also located on all Mac computers in the Library and Bryan Information Commons.PC users:Windows Movie Maker is located on all Windows computers in the Library and Information Commons.*You may go to the library front desk to check out SD card readers/adapters to plug into the Library desktop or laptop computers to import your video from the cards.*Mac users often need to convert the video to another format like mp4 to use in iMovie or the quality is very poor. You can use free conversion programs such as Handbrake and WonTube. WonTube also lets you download video from YouTube.Projects:You should SAVE all raw video, and your projects, for the ENTIRE SEMESTER, because you will be revising them, and using them again later for your Final Reel.All of your projects will be posted to a Google Drive account. The login is:ccujour314@?? ??kimmyshoesDO NOT REMOVE THEM UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GRADE.If you remove them, and I can’t find them later to grade, you’ll fail that assignment.Course Assessments: This is how your final grade will be determined:10% Training Assignments/Quizzes20% Standup Montage20% Package 120% Package 220% Package 310% Final ReelFinal Exam/Reel due: Friday, April 28, 11:00 a.m.Attendance on this day is MANDATORY. You will post your Final Reel by this date/time to the Google Drive account, but you must also come to the scheduled exam period. If you miss our scheduled exam period, it’s the same as missing the final exam and you’ll get a 0. If your reel is posted late, it’s also the same as missing the final exam, and I will not accept it, which means a 0.*So to be clear, you must post your Final Reel by the deadline AND attend the exam class, or it’s a 0.In addition, all equipment will be due by our scheduled exam period.If you have not returned all equipment by this time, I will send you home to get it.Training Assignments: You will have training assignments that will include watching videos and taking quizzes, and shooting and editing. They will be graded, and represent 10% of your Final Grade.Standup Montage/Package Projects:Students will have projects that involve shooting a series of recorded standups and then editing them together to make a Montage, as well as shooting and cutting Packages. They represent 80% of your Final Grade.Final Reel: The final is a resume reel including their Standup Montage, followed by the 3 Packages, similar to a professional resume reel. Students will use detailed feedback from each assignment to make improvements/corrections to their packages for their Final Reel. It represents 10% of your Final Grade.Course Grading Policy: According to CCU’s grading policy, students will receive one of the following grades in this course:A 90-100 B+ 87-89 B 80-86 C+ 77-79 C 70-76 D+ 67-69 D 60-66 F 59 or lower Plagiarism and Cheating:If a student turns in someone else’s work as their own, whether it’s another student’s work or something published, they will fail the class. To be clear, in terms of journalism, you may not use any information, audio, or video that is published or broadcasted by another news agency, journalist, or company for your assignments. To do so would be plagiarism, and possibly be illegal if copyrighted. All information must be independently gathered and confirmed by you personally. All audio and video material must be gathered by you personally. If you use video from other legal sources such as social media, or video given to you, it must be attributed.Student Conduct:All students are expected to abide by Coastal Carolina University’s Code of Student Conduct, including the Academic Integrity Code.Disabilities:Any student requesting academic accommodations due to a perceived disability should go to the Disabilities Services Office for evaluation, and if eligible, return the required paperwork to me within the first two weeks of the semester.Syllabus Disclaimer:The above schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better student learning. ................
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