Course Syllabus

Writing for Multimedia

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Course Description

In this course, students further develop writing and information-gathering skills for professional multimedia environments. Students develop research strategies and analyze media styles through a range of projects directed at a mass audience, including writing for news, broadcast, web, and interactive media as well as advertising, critical reviews, public relations, and creative scriptwriting. Students also examine legal and ethical issues critical to multimedia communication.

Essential Objectives

1. Apply rhetorical principles (audience analysis, invention, organization, style, composition) and standard grammar, usage, and mechanics effectively to several multimedia writing projects, demonstrating the engaging, clear and concise articulation of ideas and information while framing authoritative arguments or creative works.

2. Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of examples of multimedia expression and identify and apply key elements and features that comprise excellent media writing in different genres.

3. Develop comprehensive research strategies for identifying and accessing resources, collecting and organizing information, asking effective questions, interviewing successfully, and evaluating facts, sources, and details.

4. Demonstrate appropriate and accurate use of attribution and referencing in relation to quotes, interviews, and all information contributing to written work.

5. Distinguish between AP and other journalistic styles as well as basic broadcast, web, and public relations writing styles and structures, and apply this knowledge appropriately to finished work.

6. Practice manuscript and copy editing and proofreading, working with storyboards and other documents used in planning and executing a project, identifying client or audience needs, and working within strict deadlines.

7. Investigate the legal and ethical considerations pertaining to freedom of expression, intellectual property, privacy issues, conflicts of interest, libel, and censorship.

8. Demonstrate information literacy skills to produce stories for content by evaluating information and resources for credibility, reliability, and validity.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV computer recommendations Support page.

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

Textbook Information will be posted here by May 19.

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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