SENIOR PROJECT in Spring 2021 (CM4095)

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In consultation with a faculty member, the student undertakes a senior project related to the field or pratice of journalism and media production. Written projects are normally 25-30 pages. The project can take the form of a feature-length magazine article, a long-form piece of video or audio journalism, a multi-media production including iconography and illustrative material, or a strategic business plan for a journalism or media product such as a magazine or online platform. A Senior Project is an independent study representing a Major Capstone Project that needs to be registered using the Senior Project registration form. (Download: https://fd10.formdesk.com/aup/SeniorProjectApplication)
Course Master: 
SENIOR PROJECT (CM4095)
Term: 
Spring 2021
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Independent Project
Level: 
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Senior
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Knowledge: Students will understand journalism's relationship to society, power, politics and the international stage; its historical role and its current evolution in a shifting media landscape.
  2. Analysis: Students will be able to analyze works of journalism within their historical, geographical, and generic contexts on the basis of responsible and informed awareness of cultural diversity.
  3. Research: Students will know how to research, sift and prioritize information, and evaluate source credibility.
  4. Practice: Students will know how to craft a news story that is correct, clear, concise and fit for multimedia distribution. They will know how to work to a deadline.
  5. Production: Students will have familiarity with digital tools in editing, production and will have professional-level skills in developing articles for a news site, producing video and managing a print and online magazine.
  6. Collaboration: Students will have developed an ethical and responsible journalistic practise, and will have learnt to collaborate with others towards common goals. earning outcomes: Journalism major.

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 18, 2021
End Date: 
Wednesday, May 12, 2021