Journalism 117
Online Journalism, 1st Semester, SY 2008-09
Description: The course aims to help the students be familiar with computer-aided research using the Internet & the World Wide Web as well as be adept at writing and producing news for online publications.
Course Outline/Schedule :
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Date
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Topic
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Jun 17
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Lecture: Short history of the Internet and the WWW;
Basic HTML; Assign groups for oral reports
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24
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Evaluating Information on the Web (homework: evaluate a site, due: July 1)
Film showing: History of the personal computer
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July 01
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Lecture: McLuhan’s Technological Determinism vs. Cultural Determinism; online writing vs. print
Photoshop basics, exercise
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08
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Photoshop basics, exercise
Adobe Image Ready basics
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15
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Oral Report 1: Internet Governance
Lecture: Planning & Layout of a website
Dreamweaver basics, exercise
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22
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Oral Report 2: Digital Divide
Lab work for 1st group project: Journ Department website
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29
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Oral report 3: Cybercrime and the law
Dreamweaver basics….continued lab work
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Aug 05
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Oral report 4: Freedom of Speech and the Net
Class presentation of Journ Dept website
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12
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Mid-terms
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19
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Fieldwork: Technology story
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26
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Fieldtrip to GMAnews.net
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Sept 02
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Lab work on Tech story for the web
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09
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Finish lay-out for web story, class presentation
Deadline for group project proposal/concept ideas
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16
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Fieldwork
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23
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Lecture on Cyberethics; blogs
Lab work for group project
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30
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Lab work for final project; consultations
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Oct 07
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Submission of final project – upload on Geocities (or other free sites); email professor your URL
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Requirements: Attendance 05% Final Project 30%
Exam--midterms 15% Web projects/papers 30%
Oral report 20%
Primary Reference: Khan, Rachel E. Internet 101: The New Filipino Mass Medium. Anvil Publishing Inc., 2006
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