Do not wait to be asked for your papers. Take care to avoid computer disasters on deadline. Learn to use computers and printers before deadlines, continually save your work on disk, and be sure the equipment works as you approach the deadline. Begin your research as you develop your story ideas. Identify and contact interview subjects and schedule interviews early, and order any information you need by mail promptly.
Factual accuracy is of utmost importance in freelance writing.
Marketing assignments will be evaluated on the basis of thoughtful and careful analysis of publications, thorough research of markets and completeness of market files. Work must be turned in by the deadline. Graded assignments may be penalized one letter grade for each class day they are late. Ungraded assignments may be considered missing if they are late. The following is a guide to how final course grades will be determined.