Develop personal leadership skills by participating in this lively interactive course. Explore friendships and relationships through fun, exciting, hands-on activities, while focusing on communications, cooperation, team building, effective listening and problem solving. This is your chance to actually interview, write and edit newspaper articles. Learn what it really takes to get out the news and discover the elements of style, reporting, interviewing, editing, and layout principles. Improve your basic writing skills and learn how to meet deadlines.
Journalism requires hard work and a team effort.
You'll do both in this productive class. The Visual Communications Program sets standards of conduct to safeguard the educational process and optimize learning opportunities for students. Failure to adhere to these standards can result in the immediate withdrawal of equipment loan and lab privileges by the instructor and permanent withdrawal by the Program Coordinator. Respectful and responsible behavior is required. Use of the facilities and equipment is a privilege extended to students who participate in classes regularly, who make satisfactory progress, and whose conduct contributes to a safe, secure, well-organized, clean, and productive work environment.