The course will teach basic scriptwriting. Study trips and group projects are required. Students learn advanced television production techniques with emphases on directing and editing. Students learn to play desired roles as seen in actual production situations. Study trips and group projects are required.
Students study the methods for gathering and producing news for radio and television programs.
News editions consist of pre-taped inserts, photographs, slides, and network broadcast copy. Broadcast news analysis and packaging, and related issues and problems are examined. Students learn descriptive research methods applicable to mass communications. Emphasis is placed on different research designs such as, survey, case-study, experimental design, content analysis, focus groups. Data analysis using inferential statistics is covered.