Again, students will have a chance to embark on several Internet quests to find information, and in the process, learn how to find things online in a more efficient manner than they may have before. It is a fun and productive class for journalism students. But as our students found out last year, the course is taught in such a way that anyone who just wants to learn more about the Internet and other computer tools should seriously consider enrolling. The course will cover methods that can be used in many fields of research, and students will have an option of choosing a journalistic or nonjournalistic research project. Other than that semester project, the class will not include much writing.
Students learn how to use Web browsers, search engines and e-mail.
It also includes the basics of using spreadsheet and database software to store and analyze information. No previous experience is required. D.C. The seminar was conducted by professionals from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and from the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting based at the University of Missouri. Other new directions in the AC journalism department are the news reporting and writing I and II classes that Lana Jackson teaches through the Internet. Several students, working from their home computers, helped the online versions of those classes debut successfully in fall 2000, and the classes will be offered again in spring 2001.