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STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR

• Wednesday, Jan. 15•11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Greene Street

ABOUT ME

• Scott Lindenberg•Scott, Mr. Scott, Mr. L, Professor, Professor L• Please not “Hey”

• Day job – office is in the Russell House

• No set hours - flexibility

• Responsive to email and phone

ABOUT YOU

• Email address in Blackboard

• Class before?

• Class after?

• Start time

• End time

COURSE DESCRIPTION

• Writing skills laboratory

• Work on news releases, fact sheets, PSAs, letters to the editor, social media

• Utilize strategy and theory in writing

• Working knowledge of AP style

PREREQUISITES

Journalism 328Journalism 202

REQUIRED MATERIALS• Public Relations Writing Worktext, Third

Edition (Zappala)

• Associated Press Stylebook

(2012 or 2013)

• Flash drive

POLICIES

• Do your own work.

• If you are copying anything from the web, you are cheating.

• If you are using a classmate’s work as a model, you are cheating.

• If you are using a previous student’s work from a fraternity or sorority file, you are cheating.

• Skills lab - repetition

ATTENDANCE

• Take two (email, phone numbers)

• Attendance policy

• Responsible for classwork – not here, 0 for assignment

• Responsible for homework – get assignment from buddy

• Class participation is 10 percent of grade

GRADING

• Style, grammar, spelling, punctuation, inverted pyramid

• Rewrite opportunities

Your work will be marked on a 0-4 scale –

with a 4 corresponding to an “A’ and a 0 to a “F” similar to your GPA.

4 - The work is of professional quality, acceptable in a professional setting

3 - The work is good but needs editing

2 - Quality of work is weak and needs major editing

1 - Work fails to meet requirements and needs a complete rewrite

0 - Unacceptable

GRADING

Final grades will be based on the following scale:

A 93-100

B 86-92

C 78-85

D 70-77

F 69 or below

GRADING

Your final grade will be based on the following percentages:

Class and homework assignments:30%

Project: 30%

Tests and quizzes: 30%

Attendance and participation: 10%

EXTRA CREDIT

• Final page of syllabus

• Up to five points added to your final grade

• MUST submit a proposal by Thursday, Feb. 27

TODAY’S ASSIGNMENTS

Biographical sketch

Blackboard/Jour436/Web links/Biographical sketch

Upload a headshot

Blackboard/Jour 436/Assignments/Upload your picture

HOMEWORK DUE ON THURSDAY

Speak to (at least) three organizations at tomorrow’s Student Organizations Fair (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

1. Write down • The name of the person that you spoke

with• His/her position with the organization• Interest meeting dates and times