JOU 4445C - Applied Magazines (Orange & Blue class)
Catalog description:
A course designed to give students experience in editing and publishing a magazine. This class is a workshop-style class that produces the campus magazine, Orange & Blue. Each student is assigned one or more roles in order to produce the magazine.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: JOU 4201, JOU 4308
Student goals for the course:
- To publish a high-quality magazine that meets professional standards of excellence
- To assume one or more roles on the magazine staff and perform all duties of that role, whether it’s editorial, art or business
- To learn how to develop original and compelling story ideas focused toward a specific audience
- To learn to work in teams and develop goals in the publication’s best interests
- To develop skills in deadline-adherence, conflict-solving and decision-making
- To develop and improve writing, editing and design skills in a practical, workshop-style atmosphere
- To produce high-quality work that can be published in the magazine
Assignments:
Assignments vary depending on your job assignments, but all students contribute to generate story ideas, writing and making strategic decisions about the magazine. Specifically, writers have a heavy writing load of stories with varying lengths. Editors both write and work with writers on improving copy. Designers work with graphics and art concepts. And the business team works on such issues and circulation and advertising. Each job assignment is made individually by the instructor at the beginning—and throughout—the semester.
Semesters this course is offered: Fall, Spring
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