Fall 1994 Course Descriptions ● School of Education and Social Policy ● Medill School of Journalism ● College of Arts and Sciences ● School of Speech ● McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science ● School of Music ● 0937 Naval Science
[email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: September 1994 Fall 1994 Course Descriptions School of Education and Social Policy ● 0205 Educational Processes ● 0210 Learning Sciences ● 0225 Human Development and Social Policy ● 0230 Counseling Psychology
[email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: September 1994 Fall 1994 Course Descriptions Medill School of Journalism John Reque Editorial B01 BASIC WRITING Time: Tues 9-10:20 a.m. Three-hour evening lab once a week. Office Address: Fisk 108B Phone: 491-2063 Expected enrollment: 45 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Sharpens non-fiction writing skills in description, narration and exposition; requires journalistic standards of accuracy; gives a solid grounding in grammar and Associated Press style, introduces newswriting and copyediting; surveys newspaper, magazine and broadcast as areas of journalism; gives an overview of the school and the profession and prepares for the more specialized courses to come. PREREQUISITES: TEACHING METHOD: Once-a-week lectures (guest lecturers in weeks 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) combined with once-a-week labs. EVALUATION: Lecture grade (20%) based on a final exam, three grammar/style quizzes and six short paragraph assignments. Lab grade (80%) based on lab assignments. READING LIST: -The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual -When Words Collide by Lauren Kessler and Duncan McDonald Richard Schwarzlose Editorial C02-0 HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS Time: TBA Office Address: Fisk 204B Phone: 491-2066 Expected enrollment: 30 per section COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the history of print and broadcast journalism -- its institutions, practices, principles and philosophy -- primarily in the United States.