Winter 1993-94 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 ● 0937 Naval Science [email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: May 3,1995 Winter 1993-94 Course Descriptions School of Education and Social Policy ● 0205 Educational Processes ● 0225 Human Development and Social Policy ● 0230 Counseling Psychology [email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: May 3, 1995 Winter 1993-94 Course Descriptions 0325 Editing Prof. Ava Greenwell Broadcast Journalism C60-1 BROADCAST WRITING Lecture: M 10-11am Fisk Labs: W 9-noon; F 1-4pm Louis Hall, Broadcast Newsroom Office Address: Fisk Hall 204E Office Phone: 467-2579 COURSE DESCRIPTION: You will learn the fundamentals of television news writing essential to all careers in TV news. The labs will concentrate on helping you learn to write news scripts that are accurate, clear, concise and conversational. You will learn the Newstar computer system in our state-of- the-art Broadcast Newsroom in Louis Hall. You will also learn basic video tape editing and how to write scripts that co-ordinate with the video. The weekly lectures at the beginning of the quarter will introduce techniques you will practice in the labs. The remaining lectures will address key issues facing television journalists. PREREQUISITE: C20 News Writing & Reporting. TEACHING METHOD: Lecture/Lab. TEXTS: 1. AP Broadcast News Handbook, The Associated Press, New York, NY. Prof. Patricia Dean Broadcast Journalism C62-1 TELEVISION NEWS EDITING Lecture: T 3-5pm Fisk Lab: W 1-5:30pm Louis Hall Broadcast Newsroom Office Address: Fisk Hall 210 Office Phone: 491-2060 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course teaches students television news editing: preparing a TV news program. Students will produce television news programs in the Louis McCormick electronic newsroom, using the Associated Press news wire, CNN Newsource video (fed by satellite), and the Dynatech NEWSTAR II newsroom computer system. Course emphasis is on editorial decision-making and how to translate that into a journalistically sound television news program. Excellent writing skills will continue to be emphasized as students learn more complex production techniques. Each lab will end with "live" news programs, taped for critique in lecture. PREREQUISITE: C-60 Broadcast Writing. TEACHING METHOD: Lecture/Lab. TEXTS: 1. AP Broadcast News Handbook, The Associated Press, New York, NY. Prof. Brenda Boudreaux Broadcast Journalism C62-1 TELEVISION NEWS EDITING Lecture: T 3-5pm Fisk Lab: W 1-5:30pm Louis Hall Broadcast Newsroom Office Address: Fisk Hall 214 Office Phone: 467-1314 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course teaches students television news editing: preparing a TV news program. Students will produce television news programs in the Louis McCormick electronic newsroom, using the Associated Press news wire, CNN Newsource video (fed by satellite), and the Dynatech NEWSTAR II newsroom computer system. Course emphasis is on editorial decision-making and how to translate that into a journalistically sound television news program. Excellent writing skills will continue to be emphasized as students learn more complex production techniques. Each lab will end with "live" news programs, taped for critique in lecture. PREREQUISITE: C-60 Broadcast Writing. TEACHING METHOD: Lecture/Lab. TEXTS: 1. AP Broadcast News Handbook, The Associated Press, New York, NY. Prof. Ava Greenwell Broadcast Journalism C61-0 BROADCAST REPORTING Time: M 1-5:30pm Office Address: Fisk Hall 204E Office Phone: 467-2579 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to give you hands-on experience in television news reporting. You will develop and sharpen skills in several areas: shooting videotape, gathering information, interviewing techniques, script writing, videotape editing, news judgement, deadline reporting, and on-air presentation. The primary focus will be on packaging stories. You must develop at least one package per week which will be critiqued in class. Your stories will be made available for "Evanston Stories," which airs on Evanston cable access. PREREQUISITE: Broadcast Writing C60-0 TEACHING METHOD: Lecture/Lab. [email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: October 28, 1993 Winter 1993-94 Course Descriptions College of Arts and Sciences ● 0000 Freshman Seminars ● 0000 Senior Linkage Seminars ● 0403 Anthropology ● 0404 African-American Studies ● 0405 Art History ● 0406 Art Theory and Practice ● 0407 Astronomy ● 0409 Biological Sciences ● 0411 Chemistry ● 0413-0415 Classics ● 0416 Comparative Literary Studies ● 0417 Economics ● 0419 English ● 0423 Geological Sciences ● 0425 German ● 0427 History ● 0429 Religion ● 0430 European Thought and Culture ● 0433 African and Asian Languages ● 0434 Linguistics ● 0435 Mathematics ● 0439 Philosophy ● 0447 Physics ● 0449 Political Science ● 0451 Psychology ● 0455 French ● 0457 Italian ● 0459 Portuguese ● 0463 Spanish ● 0467 Slavic Languages and Literature ● 0471 Sociology ● 0473 Statistics ● 0480 Women's Studies ● 0482 Integrated Arts Program ● 0495 International Studies [email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: May 3, 1995 Winter 1993-94 Course Descriptions School of Speech ● 0605 - Performance Studies ● 0610 - Communication Studies ● 0620 - Communication Sciences and Disorders ● 0630 - Theatre [email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: February 7, 1995 Winter 1993-94 Course Descriptions McCormick School of Engineering ● 0727 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ● 0738 Industrial Engineering and Management Science ● 0750 Material Sciences ● 0765 Biomedical Engineering [email protected] Course Descriptions, Evanston Campus Registration Northwestern University Last Updated: February 7, 1995 Winter 1993-94 Course Descriptions 0937 Naval Science Clinton H. Files, Lieutenant, USN Naval Science, A10 INTRODUCTION TO NAVAL ORGANIZATION Time: MWF 0745-0900 Office Address: 617 Haven St. Phone: 491-3324/3325 Expected Enrollment: 20 COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is a comprehensive, introductory study of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' history and traditions, complex organization and structure, officer career paths, and the role of the naval service in supporting national policies. It is a course of instruction designed to be the foundation for future courses in naval science as well as a basic look at the naval service, past, present, and future. PREREQUISITES: None, P/N permitted for non-ROTC students TEACHING METHOD: Lecture, demonstration, practical exercises EVALUATION: Quizzes, midterm, final projects TBA TEXTS: Naval Orientation, NAVEDTRA Wedertz, Bill, ed., The Blue Jackets Manual, Naval Institute Press Blank, Block, and Richardson, Introduction to Naval Engineering Clinton H. Files, Lieutenant, USN Naval Science, A20 SEAPOWER AND MARITIME AFFAIRS Time: MWF 0745-0900 Office Address: 617 Haven St. Phone: 491-3324/3325 Expected Enrollment: 25 COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is a survey designed to give students a thorough understanding of U.S. naval and maritime history in the context of world maritime development. Students will learn of the historical evolution of sea power, the fundamental national interests of the United States over time, and the role of naval forces in a time of dramatic geopolitical change. PREREQUISITES: None, P/N permitted for non-ROTC students TEACHING METHOD: Lecture, demonstration, practical exercises EVALUATION: Quizzes, midterm, term paper and presentation, final exam TEXTS: Potter, E. B., Sea Power: A Naval History, 2d Ed. Hagan, Kenneth, ed., In Peace and War Hagan, K, This Peoples Navy Howorth, S., To Shining Sea Beach, E. L., United States Navy Morison, S. E., Two Ocean War Rouse, F. C., United States History Atlas David J. Wears, Lieutenant, USN Naval Science, B10 MARINE NAVIGATION Time: (1) T 1300-1500 MWThF 0800-0900 Office Address: 617 Noyes St. Phone: 491-3088/7889 Expected Enrollment: 25 COURSE DESCRIPTION: A comprehensive study of the theory underlying marine navigation, followed by practical application. The course will cover: (1) basic piloting; dead reckoning, terrestrial lines of position, set and drift, extensive chartwork; and (2) elements of celestial navigation: solution of the navigation triangle, use of the sun, moon, stars, and planets to find a position at sea, actual sextant observations of celestial bodies (weather permitting). A field trip to the Adler Planetarium is planned. PREREQUISITES: None, P/N permitted for non-NROTC students TEACHING METHOD: Lecture, demonstration, practical exercises EVALUATION: Graded homework, two midterms, one final, one project TEXTS: R. R. Hobbs, Marine Navigation, Vols 1 & 2 John Bowen, Lieutenant, USN Naval Science, B20 NAVAL SHIP SYSTEMS II (NAVAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS) Time: MWF 0745-0900 Office Address: 617 Haven St. Phone: 491-3324/3325 Expected Enrollment: 25 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Cover fundamentals of weapons systems installed in United States Navy ships and aircraft. Area explored include weapon types, tracking systems, fire control systems, basic fire control computers, and an examination of four weapons platforms. PREREQUISITES: None, P/N registration for non-NROTC students TEACHING METHOD: Three lectures per week