Classes in jour

JOUR 10 Mass Media and Society 3.0 units
Description: This course helps students understand the 20th century revolution in mass media by focusing on the history, economics and social impact of the newspaper, book publishing, magazine, film, television, public relations, advertising and music industries. Students will study audience, propaganda and mass communication theory; and discuss new technology, ethnic media in the United States, ethical issues and attempts to regulate or control the media. Honors students will complete more in-depth analysis of media issues and will finish a media-related research project. This course is also listed as SOC 10. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. (C-ID: JOUR 100)

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will write and discuss the evolution of American media and how media currently operate, and evaluate the relative benefit or harm of media trends in the students' lifetimes.
2. Students will evaluate the social, political, and cultural impact of media.
3. Students will explain how changes in technology affect the communication process and the exchange of information.
4. Studentswill apply the following critical thinking skills: comparing and contrasting media and their impact, analyzing news for facts or opinions, applying inductive and deductive reasoning to news materials, evaluating conclusions based upon facts and tests of hypothesis, analyzing cause and effect relationships as they relate to media, detecting persuasion techniques used by the media, identifying bias, stereotyping and spin-doctoring in media and proposing safeguards.
5. Students will articulate and employ an understanding of the First Amendment protections and responsibilities.
6. Students will critically examine their own use of media and the influence of media upon their lives.


JOUR 16A Writing for Print and Digital Media 3.0 units
Description: Fundamentals of journalistic writing and analysis of news values and news writing. This course stresses organization and structure of news stories; the language and style of news writing; the basic lead and story types for print, broadcast and social media. This course offers students an opportunity to practice the fundamental skills of print news writing, learning to use news judgment and to follow a set journalism format for the construction of news stories. (C-ID: JOUR 110) ADVISORY: Typing skill; English 1A eligibility.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. 1. Students will plan, formulate and compose news stories, requiring them to restate facts, describe people and conditions and explain and report on current events
2. 2. Students will define and apply standard journalistic practices
3. 3. Students will schedule time for reporting and writing and define, relate and compare their own best practices.
4. 4. Students will describe and translate constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech into practical language and define libel and best ethical journalistic practices, differentiating between standard and sub-standard ethics
5. 5. Students will diagram and analyze existing new stories by appraising lead sentences, perspective paragraphs, overall structural codes and the use of quotations, statistics and anecdotes in journalism
6. 6. Students will work with each other to appraise and revise each other's stories
7. 7. Students will debate, criticize, question and compose responses to current events and participate in discussions about appropriate content for the newspaper
8. 8. Practice and demonstrate the basic skills of print news writing


JOUR 18A Print and Digital News I 3.0 units
Description: Students research, fact check, interview, write, edit, photograph and produce computer assisted design and graphics for the college newspaper and/or online The Gavilan Press. In doing this, they provide the community with an important First Amendment forum, learn and educate about the First Amendment rights and responsibilities, and acquire journalistic skills, ethics and habits. (C-ID: JOUR 130). ADVISORY: Eligible for English 1A. Typing ability.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students plan, research, formulate, fact check, compose and edit news stories, restating facts, describing people and conditions, and reporting and explaining current events.
2. Students define and apply standard journalistic practices, learn and apply AP Style, practice constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press while avoiding libel, employ best ethical practices, and differentiate between standard and substandard ethics.
3. Students work with each other to appraise and revise one another's stories, analyze the newspaper by appraising its content, layout and design, and define, relate and compare their own best practices.
4. Students debate, criticize, question and interpret current events, campus organizations and people, and select interesting stories to report, demonstrating an understanding of news values.


JOUR 18B Print and Digital News II 3.0 units
Description: Students will take leadership roles and be placed in a deadline-driven newsroom environment with close attention to teamwork, responsibility and objectivity. Students will research, fact check, interview, write, edit, photograph and produce computer-assisted design and graphics for the college newspaper and/or online Gavilan Press. In doing this, they provide the community with an important First Amendment forum, learn and educate about First Amendment rights and responsibilities and acquire journalistic skills, ethics and habits. (C-ID: JOUR 131) PREREQUISITE: Journalism 18A.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students define relevant news content, gather news information, edit news and information into publishable form with attention to accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, fairness, AP style, media law and ethics.
2. Students develop news and feature stories into written, visual, audio, video or other multimedia formats, determine the best format for telling a story, and develop effective design and layout for story presentation.
3. Students define and apply standard journalistic practices, practice constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press while avoiding libel, employ best ethical practices, and differentiate between standard and substandard ethics.
4. Students develop leadership and management skills as editors in writing, photography, layout and multimedia design.


JOUR 18C Print and Digital News III 3.0 units
Description: Students will take advanced leadership roles and be placed in a deadline-driven newsroom environment with close attention to teamwork, responsibility and objectivity. Students will research, fact check, interview, write, edit, photograph and produce computer-assisted design and graphics for the college newspaper and/or online Gavilan Press or comparable news outlet. In doing this, they provide the community with an important First Amendment forum, learn and educate about First Amendment rights and responsibilities and acquire leadership experience, journalistic skills, ethics and habits. PREREQUISITE: Journalism 18B.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students define relevant news content, gather news information, edit news and information into publishable form with attention to accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, fairness, AP style, media law and ethics.
2. Students develop news and feature stories into written, visual, audio, video or other multimedia formats, determine the best format for telling a story, and develop effective design and layout for story presentation.
3. Students define and apply standard journalistic practices, practice constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press while avoiding libel, employ best ethical practices, and differentiate between standard and substandard ethics.
4. Students develop leadership and management skills as editors of writing, photography, layout and multimedia design and convey best practices during publication production and class critiques.


JOUR 18D Print and Digital News IV 3.0 units
Description: Students will take managing leadership roles and be place in a deadline-driven newsroom environment with close attention to teamwork, responsibility, objectivity and training. Students will research, fact check, interview, write, edit, photograph and produce computer-assisted design and graphics for the college newspaper, The Gavilan Press or comparable news outlet. In doing this, they provide the community with an important First Amendment forum, learn and educate about First Amendment rights and responsibilities, and acquire journalistic skills, ethics and habits. PREREQUISITE: Journalism 18C.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students define relevant news content, gather news information, edit news and information into publishable form with attention to accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, fairness, AP style, media law and ethics.
2. Students locate, research, source and develop news and feature stories into written, visual, audio, video or other multimedia formats, determine the best format for telling a story, and develop effective design and layout for story presentation.
3. Students define and apply standard journalistic practices, critique published content, practice constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press wile avoiding libel, employ and model best ethical practices, and differentiate between standard and substandard ethics.
4. Students develop advanced leadership and management skills as editors in writing, photography, layout and multimedia design.


JOUR 21 Community Journalism for Multimedia 3.0 units
Description: This course offers instruction in editing techniques for news publications. Course content covers publication planning, copy editing, headline writing, use of photos, graphics, and audio/video layout and design, advertising sales and design, news judgment and editorial leadership. Principles learned apply to television and online journalism. The course serves as preparation in the journalism major for students preparing to transfer. It also serves as an elective for Film, Television, and New Media students interested in learning to write for news broadcasts and other online sources, including campus news programming.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Write a variety of mass media products, including news stories, press releases, and advertising copy, following accepted journalistic standards, including Associated Press style.
2. Create and design emerging media products, including blogs, digital audio, digital video, social media, digital photography, and multimedia.
3. Understand and apply relevant case law involving journalism, the First Amendment, and other mass media issues.


JOUR 22 Field Work and Service 0.5 units
Description: Supervised field work within the college and with local agencies. Students serve in useful group activities in leadership roles prescribed for them by faculty or community agencies. A maximum of six units may be completed. This is a pass/no pass course. REQUIRED: Learning contracts must be filled out and signed by the student and the supervising instructor.



JOUR 23 Independent Study 1.0 units
Description: Designed to afford selected students specialized opportunities for exploring areas at the independent study level. The courses may involve extensive library work, research in the community, or special projects. May be repeated until six units of credit are accrued. This course has the option of a letter grade or pass/no pass. REQUIRED: The study outline prepared by the student and the instructor must be filed with the department and the dean.



JOUR 190 Occupational Work Experience/Journalism 1.0 units
Description: Occupational work experience for students who have a job related to their major. A training plan is developed cooperatively between the employer, college and student. (P/NP grading) 75 hours per semester paid work = 1 unit. 60 hours non-paid (volunteer) work per semester = 1 unit. Student repetition is allowed per Title 5 Section 55253. Minimum 2.00 GPA. REQUIRED: Declared vocational major.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will increase job skills in at least one of the following transferable skill sets: Communication, Research and Planning, Human Relations, Organization, Management and Leadership, Work Survival