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Apr 29, 2024
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JOUR 319 - Data Journalism (3 units)
Learn techniques and strategies for using numerical data for investigative and explanatory journalism.
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 207; JOUR 208; Journalism Major or Minor. Corequisite(s): Core Math Requirement.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to analyze factual assertions and determine their reliability.
2. Students will be able to constitute statistical proof, be able to assess the credibility of scientific studies and report on studies accurately.
3. Students will be able to locate, download, clean and manipulate publicly available databases and spreadsheets.
4. Students will be able to compute correlations, median, means and estimates and understand what they mean.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with public information laws.
6. Students will be able to develop data narratives; find stories in data; find data to support stories.
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