JOUR 416 - Reynolds Media Lab Practicum

(3 units) CO14

Students will work for internal and external clients, helping produce a range of innovative and professional-level multimedia projects for impact reporting, strategic communications, and visual journalism.

Prerequisite(s): Journalism major or minor

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Independent Study: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply journalism education to multimedia production for internal and external clients, who will use their new, original content.
2. effectively use media tools and technology implementations.
3. conduct social media outreach.
4. find new clients and set up new content relationships.
5. innovate and experiment with new equipment to tell effective stories in new ways.
6. consistently produce professional-level content to satisfy clients.
7. meet real-life scenario content deadlines for real clients.
8. research and analyze best practices in a niche field of multimedia production.
9. assess and evaluate best practices for social media outreach for specific multimedia productions.
10. assess and evaluate their own strengths, weaknesses, goals, and directions in a specific field of multimedia production.

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