Broadcasting Practicum

Course Number: 
SPCH 124
Course Credits: 
5.00
Course Description: 
The course provides supervised work experience at a local radio or television station for students interested in pursuing careers in broadcasting, especially those who plan to transfer to four-year institutions in pursuit of such career goals. Variable hours. Satisfies general elective requirement for the AA degree.
Course Prerequisites: 
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Course Outcomes: 
  • working in a group toward the completion of a common goal
  • using strategies to generate ideas for publication
  • using technology and other resources to obtain information
  • analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating ideas from observation and sources
  • using source information appropriately to develop ideas
  • revising/editing for "the big picture": ideas, purpose, development, structure
  • editing writing for precision: sentence structure, grammar, spelling, punctuation
  • focusing development of ideas and details using appropriate structure
  • developing and maintaining a consistent, appropriate tone
  • offering and accepting feedback about work product for idea, voice, style, fluency
  • considering others' feedback and using appropriate tools for revision