JOUR 199

Spring 2009 All Classes

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Undergraduate Open Seminar

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Credit: 0 TO 3 hours.

A changing array of courses focusing on special topics in journalism.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours in separate semesters, if topics vary.

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JOUR 199 class schedule data for spring 2009
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
51335	Lecture-Discussion	10	2:00PM -4:50PM	M	13 Gregory Hall	Johnson, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Degree Notes: Discovery course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: "Images of Abraham Lincoln's World: Then and Now � The Spirit of Diversity" This hands-on course will use photography as the foundation to explore what it means to be American in the 21st century and what it meant in Lincoln's time. In order to better understand what it means to live in a diverse society we will examine our own beliefs and biases. We will explore how these attitudes shape our worldview and day-to-day interactions and explore evidence of contemporary attitudes of the 19th century. We will also use digital cameras to document how the area has changed, and how it has stayed the same. No prior photographic experience is needed and equipment will be provided. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Students who enroll in more than one may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For course descriptions, see the Discovery Program booklet.
51333	Lecture-Discussion	11	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	108 Richmond Studio	Kazel, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Degree Notes: Discovery course. Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: "Television 'Talk Show' Production" Students will produce and host a weekly public affairs television talk show focusing on campus and community issues and broadcast live throughout East Central Illinois on UI-7, The Cable-TV Service of the University of Illinois. The all-student team will learn background research and on-camera interviewing techniques, receive hands-on instruction operating a studio camera, lighting a television set, running a control room video switcher and audio board, and incorporating graphics and multiple playback sources into a broadcast. They will also supervise pre-production/editing and handle publicity. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Students who enroll in more than one may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For course descriptions, see the Discovery Program booklet.
51334	Lecture-Discussion	12	6:30PM -8:50PM	M	336 Gregory Hall	Liebovich, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: "U.S. Media Influence on Globalism in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries" The development of mass media since 1945. Discussions will focus on how media technology and influence have changed politics, society, and government on a global scale; how U.S. media have affected other countries; and how other cultures are altered by U.S.-based mass communication. Readings on mass media will provide a foundation for discussion of global changes since 1945. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Students who enroll in more than one may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For course descriptions, see the Discovery Program booklet.
40038	Conference	4	9:00AM -11:50AM	R	113 Gregory Hall	Rosenstein, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Degree Notes: Discovery course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Section 4--Topic: "The Television Documentary" In this course we will watch, analyze, discuss, and write about some of the greatest and even not so great documentaries of the past fifty years. We will talk about the journalistic issues of bias, credibility, fairness, representation, privacy, production choices, and funding and its influence. After this course you will see the possibilities of television journalism in a whole new light. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Students who enroll in more than one may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For course descriptions, see the Discovery Program booklet.