Course Specification

In Accordance to the Guidelines by the National Commission for Assessment and Academic Accreditation, NCAAA
Department of English Language Bachelor of Arts in English Language ENGL 223 Journalistic Writing

Deputyship for lanning ! De"elopment Ju#ail $ni"ersity College %he &oyal Commission for Ju#ail ! 'an#u ENGL 223 English Language Edition 4 1

Course Specifications
Institution College/Department Jubail University College English Language

A. Course Identification and General Information

1. Course code and title 2. Credit hours 3. $rogra%&s' in (hich the course is o))ered 4. Na%e o) )aculty %e%ber res*onsible )or the course -. Level.year at (hich this course is o))ered 4. $re"re5uisites )or this course &i) any' 6. Co"re5uisites )or this course &i) any' 3. Location i) not on %ain ca%*us ENGL 223 Journalistic !riting 3"#"3 English Language +aria Cora,on +edalla /ourth 0ear1 2nd 2e%ester &3' Juniors ENGL 3-2 None N.7

B Objectives
1. 2u%%ary o) the %ain learning outco%es )or students enrolled in the course. U*on success)ul co%*letion o) this course1 the students (ill be able to co%*etently arrange ne(s ele%ents and e8*ertly construct clear1 accurate1 ti%ely1 and interesting ne(s stories. /urther%ore1 the students should be able to e))ectively distinguish the basic ethical rights and res*onsibilities o) ne(s %edia *ractitioners. 2. 9rie)ly describe any *lans )or develo*ing and i%*roving the course that are being i%*le%ented. 2trengthening students: e8*osure to the (orld o) ;ournalis% by allo(ing the% to visit ne(s*a*er o))ices or <= stations1 i) )easible. >ntensi)ying students: e8*osure to ne(s*a*ers1 ;ournals1 scienti)ic %aga,ines1 etc. by encouraging other lecturers to use these resources in the teachinglearning *rocess. >ntegrating lectures by ;ournalists and other %edia *ractitioners i) )easible.

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C. Course Description &Note General descri*tion in the )or% to be used )or the 9ulletin or
?andboo@ should be attached' 1. opics to be Covered List o) <o*ics No. o) !ee@s 3
Week (1-3)

Contact hours <heory

C!apter 1"#. Changing Conce*ts o) Ne(s " >ntroduction to the course and course ob;ectives +edia Convergence Econo%ic Changes in +edia Citi,en Journalis% Aualities o) the Ne(s ?ard Ne(s and /eatures C!apter $"%. <he 9asic Ne(s 2tory /inding the /ocus Nut gra*hs Ele%ents o) the 9asic Ne(s 2tory Convergent +edia !riting " $rint1 9roadcast and Cnline Ne(s 2tories" <he 7ssociated $ress 2tyle o) Ne(s !riting C!apter &"'. Curiosity and 2tory >deas !ays to /ind Ne(s 2tories <he >nternet >dea 9udgets" ?u%an 2ources 7nony%ous 2ources $ublic Decords C!apter 1("1). >ntervie(ing <echni5ues " Gathering Eetails 2ensitivity Listening and Note"<a@ing 2@ills <he $ros and Cons o) Using <a*e Decorder Listening and Note"<a@ing <i*s )or 9eginners E%ail >ntervie(s C!apter 1#"1$. Constructing 2tories Leads and Nut Gra*hs ?ard Ne(s vs. 2o)t Ne(s <he !riting o) the Ne(s Lead 1 Nut Gra*h " <he !riting $rocess )or Ne(s 2tories 2tory 2tructure +a@ing +iddles +ove Endings C!apter 1*"1% . 2tory /or%s >nverted $yra%id <he !all 2treet Journal /or%ula ?ourglass 2tructure List <echni5ue Auestion and 7ns(er /or%at 2ections <echni5ues

3
Week (4-6)

Week (7-9)

3 3

B B

Week (10-12)

2
Week (13-14)

2
Week (15-16)

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7 course that e8*oses the student to the diverse styles o) ;ournalistic (ritings. ?ands"on e8ercises in re*orting1 (riting editorials1 and conducting investigative research are co%*onents o) the course. Lectures by ;ournalists are ty*ically integrated into the *rogra%. ). Course components 0total contact !ours per semester14 Lecture $* <utorial Laboratory $ractical./ield ( or @. >n te rn sh i* Cther

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#. Additional private stud5/learning !ours e6pected for students per 7ee8. Each student is e8*ected to s*end 3 hours *er (ee@ o) *rivate study )or this course. /urther%ore1 additional 2 hours %ust also be allotted )or *ractising their (riting s@ills and editing o) their (ritten (or@. 4. Eevelo*%ent o) Learning Cutco%es in Eo%ains o) Learning
a. i.

9no7ledge 0and :nderstanding1 Eescri*tion o) the @no(ledge to be ac5uired 9y the end o) the course1 students (ill be able to 1. Ee)ine ;ournalistic ter%s 2. Eescribe the )oundations o) ;ournalis% and its t(o %ain co%*onents re*orting and (riting the ne(s. 3. >denti)y the basic ele%ents o) ne(s stories 4. Eistinguish the varied )or%s o) ne(s story )or%ats and %odes o) ne(s delivery -. E8*lain the di))erence bet(een hard and so)t ne(s.

ii.

<eaching strategies to be used to develo* that @no(ledge Lectures Class Eiscussions !riting e8ercises $air 7ctivity Use o) $o(er$oint *resentations1 )lo( charts and other visuals to )acilitate learning +ethods o) assess%ent o) @no(ledge ac5uired Class $artici*ation E8a%ining ne(s ele%ents )ro% selected local1 international ne(s stories !riting ne(s leads Cognitive S8ills 0Appl5"Anal5;e"+valuate"Create1 Cognitive s@ills to be develo*ed 9y the end o) the course1 students (ill be able to 1. 7**ly the 7ssociated $ress style in the (riting o) ne(s stories 2. Co%*are the co%*onents o) hard ne(s (ith so)t ne(s 3. Co%*ose basic ne( stories using varied story structures or )or%ats 4. !rite e))ective and co%*elling ne(s leads and ne(s stories -. Evaluate ne(s articles in ter%s o) accuracy1 ne(s(orthiness and ob;ectivity or )airness

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ii. <eaching strategies to be used to develo* these cognitive s@ills Lectures Learner"centered activities Use o) online *ublications to identi)y e8a%*les o) di))erent story )or%s. 9u,, sessions " 2tudents: discuss in grou*s the value o) their chosen ne(s stories in

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ter%s o) ne(s (orthiness or 5ualities o) the ne(s articles. Auestion and 7ns(er. Eiscussion

iii. +ethods o) assess%ent o) students cognitive s@ills Class *artici*ation Lead (riting e8ercises e8a%*le FNe(s Leads Cly%*icsG E8ercises involving gra%%ar and correct usage in ne(s (riting 7ttend an event on ca%*us or in the co%%unity and (rite a basic ne(s story o) 3 to 4 *aragra*hs1 including a lead1 su**orting %aterial1 nut gra*h1 an ending and 5uotes )ro% at least t(o hu%an sources. Cther learner"centered assess%ents <hin@"7loud1 H!L Chart1 $+> Grid Aui,,es1 +idter% and /inal E8a%inations
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Interpersonal S8ills and <esponsibilit5 Eescri*tion o) the inter*ersonal s@ills and ca*acity to carry res*onsibility to be develo*ed 9y the end o) the course1 students (ill be able to 1. 7ct res*onsibly by co%*leting all re5uire%ents and assign%ents on ti%e. 2. $artici*ate actively in *roducing a class ne(s*a*er 3. 2ho( res*ect )or the (or@s o) others through *ro*er attribution and avoiding *lagiaris% 4. Eis*lay tea%(or@ and *ositive interde*endence by collaborating (ith their *eers during grou*.*air activities. -. 7dhere to ethical and cultural nor%s by (riting ne(s articles that are culturally sensitive and )ree o) biases.

ii.

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<eaching strategies to be used to develo* these s@ills and abilities Coo*erative learning activities to stress the value o) tea% (or@ and coo*eration C*en discussion on the ethics o) ;ournalis% and the conse5uences o) *lagiaris% $eer discussion on the value o) tolerance1 broad%indedness 9rainstor%ing sessions on ideas )or a class ne(s*a*er

+ethods o) assess%ent o) students inter*ersonal s@ills and ca*acity to carry res*onsibility >n)or%al Cbservations on ho( they deal (ith *eers during grou* (or@ !riting drills on hard and so)t ne(s stories (hich are )ree o) biased language Grou* %e%bers discuss ho( (ell they are achieving their goals and %aintaining e))ective (or@ing relationshi*s Eescribe (hat %e%ber actions are hel*)ul and not hel*)ul +a@e decisions about (hat behavior to continue or change Communication= Information ec!nolog5 and ,umerical S8ills Eescri*tion o) the s@ills to be develo*ed in this do%ain. 9y the end o) the course1 students (ill be able to 1. Use o) electronic ;ournals and other trust(orthy internet sites to broaden @no(ledge and validate in)or%ation 2. +a@e use o) learner"centered activities 3. +a8i%i,e the use o) English in discussion grou*s

d. i.

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<eaching strategies to be used to develo* these s@ills Give su))icient o**ortunities )or students to use the language by letting the% do on"the"s*ot intervie(s (ith *eo*le on ca%*us Encourage the use o) re*utable (ebsites to veri)y or authenticate in)or%ation <hin@"$air"2hare " >nvolves a three ste* coo*erative structure. Euring the )irst ste* individuals thin@ silently about a 5uestion *osed by the instructor. >ndividuals *air u* during the second ste* and e8change thoughts. >n the third ste*1 the *airs share their res*onses (ith other *airs1 other tea%s1 or the entire grou*. +ethods o) assess%ent o) students nu%erical and co%%unication s@ills Class *resentations 9u,, sessions Case study" based discussion or anchored discussion " 7 s*eci)ic *oint is told as a starting *oint )or discussion. <his is a good activity to e8*lore ethical issues in ;ournalis%.

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2s5c!omotor S8ills 0if applicable1 Eescri*tion o) the *sycho%otor s@ills to be develo*ed and the level o) *er)or%ance re5uired 9y the end o) the course1 students (ill be able to 1. 9uild ne(s stories suitable )or general *ublication and edit the% on deadline. 2. 9eco%e *ro)icient in the use o) 7ssociated $ress style o) ne(s (riting. 3. 7da*t ne(sgathering techni5ues1 (hich include s@ills such as intervie(ing1 (riting e))ective ne(s leads1 attributing ne(s1 etc.

ii. <eaching strategies to be used to develo* these s@ills

2ho( sa%*les o) good (riting Constant ;ournalistic (riting *ractice !rite ne(s article based on the given )acts

iii. +ethods o) assess%ent o) students *sycho%otor s@ills $roduce ne(s lead )or hard or so)t ne(s stories Collaborate (ith grou* %e%bers in %a@ing a lay"out1 articles )or the class ne(s*a*er !rite a ne(s article )or *ossible *ublication in the JUC Ne(sletter -. 2chedule o) 7ssess%ent <as@s )or 2tudents Euring the 2e%ester 7ssess%ent 7ssess%ent tas@ !ee@ due 1 2 3 4 7ssign%ents Aui, 1 +idter% E8a%ination Aui, 2 /inal E8a%ination !ee@ 4 and !ee@ 11 !ee@ !ee@ 3 !ee@ 12 !ee@ 14

$ro*ortion o) /inal 7ssess%ent 2#I 1#I 2#I 1#I 4#I

D. Student Support

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1. 7rrange%ents )or availability o) )aculty )or individual student consultations and acade%ic advice. &include a%ount o) ti%e )aculty are available each (ee@' C))ice hours <eacher is available )or consultation during her o))ice hours. Cne on one or grou* tutorial1 %a@e"u* classes &i) re5uested' can also be done by a**oint%ent. 2tudents are (elco%e to co%%unicate (ith her teacher through e%ail. +. -earning <esources
1.

De5uired <e8t&s' !riting and De*orting Ne(s. Dich1 Carole1 !ads(orth1 2#1#.

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Essential De)erences <he Long%an Eictionary o) Conte%*orary English Deco%%ended 9oo@s and De)erence +aterial &Journals1 De*orts1 etc' &7ttach List' !riting )or the +ass +edia1 6th edition. 2tovall1 Ja%es Glen. 7llyn and 9acon1 2##B

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Journalis% !ho1 !hat1 !hen1 !here1 !hy and ?o( . 2tovall1 Ja%es Glen. 7llyn and 9acon1 2##-. De*utable ne(s*a*ers and %aga,ines )or additional readings.

Electronic +aterials1 !eb 2ites etc. htt* ..teacher.scholastic.co%.(rite(it.ne(s.inde8.ht% htt* ..(((.read([email protected]%at.studentJ%aterial.as*KidL34 Cther re*utable ne(s (ebsites li@e CNN1 99C1 etc. Cther learning %aterial such as co%*uter"based *rogra%s.CE1 *ro)essional standards.regulations <he use o) Essay Dater or <urnitin and other *lagiaris% detecting tools to detect *lagiaris% in (ritten (or@s.

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>. >acilities <e3uired >ndicate re5uire%ents )or the course including si,e o) classroo%s and laboratories &i.e. nu%ber o) seats in classroo%s and laboratories1 e8tent o) co%*uter access etc.'
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7cco%%odation &Lecture roo%s1 laboratories1 etc.' Lecture roo%s.Classroo%s (ith LCE and co%*uter Co%*uting resources La*to* co%*uter *ro;ector syste%

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Cther resources &s*eci)y e.g. >) s*eci)ic laboratory e5ui*%ent is re5uired1 list re5uire%ents or attach list' Use o) co%*uter lab and. or library resource center )or (eb 5uests and researches.

G. Course +valuation and Improvement 2rocesses

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2trategies )or Cbtaining 2tudent /eedbac@ on E))ectiveness o) <eaching 1. 2. Needs analysis is done by the teacher at the beginning o) the course End o) ter% debrie)ing (ith the students and teacher regarding (hat (ent (ell and (hat could have gone better.

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Cther 2trategies )or Evaluation o) <eaching by the >nstructor or by the Ee*art%ent 1. 2. Class observation by su*ervisors or colleagues 2tudent evaluation o) their teachers are conducted every end o) the se%ester.

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$rocesses )or >%*rove%ent o) <eaching 1. 7ttending training sessions 2. Degularly *artici*ating in (or@sho*s 3. 7ttending $ro)essional Eevelo*%ent con)erences 4. Hee*ing u* to date (ith current *edagogical theory and *ractice $rocesses )or =eri)ying 2tandards o) 2tudent 7chieve%ent &e.g. chec@ %ar@ing by an inde*endent )aculty %e%ber o) a sa%*le o) student (or@1 *eriodic e8change and re%ar@ing o) a sa%*le o) assign%ents (ith a )aculty %e%ber in another institution' 1. 2. 3. Chec@ %ar@ing o) a sa%*le o) e8a% *a*ers either by a resident or a visiting )aculty %e%ber 7rrange (ith another institution to have t(o co%%on test ite%s included on an e8a% and co%*are %ar@s given. 2tudents (ho believe they are under graded can have their *a*ers chec@ed by a second reader.

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Eescribe the *lanning arrange%ents )or *eriodically revie(ing course e))ectiveness and *lanning )or i%*rove%ent. 1. 2. 3. Co%*are syllabi and course descri*tion (ith those o) other *restigious universities. 9iannual %eetings o) )aculty %e%bers to discuss areas )or i%*rove%ent. ?ave a curriculu% revie( co%%ittee to conduct regular curriculu% revie(.

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