tentative syllabus
Jour 655: Fundamentals of Participatory Journalism: Introduction to the concepts and tools of interactive participatory journalism including social networking, interactive publishing, and other new forms of media. Prerequisite: Journalism 720.
Instructor: Prof. Lenert | RSJ 303A | Office hours: Wednesday 10-11:30 AM and by appointment. | Email: Lenert@mac.com | Cell: (646) 245-6200.
Requirements: Class participation and weekly written assignments 25% | Discussion leader 10% | Take home midterm examination: 25% | Final project: 40% = 100%. The class website will be located at: www.commlex.com/j655 and WebCT.
Readings: There is no textbook for this class. Readings will be handed out in class or posted online. More details about the assignments and final projects will be covered during class.
Schedule: Aug 31 and Sept 7: The Daily Me? Interactivity and journalism
Sept 14 and September 21: An architecture of participation: Wikis, blogs and RSS
Sept 28 and Oct 5: Social networks, community and collaborative spaces
Oct 12 and Oct 19: User-generated content and self-organizing information
Oct 26 and Nov 2: The changing role of the editor and publisher
Nov 9: Mobile devices and ubiquitous connectivity
Nov 16: Take home midterm examination
Nov 23: Thanksgiving holiday
Nov 30 and Dec 7: Presentation of final projects
Dec 14: Summary and review
Academic integrity: I expect all of your work in this course to be your own, and that you will uphold the highest standards of academic honesty. This includes awareness of what constitutes plagiarism in this course, and avoidance of it.