JOU
212 Yearbook Management Lab
Syllabus ¥ Fall 2008
Dr. Kenneth
L. Rosenauer
Textbooks
The only required text is the
Yearbook Staff Manual. There are also many good resource books in the yearbook
office available to the staff. For writers, the most important is the AP
Stylebook. Other resources are available
for photography and design. Students should become familiar with these during
the course.
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to
provide practical experience
in writing, editing, photography, layout, production and
design by producing
a high-quality yearbook. The course will also provide
hands-on experience in desktop publishing. Yearbook editors will be responsible
for supervising these activities and keeping the yearbook production on
schedule. The yearbook adviser will provide support, advice and
instruction as needed.
Staff responsibilities
All students enrolled in the class
are expected to attend the class labs as scheduled. Students should plan
to work at least three additional hours per week on yearbook projects. You will
be required to set up hours in which you will be in the office or on
assignment.
Each area (editorial, production,
design and photography) serves a specific purpose. Each area will
designate its own minimum number of assignments based on the needs of that
area. In addition, all students should complete several supporting tasks, such
as handing out yearbooks at an assigned time, covering the office phones, etc.
In
addition, each student will be assigned to a workgroup that will be lead by an
assistant editor. These workgroups will meet during class time to help complete
yearbook tasks.
Editorial Staff
Students in editorial are
responsible for developing and writing the yearbook stories under the
supervision of the copy editor. The stories should be consistent in style and
content with other yearbook stories.
Production & Computer Design Staff
Students assigned to production
and computer design will be responsible for assisting in the design of yearbook
spread. The staff is responsible for assuring the consistency and accuracy of
all spreads. All students should be able to use InDesign.
Photography Staff
Photographers are responsible for
shooting events and taking campus life photographs under supervision of the
photo editor. Each photographer is responsible for having his or her own camera
and being capable shooting of shooting high quality photographs. Students who
do not know how to do this need to work with an experienced photographer until
they are able to do their own work. Photographers are also required to provide
information for captions on all the photographs they take.
Deadline policy
Meeting deadlines is essential to
keeping a yearbook on schedule. All students must meet their deadlines, whether
in editorial, production, design or photography. If a deadline is missed twice
on one assignment, the student will receive a zero grade on that assignment,
and it will not count toward the number of projects needed to be completed for
the semester. The assignment will be reassigned to someone else.
Attendance
University Policy: In order to improve student learning as well as to achieve compliance with federal financial aid policies, Western has a mandatory attendance policy for all 100-level and 200-level courses.
You
will be given an excused absence when acting as an official representative of
the university, provided you give the adviser prior written verification from
the faculty/staff supervisor of the event.
All other absences will be deemed unexcused. The maximum number of unexcused absences allowed for this class before the midterm report, October 15, is three. Thus, when you have four unexcused absences, you will be reported to the RegistrarÕs Office, who will automatically withdraw you from this class. The Financial Aid Office will reduce financial aid as appropriate.
Yearbook Attendance: Producing a yearbook is a team project, and it
is therefore essential that everyone attend class meetings on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Attendance will be taken promptly at 12:00 each class period. Anyone absent
or tardy (more than 5 minutes late) will be counted as absent.
Students are expected to attend the entire class hour. Students who do not
attend the full class session will be counted absent.
Grading policy
Mid-term Grade: Each student will receive a mid-term grade. The
adviser will assign the grade based on the work in the studentÕs portfolio. The
area editor will recommend a grade on each assignment that is turned in, and
these, along with the studentÕs work, will be placed in the portfolio. There
will be student conferences with the instructor after mid-term grades to
discuss the portfolio.
Final Grade: The adviser will assign each studentÕs final grade
in the course based on the studentÕs portfolio. The evaluation will be
determined by the number of assignments completed, the quality of the work
submitted, the studentÕs enthusiasm, and whether or not deadlines were met.
Students with Disability
Any student in this course who has
a disability that prevents the fullest expression of abilities should contact
me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements.
Academic Honesty Policy and Due Process
Academic honesty is required in
all academic endeavors. Violations of academic honesty include any
instance of plagiarism, cheating, seeking credit for anotherÕs work, falsifying
documents or academic records, or any other fraudulent activity.
Violations of academic honesty may result in a failing grade on the assignment,
failure in the course, or expulsion from the University. When a studentÕs
grade has been affected, violations of academic honesty will be reported to the
Provost or designated representative on the Academic Honesty Violation Report
forms.
Please see the 2007-08 Student
Handbook and Calendar for specific activities identified as violations of this
policy and the student due process procedure. This handbook is also available
online at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/handbook/index.pdf
Journalism Honesty and Ethics
All stories and photographs are
expected to be the work of the yearbook staff. All interviews must have been
conducted with the understanding that the story is to appear in The Griffon yearbook. All other principles of journalism ethics
apply to the yearbook. Any violation will be considered a violation of the
Academic Honesty Policy.
Adviser Contact Information
Office: Eder 220A and 222E,
Office Phone: 271-4323
E-mail: rosenauer@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours
9-10, 11 – noon MWF; other hours by appointment
Yearbook Office Phone Number: 271-4540 or 271-4539