Lamar University
College of Arts and Sciences
Communications
COMM 4365 – New Media Publishing on the Web
Spring 2018
FACULTY INFORMATION
Instructor: Johnny Jarrell
Phone: (409) 880-1836
E-mail: Use the Blackboard Mail tool
Alternate E-mail: johnny.jarrell@lamar.edu
Office Location: Digital Learning Center Room 102
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-5 (by appointment) and e-mail
CREDIT HOUR ALLOTMENT
3 Hours
PRE-REQUISITES & CO-REQUISITES
None
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION
The study of writing and message production in various new media forms that includes all the available platforms from which to publish.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
The learner will:
Discuss media publishing strategies.
Publish media
Network through social media
Discuss media marketing strategies
Explore web media services and apps
Required Text:
No required textbook for this course.
TEACHING STRATEGIES:
- Online lecture notes
- Online discussions
- Project based activities
- Online videos
- Web based collaboration
EVALUATION
- Assignments (Projects): 55%
- Discussions: 15%
- Klout: 10%
- Presentation: 10%
- Coding exercises: 10%
GRADING SCALE
A (90-100)
B (80-89)
C (70-79)
D (60-69)
F (0-59)
COURSE CONTENT
Content is located at http://tinyurl.com/comm4365
A link to the content is also located in Blackboard.
COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Students who take this course will need to be responsible to have the following hardware and software:
A portable flash drive to make a backup of your projects
Web cam
Microphone (if not included in web cam)
High Speed (Broadband) Internet access
Computer with at least 4 Gigabyte memory
Word processor software (Compatible with Microsoft Word)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com)
SERVICES USED IN THIS COURSE
Blogger(Free) - https://www.blogger.com
Twitter(Free) – https://twitter.com/
ON-LINE COURSE SUPPORT
This course is being offered on-line via Blackboard to facilitate student access.
Phone support: (409) 880-2222.
Email support: blackboard@lamar.edu
Contact me at johnny.jarrell@lamar.edu if you are experiencing any technical issues with software in the course.
If you are having problems with a particular service then contact me and I will help you out. If a service has a system outage then contact me and I will make arrangements with you on other alternatives to complete the assignment.
DUE DATES
All unit components (discussions, assignments, quizzes) are due on the same date at 11:59 PM Central US Time.
Unit 1 – March 19 - March 25
Unit 2 – March 26 - April 1
Unit 3 – April 2 - April 8
Unit 4 – April 9 - April 15
Unit 5 – April 16 - April 22
Unit 6 – April 23 - April 29
Unit 7 and 8 - April 30 - May 6
COMMUNICATION POLICY
Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life when writing emails or posting on the discussion board. More information on the student code of conduct can be found in the student handbook located at http://students.lamar.edu/student-handbook.html#generalprovisions
Use the discussion board to ask class or assignment questions
I will respond to emails and discussion postings within 48 hours
GRADING POLICY
I will grade projects within 1 week after the due date.
No late assignments will be accepted.
Assignments will be turned in using Blackboard.
Only students who have an excused absence for missing a quiz will be allowed to take a makeup. You must make arrangements for the makeup quiz with your instructor within ONE week following your return to class. If the instructor has not been contacted within TWO WEEKS following your return to class to arrange for a makeup, a grade of ZERO will be assigned for the missed quiz.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
The university expects all students to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach.
“Cheating” includes:
Copying from another student’s paper, report, computer files, data listings, and/or programs.
Using (during an exam), materials not authorized by the faculty giving the exam.
Collaborating, without authorization, with another person during an examination or in preparing academic work.
Knowingly, and without authorization, using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, soliciting, copying, or possessing in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered test.
Substituting for another student; permitting any other person; or otherwise assisting any other person to substitute for oneself or for another student in the taking of an examination or the preparation of academic work to be submitted for academic credit.
Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered exam or information about an unadministered exam.
Purchasing, or otherwise acquiring and submitting as one’s own work any research paper or other writing assignment prepared by an individual or firm. This section does not apply to the typing of the rough and/or final versions of an assignment by a professional typist.
Plagiarism: The appropriation of another’s work or idea and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work or idea into one’s own work offered for credit.
Collusion: The unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing work offered for credit.
A grade of 0 will be assigned for the assessment for the first violation and a grade of F will be assigned to the course for the second violation.
COURSE ATTENDANCE POLICY
It is the student’s responsibility to make sure you are officially enrolled in this course. If at any point, you decide to drop the class, it is your responsibility to officially drop. Any student who stops attending class and does not officially drop the course will be given an “F” as the semester grade.
It is essential that you login to Blackboard often to participate in discussions and learning activities.
UNIVERSITY DROP/WITHDRAWAL POLICY
Please view the Lamar University web page for dates for drops and withdrawals.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
The Disability Resource Center(DRC) is the university-designated office that determines and facilitates reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. To receive academic adjustments and/or accommodations, contact the SFSWD Director at 409-880-8347 or email DRC@lamar.edu to make an appointment to submit documentation of disability and to discuss disability-based academic adjustments/accommodations. Services are provided free of charge for qualified students who have provided proper documentation and completed the intake process. The DRC website is located at http://www.lamar.edu/disability-resource-center/.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
It is the policy of Lamar University to accommodate students with disabilities pursuant to federal and state law, and the University’s commitment to equal educational opportunities. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation, should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course.
DISTANCE EDUCATION LIBRARIAN
Distance education students and faculty have access to a dedicated distance education librarian. Contact information and a full account of services can be found at https://www.lamar.edu/library/services/distance-learning.html
STUDENT SERVICES
Information on Student services can be located at http://students.lamar.edu/student-services/index.html
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