Grading
Professionalism: 15%
Multimedia Publication Review: 5%
Individual Story: 7.5%
Individual Photo/Graphic Gallery: 7.5%
Individual Audio Segment: 7.5%
Individual Video Segment: 7.5%
Multimedia Consumption Journal: 15%
Collaborative Multimedia Feature: 35%
Professionalism comprises several important traits, particularly collegiality and participation.
Collegiality refers to
- responsible collaboration with your instructor and peers,
- constructive, substantive critiques of your peers’ work
- mature, respectful attitude and behavior overall.
Participation refers to
- consistent engagement in course material
- thoughtful reflection on course readings, and meaningful responses to in-class exercises
- active and attentive presence in class.Both of the above aspects require regular discussion and attendance.
Aside from that the main questions I ask myself regarding your professionalism grade are whether or not I would write a letter of recommendation or be willing to serve as a reference for you at the end of class. Hence this part of the grade is meant to remind you that your performance here has ramifications beyond the classroom.
The individual story, gallery, audio package and video segments are short, single-author pieces that are inspired by a subject of your choosing. You can choose to tell the same story across these different media forms, or expand the story with each medium. These assignments are designed to give you some basic, introductory competencies using different storytelling methodologies. Each assignment will be accompanied by in-class critiques.
The multimedia publication review is a short, 5-10 minute in-class presentation on an existing media outlet, explaining its structure, content, tone, and distinguishing features. The purpose of this assignment is to make you personally, and the class collectively, more aware of trends in multimedia publishing today.
The multimedia consumption journal is a semester-long log of the stories, essays, news reports, podcasts, and multimedia features that you consume over the course of the semester, and write brief blog responses to. This assignment is designed to establish enriching habits of media consumption, as well as inspire you for your individual and collaborative projects.
The collaborative multimedia feature will be a large feature story that will integrate research, writing, audio, video, and graphic elements in the telling of a large story. The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to the processes of pitching, developing, organizing, managing and producing a multimedia project in a team, with a hard and fast deadline. This feature, as well as the class’ selection of individually-produced materials, will be collected and published on a class-produced platform.
Note: I don’t round grades up or down. You get the points you earn. Late work ONLY will be accepted with a 5% deduction for each day late, unless an extension is granted prior to the due date.