CA385:
Prerequisites
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Course Description: A practical involvement with student media, including the Witness campus newspaper, The Quake radio station, and WCTV video broadcasting. Through this practicum, students can develop a variety of skills in applied communication and media production, from entry-level to advanced. One (1) hour of credit is equivalent to 40 hours of work in a semester. No more than 6 hours of Media Practicum may be taken in the 123 semester hours required for graduation. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing for CA385. Two hours of CA385 may be used in place of the major requirement for CA470 Internship.
Contact Information
Objectives:
1. Use theory to visualize, produce, analyze and evaluate applied communications
2. Develop and execute a project planning process
3. Develop a conceptual approach to solving a problem
4. Execute a concept in order to generate an applied medium
5. Complete an applied project using a medium or mixed media
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
Major Assignments:
Throughout the semester you will be expected to complete various assignments (5) by your own design and on your own initiative. These assignments will be for a grade as they are intended to help you develop portfolio-enhancing assets (e.g. photos, videos, audio files, graphics, news articles, etc.). You will be expected to engage in effective project planning, project completion, and reflection. Your instructor will provide feedback on projects and tasks as a way to help you think about how to strategically build your applied portfolio.
Although these tasks/assignments will not be graded, you will receive feedback on them, and this feedback should be used to critically evaluate all media produced by you through this practicum.
In order to receive credit for this course, you will need to submit a final project/practicum poster showcasing the work you conducted in the course. If you do not complete this final poster, you will not pass the course.
The grading scale will be as follows: Students will be evaluated based on a PASS/NO PASS basis.
Instructor Course Policies
Bi-Weekly check-ins are required- please visit RCC 105 and sign up for one of the open slots on either Tuesday/Thursday of each week. Academic misconduct will not be tolerated in the classroom. Failure to follow the aforementioned classroom policies may result in additional academic penalties as determined by the instructor and/or by the Office of Academic Affairs. See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance policy, especially as it pertains to excused absences.
Academic Integrity See the current Student Handbook for the College’s Academic Integrity Policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: SP25 Final Exam Schedule Graduate:
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. |
Class Attendance Policy |
Accessibility and Disability Services
Accessibility and Disability Services
Wilmington College provides accommodations and services for student with a variety of disabilities, including chronic illnesses, psychological, physical, medical, learning, and sensory disability amongst others. If you anticipate or experience barriers based on disability and feel you may need a reasonable accommodation to fulfill the essential functions of this course, you are encouraged to contact:
Spencer Izor, Associate Vice President of Compliance - Title IX/ADA Coordinator at spencer.izor@wilmington.edu or 937-481-2365 or Nathan Flack, Academic Resource Manager at 937-481-2208 to learn more about the process and procedures for requesting accommodations, or by visiting College Hall Room 306a or the Robinson Communication Center, Room 103.
Religious Accommodations
Wilmington College strives for an inclusive climate and welcomes students from all backgrounds, faiths, and experiences. If religious observance impedes your ability to participate fully in classroom activities or a principal holiday from your religious tradition occurs during the semester and conflicts with class meetings or activities, please make the professor aware of this immediately to determine if a reasonable accommodation is possible.