The Journalism Department offers practical newspaper experience and academic preparation for students preparing to transfer to four-year institutions. Emphasis is placed on new technologies and preparation for media jobs in a computer-oriented society. Additional areas of study include journalism history, ethics, law, and the role of the press in our society.
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This program is not a new program but a substantial update to an existing program. However, we cannot find an documentation of previous BACCC endorsement and COCI will not take the update without it.
The Associate in Arts Degree in Journalism is designed for students planning to transfer to college or university and acquire practical experience in the wide-ranging communications field.
Item 1. Program Goals and Objectives
The Associate of Arts degree in Journalism combines research, organization, news-gathering, critical thinking, and editing skills to teach students industry relevant expertise that can lead to a career in or outside of the newsroom. Courses focus on not only writing skills, but podcasting, video producing skills, and other digital techniques.
Program Outcomes
1. Assemble a portfolio of appropriate photographs,writings, journals or digital media that reflects the skills and understandin gof techniques of journalism.
2. Write news, features, and opinion pieces in newspape rstyle.
3. Apply media law, fact-checking and ethics to the journalistic process.
Item 2. Catalog Description
The Journalism Department offers practical news experience and academic preparation for students preparing to transfer to four-year institutions. Emphasis is placed on new technologies and preparation for media jobs in a computer-oriented society. Additional areas of study include journalism history, ethics, law, and the role of the press in our society.
Item 3. Program Requirements
Requirements | Dept. Name/# | Name | Units | Laney GE | Sequence | |
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Core Courses (24 units) | JOURN 18A | News Production I | 4 | Yr 1, Fall | ||
JOURN 18B | News Production II | 4 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
JOURN 18C | News Production III | 4 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
JOURN 21 | Newswriting | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 1, Fall | ||
JOURN 62 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 | Area 2, 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
or | ||||||
COMM 19 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 | Area 2, 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
COMM 45 | Public Speaking | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
GRART 32 | Digital Documents (Adobe InDesign) | 3 | Area 4c | Yr 1, Fall | ||
Electives: Select one of the following (3 units) | JOURN 69 | Multimedia Reporting for Journalists | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 2, Fall | |
M/SVN 82 | Essentials of Managerial Communications | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
MEDIA 102A | Broadcast Journalism I | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
PHOTO 20 | Photojournalism I | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
Major Requirements: | 27 | |||||
General Education Requirements: | 19 | |||||
Electives to meet 60 units: | 14 | |||||
Total Units | 60 |
Item 4. Master Planning
The Associate of Arts degree in Journalism combines research, organization, news-gathering, critical thinking, and editing skills to teach students industry relevant expertise that can lead to a career in or outside of the newsroom. Courses focus on not only writing skills, but podcasting, video producing skills, and other digital techniques.
Item 5. Enrollment and Completer Projections
The enrollment data for the courses included in the Journalism program is shown in the table below. These are the numbers of grades (other than “W”) earned. Only regular semesters (fall and spring) are taken into account.
The data shows a robust growth in the number of students at Laney College who are in majors that require rigorous training in lower-division computer science courses.
Enrollment Data – Number of Letter Grades (other than W)Earned
Course | F16 & S17 | F17 & S18 | F18 & S19 |
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JOURN 18A-- News Production I | 10 | 14 | 11 |
JOURN 18B-- News Production II | 6 | 4 | 3 |
JOURN 18C-- News Production III | 5 | 2 | 5 |
JOURN 21-- Newswriting | 33 | 21 | 17 |
JOURN 62-- Survey of Mass Media | 13 | 38 | 38 |
COMM 19-- Survey of Mass Media | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COMM 45-- Public Speaking | 241 | 187 | 246 |
GRART 32-- Digital Documents (Adobe InDesign) | 25 | 41 | 38 |
Item 6. Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs
a) There is an active inventory records that need to be changed in connection with the approval of the proposed program.
b) This program does replace an existing program on the college’s inventory.
c) There is a related program offered by the college. The school also offers an AA-T in the subject.
Item 7. Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area
Laney is the only college in the district that offers an Associate degree in Journalism. Outside of our district, the following colleges offer either an AA or CA.
· Contra Costa Community College, Journalism AA and CA
· Skyline College, Journalism AA and CA
· City College of San Francisco, Journalism AA
· Ohlone College, Journalism CA
· DeAnza College, Journalism AA
· Chabot College, Journalism AA
Item 8. Labor Market Information & Analysis(CTE only)
See LMI attachment
Item 9. Employer Survey (CTE only)
None conducted.
Item 10. Explanation of Employer Relationship (CTEonly)
The Laney College Journalism program will not be associated with a specific employer. The program is designed to place students into the workforce and we have several relationships with employers who look for Laney students to fulfill their needs
Item 11. List of Members of Advisory Committee (CTEonly)
· Eleni Gastis,Laney College Journalism Chair/Journalism Faculty
· John Diaz, EditorialPage Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
· Martin Reynolds, Co-ExecutiveDirector, External Affairs and Funding @Maynard Institute
· Joaquin Alvarado,Founder, StudioToBe
· Jane Tyska, Photojournalist,Bay Area News Group
· Blake Eskin, AssociateProfessor, Journalism+Design, New School in NYC
· Erin Ivie, SeniorCommunications Counselor, Full Court Press
· Duncan Sinfield,Digital Producer, KTVU News
· Kristofer Noceda,Social Media Editor, NBC Bay Area
· Burt Dragin, LaneyCollege Journalism Chair/Journalism Faculty (retired)
· Rudy Besikof,Vice President of Instruction, Laney College
· Michelle Snider, Student,Laney College
· Yvonne Daley,Professor Emeritus and Author, San Francisco State University
· David DeBolt,Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, East Bay Times
Item 12. Recommendations of Advisory Committee (CTE only)
o Program Update – Spring 2019
· The group suggests updating the curren tJournalism AA and AA-T degrees with an update to curriculum, and it is approved.
See attachment “Advisory Minutes JOURN.”
Item 13. Display of Proposed Sequence
Requirements | Dept. Name/# | Name | Units | Laney GE | Sequence | |
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Core Courses (24 units) | JOURN 18A | News Production I | 4 | Yr 1, Fall | ||
JOURN 18B | News Production II | 4 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
JOURN 18C | News Production III | 4 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
JOURN 21 | Newswriting | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 1, Fall | ||
JOURN 62 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 | Area 2, 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
or | ||||||
COMM 19 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 | Area 2, 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
COMM 45 | Public Speaking | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
GRART 32 | Digital Documents (Adobe InDesign) | 3 | Area 4c | Yr 1, Fall | ||
Electives: Select one of the following (3 units) | JOURN 69 | Multimedia Reporting for Journalists | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 2, Fall | |
M/SVN 82 | Essentials of Managerial Communications | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
MEDIA 102A | Broadcast Journalism I | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
PHOTO 20 | Photojournalism I | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
Major Requirements: | 27 | |||||
General Education Requirements: | 19 | |||||
Electives to meet 60 units: | 14 | |||||
Total Units | 60 |
Item 14. Transfer Documentation (if applicable)
The Associate degree is not primarily designed to be transferrable, although the individual courses can transfer as part of Journalism AA-T degree, or as General Education electives.
Attachment: Outlines of Record for Required Courses should be separately attached to each course
Attachment: Transfer Documentation (if applicable)
Not Applicable.
Item 15. Library and/or Learning Resource Plan
Computers are an important topic in any library; Laney’s offerings have been and should continue to be sufficient for our needs.
Item 16. Facilities and Equipment Plan
Laney College remains committed to maintain state-of-the-art computer labs. The department is working on a grant funded remodel of the district’s only journalism lab and newsroom. This update includes: new flooring, furniture, and computers. In addition, our department is digitizin gour publication, The Laney Tower, and will launch a new website and publication name in 2020.
Item 17. Financial Support Plan
The source of support for ordinary costs of instructions will be covered by the general funds available for instruction of courses through the Peralta District. Instructional equipment grants, primarily Strong Workforce, Perkins funds for CTE programs have been used, and will continue to be used for purchase of new and updated equipment.
Item 18. Faculty Qualifications and Availability
The program is part of the Liberal Arts division of Laney College. The JOURN faculty at Laney College currently consists of 1 full time instructor and 1 adjunct instructor. All faculty members meet the Minimum qualifications for JOURN department faculty.
Item 19. Based on model curriculum (if applicable)
Not based on a Model Curriculum.
Item 20. Licensing or Accreditation Standards
All courses taught at Laney College for the program meet accreditation standards for Laney College. Courses will articulate for elective units with transfer institutions but do not necessarily transfer course to course. There are no licensing standards being satisfied by these courses.
Item 21. Student Selection and Fees
There is no specific student selection process or additional fees beyond Laney college registration fees for units for participation in the program.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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Requirements | Dept. Name/# | Name | Units | Laney GE | Sequence | |
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Core Courses (24 units) | JOURN 18A | News Production I | 4 | Yr 1, Fall | ||
JOURN 18B | News Production II | 4 | Yr 1, Spring | |||
JOURN 18C | News Production III | 4 | Yr 2, Fall | |||
JOURN 21 | Newswriting | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 1, Fall | ||
JOURN 62 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 | Area 2, 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
or | ||||||
COMM 19 | Survey of Mass Media | 3 | Area 2, 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
COMM 45 | Public Speaking | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 1, Spring | ||
GRART 32 | Digital Documents (Adobe InDesign) | 3 | Area 4c | Yr 1, Fall | ||
Electives: Select one of the following (3 units) | JOURN 69 | Multimedia Reporting for Journalists | 3 | Area 4d | Yr 2, Fall | |
M/SVN 82 | Essentials of Managerial Communications | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
MEDIA 102A | Broadcast Journalism I | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
PHOTO 20 | Photojournalism I | 3 | Yr 2, Spring | |||
Major Requirements: | 27 | |||||
General Education Requirements: | 19 | |||||
Electives to meet 60 units: | 14 | |||||
Total Units | 60 |
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