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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: ENGL 118 This .course .introduces .students .to .journalism .reporting .and .writing, .including .generating .story .ideas, .developing .sources, .conducting .interviews, .doing .online .research, .taking .accurate .notes, .observing .detail .and .exercising .news .judgment. .The .course .also .covers .sensitivity .to .multicultural .issues .and .explores .libel .laws .and .media .ethics. .Students .will .learn .how .to .write .strong .lead .sentences, .how .to .organize .their .findings .into .lively .and .informative .stories, .and .how .to .write .and .revise .their .work .on .deadline. .On .occasion, .their .work .will .be .published .in .the .college .newspaper, .The .Inquirer. .CAN .JOUR .2, .CSU .
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    1-3 .units .SC May be repeated three times Variable hours Recommended: ENGL 118 Note: this is an open entry/open exit course. This .laboratory .course .introduces .students .to .real-world .experience .as .editors .and .staff .members .of .The .Inquirer, .a .student-run .newspaper .that .is .often .recognized .for .General .Excellence .by .the .Journalism .Association .of .Community .Colleges. .Students .are .responsible .for .all .aspects .of .production, .including .assigning, .researching .and .writing .stories; .taking .photographs; .cartooning; .soliciting .advertisements; .designing .pages .on .networked .terminals; .and .working .with .a .local .printer. .Staff .writers .learn .basic .and .advanced .reporting .techniques, .as .well .as .how .to .write .strong .leads, .organize .their .stories .and .write .and .revise .on .deadline. .Photographers .and .graphic .artists .learn .digital .darkroom .skills. .Editors .and .staff .members .must .exercise .news .judgment, .adhere .to .the .highest .ethical .principles .and .be .vigilant .about .accuracy. .They .also .exercise .their .First .Amendment .responsibilities .by .allowing .The .Inquirer's .opinion .pages .to .serve .as .a .community .forum .for .the .diverse .views .of .the .DVC .community. .This .is .an .open .entry/open .exit .course. .CSU .
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: ENGL 118 Formerly JRNAL 150 This .course .introduces .students .to .the .research, .writing .and .marketing .skills .needed .to .write .feature .stories .for .newspapers, .magazines .and .the .Internet. .Topics .include .interviewing .and .storytelling .strategies; .the .writing .process, .including .how .to .conquer .writer's .block; .finding .your .voice; .focusing .a .story; .self-editing .techniques; .writing .effective .query .letters; .and .using .the .Internet .as .a .tool .and .potential .publishing .medium. .Students .are .encouraged .to .set .their .own .goals, .be .it .to .explore .new .types .of .writing, .produce .stories .for .the .student .newspaper .or .break .into .the .publishing .world. .CSU .
  • 3.00 - 5.00 Credits

    5-3 .units .SC May be repeated three times Variable hours Note: students must submit an acceptable educational contract to department and Instruction office; topics must extend beyond courses offered. An .opportunity .for .advanced .students .to .study .special .interests .under .the .direction .of .the .faculty. .CSU .
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .SC 18 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent An .introduction .to .the .dynamic .field .of .library .and .information .studies .for .paraprofessionals. .This .course .offers .an .exploration .of .the .various .types .of .libraries .and .information .centers, .the .skills .necessary .for .a .successful .career .in .the .field, .and .the .job .opportunities .in .libraries .and .information .centers. .CSU .
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent This .course .introduces .students .to .the .full .array .of .access .services .in .a .variety .of .library .settings. .Special .skills .and .job .analysis .for .paraprofessionals .will .be .discussed .as .they .relate .to .providing .and .preserving .access .to .library .patrons. .The .course .will .also .consider .the .philosophy .of .access .services .from .a .historical .perspective .to .the .present. .CSU .
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent An .introductory .course .for .library .paraprofessionals .on .the .basic .theories, .principles, .concepts .and .procedures .of .bibliographic .control, .including .descriptive .cataloging, .classification, .subject .analysis, .physical .processing, .and .bibliographic .maintenance. .Emphasis .will .be .placed .on .print .monographs, .current .Anglo-American .Cataloging .Rules, .MARC .21 .format, .Library .of .Congress .and .Dewey .classification .and .LC .Subject .Heading. .CSU .
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 .units .LR 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent This .course .is .an .introduction .to .print .and .online .information .resources .used .in .a .variety .of .library .and .information .center .settings. .Students .learn .effective .techniques .for .assisting .patrons .and .are .provided .an .opportunity .to .develop .reference .service .skills .by .using .a .wide .variety .of .print .and .online .resources. .CSU .
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 .unit .LR 18 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent This .course .teaches .library .concepts .and .practices .involving .the .selection, .ordering .and .receiving .of .materials .from .the .decision .to .purchase .materials .to .their .receipt, .processing .and .distribution. .Students .will .learn .to .use .automated .systems .and .other .technology .applications. .CSU .
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 .units .SC 36 hours lecture per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent This .course .teaches .oral .and .written .communication .skills .and .strategies .essential .to .successful .performance .as .a .library .paraprofessional. .Communication .within .the .organization, .marketing, .customer .and .community .relations, .and .evaluation .of .services .are .covered. .CSU .
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