6. STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR
• Wednesday, Jan. 15
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Greene Street

7. ABOUT ME
• Scott Lindenberg
• Scott, Mr. Scott, Mr. L, Professor, Professor L
• Please not “Hey”
• Day job – office is in the Russell House
• No set hours - flexibility
• Responsive to email and phone

8. ABOUT YOU
• Email address in Blackboard
• Class before?
• Class after?
• Start time
• End time

9. COURSE DESCRIPTION
• Writing skills laboratory
• Work on news releases, fact
sheets, PSAs, letters to the editor, social media
• Utilize strategy and theory in writing
• Working knowledge of AP style

10. PREREQUISITES
Journalism 328
Journalism 202

11. REQUIRED MATERIALS
• Public Relations Writing Worktext, Third Editi
(Zappala)
• Associated Press Stylebook
(2012 or 2013)
• Flash drive

12. POLICIES
• Do your own work.
• If you are copying anything from the web, you
are cheating.
• If you are using a classmate’s work as a
model, you are cheating.
• If you are using a previous student’s work from
a fraternity or sorority file, you are cheating.
• Skills lab - repetition

13. ATTENDANCE
• Take two (email, phone numbers)
• Attendance policy
• Responsible for classwork – not here, 0 for
assignment
• Responsible for homework – get assignment from
buddy
• Class participation is 10 percent of grade

14. GRADING
• Style, grammar, spelling, punctuation, inverted pyramid
• Rewrite opportunities
Your work will be marked on a 0-4 scale –
with a 4 corresponding to an “A’ and a 0 to a “F” similar to
your GPA.
4 The work is of professional quality, acceptable in a
professional
setting
3 The work is good but needs editing
2 Quality of work is weak and needs major editing
1 Work fails to meet requirements and needs a complete
rewrite
0 Unacceptable

15. GRADING
Final grades will be based on the following scale:
A 93-100
B 86-92
C 78-85
D 70-77
F 69 or below

16. GRADING
Your final grade will be based on the following
percentages:
Class and homework assignments: 30%
Project:
30%
Tests and quizzes:
30%
Attendance and participation:
10%

17. EXTRA CREDIT
• Final page of syllabus
• Up to five points added to your final grade
• MUST submit a proposal by Thursday, Feb. 27

18. TODAY’S ASSIGNMENTS
Biographical sketch
Blackboard/Jour436/Web links/Biographical
sketch
Upload a headshot
Blackboard/Jour 436/Assignments/Upload your
picture

19. HOMEWORK DUE ON THURSDAY
Speak to (at least) three organizations at
tomorrow’s Student Organizations Fair (11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.)
1. Write down
• The name of the person that you spoke with
• His/her position with the organization
• Interest meeting dates and times