2008 Woodie Awards
Communication offers new, revised courses
Lauren Day
Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: News
Students attending classes at Volunteer State Community College in the Fall may find interest in two communication classes: Political Communication (COM 280T), and Journalism Technology (COM 101).
Political Communication will be taught by Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Len Assante and will be offered MWF at 10:10-11:05 a.m.
Assante said that the class will be looking at political campaigning from a communication perspective.
"Campaigning is all about communication," he said.
Assante said that the class will be examining research, speech writing, and advertising of political campaigns. The class will also feature lots of guest speakers, field trips, and an on-campus political forum that will be organized and hosted by students in the class.
The Political Communication course was most recently offered in the Fall of 2004, said Assante.
"I would love to offer it every year if there was enough interest," he added.
Assante has an active interest in politics as he has run for county commissioner and volunteered on numerous campaigns.
"Less than one percent of Americans are involved with politics," he said.
Assante said that hopefully, his class will get students more active in politics.
The class is open to everyone, not just communication majors, he said.
"Anyone interested in the political process and communication should join," he added. "The bigger the number of students, the more we can do."
Journalism Technology will be taught by Assistant Professor of Communication Clay Scott and will be offered MWF at 9:05-10 a.m.
The class is a revised version of Introduction to Journalism, which had an emphasis on traditional print, said Scott.
"[This class] will be an overview of the technology that journalists are using to report and enhance the stories and events they cover," he said.
Scott added that the whole class is hands-on as the students will be learning the appropriate use of web pages and will be creating their own blogs, podcasts, and slideshows.
"With the convergence of media and the reliance on technology to report stories and events, we want to prepare students for every aspect of media and journalism," he added.
Student Sarah Sommer said that she will be taking Journalism Technology in the Fall.
"I want to learn about multi-media presentations," she said.
Sommer also added that she that by taking the class, she will hopefully be making herself more valuable to future employers.
Scott said that the class will be using "industry-standard programs and tools" to ensure that students are prepared for careers in journalism or for continuing their education in the field of journalism.
Scott said that Journalism Technology is open to all majors with no journalism pre-requisites.
"This class can be beneficial to journalists, but also to those interested in electronic story telling," he added.
Political Communication will be taught by Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Len Assante and will be offered MWF at 10:10-11:05 a.m.
Assante said that the class will be looking at political campaigning from a communication perspective.
"Campaigning is all about communication," he said.
Assante said that the class will be examining research, speech writing, and advertising of political campaigns. The class will also feature lots of guest speakers, field trips, and an on-campus political forum that will be organized and hosted by students in the class.
The Political Communication course was most recently offered in the Fall of 2004, said Assante.
"I would love to offer it every year if there was enough interest," he added.
Assante has an active interest in politics as he has run for county commissioner and volunteered on numerous campaigns.
"Less than one percent of Americans are involved with politics," he said.
Assante said that hopefully, his class will get students more active in politics.
The class is open to everyone, not just communication majors, he said.
"Anyone interested in the political process and communication should join," he added. "The bigger the number of students, the more we can do."
Journalism Technology will be taught by Assistant Professor of Communication Clay Scott and will be offered MWF at 9:05-10 a.m.
The class is a revised version of Introduction to Journalism, which had an emphasis on traditional print, said Scott.
"[This class] will be an overview of the technology that journalists are using to report and enhance the stories and events they cover," he said.
Scott added that the whole class is hands-on as the students will be learning the appropriate use of web pages and will be creating their own blogs, podcasts, and slideshows.
"With the convergence of media and the reliance on technology to report stories and events, we want to prepare students for every aspect of media and journalism," he added.
Student Sarah Sommer said that she will be taking Journalism Technology in the Fall.
"I want to learn about multi-media presentations," she said.
Sommer also added that she that by taking the class, she will hopefully be making herself more valuable to future employers.
Scott said that the class will be using "industry-standard programs and tools" to ensure that students are prepared for careers in journalism or for continuing their education in the field of journalism.
Scott said that Journalism Technology is open to all majors with no journalism pre-requisites.
"This class can be beneficial to journalists, but also to those interested in electronic story telling," he added.
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