Telecommunication

Students who have not been admitted to the College of Journalism and Communications must have a 3.0 overall grade point average to enroll in other than the following courses: RTV 2100, RTV 3000, RTV 3234, RTV 3405 and RTV 4420.

A preprofessional course designed to provide fundamental instruction and practice in writing for the electronic media.

An introduction to the cultural, social, legal, business and career aspects of the electronic media.

Study and practice of electronic media writing, including commercials, corporate communication, documentaries, drama and adaptations.

Basic principles and operations of radio and television equipment for utilization in industry and commercial and educational radio television stations. Students are required to purchase an IBM formatted 2.p disk.

Development of basic radio and television announcing skills.

Basic writing, reporting and production of radio news stories and newscasts. Students must purchase approved recorder for class. Six hours to arrange.

Advanced reporting, writing and production of radio news stories and newscasts against deadlines. Radio news lab is required.

Principles of investigative reporting as applied to television and radio news.

Advanced electronic field production and editing theory and practice.

Enables the non-telecommunication major to use television productively and to understand its structure and effects. Research findings concerning audience behavior and criteria for evaluating television programs will be discussed. (S)

Legal structure and regulation of telecommunications industries. First Amendment and regulatory constructs of broadcast, cable satellite and the Internet. Defamation libel and copyright law.

Basic writing, reporting and production of television news stories and newscasts. Students must purchase two approved video cassettes for class.

News reporting, videography, writing and editing for television newscasts on deadline. One day-long lab in television newsroom required. Purchase of additional approved video cassettes may be required.

New electronic media systems of mass communication; cable television and satellite communication.

Audience, economic and placement considerations in scheduling programs for broadcast radio, television and cable television, and other electronic media of mass communication.

Survey of various techniques in telecommunication research. Strategies of analysis of audience attitudes and characteristics, and ascertainment of community needs. Emphasis on survey research, sampling techniques and interpretation of market and ratings data.

Organization and administration of the local telecommunication outlet. Personnel supervision, financial control, regulatory requirements, social responsibilities.

Projects must also have the approval of the Telecommunication faculty. The student and the instructor concerned will choose a problem or project which will give the student experience in telecommunication.

Requires 3 hours per week outside of class assignments for work in assigned production sites. Advanced Telecommunication creative concepts. Sophisticated, complex uses of audio and video to design and construct programming and programming elements. Topics vary and may focus on (but are not limited to) areas such as concept development and script writing, computer-assisted program research, unit management, producing, directing, high-level video studio production, audio program creation, sports production, advanced single-camera techniques, documentary and long-form nonfiction production, non-broadcast video, educational and corporate television, audio/video production for the Worldwide Web, post-production and editing graphics and special effects, CD ROM and multi-media production. Enrollment may be repeated as topics change and college curricular requirements allow.

Variable content, providing opportunity for study in areas of broadcasting such as television staging and lighting. film criticism, communication theory and other fields.

Investigation and discussion of social problems, ethics, and responsibilities in telecommunication.

Student and instructor will select an appropriate work area related to the field of broadcasting for on-the-job training. Student will work a minimum of 100 hours on the job for every hour of credit to be received. Progress reports and summary required.