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Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Undergraduate Computer Skills Requirements
College of Mass Communications and Information Science


Undergraduate degree programs Computer skills required of graduates Where in curriculum students are taught computer skills Procedures to ensure program graduates possess computer skills required
BA Journalism and Mass Communications;
Advertising and Public Relations		 Use computers to gather data; develop media plans; write and design advertisements, press releases, newsletters, brochures, web sites and sales promotion materials; and make presentations Advertising: JOUR 202, 304, 364, 438, 458, 465, 545, 558, 560, 567.

Public Relations: JOUR 202, 304, 364, 436, 531, 566, 568

 JOUR 202:
daily assignments

JOUR 304:
project, test

JOUR 364:
portfolio, critique, test

JOUR 438:
project, critique, test

JOUR 436: assignments, project, critique

JOUR 458:
portfolio, presentation, critique

JOUR 531:
project, presentation, critique

JOUR 465:
project, test

JOUR 566:
project, presentation, critique

JOUR 545:
project, presentation, critique

JOUR 558:
project, presentation, critique

JOUR 560:
project, presentation, critique

JOUR 567:
project, presentation, national competition

JOUR 568:
project, presentation, national competition
BA Journalism and Mass Communications;
Electronic and Print
Broadcast Journalism 		Use computers to gather data; write and edit news stories; design news presentations; Newspaper layouts or broadcast newscast Electronic: JOUR 202, 304, 325, 326, 434, 502, 503, 526, 527, 534

Print: JOUR 202, 304, 335, 527, 529, 533, 536, 546

 JOUR 202:
daily assignments

JOUR 304:
project, test

JOUR 325:
project, critique

JOUR 326:
project

JOUR 335:
project, critique

JOUR 434:
project, critique

JOUR 502:
project, critique, performance

JOUR 527:
project

JOUR 529:
project, critique, outside evaluation

JOUR 533:
project, critique, outside evaluation

JOUR 534:
project, critique, performance

JOUR 536:
project, critique, outside evaluation

JOUR 546:
project, critique, outside evaluation