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Each week you will be expected to complete the assigned exercises by the time class starts. The information on this course Web site supercedes the written syllabus handed out on the first day of class.

Week Exercise Title Due Points
1 Blog Planning Before next class period
2 Find Journalist Blogs Sept 2 at 3 p.m. on a floppy in class 5
2 Propose Blog Topic Sept 2 at 2 p.m. (one hour before class) 20
3 First Weblog Entry Sept 9 at 3 p.m. 10
3 Create a Weblog Sept 9 by 3 p.m. in e-mail 50
4 Contact International Students Sept 16 0
4 Weekly Weblog Entries Sept 16 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
5 Weekly Weblog Entries Sept 23 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
5 In-Class Interview Questions Sept 23 at 3 p.m. 10
5 International Student Names Sept 23 at 2 p.m. (one hour before class) 5
6 Weekly Weblog Entries Sept 30 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
6 International Student Interview Notes Sept 30 at 3 p.m. 60 (20 / interview)
6 International Student Info Forms & Diversity Chart Sept 30 at 3 p.m. 15
6 Expert Blog Interview Planning Nov 4 at 3 p.m. 10
7 Project 1 Article Drafts Oct 7 at 3 p.m. 90 (10 / chunk)
7 Weekly Weblog Entries Oct 7 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
7 Bring a Floppy Disk to Class Oct 7 at 3 p.m. 0
8 Weekly Weblog Entries Oct 14 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
9 Project 1 HTML Drafts Oct 21 at 3 p.m. 65 (5 / page)
9 Weekly Weblog Entries Oct 21 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
10 Project 1 Final Site Oct 28 at 3 p.m. 130 (15 / page)
10 Weekly Weblog Entries Oct 28 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
11 Issue Research, Experts Nov 4 at 3 p.m. 10
11 Weekly Weblog Entries Nov 4 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
11 Expert Blogger Interview Nov 4 at 3 p.m. 10
12 Weekly Weblog Entries Nov 12 at noon 10 / post
13 Weekly Weblog Entries Nov 18 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
13 Project 2 Article Proposal with Sources NLT Nov 18 in group meeting 20
14 Project 2 Interview Notes Nov 25 at 3 p.m. 40
14 Project 2 Draft Articles Nov 25 at 3 p.m. 10 / chunk (varies based on group size)
14 Weekly Weblog Entries Nov 25 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
15 Project 2 HTML Draft Dec 2 at 3 p.m. 5 / page
15 Weekly Weblog Entries Dec 2 at 3 p.m. 10 / post
16 Project 2 Final Linked Site Dec 9 at 3 p.m. 15 / page
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This site is maintained for students of JOU 4341 at the University of Florida. The course was created for online journalism track students by Professor Mindy McAdams and is currently taught by Kaye Trammell (Fall 2003). Contact Kaye Trammell at ktrammell@jou.ufl.edu with any questions.