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Each week there are approximately two assignments, if not more, due.

Most exercises are due via e-mail at 3 p.m. before class starts -- but this is not always the case. Always check the requirements & due section below for every assignment. Work handed in late is not accepted.

 

Week 14 > Nov 25
Exercise
 Project 2 Draft Articles
Description
 Drafts of article chunks on the global issue due.

Each student will concentrate his or her efforts on a particular facet of the team subtopic & report on that. Each student is to write 3 chunks of content as a part of the team issue subtopic.

Because Project 2 is a team project, each person in the team will get the team grade – therefore you are relying on the work of your teammates to earn points in this exercise.
Requirements
 Bring 4 copies of your complete set of team article chunks into class. You will give one copy to the instructor & distribute the remaining sets of your team chunks to the other teams in class. The articles must:
  • Be approximately ~350 words per chunk
  • Have only one article chunk per page
  • Have the journalist's name on each page
  • Identify the issue subset & related articles (either at top of bottom of the page)
  • Identify prospective links within each article by putting a box around it & noting the link destination
Purpose
 When writing for the Web, it is much easier to ensure that all of the text is perfect & the links planned before ever evening starting the HTML formatting process. Additionally, as a team you will want the feedback from other teams working on the same project so that the entire group can work toward creating a high-quality end product.
Context
 When working on group project it is important to review the work of others in your team. This allows you to not only discover how your work fits in to the larger picture, but also check to make sure that there is not content overlap.
Examples
 None
Due
  Nov 25 at 3 p.m.
Points
 10 / chunk (varies based on group size)

The assignment description and requirements on the Web site supercede the written syllabus passed on the first day of class.
Instructors
Students
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.