• improve your writing
• introduce you to the conventions, customs and forms of writing for the mass media
• demonstrate the importance of writing as a professional communicator
  

This web site is divided into three parts:

MC102 LABS WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. The labs for MC102 will meet on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 8 and 9.

ATTENDANCE AND ENROLLMENT. Enrollment for the fall semester is very tight. If you are enrolled in the course and do not attend at least one of the first three meetings (two labs and lecture) of the course, you will be dropped from the course so that someone else can have your spot. Read more about the attendance policy for the course.

Trying to enroll in MC102? If you have not been able to enroll in MC102, you should fill out an request to enroll form (right) and turn it in to the Journalism department office by Friday, Jan. 10. You can obtain the form in the Journalism office or you can download it from this web site (requires Adobe Acrobat).

GSPD. The Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation and Diction exam will be given when the first labs of the semester meet on Wednesday, Jan. 8 and Thursday, Jan. 9. This will be the only time the exam is given during class time. It will be given periodically at other times throughout the semester. You must achieve a score of 75 out of 100 in order to receive a grade for the course. Make sure you check out the study guide before taking the exam.

Extra credit for writing for Dateline Alabama. Students in MC102 can receive extra credit by reporting and writing news stories for Dateline Alabama, the College's news web site. For each story that is posted, a student will receive one point added to the final average for the course. Find out how you can do this.


Dateline Alabama. The college's news web site is Dateline Alabama. You can gain professional experience in all areas of the college -- journalism, broadcasting, advertising and public relations -- by working for Dateline Alabama.

In case you are interested, here are my favorite web news sties: The New York Times; CNN; MSNBC; Chicago Tribune. Check out the news web site of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, Dateline Alabama. I also listen to NPR news (91.5) and read the Tuscaloosa News and the Crimson White.