Information Technology and Business Department

Courses

Colonel By Secondary School
IDP 4U– Grade 12 Journalism and New Media
Course Outline 2007/2008

Texts:
Introduction to Online Journalism
Reporting, Writing, and Editing for New Media

Software: Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Audition

IDP 4U - Journalism and New Media, provides students with an in-depth look at this recent phenomenon through the study of all aspects of new media including on-line journalism, reporting for the web, gathering digital data, digital photography, digital video, on-line intellectual property, and future trends and careers in the field.
In addition students will obtain a variety of New Media/Journalism skills through a wealth of exciting practical work including the design and creation of journalistic web sites, photography, reporting, writing, interviewing, conducting live interviews with subjects around the world through videoconferencing, and all facets of broadcast journalism in the creation of video news stories.

*IDP4U is an interdisciplinary course with the prerequisites of ENG 3U, a Technology course, and the co-requisites of a senior level Canadian and World Studies course.

Evaluation
Knowledge/Understanding - 20%
Thinking/Inquiry -15%
Communication - 15%
Application - 20%
Summative-30%