Undergraduate Prerequisites: JO 200 - Graduate Prerequisites: JO 721 - This course teaches the basics of how to find, report, write and present data- driven news stories.? It is an introduction to the collection, analysis, presentation and impact of structured information by journalists.?Students will learn six skills:? identifying and obtaining government data, downloading and importing data, "scraping" data, cleaning and standardizing data, analyzing data, visualizing data and crafting a compelling data-driven story for your audience.? Students will also gain an effective mindset for approaching data, including how to obtain data from government agencies and strategies for overcoming obstacles in getting that data. Four credits, fall and spring semesters. (Undergraduate prerequisite: COM JO 200; Graduate prerequisite: COM JO 721.)
FALL 2024 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Mulvihill |
COM 321 |
T 12:30 pm-3:15 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 521 is COMJO 200. The graduate prerequisite is COMJO 721. |
SPRG 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Williams |
COM 211 |
R 8:00 am-10:45 am |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 521 is COMJO 200. The graduate prerequisite is COMJO 721. |
SPRG 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
Mulvihill |
COM B31 |
W 8:00 am-10:45 am |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 521 is COMJO 200. The graduate prerequisite is COMJO 721. |
SPRG 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| C1 |
Mulvihill |
COM 321 |
M 2:30 pm-5:15 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 521 is COMJO 200. The graduate prerequisite is COMJO 721. |
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