It consists of two hours of lecture class and four hours of lab per week. However, even though it is technically a six hour class, it only counts as a three hour credit.
Kathryn Jenson White is the professor for the over-100 person lecture class. It is the only lecture class offered and is currently from 10:30 to 11:20 Tuesdays and Thursdays.
There are nine different lab instructors. Each student can choose the lab class that fits his or her schedule best. This class is more personal because of the smaller class size.
The lecture class is basically composed of lecture and quizzes. It is imperative for students to read their textbooks and check their OU e-mail account because there is a quiz at the beginning of almost every class.
The lab focuses on the writing aspect of the class. Students will gain experience writing everything from a blog to a full-fledged story. Accuracy is key because factual errors will lower the grade on a student's assignment 25 to 50 percent.
Journalistic integrity is extremely important. Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication and fraud are taken very seriously and can result in expulsion from the university.
Attendance is also an important issue. Each student is allowed to have up to four absences in the lab and four in the lecture. However, if five or more classes are missed in either the lab or the lecture, the student will automatically fail the course.
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