DUE

DONE

TASK

RESP.

COMMENTS

8/25 - 8/27

Review Syllabus

Log on to class and textbook web site

Review press kit assignment

Review press semester timeline

ALL

ALL

DG

DG

Blizzcon 2009, U.S. Open of Surfing, Golden Globes or?

9/1

Attend e-research session

Submit press kit ideas

Read Chapter 4

ALL

ALL

ALL

8:30 a.m. library Rm. 420

10.a.m. library Rm. 103

4 p.m. library 303

9/3

Review #1 homework (media alert)

Take project vote

ALL

ALL

9/8

Review research questions

Hold in-class media alert exercise

Read Chapter 6                

DG

ALL

ALL

9/10

#1 homework (media alert) draft due

Hold first in-class edit session

#2 homework (pitch letter) reviewed

ALL

ALL

ALL

9/15

Hold in-class pitch letter exercise

Read Chapter 1

ALL

ALL

9/17

#2 homework (pitch letter) draft due

Hold second in-class edit session

ALL

ALL

9/22

#1 homework final (media alert) due

Read Chapters 2 and 3

ALL

ALL

#1 homework assignment

9/24

e-research project due

ALL

Graded class assignment

9/29

9/24

#1 homework final (media alert) graded

#2 homework final (pitch letter) due

Review press kit media alert

Review grades and grading policy

Hold test review session

DG

ALL

DG

DG

ALL

#2 homework assignment

10/1

9/29

Take Exam #1

Review #3 homework (news release)

ALL

DG

Exam #1

10/6

Press kit #1 (media alert) due

Hold in-class news release exercise

#2 homework final (pitch letter) graded

Review press kit pitch letter

Read Chapter 13

ALL

ALL

DG

DG

ALL

#1 press kit assignment

10/8

#3 homework (news release) draft due

Hold fourth in-class edit session

ALL

ALL

10/13

Press kit #1 (media alert) graded

Press kit #2 (pitch letter) due

Read Chapter 11

DG

ALL

ALL

#2 press kit assignment

10/15

#3 homework final (news release) due

Hold in-class exercise

Read Chapter 7

ALL

ALL

ALL

#3 homework assignment

Graded class assignment

10/20-10/22

Campus-wide furlough days

ALL

NO CLASS

10/27

Press kit #2 graded

#4 homework (newsletter) reviewed

Hold in-class (newsletter) exercise

Read Chapters 8 and 12

DG

DG

ALL

ALL

10/29

#3 homework final (news release) graded

#4 homework draft (newsletter) due

Review press kit news release

Hold test review session

DG

ALL

DG

ALL

11/3

Take Exam #2

ALL

Exam #2

11/5

#4 homework final (newsletter) due

Review press kit letterhead

ALL

DG

#4 homework assignment

11/10

Read Chapter 9

ALL

Professor out sick. Class cancelled.

11/12

Press kit #3 (news release) due

#4 homework final graded

ALL

DG

#3 press kit assignment

11/17

Press kit letterhead due

Press kit #3 (news release) graded

Review press kit newsletter

ALL

DG

DG

11/19

Review press kit folder

Press kit letterhead returned

Read Chapter 10

DG

DG

ALL

12/1

Press kit #4 (newsletter) due

Read Chapter 5

ALL

ALL

#4 press kit assignment

12/3

Press kit #4 (newsletter) returned

DG

12/8

Hold last in-class edit session

Read Chapter 14

ALL

ALL

12/10

Hand in press kit

Hold test review session

ALL

ALL

12/15

12/17

Take Exam #3

9:30 - 11:20 (10 a.m. class)

9:30 - 11:20 (8:30 a.m. class)

ALL

Exam #3