Model curricula for journalism education for developing countries ...

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Weekend assignment: Turn the anecdotes into a 750- 1,000-word narrative story
about this course. Hand in for grading.
Reading for Week 14: An exemplary non-fiction story
Week 15
Lecture: Analyze the exemplary story: what are its strengths
Grammar quiz (or review last week’s test).
Weekly group discussion: Discuss anecdotes about the course.
Grading and assessment protocol:
Daily and weekend assignments
Submitted: 25%
Marked: 25%
Major stories: 30%
Grammar quizzes/tests: 20%
Contributed by Michael Cobden, University of King’s College, Halifax, NS, Canada
Foundations of Journalism: National and International Institutions
Level of the Course: First Year of Three-Year or Four-Year Undergraduate Degree
Course Description: This course aims at providing a basic understanding of one’s
own country’s system of government, its constitution, system of justice, political
process, geography, economy, including an understanding of poverty, environmental
and development issues, and its relations with other countries.
Mode: Combination of lectures, group presentations, and two open-book exams.
Pedagogical approach or method: The course will consist of two one-hour lectures
each week, when all students are expected to take extensive notes. At the middle
of the course, and at the end of the course, there will be open-book written exams,
when students bring their notes to class and answer questions related to the
lectures. Every fourth class or so will comprise group presentations (a maximum of
12 students each) on topics related directly or indirectly to the classroom lectures.
For the sake of parity, each group will be given their topic only two weeks in advance.
Number of hours per week: 2 hours (weeks 1 – 15: lecture mode interspersed with
group presentations and two open-book exams.)