The basics of JMC 2033

JMC 2033,Writing for Mass Media, is a class for JMC majors are required to take. In this class, you will learn how to better your writing skills for the media. Also, the class teaches you how to become a better communicator. To take this class, you had to have made a grade of at least a C in JMC 1013, Into to Mass Communication.
Throughout the class, you will complete many assignments. You will also take quizzes at the beginning of every lecture, this is also how the teacher, Kathryn Jenson White, KJW, will check for attendance.
The lectures last 50 minutes, and the labs last an hour and 50 minutes. The lecture in on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30. The labs meet twice a week. All of the JMC 2033 students go to the same lecture taught by KJW. There are only 15 students in each lab however.
The required texts for this class are "Writing for the Mass Media", "Media Writer's Handbook", "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual", and "New Directions in Diversity".
The Attendance policy is that if you miss five classes of either lecture or lab, you receive an automatic F for the class. A student can not continue with a JMC major until this class is passed with at least a C. Grades from the lecture are 50% of the students total grade. The other 50% comes from assignments due in labs.
Desire to Learn, D2L, is where all information for the course is listed. To stay up to date with the class, D2L should be checked regularly.