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Syllabus Journalism

IV SEMESTER

Meeting of The Board of studies
Department Of Journalism


Date: December 16, 2017
Time: 12.00 P.M
Venue: Conference Room, St. Joseph’s Evening College

Members Present
The following members were present for the board of studies conducted on December 16th 2017 in the conference hall of St. Joseph’s Evening College. University Nominee Dr. Ashok Kumar was absent for the meeting.

Names of Members
Maxim Dias (SJ) : Principal, St. Joseph’s Evening (Autonomous) College.
Saly Joseph (PDDM) HOD: Department of Journalism, St. Joseph’s Evening (Autonomous) College.
Mr. Dav : Working Journalist, New Indian Express, Bangalore
Mrs. Meera Bharathraj: Working Journalist, New Indian Express, Bangalore
Mrs. Vivitha : Lecturer, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

Saly Joseph
HOD, Department of Journalism
St. Joseph’s Evening College

Objective of the Topics
The topics give you an overview of communication and introduce you to the main elements in the communication process. It also highlights the importance of writing clear, positive messages and offers you some basic tips and guidelines on this form of communication so that you may become more proficient in the kind of writing needed at home as well as in the college and workplace. You will also learn about some of the common pitfalls which may impede the effectiveness of written communication.

Examination
a. End Semester examination: There shall be an End Semester examination at the end of each academic semester with a maximum of 70 marks per paper.
b. Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) Marks: Each paper shall have 30 marks for internal assessment, consisting of one unit test carrying 10 marks and two assignments in any form ( Quiz, presentation, class test, or in any academic form) in the academic semester, each carrying 7.5 .

Types of CIA Form of CIA Marks Total Marks
CIA 1 Quiz, presentation, class test, or in any academic form 7.5 7.5
CIA 2 Unit Test 10 10
CIA Quiz, presentation, class test, or in any academic form 01 7.5 7.5
Total 25

Attendance, Progress and Conduct
a. Students have to compulsorily attend the classes, seminars and other academic activities conducted during the academic year as prescribed by the Department.b. Students shall be considered to have completed the attendance requirements if they have attended not less than 75% of the classes conducted in each of the paper.c. Students who do not satisfy the attendance requirements will not be permitted to appear for End Semester examinations.

Attendance Percentage Mark
75 – 80% 01
81 – 85% 02
86 – 90% 03
91 – 95 % 04
96 – 100% 05

Question Paper format
The paper consists of 3 sections. 10 questions of 2 marks. 4 Questions of 5 marks and 1 question of 10 marks with internal choice. There shall be two questions from each of the five units in each paper.

Section Number of Questions Marks Total Marks
A 10 02 20
B 04 05 20
C 01 10 10
Total 50

Evaluation Pattern

No. CIA Type of CIA Marks
CIA. 1 Skill Development Activities
Or
Academic Related Activities
7.5
CIA. 2 Written Test 10
CIA. 3 Skill Development Activities
Or
Academic Related Activities
7.5
Attendance 75 – 80 %
81 – 85 %
86 – 90 %
91 – 95 %
96 – 100 %
01
02
03
04
05
Total 30
ESE Written Test 70
Total 30 + 70 100


IV SEMESTER
PAPER: 4.1
Title of the paper: Editing

Module I
Newspaper Organization

Module-II
Meaning of Editing; Purpose of Editing; Principles of Editing; Editors; News editor, Chief Copy Editor, Sub Editors, and their duties and Responsibilities

Module-III
Headline writing: Purpose, Principles of writing Headlines, Functions and Different types of Headlines.

Module-IV
Introduction to Photo selection and editing, Photo captions

Module-V
Translation: Principles of Translation.
Re writing: Principles

Reference Materials

Author Book Name Publisher
Herbert lee Williams News paper organization & management Surjeet
B.N. Ahuja Theory and practice of journalism Surjeet
Shipra Kundra Editing Techniques Anmol
M.K. Joseph Text book of editing and reporting Anmol
Jan. R. Hakemulder news reporting and editing Anmol
M.K. Joseph Outline of Editing Anmol
Seema Sharma Editing: Theory and practice Anmol
Ravindra R. K handbook of reporting and editing Anmol
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