J221 Intro to Visualizing Data
This is a course in finding and telling visual stories from data. We will cover fundamental principles of data analysis and visual presentation, chart types and when to use them, and how to acquire, process and “interview” data. We will make interactive and static charts and maps using free software. We will be making graphics…
Read MoreJ298 Intro to Data-Driven Journalism
Data skills are vital for journalists. Often the deepest learning comes when those skills are applied to a specific topic. Students in this course will learn advanced data journalism skills, including statistics and programming to work with data. The data and examples we use will focus on disparity on a range of topics including race,…
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J233 Advanced JavaScript
This course is an introduction to programming concepts as they relate to the journalism industry. The goal of this course is to equip students with a foundational computational literacy to construct interactive online stories such as data visualizations, infographics, maps, multimedia packages, games or other types of projects students may conceive. This course teaches students…
Read MoreJ225 Datify Your Captstone Project
This course starts on Tuesday Oct. 22 and will run 7 weeks long. Every journalism story has a data angle to be uncovered. And every student working on a master’s capstone project could use support on data topics. This is a seven-week graduate-level seminar course designed for journalism graduate students to learn how to find,…
Read MoreJ220 Intro to Coding Interactives
It is increasingly hard to work in journalism without having a basic understanding of how your work will be presented online. In this course, you will be introduced to basic concepts, terms and approaches to web development, including: – HTML (the structure of a webpage) – CSS (the style and layout of the page) –…
Read MoreJ233 Coding Interactives
This course is an introduction to programming concepts as they relate to the journalism industry. The goal of this course is to equip students with a foundational computational literacy to construct interactive online stories such as data visualizations, infographics, maps, multimedia packages, games or other types of projects students may conceive. This course teaches students…
Read MoreJ207 Research Methods
This is a course for first-year students that will cover research techniques that can be applied in their JOURN 200 Intro to Reporting class. The ultimate goal of this class is to teach students how to be discerning skeptical journalists who are relentlessly dedicated to accuracy, habitually corroborate information, and seek truth even when it…
Read MoreJ296 Data Journalism (online)
This course will be taught online only through Zoom. Please ensure you have arranged a quiet space to attend this course remotely each week. There are limited spaces at North Gate that may work on a temporary basis. But students should make arrangements in their schedule to ensure they have a place they can attend this…
Read MoreJ222 Interactive Narratives
This class is required for first-year multimedia track students. It will require producing three group projects over the course of the semester. So please plan your course schedule accordingly. What happens when narrative becomes interactive? How can journalists harness new technologies in communicating a story’s essence? This class will explore these concepts in-depth through discussions,…
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