A survey of entertainment and information media, including history, development, social impact, laws, ethics, policies, organization, programming, advertisers, audience, public interests, criticism, new technologies, and the future.

Principles of news writing for radio and TV, plus techniques of news gathering are studied and practiced. Some assignments will be based on actual wire service copy and news stories from local stations. During the semester, students will be scheduled to write news stories for the college's cable channel.

Writing principles for radio and television are introduced. Additional topics covered are formats for scripts, writing public service announcements, and promotional announcements, working with advertisers to write commercials, and writing longer segments or complete radio and TV programs. Some writing will actually be produced to provide accurate feedback.

Practical experience as a staff member of KHWK, the college cable access channel. Duties will include disc jockey shifts, writing and announcing news and producing public service announcements. Night work will be included.

Study of the development of music and how it relates to the events of our past and present. All types of music included. Open registration.

Introduction to concepts and techniques of video and audio editing and production using a non-linear, computer-based production system.

Additional practical experience as a staff member of KHWK. Operations duties, management responsibilities, and scriptwriting are added to the list of duties from Applied Radio Production I.

Practical experience in producing and performing television programs on Hawk TV, including regular programs about the college, remote coverage of college sports events, special college events, and special projects.

Marketing principles, basic sales skills, advertising, fundamentals, attitude and motivation, and opportunities in broadcast and cable sales are included. The course introduces broadcast and cable sales information and skills, then checks them with a final project where students make a sales presentation. Students will also continue management roles begun in BRDC 2160.

Exposure to practical information from psychology for use in everyday human relations and to improve communication skills.

This course is designed to give the students a survey of mathematics topics including set theory, logic, geometry and dimensional analysis, financial calculations and management graph theory, probability and statistics. Main emphasis will be the application of problem solving methods while studying topics.

This course stresses the correlation of effective communication common to interpersonal, small group, and public speaking contexts. Theory and application are incorporated into a variety of classroom activities. Students gain experience in public speaking through the delivery of informative, persuasive, and other various types of speeches.

The Web Page Development course is intended to show students what the basic HTML code is behind a web page and how to use HTML to construct a site. Topics covered include finding and using images, linking pages, making tables, frames, javascript, navigation, backgrounds, and design elements of a website.

This course provides a step-by-step guide for introductory skills in Flash and Streaming Media. Concepts to be covered include: how to utilize Flash software which is a developmental tool that allows the user to create interaction, often by using animation, and compare and contrast streaming media elements with static media elements, specifically for the web. These skills will assist the user in creating and maintaining dynamic interactive websites.

This course covers the basic principles needed for effective personal financial management including the practical applications of money management, budgeting, taxes, credit, insurance, housing, investments, and retirement planning.

Designed to develop writing skills. Students write papers and essays which emphasize the importance of clarity, idea development, focus, organization, word choice, logic and sentence construction. The process of planning, writing, revising, and editing essays for a particular audience and basic research-related skills are also emphasized.