COMM 208
Professor: Chris Birks
Office: Scholl 169
E-mail: cbirks@ben.edu

Syllabus on D2L site

 
 

 

Magazine Project rubric


IDEA form

 

 

 

Calendar

Week 1
Aug 28 - Intro
Aug 30 - Liturgy, No class


Week 2
Sep. 4- Photoshop
Sep. 6 - History / Picture editing


Week 3
Sep. 11 - Basics of design I
Sep. 13 - InDesign basics I


Week 4
Sep. 18 - Basics of design II
Sep. 20 - InDesign basics II


Week 5 - Journal 1 presentation
Sep. 25 - Newspaper design
Sep. 27 - Newspaper design


Week 6 - Journal 2 presentation - Thomas Tillett, Amber Syed, Tyler Stachniak, Madelyn Smith
Oct. 2 - Newspaper design
Oct. 4 - Newspaper design


Week 7
Oct. 9 - Quiz 1
Oct. 11 - Work day


Week 8
Oct. 16 - Project I due / Class presentations
Oct. 18- Ethics / Law


Week 9 - Journal 3 presentation - Ace Sinn, Andres Saavedra, Renee Reed
Oct. 23- Web
Oct. 25 - Web / ‘Net Security


Week 10 - Online video to watch
Oct 30 - Conferences
Nov.1 - Conferences


Week 11 - Journal 4 presentation - Ariana Poe, Kathy Karagiannis, Derek Jones
Nov. 6 - Magazine design
Nov. 8 - Magazine staff meeting &
Magazine design - Index page


Week 12 - Journal 5 presentation - Allyson Hernandez, Bridgette Hanisch, Chelsi Blair, Riyyan Baraki
Nov. 13 - Magazine design - Cover
Nov. 15 - Magazine design - Cover


Week 13
Nov. 20 - Deadline design test
Nov. 22 - No class, Thanksgiving


Week 14
Nov. 27 - Magazine design - Center spread
Nov 29 - Quiz 2 / Magazine design - Center spread


Week 15
Dec. 4- Career Day
Dec. 6 - Magazine design work day


Week 16
Project II due / class presentations