COMMUNICATION 162 INTRODUCTION TO RADIO
Fall 2015
INSTRUCTOR:Deb Lesser
GTA:Andy Rzeczkowski
OFFICE:008 Fell Hall
OFFICE PHONE:438-7409
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OFFICE HOURS:Tuesdays1-2 pm and by appointment
TEXT
Hausman, Carl, Frank Messere, Lewis B. O’Donnell and Philip Benoit, Modern Radio Production. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2010, 9th edition.
MATERIALS NEEDED
1drawstring bag
1pair of headphones
5 CD-Rs with cases
1 marker for labeling CDs
1 headphone jack adapter
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this class is to introduce you to the radio industry. Students will develop skills using studio equipment to create and produce radio programming material. This course alsocovers voicework and announcing, writing for radio, radio careers, and radio as a business.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course you will have learned:
- To understand the operation of radio production equipment and studio design through completion of assigned readings and lab classes.
- To operate radio production equipment and demonstrate that knowledge by completing four projects and a lab practical.
- The appropriate writing styles for radio and demonstrated that knowledge by writing radio scripts for several types of radio programming.
4. The appropriate announcing techniques and styles for different forms of radio programs and demonstrated that knowledge by completing three projects and a lab practical.
5. Through class discussion, the career opportunities in radio and ways to go about applying for radio jobs and internships.
6. Through a radio station visit, class discussion, and public service announcement project, the internal business operating structure of radio stations and also the role of the radio stations in the community.
EVALUATION
This class is based on a thousand point scale as follows:
Attendance & Participation100
Midterm100
Orientation Lab Assignment100
Dubbing and Editing100
Commercial/PSA150
Presentation100
Final Production150
Lab Practical100
Final100
Total 1000
**Late assignments will be penalized 10% per day. All assignments must be completed in order to receive a passing grade in this course. Assignments more than one week late will not be accepted.
NOTES
Listening to the radio as much as possible will truly help your performance in this class. Pay special attention to things you normally don’t listen to, like deejays, commercials, public service announcements, news, talk shows, etc. Active listening and discussion are integral elements of this class and will certainly make it more enjoyable.
Also, notice the places you see radio stations and their personnel out in the community. See if you can determine the costs/benefits of being on location.
One of the privileges of this class is that you are allowed to use very delicate (not to mention expensive) equipment. Please develop a healthy respect for the equipment. Broken equipment costs time and money, so please be careful. Always consult the teaching assistant on duty before trying anything suspicious with the equipment. There is no eating or drinking in the control rooms.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WEEKDATESLECTURELAB
18/17-8/21Intro to ClassIntro to Lab
28/24-8/28Chapter 1Lab Procedures
38/31-9/4Chapters 2, 3, & 8Intro #1
49/7-9/11Labor DayStudio Work
59/14-9/18Chapters 4, 6, & 9 *****#1 Due/Intro #2
69/21-9/25Chapters 7, 10, & 12Editing
79/28-10/2Radio Careers/P#2 Due/Intro #3
810/5-10/9MID-TERMTechniques
910/12-10/16Programming, 16Techniques
1010/19-10/23 Chapter 11#3 Due/Intro Final
1110/26-10/30Chapter 5Presentations
1211/2-11/6SpeakersIn-Lab Work
1311/9-11/13Chapters 13 & 14In-Lab Work
1411/16-11/20Radio JobsIn-Lab Work
1511/23-11/27Thanksgiving Break
1611/30-12/4Chapter 15Lab Practicals
FINALS??FINAL EXAM
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