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Required texts:
Newspaper Designer's Handbook, 5th ed., Tim Harrower, McGraw-Hill, 2002
AP Stylebook and Libel Manual, current edition

Required tools: Flash (or thumb or jump) drive, Zip disk or rewritable CDs. Disks won't come close to handling Quark and picture files for you.

Strongly suggested: Three-ring binder for handouts and guides. Pencils for style quizzes.

NewsQuizzes:
At the beginning of every class, there will be a brief (about 5 minutes) quiz on current/recent news developments. If you miss it, you will not be able to make it up. NewsQuizzes will be used, in part, for attendance. If you arrive late, be sure to see me at the end of class to make sure you're counted as present.

Communication:
Please check your e-mail often outside of class. Feel free to e-mail me with questions or concerns. Please refrain from checking e-mail, etc., during class.

Policies

Absence: Classes like these are extremely hard to make up. Excused absences include such things as emergency illness, family crises, religious observances, etc. They do not include oversleeping, early departures for home at holidays, being stuck in traffic, etc. Please let me know ahead of time if you must miss a class. It is your responsibility to make up any assignments and to contact a colleague for notes. Attendance will be taken. More than three absences signals a cause for concern and possible grade reduction.

Academic integrity: Plagiarism or cheating of any kind will result in a failing grade for the assignment and, most likely, the course. Plagiarism occurs whenever a writer takes the words or intellectual creation of someone else and presents them as his or her own. Plagiarism occurs when a writer lifts an entire essay from the Internet and turns it in as his or her work. It also occurs when a writer uses a sentence or phrase or headline from someone else without attributing it.

Special concerns

Disability services: Any student who needs special accommodations related to a disability should contact me privately to discuss those concerns. Information about accommodations is available through the office of Disability Resources for Students, http://www.asu.edu/drs/facResources.html or at (480) 965-1234.

Counseling and consultation: I am always happy to talk with you about concerns related to this course or your career. Sometimes, however, students experience personal problems that need more serious attention. If that happens to you, you can talk to trained counselors at ASU's office of Counseling and Consultation at no charge. Call (480) 965-6146 or (480) 965-4726. For more information, see http://www.asu.edu/counseling_center/student_contact.html