Fundamentals of Data Reporting

Catalog description

(cross-leveled with JOURN 4122 ). Explores the importance to journalists of mining public records and data; reviews basic newsroom mathematics; teaches basic techniques for using Microsoft Excel to create and manipulate spreadsheets and to produce graphics. Graded on A-F basis only. This course is not to be taken by students who have already completed JOURN 4430 or JOURN 7430 . Restricted to Graduate Journalism students. Credit Hour : 1 Prerequisites: C- or higher in JOURN 7180 or a C- or higher in JOURN 7200