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AGCJ 308
Agricultural Photojournalism
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Web-Assisted
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Course Description
Three credits (two hour lecture/ two hour lab)
This course is intended to explore digital
photography as a component of skills necessary for agricultural journalists and
communicators. Students will actively engage in photo shoots and use software to
enhance and improve digital photographs. A final portfolio will demonstrate
skills learned and applied during the course.
Prerequisites: Instructor permission
Lead Instructor: Dr. Tracy Rutherford
Teaching Assistant: Dale Sandlin
Course
Objectives:
Upon
completion of this course students will
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understand basic techniques for photo composition,
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use
and understand terminology associated with photography,
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understand the differences between film and digital photography, and
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develop professional skills in agricultural photography
How
Does a Web-Assisted Course Work?
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One of the benefits
of a Web-assisted course is the opportunity to experience a multitude
of materials on the Internet. Under the list of learning activities,
you will find a list of Web sites, journal articles, papers, and other materials
to be reviewed. In this class we utilize the power of the Internet. You are to visit each site that is listed under the learning
activities and read or view the materials. For some of the materials, you
will need to have the Acrobat Reader on your computer. If you don't have
Adobe, it's a free download at
Adobe,
and will be indicated by the Adobe symbol .
Materials that do not require Adobe will have the
symbol.
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The course utilizes
e-mail for additional information and dialogue among course
participants. You should check your NEO email account weekly to ask/post
questions and engage in dialogue with other class members. This is
not in real time so you will need to drop in from time to time and add
your contributions. On some weeks there will be specific directions regarding
the administration of this course. For more information regarding the NEO
email program, review the
help section
when you get to NEO.
Clicking
this icon on any page will take you directly to a helpful
AGCJ Tutorial page.

Course Policies:
Your work should be:
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Professional - There
is no excuse for sloppy work. You can have fantastic
ideas and thoughts but if your work is sloppy, colleagues will think your
thoughts and ideas are sloppy too. Always let the quality of your work
be an accurate reflection of your professionalism!
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Academic Integrity:
Both faculty and students at Texas A&M University have a responsibility
to maintain academic integrity. Information about academic integrity can
be found at: <http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/integrty.html>.
Check these links for more information on the
Student
Conduct Code.
If any of the above information is incorrect, or needs to be updated, contact
Tracy A. Rutherford.
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