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Mastery:Personal Development and Leadership-My End goal for this course is to have a clear understanding of what is required from each course over the next 12 months  and be able to use the skills I learned about myself in the other courses. Strategies:Get a feel for grad studies as a Full Sail student Gain the concept of what master means and the steps on mastering my craft Develop professional leadership skills

New Media and Communications-My end goal for this course is to effectively master digital communication and all elements involved. I want to have the knowledge of what new media is, the way it works, and how to correlates to journalism. Strategies:To learn new media techniques and methods Gain the skills as a journalist to present my work using new media tools

Writing for Interactive Media-My end goal for this course is to learn the basics of narrating stories using interactive media. I want to have a full understanding of the process of storytelling while keeping my audience captivated using interactive media as well. Strategies:Gain the skills of storytelling and the process Narration skills Gain interactive media skills

Legal Aspects of Media-My end goal for this course is to know all of the legal issues that could possibly happen in the digital media world. I want to have the critical thinking skills needed to be able to solve any legal issues by knowing the laws of media. Strategies:Learn the complex media legal issues Critical thinking skills about resolving legal issues Traditional media vs. internet

Research and Investigation Skills Development-My end goal for this course is to be able to find relevant and accurate research by knowing how to thoroughly investigate stories. I want to be able to build credible research to support my stories on and off the internet. Strategies:Gain research skills Ability to produce stories from the research and investigation search How to research online sources

Multimedia Development and Editing-My end goal for this course is to master different multimedia techniques and learn how to apply them all on websites,mobile devices, or applications. I also want to master editing the different multimedia platforms. Strategies:Learn the news production process Master concepts of visual communication and digital communication How to do photography, audio production, web skills,advanced post production How to produce and edit multimedia works Digital News Production-My end goal for this course is to learn the techniques and skills used and required in digital news. I want to master being a journalist in the news world as a reporter, and online journalist. Strategies:Gain skills to get involved in a media environment Learn the theories, skills and techniques to use online and in a newsrooms Newscast and news reporting skills Gain online journalism skills

Multimedia Reporting-My end goal for this course is to master electronic data. I want to be able to present my stories in a relevant way so it can be used in all forms of digital media. I want to become a organized journalist, and learn the different softwares journalist use for reporting. Strategies:Learn how to access, transfer and process electronic data Gain ownership of stories by visuals Gain on camera and web skills Gain organization skills for materials Learn the hardware and software that journalist use

Social Media and Online Community Engagement-My end goal for this course is to learn the effects media has on our society. As a professional journalist I want to know how to use social media to find stories, and how to keep my audience’s attention. Strategies:Learn how social technology shapes culture and society How to interact with different online communities as a journalist Learn how to find story ideas, keep audiences attention.

Public Relations and Reputation Management-My end goal in this course is to know my responsibilities as a multimedia journalist and the expectations of me in my industry. I want to understand how to act and react when I receive news from the media. Strategies:Learn responsibilities and expectations for a journalist Learn how to handle different stories that come up Study my craft as much as possible

New Media Publishing and Distribution-My end goal in this course is to know the economic issues that journalist face in this digital world. I want to master the fundamentals of journalism, and how to publish my stories correctly. Strategies:Learn the economic issues in the field of digital journalism Learn the issues that are in the newsrooms and responsibilities Gain interactive publishing and management skills Learn budgeting skills and the standards in a multimedia environment at all times