AJ93100 Running a student magazine (Re:Views)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Alena Gašparovičová (lecturer)
Mgr. Mariia Minaeva (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lucie Racyn (lecturer)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 G34
Prerequisites
(SOUHLAS) || ( AJL04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II || AJ04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II )
SOUHLAS Please fill in this questionnaire -> https://forms.office.com/r/R40aTP5hsH <- by 23 September 2022 and ask for an exception in the IS. The exception will be granted to you by 25 September 2022.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course consists of the preparation of the upcoming issue of Re:Views (for issues to date see www.reviewsmagazine.net). Re:Views Magazine is a registered online periodical with its own ISSN number (2464-7306). It is published fully in English and is closely associated with the Department of English and American Studies, whose students are the editorial board Re:Views Magazine, z.s. run. The aim of this course is to introduce students to running a student magazine. The course will cover practical aspects ranging from doing PR or writing individual articles to "behind the scenes" aspects of a student magazine like following publishing ethics or securing financing.
Syllabus
  • Biweekly sessions: Week 1 (September 19th – September 25th, 2022): About us: Who are we? What do we do? Who are our partners? Who are our sponsors? Week 2 (October 3rd – October 9th, 2022): How to write an article – selecting a topic, writing research questions, structuring an article Week 3 (October 17th – October 23rd, 2022): How to conduct an interview? Week 4 (October 31st – November 6th, 2022): How to lead a student magazine – legal aspects (student organisation, ISSN…), personnel, scholarships, the role of student clubs at the university, leadership, PR&MR, social media marketing. Week 5 (November 21st – November 27th, 2022): Time management – writing. Preparing for publication – colour-coding (for formatting purposes), writing a profile. Week 6 (December 5th – December 11th, 2022): Sources, databases, open science, open access. How to record publications in IS and what the letters in publications mean as well as other aspects of publication records. How to go about WordPress?
Literature
    recommended literature
  • APA manual 7th edition simplified for easy citation : concise APA style guide for students. [Spojené státy americké]: Appearance publishers, 2021, 89 stran. ISBN 9798734087572. info
  • MLA Handbook. Ninth edition. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2021, xxx, 367. ISBN 9781603293518. info
  • MLA Handbook. Eighth edition. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2016, xiv, 146. ISBN 9781603292627. info
Teaching methods
This is a biweekly course with assignments in the in-between weeks. The lectures will introduce students to the necessities of working in a student magazine, including leadership, time management, writing an article, working in PR and MR and more.
Assessment methods
For the credit, a student must produce an article or contribute in other ways to the successful publication of the upcoming issue of Re:Views. The course will be finalised by a final discussion over the final project. The teachers and students will receive feedback on the work and course topics from each other. Class attendance is compulsory.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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