About CDAE 2230 A
Examines the connections between media, public policy, and policy outcomes. Provides hands-on learning (action) experiences in news reporting and policy-making through the lens of the Vermont Legislature and Vermont's policy and media culture. Prerequisites: Any of the following: ENGL 1001, ENGL 1740, POLS 1300, CDAE 1020, CDAE 1150, CDAE 1240.
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Prerequisites: Any of the following: ENGL 1001, ENGL 1740, POLS 1300, CDAE 1020, CDAE 1150, CDAE 1240; Open to Degree and PACE students.
Section Description
This class focuses on how to use media, advocacy, campaigns, and community organizing to make and communicate public policy changes. We build the knowledge, skills, and theories to advocate for change, and apply that understanding in hands-on projects aimed at transforming policy at the local, national, and global level. Through a mixture of case studies, reading and reflection, guest speakers from the policy and media world, and practice in media making, we explore the ways communities, organizations, and individuals can shape policy for positive social change. The course includes how to promote policy changes in conversation with impacted communities, how to develop social media, news, and press material to influence public and political opinion, and how to communicate policy changes to the wider public.
Section Expectation
The course involves weekly reading and reflection assignments, guest speakers, media and communication material production and development, and the completion of projects aimed at changing public policy and communicating that policy to the wider public.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Students are evaluated on class participation and attendance, completion of reading and reflection assignments, and project work in media, advocacy, policy change, and public communication.
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