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From Classroom To Real-World: Preparing Students For The Newsroom, Katherine Allred
From Classroom To Real-World: Preparing Students For The Newsroom, Katherine Allred
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The purpose of this study was to determine the preparedness of college graduates entering the news field. Employers search for the best possible person with the necessary skills and qualifications required to complete the day-to-day functions of a job. In television news, very specific traits and skills are needed to work in the newsroom environment. Working as a news producer at a small TV station for almost seven years, new employees, specifically reporters, would struggle with some of the basic skills needed for their job. Are universities teaching students everything they need to know? How are they succeeding? If they …
Comparison Of Functional And Non-Functional Methods Of Teaching Shorthand In Northeast Experimental Junior College Of Kansas City, Missouri, Carl C. Carder
Comparison Of Functional And Non-Functional Methods Of Teaching Shorthand In Northeast Experimental Junior College Of Kansas City, Missouri, Carl C. Carder
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The purpose of this study is to test the comparative success of the Functional Method of teaching shorthand in developing transcription ability, accuracy of writing shorthand vocabulary, shorthand penmanship, and shorthand reading ability. The problem is limited to the results of the experiment as conducted in the Northeast Experimental Junior College of Kansas City, Missouri.
Comparative Attainment In Typewriting Skill Under Two Methods Of Conducting Practice, George L. Nicholson
Comparative Attainment In Typewriting Skill Under Two Methods Of Conducting Practice, George L. Nicholson
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The question to be answered in this thesis is: Is it better to require a student of typewriting to do a comparatively small amount of practice work, with a high degree of accuracy and some perfect copy work, or to require him to do a larger amount of practice work with a lower degree of accuracy and no perfect copy work?