This is it! It is time for YOU to be the journalist, and practice and display the skills you have learned through this Specialization journey. You will create your own professional journalistic portfolio, culminating in the creation of your own news report from start to finish. You will go through all the steps and skills used by professional journalists: conceptualizing a news report idea, reporting, interviewing, researching, and then compiling the information for an audience. Your learner community, along with the Michigan State Journalism team, will be with you every step of the way. Having a professional portfolio will help you market yourself as a journalist, showing off your work product, as well as practice and hone your journalistic skill set. You will receive an exclusive premium "Journalism" badge for social media, to display your Capstone completion.
Great course, love it and learned from great professionals!
I learned a lot of new things. This was a very informative course and I liked it a lot.
A well put together specialization covers every area of the profession in an engaging and learner-friendly compilation.
i had a great time learning different aspects of how to write my capstone ...............
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Overall this course was great but I wish that the timeline was a little clearer from the get-go. I had to rush at the end because I didn't realize week 2 was for finding sources, week 3 was for contacting them, week 4 was for interviews, etc...
If the MSU staff could have given their feedback on our final projects, that would have been another plus, but I know it's difficult with so many students.
The entire specialization is great except for the assignments. I don't mind multiple-choice tests because I can do them and move on, but the peer-graded assignments are infuriating. Waiting to complete courses because no one is grading assignments half the time, even though I grade theirs, gets old quickly. It's what makes me consider canceling my subscription entirely.
Fairly disappointing. Absolutely no interaction with the faculty and the quality of work by your peers is sometimes really poor. A lot of generic information that could be gleaned from a book at a fraction of the cost. You are paying for the credential, but I wonder how valuable it actual is.
A well put together specialization covers every area of the profession in an engaging and learner-friendly compilation.
i had a great time learning different aspects of how to write my capstone ...............
The Instructors at Michigan State and those that helped put this Capstone and Specialization together onto Coursera (and there are many) created a masterpiece of Journalism Excellence. - Evan
I, personally, took the 'long road' completing the specialization (over about 50 weeks) and that was OK, too.
I liked that a lot while learning from 'true experts' in the field of Journalism. You can go fast or slow... but there are deadlines ...the best of all worlds. Thanks again Michigan State (and Coursera), I applied everything I learned to my 'Startup Web-zine/Press-site' (Betweenâ–ş) ...it is a real News outlet now and the credit goes to this 'Five Course' Specialization.
This was the final part of a great specialisation, which has given me the confidence to actually see myself as a Journalist and do the work involved. Many thanks to all the Course Team, who made learning easy and enjoyable, and to all the fellow learners who helped me along the way. Everything about this specialisation was useful and fun to learn. Best wishes from Elisa. I will miss you all but am now equipped to do some really worthwhile work.
This course was really good. Even though I have finally completed this course after nearly 3 years time, because I kept losing track and falling out of place quite often, I am happy I could successfully complete this course. I would really recommend this course to anyone out there, passionate about taking journalism as a career. A huge shout-out to the team at Michigan State University (MSU), for making this course possible for us. THANK YOU!
A highly informative, applicable& easy to follow course by absolutely knowledgeable professors. The thorough, well-organized& engaging course content reflects the the professionalism & the extensive knowledge of the professors in this field. Really looking forward to enrolling in other courses by the same professors & Michigan State University . Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to learn from you.
Excellent opportunity to show off the skill sets learned . As a returning journalist, I knocked off the rust and picked up a few new skills. Deadlines, which you live on in the industry help you get acquainted with performing work on a tight schedule. This class along with the other offered MSU Journalism Specialization courses will give you what you'll need to get a foot in the door.
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This is one of many other best specializations I have seen and experienced from coursera. I really recommend it for all the people who want to be journalist.
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This course was very practical and instructive, you guided us by holding our hands and helped us write our own news step by step, thank you all instructors!
The course it's excellent. The University, the Professors, the material, and the platform, all top. Thanky you so much for enlighting us.
Great course! Not too hard, not too easy. The guided writing of a news report is very well done, and provides good support.
an excellent course in order to start a career as a professional Journalist. Thank you all
I enjoyed all sessions. The faculty is fantastic and I got a lot in just 5 weeks.
Good course, it taught me a lot and I'm proud of my achievement
Great course, love it and learned from great professionals!
Excellen tcourse with wonderful instructors ;-)