College syllabi on
computer-assisted reporting,
precision journalism
and news research

Note: Not all of these courses/instructors are current. But the syllabi are still on the Web, when you see a link.

• Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, Precision Journalism, JRN 465, Steve Doig

• University of California at Berkeley, California, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J298, Paul Grabowicz

• California State University, California, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, Comm 438T, Ron Campbell

• Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA, On-Line Mass Communication, Comm 329, John Carvalho

• Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, Reporting Methods, J 5206, Jim Bronskill and David McKie.

• Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J325, Dan Pottier and Mary McGuire

• University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J 4913, William Hickman

• University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Precision Journalism, no syllabus available, J5521.

• Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Information Search Strategies (Word document), Len Strazewski

• Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Introduction to Computer-assisted reporting (Word document), Kathryn McCabe

• Columbia Union College, Tacoma, Maryland, USA, Computer Assisted Reporting & Research, 330, Derek Willis

• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J3950, a short course taught by Bill Dedman

• Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, JRNL 488, David Milliron

• Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA, Database and Public Records Reporting, JOU 3121, Neil Reisner

• Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA, Advanced Reporting and Writing, J 372, Mike Tucker

• John Moores University, Liverpool, England, Computer-assisted reporting, 1003, Alan Rawlinson

• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, Newsgathering II, MC3202, Jay Perkins

• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, MC 4971, formerly taught by Matthew M. Reavy, now at the University of Scranton

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, Precision journalism, Jose Luis Dader

• University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J772/472, Ira Chinoy

• University of Miami, Florida, USA, News Reporting and the Internet, CNJ 515, Bruce Garrison

• University of Miami, Florida, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, CNJ 513, Bruce Garrison

• Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J 480, Lucinda Davenport

• Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA, Reporting of Public Affairs, MC405, Shelton Gunaratne

• University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA, Online Reporting and Editing, 453/653, Donica Mensing

• New York University, New York, New York, USA, Computers in the Modern Newsroom, G54.1152, Christopher Harper

• New York University, New York, New York, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, formerly taught by Drew Sullivan

• New York University, New York, New York, USA, Online Investigative Reporting, formerly taught by Drew Sullivan

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, Electronic Information Sources (Internet 101), JOMC 50, Debashis Aikat

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, Advanced Reporting, JOMC 154.1, Debashis Aikat

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, Mass Communication Research Methods, JOMC 201, Philip Meyer

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, Specialized Reporting, JOMC 254, Philip Meyer

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, Database Journalism, J 191.1, Barbara Semonche

• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, Analytical Reporting, C74, formerly taught by Bill Dedman

• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, Research Methods for Journalists, D22, Peter Miller and Warren Cohen

• Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, JRN 410, Jane Briggs-Bunting

• Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA, Reporting With the Internet, JRN 411, Jane Briggs-Bunting

• Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, JB 4393, Stan Ketterer

• University of Richmond, Virginia, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, Jour 305, Mollie Gore

• Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, New Media Lab, Computer-Aided Research and Reporting, Françoise Gallet and Roland Stanbridge, formerly taught by Janet Carr

• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, Advanced Reporting, J326, Steve Moran

• Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada, Computer-Assisted Reporting and Research, JRN 112, Dean Tudor

• Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada, Investigative Techniques, In-Depth Reporting, Computer-Assisted Reporting, JRN 802, Robin Rowland

• San Francisco State University, California, USA, Analytic Journalism, J421, J.T. (Tom) Johnson.

• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, Electronic Information Retrieval and Dissemination, J 411, formerly taught by Randy Reddick.

• Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Electronic Information Gathering, J 260 and J 460, Neill Borowski. Syllabus is on an intranet, but info is available from Neill Borowski.

• University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, J 352, formerly taught by Jeff South and Jim Tankard

• Texas Tech, USA, Advanced Reporting, JOUR 4370, Randy Reddick.

• University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, Computer-Assisted Reporting, JB 3393, formerly taught by David Fallis, now of The Washington Post

• Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA, Advanced Reporting, 403, Jeff South

You can reach Bill Dedman by e-mail at Bill@PowerReporting.com