ROBERT BLADE
mass communications,
journalism,
English
Office
Room A2009
Downtown Campus
Phone: 633.8157
Email: Robert
Blade
Florida State College
Jacksonville, Florida
Ah, the fall
IThe fall term is one of my favorites. It's like a fresh start with all sorts of changes in the air. This fall, with the college's change to a state college, promises to be especially lively and interesting.
In my area of mass communications and English, the courses offer some exciting possibilities. The print newspaper industry, of course, is going through either its death throes or its rebirth. Whichever, it's the most significant change in traditional media since the advent of television more than a half century ago.
It means that this is an exciting time (and perhaps perilous) to be studying communications.
Here's the course lineup. Write or phone if you have any questions/
Technical report writing
Students preparing for careers in technical areas often need this course in technical writing. It offers a different way of looking at putting words on paper: it's about as far from essay-writing as you can get get; it's straight-forward and to the point all the way.ENC2210, Technical Report Writing (either on-line or face-to-face).
Thinking about the mass media?
We offer three mass media courses at Florida Community College. They prepare you for the work you will encounter when you transfer to an upper division school to finish your bachelor's degree in mass communications. The two writing courses also give you an introduction to freelancing and publishing your work.MMC1000, Intro to Mass Communications (this one is face-to-face in a traditional classroom).
MMC 2100, Writing for Mass Communications (we meet in a computer classroom because we do a lot of in-class writing)
JOU 2100, Newspaper Reporting and Writing (this one is on-line only for the fall term).
For information on any of these, send me an e-mail.
A great career
Like to write? Curious about people and the things they say and do?
Consider some area of the mass media for your career.
If you're interested in sales or promotions, consider advertising and public relations.
If you want to help people understand what's going on in their communities, consider print journalism or broadcast journalism. No matter what the medium--paper, the Internet, radio, or television--people will always need someone to tell them what's going on.
I thoroughly enjoy thinking about and talking about these areas. So give me a call or drop me a note.