About COM 200 courses

Students who have successfully completed at least one COM class at Oakton are eligible to receive credit in a specially-created COM 200 section. There normally are two different areas of study in these classes:

· Internships

Students receive college credit for securing and going through a broadcast internship. Students are responsible for “landing” the internship. The student (in concert with Professor Burton) determines the amount of college credit to be earned. (This usually varies between 1-3 semester hours and is based on the workload. The instructor and the student mutually develop a learning contract that includes course objectives and credits to be assigned.)

· Production Practicums

These sections, also created expressly for qualifying students, provide an opportunity to develop video production and post-production skills while receiving college credit. Students in these sections create an original video project, write the script, then shoot and edit the material into a final, professional form. The student (in concert with Professor Burton) determines the amount of college credit to be earned. (This usually varies between 1-3 semester hours and is based on the complexity of the project(s) contracted.)

All COM 200 courses require the instructor’s consent. For more information:

Professor Bob Burton

Chairman, Television and Production Services

Room 1809, Des Plaines campus 847/635-1998