GATEWAY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

TEACHING PROGRAMME
ARCHITECTURE JOURNALISM IX
AR 531 A
Periods/week:
Sessional marks:
Theory Examination marks:

3
50
50

INTENT
This course is intended to help those, who have an inclination for writing, develop their skills to
enable them to record, evaluate, analyze and report architecture and present it on a
publishable format.
CONTENT
The broad contents of the courses would be as follows:
(1)
Use of language as applied to journalistic exercises.
(2)
Recording/collecting material for report writing pertaining to events/activities/issues.
(3)
Editing and subbing of material for publication.
TOPICS
Week 1
INTRODUCTION:
Course structure - journalism architectural journalism types of journalism nature scope
mediums areas of coverage basic methodology of course conductance- types of assignments
Ex: A report on lecture and discussion
Week 2
DATA COLLECTION AND RECORDING:
Purpose - kind of data to be collected report type - sources methods recording mediums
methods formats compilation - sorting
Ex: House in the campus
Week 3
REPORTING:
Introduction - situations types of reports writing formats target groups language
structure length -illustrations annotations structure of report - thrust of report Ex: An essay.
Week 4
REPORTING:
Description Reporting type of space/building target group structure of report quality
length method of reporting
Ex: A House.

Week 5
REPORTING:
Analytical Reporting - type of space/building target group structure of report quality
length method of reporting
Ex: College building
Week 6
INTERVIEWS:
Reasons situation background material method homework strategy improvisation.
Week 7
ILLUSTRATIONS
Understanding visuals - selecting visuals - relating visuals annotating - giving captions.
Ex: Article based on illustrations. Photo Captions.
Week 8
PAGE LAYOUT AND COMPOSITION
Only text - size - fonts - layout of pages - with pictures/illustrations theme getup.
Ex: Compose page layouts for different situations.
Week 9
BOOK REVIEWS
Reading methods making notes aspects to be highlighted story writing style getup genre plugging.
Week 10
PHOTO FEATURES
Topic/theme selection of pictures arrangement composition captions title.
Ex: Collect pictures and create a photo feature on a pre-decided topic.
Week 11
EDITING AND SUBBING:
Prcis Language
Ex: Edit an article and write an editorial
Week 12
COVERING AN EVENT:
Seminar conference exhibition NASA convention
Ex: Report on a current exhibition in Pragati Maidan.
Week 13
RESEARCH REPORT WRITING:
Thesis Issues Ideas.
Ex; An essay on something which hurts emotionally.

Week 14
THESIS REPORT
Structure (introduction, body, conclusion) chapters chapter construction page composition
get up of report - binding