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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JOUR 411 - Data Detectives: Democracy, Citizen Journalism and Open Government

(3 units)

Prerequisite(s) Upper division standing and GE Foundations
Students will play the roles of democracy detectives and citizen journalists by applying quantitative reasoning concepts to sources of open data. Students will employ the techniques of investigative journalism to identify, access, analyze and utilize city, state, federal, non-profit and other public datasets.

Both grading options