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In their Week 2 entry, our media writers did a self-assessment on the qualities and skills of media writers. Now that we’re at the end of the semester, our student media writers take a look back their old ratings and give their updated self-ratings on the qualities and skills of a media writer for their Week . Let’s see what things have changed –and what lessons they learned in their first semester as UPLB BS Development Communication students. (Individual output: article (with photos)/AV material; Deadline: December 11, 2019

For Week 17, our student media writers share the top five tips and/or pieces of advice that they wish they could give their old selves during the first day of classes to better prepare themselves for the semester. (Individual output: article [with photos]/AV material; Deadline: December 6, 2019)

November 19 marks the annual unveiling of the Christmas decorations in the UPLB Gate, an event event Los Baños residents and UPLB students and staff look forward to at the end of the year. Our media writers will work in groups to develop online audiovisual content, covering the lighting ceremonies and related topics. (Deadline: November 22-29)

This week, our media writers will work in groups to develop content about the DOST’s Science Explorer’s visit to UP Los Baños. The audiovisual materials developed will showcase our media writers’ “diskarte” in developing distinctive high-value content for an online audience. (Deadline: November 18)

Covering sports topics is this week’s challenge for our development communicators-in-training. In groups, the students will develop online content on the CDCiklaban sports fest (Nov 9 and 16 ) OR profiles of STRASSUC player/participants from devcom. Working in groups, the outputs this week will be packaged into audiovisual materials for posting in the UPLB Devcom Facebook Page. (Deadline: November 29)

Week 13 (October 28-November 1) – “Devcom?” Being asked about their course is one of the most challenging inquiries BS Development Communication freshmen students encounter –especially when they go back to their hometowns.

This week, our student writers feature the top 3 most common questions about devcom (from family members and high school batchmates) AND the answers/responses from our student writers/ older devcom students. (Deadline: Nov. 22, 2019) Group video

Week 12 (October 21-25) – Hometown. Our student writers introduce their hometowns to us in one-minute video. (Deadline: Nov. 15, 2019) Individual video

Week 11 (October 14-18) – It’s the midterms and university students are consuming more caffeine and sugar to deal with the pressures and anxieties. So how do devcom students de-stress/unwind? (and when?)

That’s what our student writers sought to answer with this week’s Buhay Devcom Lifehack Series #3: How to chill

(Deadline: November 8, 2019) Individual written post OR Group video

For Portraits: 101st UPLB Loyalty Day, our student writers prepare one (1) photo, accompanied by 3-5 paragraphs profile [name, course, class]+key lessons learned from their stay in UPCA/UPLB). This post features UPCA/UPLB alumni profiles and the key lessons they learned from the University. (Deadline: October 16)

In Portraits: UPCAT Stories (photo + 3-5 paragraphs profile), our students showcase the stories of examinees and their families during the 2020 UPCAT in UP Los Baños on October 5, 2019. (Deadline: October 11)