teaching

undergraduate and graduate courses

Laura Ruel is an assistant professor in visual communication and multimedia production in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Laura also has taught undergraduate journalism courses at the University of Denver, Creighton University and the University of Maine.

Active classes

Spring 2008 classes
University of North Carolina

JOMC 187: Introduction to Multimedia
online syllabus

Archived classes

JOMC 581: Multimedia Design
(University of North Carolina)
online syllabus (from Fall 2007)

MCOM 2140:
News Writing and Reporting
(University of Denver)
Spring 2003 syllabus (pdf)

MCOM 3120: Ethics and Responsibility in Mass Communications
(University of Denver)
Winter 2004 syllabus (pdf)

MCOM 3201: Magazine and Newspaper Editing
(University of Denver)
Autumn 2003 syllabus (pdf)

MCOM 3851:
Desktop Publishing
(University of Denver)
student survey
brochure (pdf)
class-by-class schedule (pdf)
final project proposal form (pdf)