Faculty Profile

Thorne Anderson

Thorne Anderson

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Mayborn School of Journalism
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MA, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, 1997. 
Major: Journalism
BA, Rhodes College, 1989. 
Major: Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
JOUR 3700.001, Fundamentals of Photojournalism, Spring 2021 
JOUR 3700.002, Fundamentals of Photojournalism, Spring 2021 
JOUR 4999.002, News Capstone, Spring 2021 
JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2021 
JOUR 5750.001, Advanced Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2020 Syllabus
JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2020 Syllabus


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3700.002, Photojournalism., Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 5750.001, Advanced Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.003, Photojournalism., Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5910.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 4730.001, Advanced Visual Communication, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 3700.003, Photojournalism., Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2017 
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2017 
                    

                    JOUR 5350.002, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4210.002, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4730.001, Advanced Visual Communication, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 3300.001, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Spring 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3300.002, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2017 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2017 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2016 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 3700.003, Photojournalism., Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2016 
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2016 
                    

                    JOUR 4900.711, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2016 
                    

                    JOUR 4210.003, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2016 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4730.001, Picture Editing and Portfolio, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2016 
                    

                    JOUR 3300.001, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 3300.003, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2015 
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    JOUR 5350.003, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 5W1 2015  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4210.003, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 3300.001, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3300.003, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Spring 2015 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2015 
                    

                    JOUR 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    JOUR 5910.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4810.711, News or Sports Practicum, Fall 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 5350.003, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 4210.003, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 5910.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2014 
                    

                    JOUR 3210.004, Applied Design for Strategic Communications, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3300.003, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3300.004, Intro to Visual Communication for News, Fall 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 5350.001, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 4210.001, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 5910.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 5910.720, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 2200.001, Applied Design for Journalism, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2012 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 5030.001, Visual Journalism, Fall 2012 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2012 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2012 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 5030.001, Visual Journalism, Fall 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 2200.001, Computer Applications for Journalists, Summer 5W1 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Summer 10W 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 4720.001, Multimedia Storytelling for News, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Spring 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 3900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 2200.003, Computer Applications for Journalists, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 2200.005, Computer Applications for Journalists, Fall 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4800.711, Professional Internship, Fall 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Summer 5W2 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.711, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Summer 3W1 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 2200.001, Computer Applications for Journalists, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.712, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 2200.001, Computer Applications for Journalists, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 2200.003, Computer Applications for Journalists, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 2200.005, Computer Applications for Journalists, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 4900.711, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    JOUR 4210.007, Topics in Journalism and Mass Media, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 2200.006, Computer Applications for Journalists, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    JOUR 3700.001, Photojournalism., Fall 2009 Syllabus

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  

  	

		

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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
					Response Rate
					
				
  			
			
			
				

					
					
out of 5		
					
out of 7		
					%
 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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