1. Sri Lanka College of Journalism
Diploma in Journalism
Time Table
January-January/February
31st Monday 1st Tuesday 2nd Wednesday 3rd Thursday 4th Friday
08.30- Newspaper Review
09.00
09.00- Reporters Tool Box by Intensive English Language Course
11.00 Lasantha Ruhunage
For Tamil????
Common Lecture
11.00- Break
11.15
11.15- Maintaining a diary/ Interviewing Techniques Interviewing Techniques Interviewing Techniques
Independence Day
12.30 Telephone Index/ Why interviews? Purpose of How to do a good interview? Practicals
Maintaining a note book/ interviews/(Use profile writing Types of questions-Open
Event coverage plan/etc only just look at shoes of the other ended/Probing/Close
Maintaining personal exercises/Prepare with real ended/Follow up questions
resources file examples of good bad interviews)
Re framing and rephrasing
Practical Questions
12.30- Break
13.30
13.30- Introduction to equipment Introduction to VST/AST/ by Introduction to VST/ AST/ by Introduction to VST/ AST/ by
15.15 handling by Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne
News Photography/by Methlal News Photography/by Methlal News Photography/ by Methlal
Weerasooriya Weerasooriya Weerasooriya
15.15- Break
15.30
15.30- Introduction to equipment Introduction to VST/AST/ by Introduction to VST/AST/ by Introduction to VST/AST/ by
17.00 handling by Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne
News Photography/by Methlal News Photography/by Methlal News Photography/by Methlal
Weerasooriya Weerasooriya Weerasooriya

2. Sri Lanka College of Journalism
Diploma in Journalism
Time Table-February
07th Monday 08th Tuesday 09th Wednesday 10th Thursday 11th Friday
08.30- Newspaper Review
09.00
09.00- Research in Journalism Intensive English Language Course
11.00 by Asoka Dias
For Tamil???
Common Lecture
11.00- Break
11.15
11.15- Research in Journalism News Writing-Writing on Field Reporting for News Evaluation on field Re evaluation of
12.30 by Asoka Dias different news-Funeral/Opening/ Writing Reporting News Writing News items
Commemoration /Accident/ and Re WRITING (Please
Announcement/Press evaluate and given
Release/Special event such as individual feedback on
Independence Day or any other each news item to
DAY/ entire class)
12.30-
13.30
13.30- Introduction to VST/AST/ by Introduction to VST/AST/ by Field Reporting for News Evaluation on field Debate on Local
15.15 Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne Writing Reporting News Writing Government
News Photography/by Methlal News Photography/by Methlal and Re WRITING Election-Free and
Weerasooriya Weerasooriya Fair Election? Do
15.15- we need new laws
15.30 or can manage
15.30- Introduction to VST/AST/ by Introduction to VST/AST/ by Field Reporting for News Same as above with existing laws
17.00 Prasad Senaratne Prasad Senaratne Writing
News Photography/by Methlal News Photography/by Methlal
Weerasooriya Weerasooriya

3. Sri Lanka College of Journalism
Diploma in Journalism
Time Table-February
14th Monday 15th Tuesday 16th Wednesday 17th Thursday 18th Friday
08.30- Newspaper Review
09.00
09.00- Introduction to Google Intensive English Language Course
11.00
11.00- Break
Common Lecture
11.15
11.15- Introduction to Google Ethics in Journalism Ethics in Journalism
12.30 (Sinhala & Tamil) (Sinhala & Tamil)
HOLIDAY
12.30-
13.30
13.30- Ethics in Journalism Ethics in Journalism Ethics in Journalism
15.15 (Sinhala & Tamil) (Sinhala & Tamil) (Sinhala & Tamil)
15.15-
15.30
15.30- Ethics in Journalism Ethics in Journalism Ethics in Journalism
17.00 (Sinhala & Tamil) (Sinhala & Tamil) (Sinhala & Tamil)

4. Sri Lanka College of Journalism
Diploma in Journalism
Time Table-February
21st Monday 22nd Tuesday 23rd Wednesday 24th Thursday 25th Friday
08.30- Newspaper Review
09.00
09.00- Media Law (EST) Intensive English Language Course
11.00
Common Lecture
11.00- Break
11.15
11.15- Media Law (EST) Basics in TV /Radio/Newspaper Basics in TV Basics in TV /Radio/ Basics in TV
12.30 Reporting /Radio/Newspaper Reporting Newspaper Reporting /Radio/
Newspaper
Reporting
12.30-
13.30
13.30- Media Law (EST) Basics in TV /Radio/Newspaper Basics in TV / Radio/ Basics in TV /Radio/
15.15 Reporting Newspaper Reporting Newspaper Reporting
15.15-
15.30
15.30- Media Law (EST) Basics in TV /Radio/Newspaper Basics in TV /Radio/ Basics in TV /Radio/
17.00 Reporting Newspaper Reporting Newspaper Reporting

5. Sri Lanka College of Journalism
Diploma in Journalism
Time Table-February/March
28th Monday 1st Tuesday 2nd Wednesday 3rd Thursday 4th Friday
08.30- Newspaper Review
09.00
09.00- Why I am a Intensive English Language Course
11.00 TV/Radio/Print
Journalist
11.00- Break
Common Lecture
11.15
11.15- Why I am a Introduction to Introduction to audio/video/photo Introduction to
12.30 TV/Radio/Print audio/video/photo editing- editing-Theory audio/video/photo
Graduation
Journalist-(E/S/T) Theory editing
12.30-
13.30
13.30- Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to audio/video/photo Reserve for common
15.15 audio/video/photo editing audio/video/photo editing- editing-Practicls activity
Practicls
15.15-
15.30
15.30- Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to audio/video/photo
17.00 audio/video/photo editing audio/video/photo editing- editing-Practicals
Practicls