Assignments and grading

There will be one take-home exam. It will be distributed on October 19th and it is due on October 26th This exam will include a detailed web proposal that maps out the basic contour of your final project. You are encouraged to give and receive assistance from other students when working on your exam. (20% total)

Throughout the semester, you will record your thoughts about course themes in an on-line web log. Short web log assignments will be distributed throughout the quarter, but you are encouraged to update your on-line journal more frequently. Your web log entries will be accessible to the instructor and to other students in the class. You are encouraged to give and receive assistance from other students when working on your web logs. The grading criteria for the web log assignments is linked to this page. I will grade twice during the semester, rather than grading each individual entry. (20% total)

Hands-on work is an important aspect of this course. A variety of skill assignments will ask you to apply web design techniques covered in class. These assignments will give you an opportunity to practice web development techniques before creating your final project. You are encouraged to give and receive assistance from other students when working on your skill assignments, though the end product must be entirely your own work. (10% total)

One quarter of your grade is based on your final project. This project, which must be digitally based, should critically examine a theoretical topic associated with new media. Possible topics include themes developed in the course syllabus, but you are encouraged to pursue other avenues of inquiry. If you are a communication major, you may wish to consider including your final project in your Capstone Achievement portfolio. You are encouraged to give and receive assistance from other students when working on your final project, but the end product must be entirely your own work (25% total)

Participation accounts for ten percent of your overall grade. There will also be three reading quizzes throughout the semester, and these will account for fifteen percent of your overall grade.