WRIT3030 - Writing for the WWW (Selected Topics)
Section A, #86169, T/R 3:30-4:45pm, Newton 1106
Fall, 2003
Dr. Janice R. Walker
jwalker@gasou.edu
Instructor | Course
Description | Required Texts and Materials | Honesty
| Class Listserv | Attendance
| Grades | Regents' Exam
| Disclaimer | Assignments
| Useful Links | Contact Me!
Dr. Janice R. Walker
Department of Writing and Linguistics
Georgia Southern University
P. O. Box 8026
Statesboro, GA 30460
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This section deals with the various ways that we construct and are constructed
by technologies, specifically technologies of communication. Students
are expected to bring an enquiring mind to the course. We will spend
the beginning of the semester reading and discussing selected articles
and technologies as a class. Students will then self-select an area
to research (e.g., how to use a specific technology, how some technological
apparatus affects us as individuals or as a society--or the world, or other
topics chosen in consultation with the instructor). During the final
weeks of the semester, students will then present the results of their
research to the class in an oral presentation (hopefully using one of the
technologies we have considered, such as PowerPoint, Web pages, digital
camera, or other means). Each student will then author an e-zine
article for publication to the class Web site.
Students will work extensively with technology during the semester;
however, previous experience with computers and/or the Internet is not
required.
| Required
Texts and Materials |
Recommended Texts:
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Any good college dictionary.
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A good handbook of grammar and usage, such as The Longman Handbook
or the Harbrace Handbook.
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A guide to the Internet, such as Walker, Janice R., and John Ruszkiewicz.
writing@online.edu. New York: Longman, 1999. ISBN #-0-321-02699-3.
Materials Needed:
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3.5-inch floppy diskette (IBM formatted), CDRW, zip disk, or other digital
storage medium
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hard case for carrying diskettes
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access to a computer or other necessary technology outside of class.
Check the location and schedule of on-campus computing facilities at http://www.cst.gasou.edu/compfac/
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an enquiring mind
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Email account (NOTE: You will need to have a Georgia Southern account
for your Web page work. If you do not know how to access it, please
make arrangements to find out!)
All members of the academic community recognize the necessity of being
honest with themselves and with others. The integrity of the educational
experience is diminished by cheating in class, plagiarizing, lying, and
employing other methods of deceit or dishonesty. (See Student
Conduct Code for definitions of Academic Dishonesty, including cheating
and plagiarizing.) The need for honest relations among all members
of the community is essential. Students will be held responsible
for academic integrity and honesty in all work done in this course.
The instructor retains the right to set the minimum academic penalty for
dishonesty in the course.
All students will join, read, and contribute to the class listserv discussion.
You are required to make at least one posting per week in response to the
readings, class discussions, or to each others' postings. You will
need to access and read the postings frequently to keep up. You may
also choose to post more than once per week, either responding to other
students' posts, asking questions regarding assignments, readings, or class
discussions, or discussing topics of interest to the general student population.
Spamming, use of inappropriate language, or posting of inappropriate materials
will not be tolerated. It is your discussion board, and as
such it is up to you (the students) to police it. For more
information on joining the course site, see schedule
of assignments.
Subscribe to the class listserv
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Send an email to: WRIT3030-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Leave the subject line blank.
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In the message body, type: subscribe
WRIT303 yourfirstname yourlastname
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Send your message and then check your inbox.
You should receive a message asking you to confirm your subscription.
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Reply to the confirmation request by choosing
"Reply" and then "Send." Do NOT type anything.
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Finally, you should receive another email welcoming
you to the list.
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To send email to the class, use the address: writ3030@yahoogroups.com
NOTE: If you do not receive the 2 confirmation
email correctly, repeat these steps, or follow the directions at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WRIT3030/ |
Attendance is mandatory. My attendance policy is firm: no excuses
are allowed. However, missed assignments may be made up. It
is the student's responsibility to find out any assignments or information
missed as a result of tardiness or absence. Please make arrangements
with another student early in the semester to ensure that, should you need
to be absent, you will still have access to this information. Late
assignments will automatically be lowered one full letter grade, or 10%
(again, no excuses; save your creativity for your essays).
Distribution of final grade:
Attendance and Class Participation
Listserv Postings
Oral Presentation
Final E-zine article |
30 pts.
20 pts.
25 pts.
25 pts. |
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Grades are assigned as follows:
A
B
C
D
F |
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
Below 60 |
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All assignments in this syllabus are subject to change, depending on the
instructor's assessment of students' needs. It is the student's responsibility
to obtain missed assignments, handouts, changes to the syllabus, and other
course-related information.
Inappropriate use of computer resources can result in students losing
their accounts, failure of a class, or legal repercussions. Inappropriate
use includes but is not limited to illegal access of information (hacking),
using someone else's account without authorization, tampering with the
settings on Georgia Southern University's writing lab computers, uploading,
downloading, or installing pirated software or files, and viewing or distributing
pornographic or otherwise offensive materials using Georgia Southern's
facilities. If you are unsure whether or not a specific use is allowed,
contact Computer Services.
This schedule of assignments is a tentative one and is provided for planning
purposes only. Students are expected to check the schedule frequently
for changes, and to complete all assigned readings and coursework as shown
by the dates listed. Additional information on assignments may
be added to this site and/or discussed in class. It is the student's
responsibility to find out any assignments or information missed as a result
of tardiness or absence. (See also Attendance
policy above).
Students are encouraged to submit additional links to online readings
(or bring -- ugh! -- paper copies to me to xerox. We will talk about
the sites/readings in class and on the class listserv. Remember,
you are to post once a week to the class listserv on topics of relevance
to the readings and class discussion and to your research. You may
also respond to other students' postings (I encourage you to do so!).
This class will be a "success" if you learn something useful along the
way (preferably about how we communicate in a digital age) and if we can
all have some fun along the way. So, let's begin our journey:
Week One (8/19, 8/21): Course Introductions
Homework Assignment: Tell your friends to sign up for this course!
Subscribe to class listserv; send your first message, introducing yourself,
your interests, and why you're in this course. Include anything else of
relevance that you'd like to add.
Some interesting readings:
Week Two (8/26, 8/28): For class discussion, read the following
links plus any handouts from class:
Week Three (9/2, 9/4): For class discussion, read the following links
plus any handouts from class:
Week Four (9/9, 9/11): For class discussion, read the following links
plus any handouts from class:
Week Five (9/16, 9/18): For class discussion, read the following
links plus any handouts from class:
Week Six (9/23, 9/25): Class work - individual research projects
More interesting readings:
Week Seven (9/30, 10/2): Class work - individual research projects
Week Eight (10/7, 10/9): Class work - individual research projects;
oral progress reports
Week Nine (10/14, 10/16): Class work - individual research projects;
10/16 attendance optional
Week Ten (10/21, 10/23): Sign up for class presentations.
First drafts of articles due 10/23!
Useful Links:
Week Eleven (10/28, 10/30): Class presentations
Week Twelve (11/4, 11/6): HTML Workshop
Week Thirteen (11/11, 11/13): HTML Workshop
Week Fourteen (11/18, 11/20): HTML Workshop
Week Fifteen (11/25): HTML Workshop
Week Sixteen (12/2, 12/4): HTML Workshop - Final ezine articles due!
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 9, 3-5pm, Newton 2213
Useful Links:
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