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Course Description

This is the second of two capstone courses in the Technical & Multimedia Communication track of the Professional Writing Minor. At the end of this course, you will have a print and an online portfolio of your writing in a variety of professional genres representing the range of work that you’ve done as a Writing Minor, as a student in other courses, and as an intern.

The assignments in the course ask you to engage in activities that will help you improve as a writer in print and multimedia; specifically, you will be asked to

  • revise and remediate documents;
  • analyze and compose on online “book” in PDF format;
  • edit, organize, and design a portfolio of professional documents;
  • learn XHTML and CSS in order to design and code standards-compliant websites;
  • and continue developing facility with a variety of software programs.

The syllabus, schedule, assignments, readings, and resources for the course can be found on the Web at http://sorapure.net/155b. This website will be updated regularly.

Recommended Texts

Slide:ology, Nancy Duarte
Any good CSS reference book
Non-Designer’s Design Book, Robin Williams
The Elements of Style (illustrated), Strunk & White (illustrations by Maira Kalman)

Grades

The assignments for the course constitute your final grade, roughly as follows:

  • Online PDF book: 30%
  • Recommendation sample: 10%
  • Print Portfolio: 20%
  • Online Portfolio: 30%
  • Class participation: 10%

Important Information

  • We meet in the Mesa lab (Phelps 1525) every class session, unless otherwise announced.
  • Because much of the work of the course will be done during class time, your attendance and participation are very important. You are allowed two absences; after that, your final grade will be lowered by one grade for each absence (e.g., if you are absent 3 times, an A becomes an A-; if you are absent 4 times, an A becomes a B+).
  • If you arrive late to class, I count that as half an absence.
  • Remember that even if you are absent you are responsible for any work that is done during class and for any assignments that are given or are due during class. Call a classmate, call me, send me an e-mail, or come by my office during my office hours to find out what you missed.
  • Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you plagiarize on any of the assignments you will fail the class and will be subject to disciplinary action by the University.

Final Portfolios

Jessica
Gellane
Stephanie Spear
Isabel
Eli
Ben
Robin
Megan
Carolyn
Cynthia
Greg
Stephanie Smyth
Sarah
Casey
Christine
Anna
Penny
Yolanda