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This Week in Writing 155B

Monday 5/31 — Holiday

Wednesday 6/2

Thursday 6/3 — Professional Writing Minor Celebration & Year-End Event! 6th Floor, HSSB, McCune Conference Room

Monday 6/7 — Print Portfolio Due, Writing 150 Portfolio Due

Course Description

This is the second of two capstone courses in the Multimedia Communication track of the Professional Writing Minor. At the end of this course, you’ll 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’ll be asked to

  • edit and redesign documents;
  • design an effective graphic illustration of a grammatical concept;
  • create and deliver an interactive, non-linear presentation;
  • compose 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.

Required Texts

The 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:

  • PDF Book Revision: 10%
  • Strunk & White Illustration: 20%
  • Prezi Grammar Presentation: 20%
  • Online Portfolio: 30%
  • Print Portfolio: 20%

Important Information

  • We meet in the Leadbetter lab (Phelps 1530) 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.