New Media, Spring 2020/Requirements

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< New Media, Spring 2020
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CRN 25041 nmac 4460.01 tr 9:30–10:45 p-online coas-120 Spring 2020
Requirement %
Wikipedia Contribution (P1) 50%
Teaching (P2) 30%
Participation / Daily Work 20%

This course is composed of three requirements, two projects (P1 & P2) and participation listed in the chart on the right. Each requirement will be on-going throughout the semester, will require regular contributions, and may be comprised of various assignments. Each of the major projects (P1 & P2) must be attempted and submitted in order to pass the course.

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Wikipedia Contribution (P1)

This project has you writing a new Wikipedia article from scratch or making significant contributions an existing one—work equivalent to a 10-page research paper. These contributions will correspond to the books we’re reading for class and to those we’ll be teaching.

Teaching the Text (P2)

This project will have you team-teaching the text you will be researching and writing about on Wikipedia. A sign-up sheet will be passed around during the first week of class.

Participation

Active participation in the classroom is required. Your daily work and attendance represents your participation, like: reading, discussions, training, exercises, library tasks, short writing responses, reading quizzes, peer editing, the viewing of a film, and similar activities. Your participation in group activities and your preparation for class will be weighed heavily in evaluation: participation, effort, and attitude count significantly. You should not sit in class like you’re watching TV: learning requires active participation and enthusiasm (see Behavior).

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Required Texts

This course has three required texts (purchase using the Amazon links below or through another bookstore) and several PDFs that will be available in a Google Drive.

  • Jenkins, Henry (2008). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: NYU Press.
  • Murray, Janet H. (1997). Hamlet on the Holodeck: the Future of Narrative in Cyberspace. New York: Simon & Schuster.
  • Negroponte, Nicholas (1996). Being Digital. New York: Vintage.
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