Course Calendar
Please note that this calendar is designed to be flexible: we may make changes along the way, depending on your interests and the needs of the class. Should you miss a class, you are responsible for finding out what you missed from a classmate and for knowing about—and adjusting for—any calendar changes. Professional protocols and collegiality ask you to alert us if you’ll be missing on a day when we’re having a workshop or when you are scheduled to present materials.
Week 1
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| Thursday 4/1 | In class: Introductions, key terms, course goals
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Week 2
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| Thursday 4/8 | Reading: Kress, Multimodality: 1-102 In-class discussion: sixty-second pitches Workshop: Typography Due: Reading response: 500 words Background:
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Week 3
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| Thursday 4/15 | Reading: Kress, Multimodality: 103-197 In-class discussion: Processes and effects Workshop: Typography, Part II Due: Typographic response “Each of the modes has its own peculiar logic. It also has its own organizational patterns and, to some extent, its own stylistic characteristics.” — James Kinneavy |
Week 4
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| Thursday 4/22 | Due: Project work & updates:
Background: Lupton and Miller, Design, Writing, Research 3-70 |
Week 5
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| Thursday 4/29 | Reading: TBA Due: Project Timelines:
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Week 6
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| Thursday 5/6 | Reading: Lupton, Design, Writing, Research 73-120 Due: Project Prototype
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Week 7
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| Thursday 5/13 | Reading: Lupton, Design, Writing, Research 121-202 and Ligon’s Annotations Due: Project iteration #1
THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT is a method for helping businesses and organizations determine what they need to do to improve their operations, services, and products. A needs assessment is a systematic exploration designed to identify the gaps between “what is” and “what ought to be.” It is the tool of choice of consultants because it provides a means of discovering what clients, consumers, and customers perceive as their needs. |
Week 8
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| Thursday 5/20 | Reading: Manovich, “Database as a Genre of New Media” Due: Project iteration #2
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Week 9
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| Thursday 5/27 | In class: Project Presentations Due: Project iteration #3
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Week 10
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| Monday 6/7 |
Due: Final Report |