GRAD Project White Papers
Graduate students enrolled in MWTC courses develop self-designed projects intended to explore an area of multimedia, computer-mediated professional communication, research into new and emerging communication & design technologies, and related fields.
Particularly successful projects are those that combine a student’s professional, civic, or academic interests with theories of design and communication.
Because many students in MWTC courses increasingly come from a wide range of ASU programs — Political Science, Public Affairs, Education, Art, Graphic Design, Information Technology — these projects are notable both for their intellectual rigor and for their interdisciplinary scope.
Comments? Questions? E-mail Michael Moore at michael.r.moore@asu.edu
Spring 2011: Principles of Writing with Technology
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Fall 2009: Principles of Writing with Technology
Jeanette Buenger
Patenting a Web Application: an In-Progress Case Study
Anna Glenn
An Analysis of Apple’s Branding Strategies
Rebeca Gomez
How Professional Writers use the Internet to Promote Themselves, to Network, and to Work
Megan Kearney
Can Technical Documentation Be Beautiful? Should it Be?
Jennifer Schaefer-Cochran
Do We Need eBooks?
Summer 2009: Principles of Technical Communication
Megan Kearney
Digital Printing & the Impact on Yearbook Publication
Spring 2009: Principles of Writing with Technology
Angela Barrus
Leading and Learning: Web 2.0 and Beyond
Janine Blake
Communications Media and Millennials: The Impact on the Future Workplace
Julie Espinosa
Don’t Be a Robot: How to Network Using Social Media
Cara Labrie
The Recession in Media: Print and Online Coverage of the Nation’s Financial Crisis
Virginia Simmon
Web 2.0: Embrace it or Avoid it in the Writing Classroom?
Fall 2008: Principles of Technical Communication
Colleen Beier
Linux: An Operating System Alternative
John Chapman
Web Accessibility: 10 Best Practices for Developers (7.6 MB)
Mary Fox
Working from Home: A Realistic Guide for Telecommuting Mothers
Jeffrey Holmes
Leaving the Path: Writing and Reading the Webbed-Text
Elizabeth Lawson
The Rise of Green Marketing in Corporate America
Gabriela McManus
Mindful Communication in the Workplace
Ryan Stump
Change Your Light Bulbs: Saving Energy is Conserving Green
Summer 2008: Principles of Technical Communication
Kristy Roschke
The Text Generation: Is English the Next Dead Language?
Ryan Stump
Change Your Light Bulbs: Saving Energy is Con$erving Green
Jessica Walczak
Are Helmets Protecting Us? Arguments For and Against Helmet Laws
Spring 2008: Principles of Visual Communication
Mindy Redburn-Smoak
Do You See What I See? Effective Use of Visuals In Multi-Media Design
PPT 16.4MB | PDF 4.7MB
Lori Miller
Integrating the Visual (Whatever That Means) Into Composition Classes
Derrick Mendel
The Health Care Identity Crisis: A Visual Analysis
Marcia Mazzarotto
Visual Literacy: An Annotated Bibliography
Sugathri Akkiraju
Techniques to Enhance Learning Experiences in Visual Communications
Fall 2007: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Michele Mosco:
Reflections on the Design and Presentation of a Professional Teaching Portfolio
Ryan Schumacher:
The University Press in the Digital World: A Bibliography
Spring 2007: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Julie MacNeil
Using Soundslides in Web Presentations: The Changing Face of Online Journalism
Presentation (HTML)
Instructions (PDF)
Eric Pasternak
Moving to Web 2.0: An Annotated Bibliography
Valerie Roberts
Rage Against the Machine: The Rise of the Millennials
Julia Wolfe
Citizen Journalism and Blogging
Summer 2006: Principles of Technical Communication
Drew Brown
Outlook and Organizing Your Real Life: A Guide
Rex Clark
Web Design: The Need for Process
Julia Wolfe
A Guide to Starting a Writing Business from Home
Steven Yazzie
Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Indian Communities: Is It Closing the Digital Divide or Leaving American Indian Communities in Its Digital Dust?
[In revision]
Spring 2006: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Jennifer Dance
Faculty Preparation: Exploring Effective Strategies for Preparing Faculty to Teach in Distributed Environments
Jeffrey Hardee
Movie Piracy and Intellectual Property
Cyndi Kessler
Writing and Compiling a Help File: A Vlog
(CD version available)
Deborah Prewitt
The F.A.C.E. of Writing for the Web: Fresh, Active, Concise, Evocative
Nicole Saidi
New Media Wiki Project
(PDF archive)
Patricia Yasolsky
New Media: A Vision of New Literature or Tech Fad? (Podcast)
Fall 2005: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Scott Crooker
Winning the War on Spyware
Lynn Gorton & Sheryl Trexler
Evaluation of Night Kitchen’s TK3 Software for the Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication Program at Arizona State University
Spring 2005: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Christine Hagen
The Silent Art of Book Design: An Introduction for Technical Communicators
Gwen Minnier
Certification Watch: The Debate Over Certification of Technical Communicators Continues
Jenell Ybarra & Christine Hagen
Communication, Art, and Aesthetics: Communicative Art and Today’s Classroom
Summer 2004: Principles of Technical Communication
Jose Perez Avila & Eric Shepard
The FAA’s Bird Ingestion Test: Background for Non-Engineers
Spring 2004: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Julia Carrillo
The Relevance of Creative and Consistent Communication in the Online Learning Environment (Barrett Honors College Research Paper for Principles of Writing with Technology)
Fall 2003: Principles of Visual Communication
Michael Collins
Rural Arizona Chambers of Commerce: Usability of Web Sites
Judith Judson
The Developmentally Disabled and the Use of Technologies: An Annotated Bibliography
Deborah Sterkowitz
Impact of the Internet On Older Adults: An Annotated Bibliography
Fall 2003: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Neal Duncan
Information Architecture as Intellectual Property
Summer 2003: Principles of Technical Communication
Michael Collins
A Survey of Rural Arizona Community Websites: Implications for Elder Migration
Susan Riley
Written Communication: Quality Assurance Statistical Quality Control
Renato Solines
Technological Platforms for a Consulting Company: An Annotated Bibliography
Spring 2003: Principles of Visual Communication
Wendy Feldbauer
The Silent Victims Of Media Images: The Story Behind the Pictures
Julie Jacobs
The Power Of Propaganda: An Historical and Visual Glimpse of War
Michael Kidd
Internal newspaper at war: Frontline, the Newspaper of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) — A Visual Analysis
Cristina Luna
War in Real Time: Editing the True Face of War
Phillip Park
Technical Communicators and Empathic Design
Tara Seals
Visual Basic: An Analysis of Design Strategies in Domestic and International e-News Sources
Lisa Ramsey
Internet Dating Websites: You’re the Bait!
Spring 2003: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Wendy Feldbauer
Teaching MWTC Classes Online: A Teacher’s Basic Guide
Fall 2002: Principles of Writing with Technology:
From Papyrus to Pixels
Alissa Johnson
Blogs: Democratizing the Internet
(archived @ http://mwtc.composing.org/grad/projects/alissa/)
Patricia O’Shea
Web Design, Invention, and the Problem of Copyright
Phillip Park
Fair Use And Digital Copyright:
A Guide for The MWTC Community at Arizona State University East
Christine Schares
Computer Mediated Communication (CMC):
The Differences in Communication Styles between Men and Women