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Senior Seminar Course in Summer II

Students,

Here is the syllabus for the Senior Seminar course taught during Summer II. If you are interested in the course, there is a bit of room left.


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DTC 476 “Digital Literacies”
Dr. Dene Grigar
T, TH 11-14:20, VMMC 23
Office: MMC 102G, 546-9487
Email: Grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
Web: www.nouspace.net/dene

Introduction to the Course Content and Focus
The focus of this Senior Seminar is to professionalize students planning to attend a graduate program in digital media or a related field. Thus, attention is given to providing students with a hands on experience with directing and participating in a large digital media project; teaching students how to engage in a critique of digital work; and helping students prepare requisite materials, such as a proposal, portfolio, resume, and writing sample, needed for their professional career. In brief, this course offers students a kind of literacy of digital media aimed at enhancing their success in the field.

For this reason, there is only one digital media project for the semester––but it is a very large one with numerous steps that must be undertaken to arrive at the final product, a portfolio. To be successful in the course, then, students must 1) stay up with all of the required assignments that lead to completion of the portfolio, 2) engage in the production of large digital media project, and 3) attend all classes, tutorials, and workshops.

The course is a “seminar.” This means that it is project-based, is limited to a small number of students and––when held in the classroom––entails open discussion held around a seminar table (hence, the name “seminar” style class). Because you are required to turn in a project, you will also meet with me individually for tutorials and spend class time working independently.

Since students draw upon knowledge derived from their coursework, we recommend students who take this course be in their last year of classes.


Course Schedule

(C) Meet in classroom, VMMC 23
(O) Meet in Professor’s Office, VMMC 102G
(I) Work independently on Project

Week One: Defining Course, Setting Up Projects
Tuesday, June 19 Introductions, statement of interest, planning projects (C)
Thursday, June 21 Tutorial with professor (O)

Week Two: Independent Research into Topic / Hamassing Resources and Tools
Tuesday, June 26 Formal presentation of project idea to the class (C)
Thursday, June 28 Resume workshop / Proposal workshop (C)

Week Three: Proposal Process / Undertaking Work
Tuesday, July 3 Proposal due; tutorial with professor (O)
Thursday, July 5 Work on projects (I)

Week Four: Undertaking Work
Tuesday, July 10 Work on projects (I)
Thursday, July 12 Work on projects (I)

Week Five: Undertaking Work / Feedback / Revising Work
Tuesday, July 17 Group Critique (C)
Thursday, July 19 Professor’s Critique (O)

Week Six: Exhibit-Present-Perform / Portfolios
Tuesday, July 24 Event (C)
Thursday, July 26 Portfolio workshop / Professionalizing Workshop (C)


Project Types
1. One of the 13 genres that make up digital media, or
2. A formal, seminar length academic paper (20+ pages, excluding Works Cited) on some aspect of digital media, with accompanying digital-based artifact


Assessment
Work will be assessed for its professional quality. Other factors include being turned in on time, uniqueness, and, of course, content. Components that will be assessed are:

Proposal 10%
Resume 10%
Critiques 10%
Self-Reflection Essay 10%
Large Media Project 30%
Portfolio 30%

Items turned in late will be penalized a letter grade per day (not class day but each day) late. Items not turned in cannot be made up by other work.


Absenteeism
Students need to be in class and tutorials on the days indicated in the Course Schedule. This amounts to six classes (C) and three 30-minute conferences (O) with the professor. The rest of the time students work independently on their projects (I). Keep in mind that one summer class = three classes in a regular semester.

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