ASU East

TWC494/598: Infoglut Deal With It
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication
Spring 2005
Syllabus

Barbara J. D'Angelo
Multimedia Writing & Technical Communication
Sutton 301P
Phone: 480-727-1160
Email: bdangelo@asu.edu
Yahoo IM ID: barb_dangelo

Office Hours:

Tuesday, 10:00-Noon
Wednesday, 2:00-4:00
or by appointment



Course Description and Objectives

"Information Society" and "knowledge worker" have become catchwords of our time, symbolizing the importance of information to our society, culture, and economy. Implicit in the idea of "knowledge worker" and "information society" is the individual's capacity to use information within a given context. This course is about information: how it is created, organized, disseminated, and used with an emphasis on the impact of technologies as well as surrounding economic, legal, and social issues.

On completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Requirements

This is an online course. If you have never taken an online course, you may want to take the Online Learning Readiness Quiz to see if it's right for you. Read the Course Guidelines and Policies and Course Introduction and review all information posted in Blackboard to be sure you understand what will be expected of you.

All assignments are expected to be completed on time. See course evaluation section below for information on grading and Blackboard for information on assignments and due dates. Readings and assignments are also posted on the Schedule at a Glance.

Graduate Students: Students registered for graduate credit (TWC598) will complete an additional assignment.

Required Readings

See the Schedule in Blackboard for required readings for each week.

Course Evaluation

Assignment Value
Synthesis post 15 points
Reading Responses (15 weeks @ 5 pts each) 75 pts
"Discovery" Assignment, Part Two 20 points
"Discovery" Assignment, Part Three 30 points

Scale Grade
126-140 pts A
112-125 pts B
98-111 pts C
84-97 pts D
0-83 pts E

Graduate Students (TWC598):

Assignment Value
Synthesis post 15 points
Reading Responses (15 weeks @ 5 pts each) 75 pts
"Discovery" Assignment, Part Two 20 points
"Discovery" Assignment, Part Three 30 points
Graduate Assignment 50 pts

Scale Grade
171-190 pts A
152-170 pts B
133-151 pts C
114-132 pts D
0-113 pts E

+/- grades will not be used in this course

Academic Integrity

As a student in this course you are expected to complete your own work and to properly cite work of others. Please refer to the Student Academic Integrity Policy regarding students rights, responsibilities and obligations.

Last modified: 13 January 2005