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 English

 269   Spring  2011  

Digital  Media  Composing  


English  269:    

Office  Hours:   Class  Meetings:   Contact  Info:  


3:30p-­‐5p  Monday   Monday  &  Wednesday   Genevieve  Critel  
3:30p-­‐5p  Wednesday   1:30p-­‐3:18p   critel.1@osu.edu  
     
Denney  419   Denney  343   (580)  399-­‐5796  (c)  
 

Course  Description:  
English 269 provides a rhetorical framework for
engaging in the theory and practice of digital media
composing. Students will analyze and compose
digital media texts while studying complex forms and
practices of textual production.
Photo  by  goobimama  

Learning  Objectives:   Required  Materials:  


Readings, activities and major assignments in the course are designed to • Duarte, Nancy. Resonate:
help students learn to: Present Visual Stories That
Transform Audiences. Wiley,
• understand and apply fundamental rhetorical and design 2010.
principles for analyzing, planning, creating digital media texts for
• External hard drive for
public consumption.
backing up projects, at least
• use and critically examine numerous digital capture and editing
40 GB, formatted for Mac
technologies (e.g., digital cameras, digital audio recorders, digital
• Headphones brought to class
video cameras; GarageBand, Photoshop, iMovie).
every meeting
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Course  Policies  
Attendance
Because we will devote much of our
time in class to discussion, peer review,
and studio production, your attendance
in essential. Understand that missed
time will negatively affect your grade.
You will be responsible for all
deadlines.

More than two unexcused absences


will result in failure of the course.

Photo by Nick J. Webb

Prerequisites during the course of the quarter. Give


English 110 is a prerequisite for English yourself enough time to solve them. committed; illustrated by, but not
269. limited to, cases of plagiarism and
Netiquette dishonest practices in connection
GEC Statement Keep in mind that this course involves with examinations. Instructors shall
Category 2.C. Arts and Humanities communicating with public audiences report all instances of alleged
2.C(2) Visual/Performing Arts outside of the class. Consequently, you academic misconduct to the
“Goals/Rationale: Students evaluate should not include in your assignments committee (Faculty Rule 3335-5-
significant writing and works of art. Such content that you would not be comfortable 487). For additional
studies develop capacities for aesthetic and sharing to a wide public audience. information, see the Code of
historical response and judgment; Student Conduct."
interpretation and evaluation; critical Academic Honesty
listening, reading, seeing, thinking and Plagiarism entails representing another’s Grading
writing; and experiencing the arts and works or ideas as one’s own. It includes I assign numerical grades on each
reflecting on that experience. unacknowledged word for word use and/or assignment which correlate to the
a. Students develop abilities to be paraphrasing of another person’s work, letter grades below.
informed observers or active and/or unacknowledged use of another
participants in the visual spatial, person’s ideas. You must attribute all un- A 93.5-100
performing, spoken, or literary original work. This will be a crucial point A- 89.5-93.49
arts. when composing your remixes. I will B+ 86.5-89.49
b. Students describe and interpret provide more instruction as we approach B 83.5-86.49
creative work, and/or movements these assignments. In accordance with B- 79.5-83.49
in the arts and literature. university rules, I will report all cases of C+ 76.5-79.49
c. Students explain how works of art suspected plagiarism to the Committee on C 73.5-76.49
and writings explore the human Academic Misconduct: C- 69.5-73.49
condition.” "It is the responsibility of the D+ 66.5-69.49
Committee on Academic D 59.5-66.49
Late Work Misconduct to investigate or E 59.4 and below
I do not accept late work unless you have establish procedures for the
an excused absence and we've discussed it investigation of all reported cases of Class Cancellation Policy
in writing prior to the deadline. student academic misconduct. The In the event that I need to cancel class
Technology issues are NOT an excuse for term "academic misconduct" unexpectedly, I will send you an email and
late work. Plan ahead and anticipate that includes all forms of student ask the English department to put a note
you will have technology issues arise academic misconduct wherever on the door.
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Major  Course  Assignments:  
10%   WordPress  Team  Site  
Your  team  will  create  a  single  WordPress  site  on  which  you  will  all  be  authors,  contributing  your  major  assignments  and  daily  
work  as  well  as  commenting  on  each  other’s  work.  
 
20%   Digital  Story  
You’ll  create  a  digital  story  told  through  images  and  audio,  edited  in  iMovie.  

20%   Declamation  &  Video  Recording  


Brief  presentation  on  a  subject  about  which  you’re  passionate,  a  subject  you’d  like  to  share  your  passion  for  with  the  class  
(10%).  You’ll  videotape  the  presentation  and  edit  it  into  a  final  product  (10%).  

30%   Video  Documentary  


In  your  team,  you’ll  create  a  single  long  documentary  or  a  series  of  shorter,  linked  documentaries,  as  the  capstone  project  for  
the  course.  

10%   Quizzes  and  Reflections    


Regular  quizzes  on  both  the  readings  and  technology  for  the  class.  

10%   Participation  &  Professionalism    


Demonstration  of  preparedness  through  active  and  professional  participation  at  every  class  meeting.  

Resources  
Digital Media Project The Office of Disability Services
Located in Denney Hall 324, the Digital Media Project
(DMP) provides 24 hour rentals of video cameras, still cameras, "Students with disabilities that have been certified by the
and audio recorders. The DMP staff can also provide Office for Disability Services will be appropriately
technological assistance during lab hours. DMP Website. accommodated, and should inform the instructor as soon
as possible of their needs. The Office for Disability
Digital Union Services is located in 150 Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil
The Digital Union (SEL 370) can also provide computers for Avenue; telephone 292-3307, TDD 292-0901; OSU
people to work and limited assistance. Digital Union Website. Office for disability Services Web Site."

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