General Syllabus

Table of Contents (Anchors work in Netscape 2.x only)

Introduction-Week One
1/16,1/18 Brief Introduction to the course
Introduction to Classroom/What is "Computer Assisted?"
Introduction to Macintosh Basics and Daedalus Classroom Software
Introduction to Course/What is "E309M?"
Discuss portfolio assessment
Class List-Serv
The Teacher Folder process
Put Eudora on your disks
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Week Two
1/23,1/25
CA QUIZ DUE
Short interchange on class goals/expectations
Introduction to the internet
Introduction to the WWW
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Week Three
1/30,2/1
1/31 Twelfth Class Day
Viewing "The Defector"-- a Star Trek
First paper assignment (3-4 pp)--Definition Paper
Interchange about the episode
Using the WWW for research
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Week Four
2/6, 2/8
Rough Drafts are DUE (3 hard copies and one on disk)
Peer Editing Discussion
Discussion of Mandel,Verity article
Lecture on Design
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Week Five
2/13, 2/15
Discussion of Wired magazine
Introduction to HTML
Formatting papers for the web site
Paper #1 DUE
Paper #2 Assigned
(3-4 pp on evaluation of CP-related web sites)
HTML scavenger hunt
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Week Six
2/20, 2/22
More on HTML
Formatting papers for the web site
Responding to Readings
Introduction to Newsgroups
Exercise using newsgroups
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Week Seven
2/27, 2/29
Draft of Paper #2 DUE
In-class Peer Editing
Discussion of Readings
Lecture on Hypertext plus fiction of new tech
Introduction to StorySpace
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Week Eight
3/5, 3/7
The fiction of new technologies cont--SF, cyberpunk, films, video games
Hypercard
Paper #2 Due
HTML presentations
Project #3 assigned
Group Assignments
List of URLs due at class end
Reminder regarding midterm portfolios
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Spring Break 3/12, 3/14


Week Nine
3/19, 3/21
Portfolios due
Discussion of Readings
Project Work
Project #3 ongoing Assessment
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Week Ten
3/26, 3/28
IC about portfolios
Discussion of Readings
Project Work
Project/Paper 4 Assigned
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Week Eleven
4/2, 4/4
Projects Due
Project Presentations to the Class
Project Evaluations/Group Assessment
Topic Choice Due
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Week Twelve
4/9, 4/11
Watch C|Net news story
Visit C|Net WWW site
Discuss goal of company like C|Net
Discussion of Readings
Project Work
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Week Thirteen
4/16, 4/18
Project Work
Rough Draft DUE
Peer Editing
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Week Fourteen
4/23, 4/25
Meetings with Tonya
University Evaluations
Work on final revisions
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Week Fifteen
4/30, 5/2
Project Presentations
Final Project/Paper Due
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FINAL EXAM-Turn in Portfolio

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