Course Philosophy: This course pursues a two-prong inquiry into the "rhetoric" of new media. I will lead discussion and exploration of new media texts and theory. This exploration will help you develop the analytical and rhetorical techniques necessary to create thoughtful, critical new media texts.
Simultaneously, you will learn about new media texts by working with them. The early assignments build individual skills and techniques while the later assignments explore collaboration and other aspects of new media authorship. I firmly believe that the logic of the screen cannot be learned in the abstract—it's key that we learn to write with images.
Catalog Description: Hands-on, writing intensive course explores unique writing requirements for electronic media. Internet, multimedia, and CD-ROM content are examined as examples of new ways of exploiting written communications. Students study Internet documents, hypertext, multimedia presentations, and software programs ranging from corporate web sites to interactive CD-ROM entertainment. Course work includes composing interactive stories, hypertext documents, and multimedia composition.
Prerequisites:
52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II or
52-1112 WRITING AND RHETORIC II: ENHANCED or
52-1122 ESL WRITING AND RHETORIC II or
52-1162 COMMUNITY SERVICE WRITING AND RHETORIC II
