I reserve the right to revise assignments up until the class meeting in which I assign them.
Your course blog is a space to write to the class (and potentially others) about course readings, service learning experiences, questions, responses to classmates' blogs, interesting websites, ideas and reflections related to 282, etc. It may be useful to think of it as informal practice for the critical framing paper you'll be writing for your final project. I will provide weekly suggestions for your writing, but I encourage you to explore your own questions as well. This blog will account for 10% of your final grade.
Participation includes thoughtful preparation for reading discussions, active engagement in in-class activities, helpfulness to classmates, use of office hours, and so on.
Weekly assignments are opportunities to explore ideas and practice techniques that will inform your final project. These assignments will be published online and accessible from your homepage for the course (see Students). They will account for 25% of your final grade.
For your final project, you will design a website for either your service learning organization or the Carlson Center's Word on the Street project. During its development, the site will undergo series of reviews by different audiences. The final product will include the website itself, a critical framing paper, and a presentation of your work to the class. The project as a whole will account for 45% of your final grade.