Students develop analytic methods necessary to create a well-considered thesis proposal. Course integrates theories of design, techniques of composition, and technologies of electronic and print publishing. Modules include both design principles and hands-on practice in visual literacy, layout and design, and graphic tools. Students complete the life cycle of planning, implementing, testing and revising a nonlinear writing project. Ideal for students who have mastered the basics of HTML and would like to further explore the theory and practice of writing in a hypertextual environment.
Tasks engage students in the lifecycle of electronic text creation, search, and retrieval.
Presents concepts of reusability, metainformation, documentation, interoperability, and encoding schemas. Students build skills to create a range of persuasive documents including proposals for research grants, responses to requests for proposal, and government proposals. Includes collaborative writing, interviewing, and conflict resolution, and computer-mediated group work. Students edit writing samples from a variety of technical fields. Students work in computer laboratory with instructor on designing individual projects using current audio and video design applications.