All students must do the following to pass the course:
Evaluation:
Blog Posts (40%), Final Project (60%)
1. Write a weekly blog post due for each week’s readings that analyze the readings for the week as seen on the syllabus. (Each weekly Blog post must be 350 words or longer.) – late posts are not accepted.
2. Final Project: What is your prediction fo the future of communication in today’s society? All students must complete a final 1500 paper for the course also due as a post on the class blog. The theme of the final project is your unique prediction for the future of media and digital culture. You must answer these questions with your project: – Final Presentations are on May 17, 2018
What will this field look like in 10, 20, 30 years?
What new innovations will be possible with technology and how will we access them?
Final Project Essay Guidelines:
1500 word post to the class blog that answers the following questions.
Your prediction for the future of digital communications
Below are the Questions and Guidelines:
1. What do you think the next BIG movement in Digital Communications and Media will be?
2. Why is your idea a valid predictor of where this field is going? What evidence can you find to support your argument?
3. At least 3-4 written references to back up your argument.
4. Please provide at least 3 examples of projects, websites, or intellectual movements that enrich your argument. If videos, you can embed them in your post.
Final Papers are due on the class blog on May 24, 2018
Final Slides Guidelines
Everyone should have 10 slides max. You will each have 10-15 minutes with 5 minutes for Q and A with our guest critics. It will be a similar format as our midterm presentations:
Remember you should use PowerPoint or Keynote or Google Slides.
Please limit your talk to 10 slides which should contain the following….
Slide 1. Title Slide: Title of project, your name, one image that represents your project
Slide 2. Problem Statement: What were you were trying to achieve / discover with your project? Why does the world need your project? What impact do you think it will make?
Slide 3. Precedents Identify at least 3 precedents (websites / videos / images) for your project and explain why they were successful or why they failed. What makes your project different / similar to them?
Slide 4. Precedent 1
Slide 5. Precedent 2
Slide 6. Details on your Concept
Slide 7. More Details on your Concept
Slide 8. Conclusions – Why should we believe you that this is the future?
Slide 9. Ideas for future ideas that may go beyond
Slide 10. Last slide with your name / project title / website
Everyone should have 10 slides max. You will each have 10-15 minutes with 5 minutes for Q and A with our guest critics. It will be a similar format as our midterm presentations:
Remember you should use PowerPoint or Keynote or Google Slides.
Please limit your talk to 10 slides which should contain the following….
Slide 1. Title Slide: Title of project, your name, one image that represents your project
Slide 2. Problem Statement: What were you were trying to achieve / discover with your project? Why does the world need your project? What impact do you think it will make?
Slide 3. Precedents Identify at least 3 precedents (websites / videos / images) for your project and explain why they were successful or why they failed. What makes your project different / similar to them?
Slide 4. Precedent 1
Slide 5. Precedent 2
Slide 6. Details on your Concept
Slide 7. More Details on your Concept
Slide 8. Conclusions – Why should we believe you that this is the future?
Slide 9. Ideas for future ideas that may go beyond
Slide 10. Last slide with your name / project title / website