TWC 452/552
Information in the Digital Age
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication
Spring 2006

Schedule at a Glance

(pdf files of readings are located in the Reading area in Blackboard)

Date
Readings/Assignment

Week One
(January 17 - 22)

Course Introduction

  • Reading: Fichter (in Blackboard)
  • Assignments due (5 pts):
    • Confirmation email
    • Wiki
Week Two
(January 23 - 29)

Information Literacy

  • Reading: Drucker (Infoliteracy), Hasulo (in Blackboard)
  • Assignments due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
Week 3
(January 30 - February 5)

History of the Information Age

  • Reading: Chandler (in Blackboard)
  • Assignments due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
Week 4
(February 6 - 12)
 
Data? Information? Knowledge?
  • Reading: Jonscher (in Blackboard)
  • Assignments due:
Week 5
(February 13 - 19)

Organizing information

  • Reading: Wurman, chapter 2 (in Blackboard)
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
    • TWC552: graduate assignment topic selection due
Week 6
(February 20 - 26)

Audience, purpose, dissemination

Week 7
(February 27 - March 5)

Week 8
(March 6 - 12)

Intellectual property/copyright

  • Reading: Howard (in Blackboard)
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
Week 9
(March 13 - 19)
Spring Break!
Week 10
(March 20 - 26)
Authorship?
  • Reading: Seelye (in Blackboard); Battles
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
Week 11
(March 27 - April 2)

Privacy/censorship

  • Reading: Gleick, Baase (in Blackboard)
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
    • TWC552: graduate assignment draft due
Week 12
(April 3 - 9)

Assignment due:

Week 13
(April 10 - 16)

Knowledge Society

  • Reading: Drucker (Rise) (in Blackboard)
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
Week 14
(April 17 - 23)

Knowledge Society, cont.

  • Reading: TBA
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
Week 15
(April 24 - 30)
Assignment due:
Week 16
(May 1)

Wrapping up

  • Reading: TBA
  • Assignment due:
    • Reading response (5 pts)
    • TWC552: graduate assignment due

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Last modified: 20 March 2006