TWC 453/553 Information & Technology in American History
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication
Fall 2007

Schedule

(subject to change and updates--check back often)
(for copies of readings and more details on assignments,
check the Schedule area in Blackboard)

Date
Readings/Assignment

Week One
(August 20-26)

Course Introduction

  • Reading: Pigeon Post; Pavlik, pages 2-5 and Week 1 Video (in Blackboard)
  • Assignments due:
    • Confirmation email (5 pts)
    • Discussion board post (4 pts)
Week Two
(August 27-September 2)

Information and Technology

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 1
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 1, Brown (in Blackboard)
  • Assignments due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 3
(September 3-9)

Information and Writing in Historical Perspective

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 3
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 3; Chandler, chapter 1
  • Assignments due:
Week 4
(September 10-16)

Information Infrastructure, part 1

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 5
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 5; Chandler, chapter 2
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 5
(September 17-23)

Information Infrastructure, part 2

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 6
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 6; Chandler, chapter 3 to pg. 68
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 6
(September 24-30)

Telegraph

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 7
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 7; Chandler, chapter 3 pgs. 68-86
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
    • Research Proposal (10 pts)
Week 7
(October 1-7)

Telephone

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 8
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 8; Chandler, chapter 3 pgs. 87-105
  • Assignments due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 8
(October 8-14)

Radio

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 9
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 9; Chandler, chapter 5 pgs. 137-163
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 9
(October 15-21)

Television

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 10
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 10; Chandler, chapter 5 pgs 163-177
  • Assignment Due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 10
(October 22-28)

Coming of the Computer

Week 11
(October 29-November 4)

From computers to networks

Week 12
(November 5-11)

The Internet

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 12
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 12; Chandler, chapter 7 pgs. 240-256
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 13
(November 12-18)
The Internet, cont.
  • Reading:
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 14
(November 19-25)

The Mobile Future

  • Reading:
    • TWC453: A World of Connections (in Blackboard)
    • TWC553: A World of Connections (in Blackboard); Chandler, chapter 9
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
Week 15
(November 26-December 4)
Wrapping Up
  • Reading:
    • TWC453: Meadow, chapter 13
    • TWC553: Meadow, chapter 13; TBA
  • Assignment due:
    • Discussion board post due December 4
      • Weds: Original post
      • Sun: Response posts
    • Research Report due November 30th (30 pts)
    • TWC553: Portfolio due December 4th (20 pts)

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Last modified: 14 August 2007