TWC 490 Capstone
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication
Fall 2007

The capstone portfolio is the culmination of your program of study in the MWTC Program. Prior to graduation, you will:

• compose an electronic portfolio of your work accompanied by a persuasive statement
• submit your portfolio for evaluation
• present your completed portfolio to the faculty and other students

This Capstone course will assist you with the process of composing and presenting your portfolio. During the course, we will review:

• Program Outcomes
• the process of composing a persuasive statement
• designing a portfolio
• the procedures that will be used to evaluate your portfolio

Required Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks can be purchased in the ASU Polytechnic Campus Bookstore or online.

Kimball, Miles A. (2003) The Web Portfolio Guide. Longman.

MWTC Program Outcomes

MWTC Capstone Portfolio website

Evaluation

Important notes:

A grade of C or better must be earned in the Capstone course. Portfolios will not be accepted from students earning below a C.

Portfolios must be submitted by the deadline (that means on my desk on the date it is due). Failure to submit the portfolio on time will result in a grade of E.

Failure to present your portfolio on the date scheduled will result in a grade of E.

Students who receive an E in the Capstone course will be required to retake it in a future semester.

Grading:

All of the work required for this course is intended to help prepare you to compose and present your portfolio. Course content should, hopefully, be a review of concepts and ideas that you have learned in your classes. Activities are listed on the Schedule.

All activities for this course are required and will be graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. One grade will be issued for all work required for the week.

Satisfactory:

All posts, activities, excercises are completed on time and with reasonable effort; the workshop (if required for the week) is attended on time and you are prepared to discuss your work and ask and respond to questions.

Unsatisfactory:

Posts, activities, excercises are not completed by the due date or are completed in a way that shows lack of effort; the workshop (if required for the week) is not attended or attendance is late and you are unprepared.

Scale:

Academic Integrity

As a student in this course you are expected to complete your own work and to properly cite work of others. Refer to the Student Academic Integrity Policy regarding students rights, responsibilities, and obligations.

Last updated: 18 July 2007