ENGLISH 294: Introduction to Computing in the Humanities

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Class Line # 58027
Meets Monday and Wednesday @ 3:15 - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Bruce Matsunaga

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DAILY SYLLABUS

This schedule is tentative; we will amend it as the semester progresses. Since the class will be composed of students with various levels of experience with computer applications, we will adjust the schedule accordingly. The class website will reflect all changes to the syllabus.

All reading assignments are due on the date listed. Interface Culture is listed as IC. The page numbers are in parenthesis.

Our WebBoard address is: http://english.asu.edu:8080/~matsunaga

Foundations

August 20 - Introduction to the course. WebBoard activities

August 22 - (Aug 26th is last day to add/drop) Basic Internet use: Browsers and Searches.

The Basics of Internet Searching *IE only

Activities - Searching

August 27 - Read Searching the Internet | More Basic Internet use.

Internet terms, disciplinary resources, portals

August 29 - IC Preface and Ch 1. Listservs

See WebBoard for assignments

Public Interest Show from 8/28/01 (RealAudio) on Waldrop's book The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal (Optional listening).

September 3 - Labor Day, No Class

September 5 - Word (bring in resume material)

September 10 - IC Ch 4.

September 12 - (Sep 14th unrestricted withdrawal deadline) IC Ch 2, 5.

September 17 - PowerPoint

September 19 - IC Ch 3, 6.

September 24 -

September 26 - IC Ch Conclusion.

Images

October 1 - Photoshop

October 3 - Special web cast - David Halperin in CC Auditorium 12:00 - 2:00

October 8 - Special web cast - Dominick LaCapra LSE 104, 6:30-8:30

October 10 -

October 15 -

October 17 - Research Project Due.

HTML

October 22 - HTML and Dreamweaver

October 24 - Special web cast - Wlad Godzich, The Fletcher Lecture, 6-8 PM in LSE 104.

October 29 -

October 31 -

November 5 -

November 7 -

November 12 - Veteran's Day, No Class

November 14 - Emerging Technologies

November 19 - Workshop Portfolios

November 21 - Workshop Portfolios

November 26 - Flex day

Portfolio Presentations

November 28 - Presentations

December 3 - Last day of class - Presentations

 

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