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Portland, OR 97280-0990
1. No coursework is accepted after the final day of class.
2. This schedule is subject to change if determined necessary by the instructor.
| Week | Date | Class Discussion Topic | Homework - What's due or what you should be doing |
| 1 | 4/4 | Attendance | Read Introduction, pages xxxiii to xxxiv |
| Getting to know you | Read Chapter 1, pages 1 through 21 | ||
| Introduction to Course and Syllabus | Read Chapter 2, pages 23 through 41 | ||
| Team Projects explained | Read Chapter 4, pages 57 through 62 | ||
| Teams assigned | |||
| Clarity and Concision | |||
| "Brevity is Wit" | |||
| Individual Assignment 1 Introductory Essay Due on Monday, April 9th |
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| 2 | 4/11 | Linear Writing vs. Interactive Writing | Read Chapter 5, page 63, middle of 67 through 71 |
| Teamwork in Multimedia Writing | Read Chapter 17, pages 269 through 278 | ||
| Linear Writing and Narrative | |||
| Script writing basics | |||
| Script analysis and extracting meaning | |||
| Theme, conflict, character | Begin Team Project 1 | ||
| Constructing a trailer, Shining | |||
| Team Project 1 explained | |||
| Coliteration exercise | |||
| Individual Assignment 2 Extract a Trailer Due on Tuesday, April 24th |
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| 3 | 4/18 | Blogs and Blogging | |
| Ethics of blogging | |||
| Empathy and cultural relativism | |||
| Avoiding absolutism and defamation | |||
| Individual Assignment 3 Blog Due on Friday, April 27th |
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| 4 | 4/25 | Interactive Writing and Narrative | |
| Team Project 2 explained | |||
| Storyboard and Shotlist | |||
| Team Project 1 Coliteration Due on Tuesday, May 1st |
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| Individual Assignment 4 Blog Response Due on Thursday, May 3rd |
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| 5 | 5/2 | Web site design | Begin work on Team Project 2 |
| Outline | Read Chapter 3, pages 43 through 55 | ||
| Flowchart | Read Chapter 5, pages 63 to middle of 67 | ||
| Site Map | Read Chapter 6, pages 85 through 87 | ||
| Planning and organizing | Read Chapter 7, pages 91 through 107 | ||
| Read Chapter 10, pages 127 through 161 | |||
| Individual Assignment 5 Web Site Design Due on Thursday, May 10th |
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| 6 | 5/9 | Human factors, usability, globalization | |
| User analysis, feedback | |||
| Accessibility | |||
| Review for Midterm | |||
| Individual Assignment 6 Web Site Analysis Due on Sunday, May 20th |
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| 7 | 5/16 | Midterm Test | |
| Q&A about Team Project 2 | |||
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| 8 | 5/23 | Videotaping your Interactive Narrative | Team Project 2 due in class for first groups |
| Team Project 3 explained | Begin to write your section for Team Project 3 | ||
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| 9 | 5/30 | Videotaping your Interactive Narrative | Team Project 2 due in class for last groups |
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| 10 | 6/6 | Videotaping your Interactive Narrative | |
| Jobs in Multimedia Writing | Read Chapter 26, pages 431 through 440 | ||
| Intellectual Property Rights issues | |||
| Review for Final Test | |||
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| 11 | 6/13 | Final Test | |
| Team Project 3 World Creation Due on June 14th |
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