Syllabus:

The syllabus is work in progress. Check it frequently as it will change (ie. readings may change with due advance notice). All readings can be found in the course reader.

Required Course Book:

"The New Media Reader" edited by Noah Wardip-Fruin and Nick Montfort
pick up book at Talking Leaves Bookstore

Three copies are available for 3 day course reserve in the undergraduate library.

All cell phones need to be turned off during class time.

Required Student Activities

Students must actively read all reading assignments (clearly marked by READ:) and be able to discuss them during class. The readings that are listed after "lecture:" are suggested readings. On Mondays and Wednedays the instructor will present the readings followed by discussion. You are required to take detailed notes during all lectures. You may buy a notebook.The course reader is required.

In the week Monday 03/01 to Wednesday 03/03 we will lead a discussion, which means that half of the class will have a reading day (see week 8).

For the week of the class there will be an international conference "art, networks, & collaboration" that will cover issues addressed in class. You are required to attend Saturday April 24. The conference will terminate the class with a dance party. There is no class on Monday, April 26.

Attendance:

After 2 unexcused absences any further absences lower your final grade by a half grade.

Examinations and Requirements

On Wednesday, February 25 page there will be a mid-term multiple choice quiz covering all material presented in lectures and required readings to this date.
On Wednesday, April 21, 2004 we will hold a final essay exam during which students will be required to answer questions from all readings and covered material in lectures.

Grading Policy

30 % Participation in class; attendance 20 % Mid-term 3 page multiple choice quiz 20 % Final 3 page multiple choice quiz, and 2 pages short answers

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities (physical, learning, or psychological) which may make it difficult to carry out the course work as outlined, and/or requires accommodations such as recruiting note takers, readers, or extended time on exams and assignments, may contact the Office of Disability Services, 25 Capen Hall, 645 2608, and also the instructor during the first two weeks of class. ODS will provide information and will review appropriate arrangements for reasonable accommodations.

Incomplete Policy

Incompletes are only granted in the case of legitimate, documented emergencies, and only to students in good standing in the course.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is literary theft and a betrayal of trust. The term is derived from the Latin word for kidnapper and refers to the act of signing one's own name to words, phrases, or ideas, which are the literary property of another. Plagiarism comes in many forms, all to be avoided: outright copying or disguised use of words and phrases from an unacknowledged source. This includes copying and pasting from any online source. To avoid Plagiarism, students are encouraged to make it their habit to put quotation marks around words and phrases, or to isolate and indent longer passages that you are using from someone else's writing. Students can cite the source in a footnote/endnote, or within parentheses in your text. The penalties for Plagiarism can be severe: from an F for the particular assignment, to an F for the course, and to referral of the case to the Dean of Undergraduate Education for administrative judgment.