General Information

Instructor: Deepak Kumar, 248 Park Hall, 526-7485
E-Mail: dkumar@cs.brynmawr.edu
WWW: http://cs.brynmawr.edu/~dkumar

Lecture Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Room: Thomas Technology Training Classroom

Course Description: The World Wide Web has changed the shape of modern life: its full impact is yet to be realized. In a short span the web has already altered the way we do business, entertain and inform ourselves, build communities, and exchange ideas. What used to be a high-tech communications system accessible only to the elite digerati has now turned into a mass medium. In this course we will examine the web as a new way of thinking and communicating. We will engage in the creation (weaving) of a web of our own. The class will be constituted as the editorial staff for an experimental, inaugural electronic magazine that will carry insightful essays directly relevant to all aspects of life on the campus of Bryn Mawr College and its surrounding community. In the process of carrying out the publishing of the magazine, students will get first-hand exposure to writing in hypertext.

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Important Dates

Septermber 3: First meetinhg
December 12: Last meeting

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Assignments

1. Assignment: Hop over to the course wiki, in the First Exercise section, and add at least three of your favorite links with a short annotation.
2. Assignment: Each person now has a written assignment due next tuesday, September 17 in class. Please bring a written draft (2 copies, one for the editors and one for the instructor) of the work.

Schedule

• Week 1 (September 3, 5)
  September 3: Course Overview. Visit the course Wiki.
  September 5: Creation of the editorial board, content brainstorming session.
  Assignment: Hop over to the course wiki, in the First Exercise section, and add at least three of your favorite links with a short annotation.
  

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• Week 2 (September 10, 12)
  September 10: First meeting of the editorial board. Agenda: Pick on a name for the magazine and assign written work.
  September 12: Introduction to Dreamweaver. Creating and posting web pages using Dreamweaver.
  

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• Week 3 (September 17, 19)
  September 17: Editorial Board Meeting. Hand in first drafts of all articles. Decide on a Logo.
  September 19: Comments on drafts returned. Pick a slogan. Discussion on Style & Stylebooks: inverted pyramid style, styles and conventions for print media.
  
  

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• Week 4 (September 24, 26)
  September 24: Editorial Meeting. Finalize 1st article drafts.
  September 26: Discuss handout on conducting interviews. Review of layout designs.
  

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• Week 5 (October 1, 3)
  October 1: Review of pre-launch version of the magazine. Setting up a style book. What it takes to rewrite an article. The process of production for a webzine. Collaborative editing of a sample article.
  October 3:
  

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• Week 6 (October 8, 10)
  October 8:
  October 10:
  

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• Week 7 (October 15, 17)
  No classes, Fall Break!!

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• Week 8 (October 22, 24)
  October 22:
  October 24:
  

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• Week 9 (October 29, 31)
  October 29:
  October 31:
  

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• Week 10 (November 5, 7)
  November 5:
  November 7:
  

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• Week 11 (November 12, 14)
  November 12:
  November 14:
  

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• Week 12 (November 19, 21)
  November 19:
  November 21:
  

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• Week 13 (November 26, 28)
  November 26:
  November 28: No class. Happy Thanksgiving!!
  

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• Week 14 (December 3, 5)
  December 3:
  December 5:

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• Week 15 (December 10, 12)
  December 10:
  December 12: Wrap up!
  

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Grading

Grades in this course will be one of the following, 4.0, 3.7, 3.3, 3.0, 2.7, 2.3, 2.0, 1.7, 1.3, 1.0, or 0.0. At the end of the semester, grades will be determined based on your performance on various class assignments, class participation, and a self-evaluation.

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Links

Created by dkumar@cs.brynmawr.edu on August28, 2002.