ENG 406C - Writing in Digital Environments

(3 units)

In this course, we will engage various understandings of media and the tensions surrounding the production, circulation, and reception of information. Paying special attention to questions of knowledge, power, and access, we will critique and create media texts and experiment with various technological platforms. Drawing from social media theories, we will analyze and produce digital compositions ranging from games to digital stories, story-maps to apps.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102. Co-requisite(s): ENG 301.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the ways digital technologies and media environments affect their lives, communication, and writing.
2. engage in multiple analytical techniques appropriate for studying and evaluating social media texts.
3. produce texts in a variety of mediums that demonstrate proficiency with multiple digital writing tools.
4. assess their own writing, specifically their strengths and weaknesses using digital technologies to craft arguments, tell stories, and/or share information.

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