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Projects and Points

All of the written work you do for the projects will be repurposed to become pages for your website. It is essential, therefore, that you save everything you write all through the semester.

 Project 1: Email and Discussion Lists = total 45

• essay analysis of email discussion list uses = 35
• DQ1 = 10

 Project 2: Ethics Online = total 60

• rubric = 25
• analysis of website = 25
• DQ2 = 10

 Project 3: Online forums = total 210

• Prezi = 25
• Twitter = 25
• wiki = 50
• group podcast = 50
• blog = 50
• DQ3 = 10

 Project 4: Design and web writing principles = total 85

• page template = 25
• narrative about design decisions for template = 25
• website flowchart = 25
• DQ4 = 10

 Project 5: website and newsletter (eportfolio) = total 200

At least eight content pages including the required ones listed below

1. welcome page
2. credit/policy page
3. newsletter or other multi-page print document repurposed as etext - 50
4. resume - 50
5. at least 4 additional pages highlighting your writing - 25 each

 Semester Total

A = 93-100% (558-600)
A/B = 90-92% (540-557)
B = 85-89% (510-539)
B/C = 80-84% (480-509)
C = 70-79% (420-479)
D = 60-69% (360-419)
F = below 60% (below 360)