As outlined in the Course Description, the overall grade in this class has five components: three projects, a midterm, and homework. This section provides an overview of these elements.

Projects:

Project 1: Data Mapping
Project 2: Podcasting
Project 3: Client Service Learning

Midterm:

The Midterm examination consists of two parts: an in-class portion that covers class terms, concepts, procedures, and readings; a take-home portion that invites a practical solution to a multimedia design problem (this is completed over a calendar week outside of class). The midterm review page is here.

Homework:

Homework includes in-class work, out of class short assignments, reading responses, blog posts, etc. The homework grade component comprises all the minor assignments necessary for the progress of the course. Most of these assignments are worth two points each. Students must produce professional, thorough, insightful work to receive full credit for homework grades. Homework is generally scored: two points for excellent work, one point for acceptable work, zero points for unacceptable work. The final homework grade is a cumulative score based upon how many points a student gained against how many were possible for the semester. The semester total is usually somewhere around 60 points.