Assignments



Blog Posts & Questions: (25 points total) You are expected to comment twice a week on blog posts over the semester and prepare to presentations in response to the readings and class discussion. I expect you to post a weblog entry for each reading assigned in class, whether or not you choose to attend the in-class session. To receive a B on the weblog portion of your grade, your entries must be complete and posted in a timely fashion. To receive an A your entries must also be well written with strong evidence for support.

Abstract/Proposal: (15 points) You will develop, revise, and turn in an abstract/proposal for the work you intend to create. Abstract/proposal will need to meet requirements outlined by the specific conference/journal you plan to submit to. You are required to submit a journal requirements as part of the assignment. As part of your proposal, you need to identify the journal you are planning to submit to (with the URL for the proposal guidelines of that journal), articulate your argument, the theoretical foundation for your work, the medium/media you plan to work with, and what your project contributes to the academic world.

Seminar Paper: (35) You will be expected to produce a proposal for your seminar paper to be submitted to a conference/journal. The professor must approve a proposal on time to ensure the final project is acceptable. The production must engage theoretical concepts concerning the rhetoric of music in video games must be at the level of journal work. Resources to help develop your paper are within the library and multiliteracy center.

Presentation: (25) You will be expected to present a conference-style video presentation for your peers and other faculty. Presentations will last 20 minutes.