ENGL 482

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Writing Technologies

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Examines the relationship of computer technology to the larger field of writing studies. Topics include a historical overview of computers and other writing technologies; current instructional practices and their relation to various writing theories; research on word processing, computer-mediated communication, and hypermedia; and the computer as a research tool.

Same as LIS 482. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of instructor. Students must have a basic knowledge of word processing.

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ENGL 482 class schedule data for spring 2017
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	44168	Lecture-Discussion	1G	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	G17 Foreign Languages Building	Gallagher, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: This class examines the impact online writing technologies have on our reading and writing practices. The class will investigate the relationship between today’s digital platforms, i.e., Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, and earlier methods of writerly communication such as cuneiform tablets, scrolls, the printing press, and letter writing. We will address some of challenges writing technologies pose, including the role gender, race, and class play in social media as well as legal and ethical challenges writers face in the 21st century. Assignments include (a) a mid-term and final paper, (b) class participation, and (c) a creative media project about the history of an obsolete writing technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	39677	Lecture-Discussion	1U	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	G17 Foreign Languages Building	Gallagher, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: This class examines the impact online writing technologies have on our reading and writing practices. The class will investigate the relationship between today’s digital platforms, i.e., Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, and earlier methods of writerly communication such as cuneiform tablets, scrolls, the printing press, and letter writing. We will address some of challenges writing technologies pose, including the role gender, race, and class play in social media as well as legal and ethical challenges writers face in the 21st century. Assignments include (a) a mid-term and final paper, (b) class participation, and (c) a creative media project about the history of an obsolete writing technology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.