The course: Writing in New Media

• an upper-division elective course
• offered once a year
• at the University of California at Santa Barbara

The students: 21 juniors and seniors

• diverse majors
• limited computer experience
  

The assignments: 3 projects + 3 project reports, in 10 weeks

• 2 assignments in Photoshop, 1 assignment in Flash

The goals: many and varied

• introduction to new media, by reading about and authoring projects
• practice in visual modes of communication, including graphic and text design
• practice in writing about new media (their own projects as well as those of others)
• increased facility with Photoshop, Flash, and other software (FTP, Dreamweaver)

The website: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/sorapure/120.html