Course Requirements & Grading

Attendance, Attitude: 15%

• 1 point per week based on class attendance, performance, attitude

Blog Posts (16): 30%

• Short check-in posts should be 250+ words
• How to Post (Link to Directions)
• Posts are graded 0-2
  • 0 = Not or inadequately completed
  • 1 = Fair, mostly completed
  • 2 = Good, fully completed

Quizzes & Participation: 5%

• Weekly reading and concept quizzes
• Will occur at the beginning of class
• If you are late you will not be given extra time and you cannot make it up

Twitter Participation (16): 10%

• Join Twitter and tweet each week using our class hashtag, #PNMF18
• Tweet topics are listed in the Course Schedule
• By the end of the semester you should have at least 16 tweets for the course
• You are welcome to tweet more than 16 times 🙂

Midterm “Short Guide”: 15%

• Produce a “Short Guide to TOPIC/PLATFORM/TOOL OF YOUR CHOICE”
  • Examples: Cryptocurrencies, XBOX, Pintrest, Occulus VR, etc.
• Guides will include
  • Historical overview of development
  • Economic/Financial Background
  • Profile of Stakeholders & Users
  • Common Uses of Platform/Tool/Topic
  • Strengths & Weaknesses

Final Website Project 10%

• Create a website on the Blogs@Baruch platform that runs on the WordPress web framework
• Your website can focus on a topic of your choice (cannot be business or commercial) Examples:
  • Personal Website or blog
  • Work/showcase website
  • More In-depth exploration of midterm “short guide”
  • Fan or theme website

Final Exam: 15%

• This will be a comprehensive exam covering the concepts we discussed over the course of the semester. It will be multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer. You will synthesize your thoughts from this semester and connect these ideas with the three “Final Exam” readings on the course schedule.

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