Your final project for this course will consist of:
Instructions for setting up WordPress final project sites
- Your final digital project should include the following elements:
- An inviting Home page on a WordPress site that introduces the central thesis/research question of your project and draws the user in to explore more.
- A clear and navigable layout.
- Digital artifacts that provide a level of interactivity or visualization to your project, such as the digital edition of your memoir(s), timelines, maps, charts and graphs, etc.
- Context, narrative, and interpretation about different aspects of your research question.
- Digital assets such as images, audio, and video, and their accompanying metadata, as necessary.
- A Sources page or section (your bibliography).
- An About page or section that provides:
- Short biographies of your team members.
- A Documentation page or section that provides (where applicable):
- Information on the tools or other digital components used to create your project (including links to their web pages).
- You will also compose a final blog post reflecting on the process, content, and success of the final digital artifact. (1000 words) (post under “final blog” category)
- You must meet with your instructor to discuss your ideas before you can proceed with the project
- You will present your proposed research project to the group in a snap talk in the last days of class (Thursday, Nov. 29 and Tuesday, December 4).
Short in-class presentation of final project (8 minutes long) that is an articulation of your role in the class final digital artifact production. Discuss your design question, reason why this design was chosen, whether or not it achieved the sought after answer to your design question,
Final project submission is on Final exam date HUMN 100-01.
You will be graded according to the following guidelines:
Rhetorical Awareness: Argument considers audience, message, and medium (artifact and essay): i.e. Storytelling and accessibility for a public audience on campus and in the region ….25%
Stance and Support: Central claim is duly supported by evidence drawn from the core text, from readings, and from sample projects (essay); i.e. Evidence of original research 20%
Organization: Clear structure demonstrates presentation of research question, critical analysis through method, and moves logically from introduction to conclusion (artifact and essay). Clarity of final presentation to the class 15%
Conventions: Competent adherence to usage standards; skillful integration of core text and secondary sources – including citation (artifact and essay) 20%
Design for Medium: Well-chosen design features enhance audience motivation and participation (artifact) 20%
PEER TEAM ASSESSMENT
It is important to provide positive feedback to people who truly worked hard for the good of the team and to also make suggestions to those you perceived not to be working as effectively on team tasks. We ask you to provide an honest assessment of the contributions of the members of your team, including yourself. The feedback you provide should reflect your judgment of each team member’s:
- Preparation – were they prepared during team meetings?
- Contribution – did they contribute productively to the team discussion and work?
- Respect for others’ ideas – did they encourage others to contribute their ideas?
- Flexibility – were they flexible when disagreements occurred?
Your teammate’s assessment of your contributions and the accuracy of your self-assessment will be considered as part of your overall project score. Please submit your peer team assessment with your final project as an email attachment to Prof. Faull.
