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COURSE AT A GLANCE
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| GRADING Plus/minus grades A through C may be awarded (no A+ or C-). Failure to satisfy course requirements earns F or, in certain cases, I (incomplete). Please contact your departmental administrator for the details. Your grade will be calculated on the basis of a course paper and a team project (descriptions below) and a final exam. Each counts toward one-quarter of your grade, with class participation making up the remaining one-quarter. On-time attendance at every class session is required, and repeated absence will reduce your grade. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEAM PROJECTS Please read them here. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE PAPER Your paper should be no less than 1,500 words in length. Put your name and the course number on the first page. Number your pages, and be sure to keep a backup copy of everything you submit. Please note: the 7-8-04 deadline (Session 8) is firm. Late submission penalizes your grade. Early submissions are always appreciated. GENERAL GUIDELINES Select either of the options below. Think critically, research appropriately, and write clearly. Consult any sources you wish, using footnotes and attributions to identify the publications and the people whose information you draw upon. If appropriate, conduct personal interviews with experts of your choice. Feel free to illustrate your paper with clips, photocopies of pages, "screen shots," etc. PAPER OPTION 1 Write a research paper on a topic from the "recent key developments" list (distributed at first class session) or on another topic approved by the instructor. Follow the links in the course Web site to locate online information sources. Use production terminologies, equipment specifications, etc., only to the extent that you're comfortable with them—this is not a test of your technical vocabulary. Your goal is to demonstrate that you have a good general understanding of your subject and its role in the print manufacturing process. PAPER OPTION 2 Write a "production history" of a book or a magazine, beginning with content creation and continuing through all the stages of manufacture (prepress, proofing, printing, binding and finishing). Your book or magazine can be imaginary as long as your description is well supported with technical detail. If you have access to production records for a real book or magazine, you may use them as exhibits to your narrative. In either case, you'll be graded upon the detail and accuracy of your description of the sequence of events that we call print production. Please note: If you choose Option 2 for your course paper, you must use a book or a magazine that is different from the one in your team project proposal. You not are not permitted to repurpose team project information for the course paper. OTHER OPTIONS If you have a proposal for another project meeting the course requirement, please discuss it with the instructor. Reminder: please e-mail your comments and suggestions to ph8@nyu.edu
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