.: BARCLAY BARRIOS | WEB AUTHORING | RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | M 4,5 :.











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Barclay is the Director of Instructional Technology for the Writing Program. As such, he's in charge of the Writing Program Web site, its forums, and all pedagogical applications of technology. He's also (s-l-o-w-l-y) working on his e-dissertation, The Subtle Knife: Writing Programs and Technology. Barclay has been teaching for eight years and has taught everything from Expos to cyberlit, as well as the first section of 402, the original form of 425.

Barclay is obsessed with passionate about good design, and has full knowledge of HTML, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop. He's not too shoddy with Flash, either.

Obey him, and be happy.

Office:    

Lucy Stone Hall, B Wing, Room 104C
Office Hour:  

Tuesday, 2:00-3:00, and by appointment
Office Phone:  

732-445-2106
Home Phone:  

732-418-7033 (until 10 PM only)
Email:  

barriosb@rci.rutgers.edu (checked 9-4, M-TH only)
Mailbox:  

Lucy Stone Hall, B Wing, Room 106
Reaching Me:  

The best ways to reach me are by phone or in my office. Generally, speaking, I am in my office from at least 9-4 M-TH. You should also feel free to contact me at home if you have a pressing question. While I do check email during the day at work, realize that it is at work, and that may delay a response. Contacting me directly will get an immediate response.

 



  • Castro, Elizabeth. HTML for the World Wide Web
    This text is required, but mostly because it's a good thing for you to hang on to.
  • Williams, Robin and John Tollet. The Non-Designer's Web Book
    This text is optional. If you are very new to computers or the web, you may want to hang onto it.

 

 

 



» Come to class. Attendence is expected—this class is not independent study; it's a collaborative learning environment and you need to be here to be a part of that. Miss three classes (the equivalent of six regular classes, after all), and fail the course. Exceptional cases should plead with me directly.

» Don't plagiarize. You must review and abide by the University's code on plagiarism and academic integrity. You should also know your responsibilities in regard to this policy. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense; copyright infringment is a serious crime. If you plagiarize an assignment, you will fail that assignment—that's being kind, really, since the minimum statutory damages (not counting punitive damages) for copyright infringement start at $10,000. Remember, Google can search 2,469,940,685 pages (well, even more as you read this) for text in about .43 seconds—do you really think I won't catch ya [eg]?

» You're protected. All final grades are subject to the review of the Directors of the Writing Program. If you think I'm a psycho-grader, don't worry—someone's watching out for you.

 



» Webspace. You must have an account with Rutgers or some other ISP. This account must provide both email access and server space. If you have an Eden account, you're covered. If you don't have Eden, you will need it anyway. ALL FINAL PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MUST BE HOSTED ON EDEN.

» Surf here often. This site is where it all happens, and where I post assignments as well as important announcements. I suggest you drop by once or twice a week.

» Grading breakdown. Your final grade will be determined by these percentages. You must complete all assignments to pass.

  • Class assignments on design evaluation and web genres (20%)
  • Class participation and collaborative learning (10%)
  • Collaborative project (20%)
  • Midterm Web site: prototype of final project (20%)
  • Final project Web site (30%)