[Week 13]

Week 13
Mo 4.18/We 4.20
Class: Multimedia presentations

Upcoming:

Week 14
Mo 4.25/We 4.27
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (FINAL DRAFT 1; DUE VIA EMAIL ON MON 4.25 BY 5 PM); REFLECTION 6
 

[Tech News 4.13.15]

• SpaceX successfully lands rocket on a moving barge (ArsTechnica)
• Can microbots clean polluted oceans? (Phys.org)
• MIT sets sights on roads with no stoplights (FastCoDesign)
• Toyota's Setsuna concept is made of wood and designed to last 100 years (TheVerge)
• New metal foam armor can disintegrate bullets (Inquisitr)
• Meet the Flyboard (YouTube)

[Week 12]

Week 12
Mo 4.11/We 4.13
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Research Writing: A How-To”
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)


Upcoming:

Week 13
Mo 4.18/We 4.20
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (FINAL DRAFT 1; EMAIL BY 5 PM) 

[Infographic: The Artificial Intelligence Debate]

As you now know, there is intense debate about the future of artificial intelligence. For this assignment, you will rework your Rogerian Argument into an infographic. In doing so, you will visually translate your argument in to a new medium. In this infographic, all six components of your Rogerian argument (overview of the issue, summary of opposing view, statement of understanding,  stating your position, statement of contexts, and common ground solution) should be illustrated in one of three areas on the slide: pro, con, and solution. Aim for some variation of THIS configuration. Also, find samples HERE and HERE.

Infographics are most easily utilized in PowerPoint (or a comparable program). Additionally, if you are experienced in them, you may also use Photoshop or Illustrator. This assignment must be delivered electronically.

A well-executed infographic will:

• Have a title that articulates that this is a Rogerian Argument
• Have a design dictated by the topic
• Visually translate perspectives and facts in a clear and enlightening manner
• Stay within the parameters of the AI debate

Due: Wed 4.13 (Draft 1; B&W hard copy or in electronic form); Wed 4.20 (Final draft; email to dhdelao@gmail.com by 5PM)

[Tech News 4.6.16]

• Does Alphabet want to make its own city? (Daily Mirror)
• Here are ten kickstarters aiming to make a difference (Inhabitat)
• HP's new Spectre 13.3 is as thin as a AAA battery (Engadget)
• Stanford study: Humans become aroused when touching "sensitive ares" of a robot (Independent)
• Government researchers develop wireless charging systems for electric cars (ComputerWorld)
• Technicolor stores a million copies of a film in DNA (Phys.org)

[Week 11]

Week 11
Mo 4.4/We 4.6
Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Infographics 101”
Due: ROGERIAN ANALYSIS

Upcoming:

Week 12
Mo 4.11/We 4.13*
Class: Writers workshop; Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“Research Writing: A How-To”
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (DRAFT 1; BRING 2 COPIES)

NOTE: The CFA strike has been set for Wed 4.13-Fri 4.15 and Mon 4.18-Tu 4.19. IF a settlement cannot be reached, class will not meet during these days. Watch this website and your email for details. 

[Tech News 4.2.16]

• Telsa debuts its $35,000 Model 3—a stunning 276,000 preorders in first 72 hours smash projections (Gizmodo)
• Here's what construction of Apple's new spaceship headquarters looks like at the moment (TheVerge)
• Startup offering supersonic flights, including NYC-London in 3 hrs and San Francisco-Tokyo in less than 5 hours (Inhabitat)
• New Korean floating installation allows visitors to "walk on water" (Business Insider)
• Apple's Siri now has a response to "I was raped" (CNN)
• Hong Kong designer spends more than $50,000 to create a robot prototype that looks eerily like Scarlett Johansson (Mic)