January 17 (Thursday)

• J 117 (Online Journalism): We will critique the introductory page of your news website which will serve as your midterm exam. You should have uploaded your HTML and other graphic files before coming to class. Please remember that your output will be graded based on (1) how your introductory page’s “look and feel” complements the desired concept and content of your website; and (2) how your source code was written. Your participation in the critiquing session of your classmate’s outputs will also be graded.
• J 122 (Publication Design and Layout): As is the case of J 117, the introductory page of your personal or hobby website will serve as your midterm exam. We will also analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your output. Our critiquing session will focus on your creative use of HTML tags and attributes.

January 18 (Friday)

• J 109 (Writing for Popular Audiences): We will not have a class on January 18. You only need to submit your first paper (maximum word count: 1,000 words). We will continue our discussion of “popularization” on January 25.

J 200 (Thesis) students: This is just to remind you that the first draft of your thesis is due on January 25 (Friday). Only a few students have updated me on the status of their thesis, and fewer still have submitted their preliminary findings. Please keep in mind that those who fail to submit an acceptable first draft within this semester will get a grade of 5.0.