Course Description

This course will address ways to gather, analyze, and manipulate the big data of the digital age to empower our analysis, criticism, and creativity. The DH Seminar is a hands-on class mixing theory and practice.

In this class we will:

  • develop data hacking skills across media

  • refine critical thinking skills to better understand experience and identity in the digital age

  • experience multiple subfields of digital humanities

  • collaborate on digital projects

  • build expertise applicable to the workplace and/or academic research

Syllabus and Course Locations

Please see the syllabus for the schedule and activities of the class, as well as the location of the class sessions, as we will be moving around the university. The course will meet Fridays 9:10AM—12PM in the Spring 2015 semester.

Code of Conduct

The Digital Humanities program is dedicated to providing a harassment-free learning experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality, religion, or choice of text editor. We do not tolerate harassment of students or faculty in any form.

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event.

Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other people in the class.

Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate.

Grade Components

Attendance and Participation: 15%

Failure to attend five or more classes will result in a failing grade in this course. More than two absences will affect your attendance/participation grade. Please let me know ahead of time if you will be absent.

Weekly Tasks: 25%

You will have certain tasks to do throughout the course. See the syllabus for the “homework” due for each session. You will receive one cumulative grade for each week’s assignment. You can check your grades in d2l.

Final Project: 30%

Midterm: 15%

Final: 15%

Grading Scale

92..100% : 4.0; 85..92% : 3.5; 80..85% : 3.0; 75-80%: 2.5; 70..75%: 2.0; 60-70%: 1.0; 0..60%: 0.0

Academic Integrity

This class follows MSU’s regulations on academic integrity. Consult: http://www.msu.edu/unit/ombud/academic-integrity/index.html

Accommodations of Students with Disabilities

MSU DH classes follow MSU’s procedures regarding disabilities. Please contact me as soon as possible to arrange accommodations. Persons with disabilities may be made by contacting the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at 517-884-RCPD or on the web at http://rcpd.msu.edu.