Elements of Electronic Rhetoric:Elements of E-Rhetoric

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Elements of Electronic Rhetoric

Exercise for Chaps 1 - 5: AnalysisOfAPersuasiveTechnologyExercise. Due at classtime.
Read chaps 6 - 7, credibility.
In class, we'll discuss concepts from 1 - 5 and look at your exercises
in part 2, we'll look at chaps 6 - 7 and focus on design choices in creating credibility - trustworthiness and expertise - in web sites.

Look at what you found for chaps 1 - 5.
discuss chaps 6 - 7: designing for credibility: focus on design and HCI
http://www.google.com/ - trustworthiness in searching
http://www.midcocomm.com/ - tech support
http://www.efoliominnesota.com/ a service. questions concerning the credibility of using a template, or of being associated with a site. Does credibility transfer?
http://www.amazon.com/ surface cred, reputed cred, and earned cred in tension
http://www.apple.com/ in tension with amazon?

Persuasive Technology, Chaps 8- 10
For final: In groups, create a conceptual design for an ethically suspect technology - the more suspect, the better (213). This can be a web site or a device, static or mobile. Present your design at final. Include

a description of the device or site
drawings or mock ups if appropriate
a scenario or two that illustrates how the device would be used. See openings of chaps 8 ad 9 for examples of scenarios
a consideration of the ethicality of the device's using search model on pp 233ff as a guide.

Use the wiki for text descriptions and notes for your presentation. Drawings or mock ups can be done in an appropriate medium.

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Final Exam Schedule

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