RHETORICAL MAKING.

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Examines the rhetorical impact of designing and developing objects using makerspaces (collaborative technological workshops). Uses modern rhetorical theory to analyze the persuasive and communicative dimensions of fabrication and coding. Projects may include making objects using the university's FabLab, technical writing about and rhetorical analysis of those objects, and website coding and design. Emphasizes student-led collaboration throughout iterative design cycles. Prerequisite: English majors must have earned a C or better in ENGL 3350 and in one literature survey course ( ENGL 3340 , ENGL 3341 , ENGL 3351 , ENGL 3352 , ENGL 3361 , or ENGL 3362 ). Non-majors must have earned a C or better in 3 hours of sophomore literature ( ENGL 2303 , ENGL 2309 , ENGL 2319 , ENGL 2329 ).