MariahRajah’s Profile

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MariahRajah
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MariahRajah
Major Program of Study
Professional and Technical Writing
Academic interests

Digital Writing & Editing

Bio

Hello, my name is Mariah Rajah and a graduate of the Professional and Technical Writing major.

My Courses

ENG 1133 | Specialized Communication For Technology Students | Spring 2016

ENG 1133 | Specialized Communication For Technology Students | Spring 2016

“Academic as well as occupational writing such as lab reports and bids, emphasis on the documented report, summarizing material and writing letters. Written presentations frequently utilize visual aids such as graphics, maps and charts.”

ENG 2720: Writing with New Media

ENG 2720: Writing with New Media

An exploration of the changing nature of composition practices and rhetorical strategies in the digital age. Students are introduced to a variety of digital writing platforms that expand communicative practices beyond print-based media. Taking advantage of the visual and interactive properties of computer-mediated communication, students consider the ways in which composition practices and rhetorical strategies are transformed in digital environments.

Emotions 101: ENG 1101-LC 49

Emotions 101: ENG 1101-LC 49

This Learning Communities course themed Emotions 101: Learning to Navigate the Challenges of College and Life will offer readings, writing assignments, and a shared movie, “127 Hours,” enabling students to identify stresses in their own lives, recognize stresses they share with other students entering college, and collaboratively develop effective coping skills to address them. This material will be combined with academic rigor and requirements for both PSY 1101 and ENG 1101.

ENG3760 Digital Storytelling, SP2016

ENG3760 Digital Storytelling, SP2016

In our “Digital Storytelling” class, we will define what we mean by “digital storytelling,” learn terminology for understanding digital storytelling, create digital storytelling deliverables individually and collaborative, and develop your professional and technical writing portfolios with curated examples of your work. More specifically, you will: • Explore what theories and strategies of digital storytelling; • Create digital storytelling artifacts using a range of new media technologies; • Tell fictional and nonfictional stories through engaging multimodal artifacts and interactive new media; • Develop literacies for engaging, deciphering, evaluating, and creating digital storytelling artifacts; • Collaborate, cooperate, and share your digital storytelling artifacts within a supportive discourse community; • Build heuristics to enable your dynamic transition to learning other digital storytelling technologies as they emerge; and • Integrate the composition process into your digital storytelling practices (drafting, revising, and reflection).

ENG 3790 | Information Architecture | Spring 2016

ENG 3790 | Information Architecture | Spring 2016

“This theory and practice-based course provides a theoretical overview of the concepts and practices of information architecture: Organization, labeling, navigation, search, and metadata. Students develop practical skills through the study of human-computer interaction.”

My Projects

The Buzz

The Buzz

Welcome to The Buzz, a student blogging site dedicated to all things City Tech–from how to handle the pressures of school, to what movies to see. Join the discussion by adding a comment to a post you like, or by adding a post yourself! And be sure to join the project to get regular updates!

FYLC – First Year Learning Communities

FYLC – First Year Learning Communities

Welcome to the First Year Learning Communities Open Lab project page. If you are interested in joining the Reflective Writing Project or just learning more about events, resources and information related to the FYLCs at City Tech please request membership!

DURA

DURA

The Solar Decathlon at City Tech This website is devoted to people in the City Tech community wanting to develop the Solar Decathlon entry in 2015.

My Clubs

The PTW Writers

The PTW Writers

The page dedicated to the newly forming PTW club at NYCCT