RESOURCES: Course Materials
Required Course Materials
Note: While both of the texts are available as ebook throughs the library, only 3 students may use them at once. To access the library, you will log in Links to an external site. with your OU 4x4/OUNet ID and OU password.
- On Broadway: Art and Commerce on the Great White Way
Links to an external site., Steven Adler, Southern Illinois University Press, 2004. ISBN# 0-80932-593-4
- Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway
Links to an external site., Michael Riedel, Simon and Schuster, 2015.
- Other excerpts and reading links will be provided in Canvas.
Minimum Technology Requirements
This course requires use of a web browser, OU email, PDF reader, word processor, and other common tools. Use of a laptop rather than mobile device is ideal, though most if not all aspects of the course should be possible with either. There are no special tools required.
Required Technical & Digital Skills
Technical skills needed in this course may include (but are not limited to):
- Using the learning management system
- Using email with attachments
- Creating and submitting files in commonly used word processing program formats
- Downloading and installing software
- Using apps on digital devices
- Using web conferencing tools and software (Zoom)
Digital information literacy skills may include (but are not limited to):
- Using online libraries and databases to locate and gather appropriate information
- Using computer networks to locate and store files or data
- Using online search tools for specific academic purposes, including the ability to use search criteria, keywords, and filters
- Analyzing digital information for credibility, currency, and bias (e.g., disinformation or misinformation)
- Properly citing information sources
- Preparing a presentation of research findings