Senior Seminar Fall 2008 ISP 4860 Section 003 (Bowen) Class 1, September 3 Course web site:

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Starting Off Things to do:  Initial the signin sheet (every week)  Pick up a copy of the Syllabus Review of Syllabus  Meeting next week in Computer Lab C (Room 3150) in the Undergraduate Library  Semester assignment: 25-page research paper 5 five-page Chapters

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Review of Syllabus Contact information for David Bowen Office hours Textbooks and other references Assignment schedule Listing of normal Chapter topics for paper Grading scale  10% means one letter grade  Strong push to get drafts in, keep up to date

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Review of Syllabus Grade Appeals Accommodations Plagiarism  What it is  Consequences  When it usually happens

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Paper Topics Overall – “the human footprint” on earth Your paper zeroes in on one aspect  List in right column of assignment schedule on Pg 2 of Syllabus  Seven sections, five Chapters – also Pg 2 “References” not in MLA style Part of each class on information for each aspect Read “your” Chapter SOP ASAP

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall During Each Class… Info on human footprint and sub-topics Research requirements  Number and quality of references  Research notebooks  References and citations Writing  One aspect  Class writing activity

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Moodle In this course, turn work in and get it back online using Moodle (alternative to BlackBoard) Moodle site for this course not set up yet Look at a site for another course  Pictures for Moodle this week and next week – be ready How to use – next week, UGL Comp Lab 3

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Course Website Will have:  All handouts and class notes  Link to Moodle  Link to Libraries  News stories related to course  Original documents related to course

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall #1 Reason for Writing To organize your own thinking #1 Way to Good Writing Have something you want to say #1 Way to Find Mistakes Read your Essay out loud to yourself, and listen

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall then link to Writing Guide, or use The Everyday Writer Writing Center in 2310 UGL / Many of you have heard this before, but the problem is applying this stuff More Examples and Details

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Common Writing Problems Functional grammar  Rules of grammar have a purpose – to transmit meaning  Rules of grammar are always changing  Different grammars for different groups  Get too far from the group’s grammar and you are not understood (must change with changes)  The further you get from the group’s grammar, the harder it is to understand you

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Common Writing Problems Functional grammar Being able to use good standard grammar is like dressing well for a job interview

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Writing Write one-half page on how this semester is starting out for you – fifteen minutes  Give a clear overall impressionof your experience  Give specific examples in an organized manner  No spelling or grammar Group critique – read your aloud Rewrite, turn both in

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall The Human Footprint Refers to total human impact on earth  Includes how we affect ourselves We are not typical – we are at the rich end Many systems we depend on are stretched now Will get worse  Earth’s population 6.6 B now, headed for 9.4 B – ↑ 50%

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall Human Population Region2007 Pop (B)2050 UN est. World China India US Europe More Developed1.2 Less Developed Least Developed

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall The Human Footprint Will get worse  Rest of humanity wants to be like developed world  US ~4.5% of population  For example, we consume 20 M Bbl/day of petroleum, whole world consumes 80 (US 25%)  Factor of 5.6 greater if they achieve our current lifestyle

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall The Human Footprint Will get worse  Plus safety factor because systems are stretched now, maybe 1.5  Total increase in consumption: 1.5 (population) × 5.6 (consumption) × 1.5 (safety) = 12.6  No one knows how to produce this much more in any aspect  THEREFORE: future will be VERY different

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall The Human Footprint Quick review of different areas – all interlocked  Population  Urbanization  Ecosystem services  Food / fish  Water  Energy / Global Warming  Tragedy of Commons  Consumption & waste  Development / disease  Land: dwelling & food  Sustainability

9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall For Next Week… Have:  Three-ring research binder  3½-inch floppy diskette labelled with your name, or a USB flash drive, any capacity  A way to access an account using a web browser Class meets in Computer Lab C (Room 3150) UGL Be ready for Moodle picture