Senior Seminar II Fall 2008 ISP 4860 Section 003 (Bowen) Class 2, September 10 Course web site:

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Starting Off Initial the signin sheet Next week 9/17 also meet in Computer Lab C  University research databases/Debbie Tucker  Then back to 79 Manoogian 9/24 – no room change Agenda for tonight  Using Moodle (handout)  Review of assignment schedule and overview  Research – MLA and references  Writing – having something to say, organization  Population

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall New on Course website UN population program MLA reference – The Owl (Purdue U) WSU webmail link Two links to Moodle 1.Moodle in general, then you choose this course 2.Straight to this course Section of resources for guarding your computer

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Using Moodle Follow handout to set up account Assignment schedule on Moodle, upcoming assignments Turning in an assignment online Chat with other people online while continuing to work in Moodle  Moodle messages to invite, but otherwise not like Pictures

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall In-Class Writing Last Week Not graded yet – sorry! What I was trying to do – put you as a writer in contact with readers to see their reactions Three stages of teaching (and writing)?  Concern with personal performance in front of class (audience)  Concern with content (document)  Concern with individual students (readers) What does the audience actually get?

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Being Your Own Audience Try to imagine some of the readers from this exercise, as you write your Chapters Read to yourself, out loud

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Review of Overview The Human Footprint  Huh? (What does it mean)  Areas (topics for paper)  Trends and limits  Five Chapters, suggested order You can change order and topics I want you to have my reactions to changes before you start working seriously  Next week – responses, reactions

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Another Aspect - Organization Each Chapter:  Title – your first contact with the reader Rules of grammar do not apply – your chance to shine  Introduction – a roadmap  Body – follow the roadmap Detail is convincing  Conclusion – summing up At the very end – why should I (the reader) care (significance, so what)

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Organization – Within Body Organization:  Treat topics one by one in logical order – don’t just hop around  Examples of orders that work: a.Start with a specific example or story, then go to what that is an example of (generalize) b.General to specific c.Historical order, order of development d.Logical order – what does the reader need to know first? e.Combinations – a then b, for example  A new topic requires a new paragraph.  Smooth transitions to prepare the reader and show that your thinking is under control, not just random.

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Outlining An outline can be a quick way to organize your topic.  Not required here – I am relying on you to know whether or not you need this  I used to outline, but with word processors I just shuffle stuff around Organization in-class assignment (groups)  Get card pack  Groups can go somewhere else – 30 minutes  Turn in report on next slide

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Group Reports - Organization Each group should turn in a report with the following information (by number) 1.List the group members (first and last names) 2.Take the cards out of the envelope and put them in the best order. What is the order of the cards (by number)? 3.Of the styles of organization listed in class (or including others that you may be aware of, what organization scheme did you used in 2, and why? 4.Pick one other style of organization and describe how you might reorganize the material on the cards to make that other style work.

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Proofreading Marks This should be capitalized This should not be capitalized This should be deleted These should be joined (make one word) Move this to here (here, put the period inside the quotes) Also, ^ for insert

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Why References/Citations? A citation or reference gives the information needed to find and, to some extent, evaluate a reference Purposes:  To give credit to those you borrow from  To trace your influences  To let the reader check up on you

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall MLA Citations MLA – short in-text citations (minimize disruption of reader), full bibliographic information in Works Cited/Consulted All direct quotations and other references to authority must be cited. If a reference is cited but the text is not in quotes, then the words must be your own. Borrowed ideas must be cited also

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall MLA Citations Three basic MLA styles EDW #48 1.Author’s name in sentence, only one work cited by that author (include page) 2.Author’s name not in sentence, only one work cited by that author (include name page) 3.Author’s name not in sentence, more than one work cited by that author (include year of publication) See variations in EDW

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Works Cited/Consulted Reference to work, without page number Reader must be able to find the right line! So:  Authors in order, first author with last name first  Title  Place of publication  Publisher  Date of publication

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Research Portfolio Handout, review of handout Bring to class in two weeks (9/24) In-class evaluation:  Group comparison  Self-assessment of your own portfolio Regular evaluations during semester

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Population Not in Planet in Peril – mainly natural environment  There in the background – helps to cause many of the environmental problems in PIP Right at the start of State of the Planet Humans are the dominant species on earth  (Will microorganisms make us extinct?)  We dominate all major ecosystems / continents  We are a very successful species

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall The Dominant Species To a large extent, we are responsible for most other (large?) species – they survive or become extinct because of what we do  Are we ready for this responsibility? Do we understand that we are responsible? Are we able? Complex relationships, lack of knowledge

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Population Trends Started out as minor species in Southern Africa ~ 5MYA Growth rate increasing  600 M 1700  2 B 1927  4 B 1974  6 B 1999  6.6 B 2008  9.1 B 2050 (UN does not project beyond this)

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Population Background All population figures are estimates Population tends to grow by percent, not by absolute numbers  If there are more people, they have more children Population rates of growth (e.g. percent) are not fixed, but have many influences  ~ 1965 growing by 2.1% per year  By 2002 fell to 1.2% - worldwide decrease

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall World Regions 1750 – 1950 most growth in Europe & New World Now most growth in Africa, Middle East, Asia Rich countries = developed: North America, western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan Less developed = ROW Least developed: 49 countries

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Human Population (repeat) Region2007 Pop (B)2050 UN est. World China India US Europe More Developed1.2 Less Developed Least Developed

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall UN World & Africa Estimates Charts make it clear that population is not expected to level off by 2050 Most growth expected in poorer countries

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Vital Rates For an individual country, Change in population = births – deaths + migration (can be + or -) For the world, change = births – deaths Population can increase if births ↑ or deaths ↓ (population gets older)  Worldwide, life expectancy ↓, but this should be OK because births decrease after a lag (“demographic transition”)

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Malthus 1798 Thomas Malthus An Essay on the Principle of Population  Population tends to grow by percent, food by absolute amount, so predicted worldwide famine  Didn’t happen – technology raised food supply  This is similar but often dismissed because Malthus was wrong  I think we will come through, with major changes

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Next Week – 9/17 Meet again in Lab C Should have PIP finished, make choice of topic in Moodle Start reading in SOP – first Chapter to read is the one on your topic!

9/10/08ISP 4860 Class 4 Fall Two Weeks – 9/24 Back to 79 Manoogian, for good Bring Portfolio to class Reading in SOP in order