1. Senior Seminar Fall 2008 ISP 4860 Section 003 (Bowen) Class 1, September 3 Course web site: www.is.wayne.edu/drbowen/SenSemF08

2. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200082 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

3. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200083 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

4. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200084 Review of Syllabus Grade Appeals Accommodations Plagiarism  What it is  Consequences  When it usually happens

5. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200085 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

6. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200086 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

7. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200087 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  http://tools.comm.wayne.edu/moodle http://tools.comm.wayne.edu/moodle Pictures for Moodle this week and next week – be ready How to use – next week, UGL Comp Lab 3

8. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200088 Course Website http://www.is.wayne.edu/drbowen/SenSemF08 Will have:  All handouts and class notes  Link to Moodle  Link to Libraries  News stories related to course  Original documents related to course

9. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 200089 #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

10. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000810 www.is.wayne.edu/olgt then link to Writing Guide, or use The Everyday Writer Writing Center in 2310 UGL / 313-577- 2544 Many of you have heard this before, but the problem is applying this stuff More Examples and Details

11. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000811 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

12. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000812 Common Writing Problems Functional grammar Being able to use good standard grammar is like dressing well for a job interview

13. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000813 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

14. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000814 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%

15. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000815 Human Population Region2007 Pop (B)2050 UN est. World6.69.1 China1.31.4 India1.01.5 US0.310.41 Europe0.730.65 More Developed1.2 Less Developed5.47.8 Least Developed0.801.7

16. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000816 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

17. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000817 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

18. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000818 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

19. 9/3/08ISP 4860 Section 003 Fall 2000819 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 email account using a web browser Class meets in Computer Lab C (Room 3150) UGL Be ready for Moodle picture