Senior Seminar Winter 2011ISP 4860Section 001 (Bowen)Class 3, January 31Course web site: www.is.wayne.edu/drbowen/SenSemW11

AgendaTonight in UGL Lab C (Room 3150)Signin, handouts (2) and statusSetting up a Moodle account; using MoodleCourse websiteReview of human footprintContent: urbanizationWriting: citations and referencesAssignmentsResearch portfolio*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

Not Registered Yet?Applies toBaron CrumplerElaine HawkinsMichele NorrisCardale PattersonCall Howard Finley, 313-577-1498 to make sure you will be able to get credit for this course*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

MoodleMoodle: an alternative to BlackBoardSetting up a Moodle account handoutGetting to Moodle: links on course websitehttp://tools.comm.wayne.edu/moodle/Log in then click on this coursehttp://tools.comm.wayne.edu/moodle/course/view.php?id=42Log in then straight to this course save a clickCan go back and forth between course website and Moodle, no login after first*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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MoodleTour of Moodle websiteTurning work inTyping in a Window (choice of topic, chat, forum)Uploading a file (all assignments after choice of topic)NewsForumChatMessages (careful delays!)Logout*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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The Human FootprintRefers to total human impact on earthIncludes how we affect ourselvesUS is not typical we are at the rich endMany systems we depend on are stretched nowWill get worsePopulation growth, economic growth, safety margin*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

Review of OverviewCourse topic: The Human Footprint, 25 pgA research paperHuh? (What does it mean)Subtopics (topics for paper) on next slideFive suggested Chapters, avg. 5 pages eachHuman footprint with focus on your subtopicPresent status for your subtopicTrends for your subtopicSustainability for your subtopicHuman footprint and interactions with your subtopic*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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The Human FootprintSubtopics - pick one for research paper topicPopulationUrbanizationDevelopment / diseaseFood / fishInstitutional Capacity and Failed StatesWaterEcosystem servicesEnergy / Global WarmingSustainabilityConsumption & wasteLand: dwelling & foodTragedy of Commons*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Scope: Six AspectsThe range or scope for each topic has six aspects:Adequacy of current supplyAdequacy if current trends continuePopulation, developmentNew technology and methodsSustainabilitySubtopic scope: all types (e.g. for food), a class of types (e.g. grains) or one type (e.g. rice)Geographical scope: worldwide, world region or single nation? (NOT local, e.g. Detroit except as an illustration or contrast of other content)*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Choosing Your ScopeOn your own, you can narrow one of e or f by one levelIf you want to narrow two aspects or more than one level of the scope, you need to:Describe what you want to doGet my approvalIf, when you submit your topic on Moodle, you just use the one-word topic, you are choosing the full scope (all 3 aspects)*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

Stick With Your ChoiceIn the past, many people said they kept changing their topic because they found more research resources on another topicThey did not finish the paper (did not even get a good start)You will be able to find more than enough resources on any one of these topicsIf you do change topic, you have to repost on Moodle.Do not erase old topic, just put the new one underneath*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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All Are InterlockedCannot solve one while making others worseYes, this is interdisciplinaryThis is why I want your paper to begin and end (Chapters 1 and 5) with the overview*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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The human footprintMany of these areas are in trouble nowWill get worsePopulation growthEconomic growthSafety marginWorld population now about 6.9 B, headed for 9.1 B by 2050 (UN)Will increase need for resources in all areas*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Content: UrbanizationUrbanization: mass movement of people (especially poor) into cities> 50% in cities worldwide, greater in developed countries, but will grow to 75%Not in PIPIn SOP, part of Human Population chapter pg 16 ffUN projection: almost all growth will be in cities in the poor countries2.2 B , 2.1 B in cities, 2.0 in poor countries*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Urbanization (Vital Signs 2007-2008)Megacities more than ten million population number is increasingWhat causes this:Higher urban birth ratesRural povertyWarProblems:Poverty UN defines this as lack of at least one basic necessity (water, sanitation, housing, secure tenure)*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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UrbanizationProblemsPoor move to cities without housing, sanitationSquattingNo education, jobs, etc.Will need to recycle more resources within urban areas*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Urbanization (2008 NYT Almanac)*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

Rank19752000200520151TokyoTokyoTokyoTokyo2NY-NewarkMexico CityMexico CityMumbai3Mexico CityNY-NewarkNY-NewarkMexico City4?So PauloSo PauloSo Paulo5?MumbaiMumbaiNY-Newark

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Other Demographic TrendsUrbanization is a demographic trendAging is another world population will get older in all regionsLife expectancy:World: 67More developed regions: 76Less developed regions: 63Least developed countries: 27Another: increasing literacy, worldwide*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Global Life Expectancy*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Research:Why References/Citations?A citation or reference gives the information needed to find and, to some extent, evaluate a referencePurposes:To give credit to those you borrow fromTo trace your influencesTo let the reader check up on youTo let the reader build on your work*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

MLA CitationsMLA short in-text citations (minimize disruption to reader)All direct quotations and other references to authority must be cited.To say that Lansing is the capital of MI, no citation necessary this is common knowledgeIf a reference is cited but the text is not in quotes, then the words must be your own.Borrowed ideas must be cited alsoMLA citation in parentheses inside sentence*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

MLA CitationsFull bibliographic information on Works Cited page in back slide coming upExample (in body) - authors name and page inside parentheses Some people argue that managing the commons will require harsh tactics (Hardin 3).Means page 3 of the article written by Garrett Hardin*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

MLA CitationsThree basic MLA styles EDW #48 Pg 367:Authors name in sentence, only one work cited by that author: only page e.g. (3)Authors name not in sentence, only one work cited by that author: include name page e.g. (Hardin 3)Authors name not in sentence, more than one work cited by that author: include shortened title, e.g. (Hardin, Managing 3)See variations in EDW or on OWLNext week: citing web pages*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

At back: Works Cited/ConsultedReference to work, without page numberReader must be able to find the right line!So, for book EDW #50 Pg 373:Authors in alpha order by last name, first author with last name firstTitlePlace of publicationPublisherDate of publication*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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MLA Style for Works CitedExamples for book: EDW #50 Pg 373One author: Hardin, Garrett. Nature and Mans Fate. New York: New American Library, 1972.Two or three authors: Appleby, Joyce, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacob. Telling the Truth about History. New York: Norton, 1994.*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

MLA Style for Works CitedPeriodicals: EDW #50 Pg 380:AuthorTitle of articlePeriodical titleVolume numberDatePage, by periodicals method*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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MLA Style for Works CitedExamples for Periodicals: EDW #50 Pg 380Single author in a journal paginated by volume: Norris, Margot. Narration under a Blindfold: Reading Joyces Clay. PMLA 102 (1987): 206-15.Paginated by issue: Lofty, John. The Politics at Modernisms Funeral. Canadian Journal of Political and Social Theory 6.3 (1987): 89-96.*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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1/24/11ISP 4860 Class 2*Number of References12 research-quality references, i.e.8 from WSU research databasesScholarly books or articlesUN & other government websitesWebsites of scholarly/research organizationsSOP textbook, references thereOthers may be mixed inExamples: newspapers, popular magazines, WikipediaPut RQ in front of the research-quality ones or have two sections of Works Cited

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Citing Electronic Sources, e.g. Web PagesThis week, information requirements onlyAuthor (if any listed)Title of document or pageAny information about print publicationElectronic print informationTitle of site, editors, version number, date, sponsors name (look at sites home page)Date of your latest access, URLFor some of this, right-click in blank spot, pick Page Info (IE) or Properties (others)*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

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Research HelpDebbie Tucker has retired but she said it would be OK for me to give you her email:deborah.tucker@wayne.eduResearch librarians are standing by to help youRoving Reference on 2nd floor of UGLEach library has a reference deskUGL reference desk (313) 577-8852List of libraries and reference desks at right on http://www.lib.wayne.edu/info/staff/ These are helpful people!*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

Research SourcesCQ Researcher has good large-scale survey articlesDebbie had a recommended listSearching, say for water gets a lot of information that you dont need the chemical formula for water, the freezing temperature of water, etc.Can be hard to find the articles you needSearching for water shortage or water supply is more specificGlobal or world are also good termsand means all are required, global water supply means global or water or supply*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

Due DatesThe dates that matter the most are the dates for the final paper and the oral presentationIf these are not met, hard to pass the courseIf you do not turn in the drafts, or they are later, those grades do not count anywayBut I may not grade them at all if they are lateTo pass the course, keep up with the scheduleNote grades for in-class and other work, and keeping up*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

AssignmentsToday finish Planet In PerilNext week (February 7)Back to 195 Manoogian for rest of semesterChoice of topic due via MoodleBring Research Portfolio to classMy office hours in 195 ManoogianFebruary 14: Chapter Planner for Chapter 1 via Moodle (see Writing section)February 21: list of references via MoodleFebruary 28: Chapter 1 (overview) draft*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3

AssignmentsFebruary 21 list of 12 research-quality references as a word-processing document turned in via MoodleCan be changed laterInclude all bibliographic informationSuggestion: find four by today, four more by February 7, four more by February 148 from WSU databases (not including SIRS)In class next week: practice on MLA citations*1/31/11ISP 4860, Class 3

ISP 4860, Class 3