Spring Course Syllabus

PERSONNEL

Area Assignments

Family Farm Project: Howard Sacks
Introducing Knox County: Dana Lightstone
What is Family Farming?: Beth Belanger, Mitra Fabian, Eren Zink
Life on a Family Farm: Allison Davis, Lauren Johnson, Casey Lewis
Farm Economy: Robert Milt, Catherine Sias
Farm Organizations and Community Life: Christina Engler, Amanda Feld
Farming and the Environment: Erin Hatton

Technical Assignments

Project direction: Howard Sacks
Web site design: Robert Milt, Beth Belanger
Photography: Mitra Fabian
Audio presentation: Erin Hatton
Technical troubleshooting: Erin Zink
Editorial: Lauren Johnson
Publicity: Casey Lewis, Christina Engler
Communications: Alisoun Davis, Dana Lightstone
Public involvement: Amanda Feld, Catherine Sias

PROJECT FLOW CHART

Web Site

January 18: Field research begins, transcriptions prepared
January 25: Training on web site assembly begins
February 1: Design of web site begins
February 22: Assembly of web site begins
March 21: Development discussion of web site begins
April 11: Preparation of web site debut
April 18: Final review of web site begins
May 5: Debut of web site

Publicity and Public Participation

Schedules developed with coordinators

AN OUTLINE FOR THE SEMESTER

[NOTE: Items in bold indicate special events beyond regular class meetings]

1/18 Project Development: Topics, tasks, resources

1/20 FOCUS 2100 Conference

9 AM-3:30 PM
Chapel Hall, Mount Vernon Nazarene College

1/25 The World Wide Web: Introduction and Design

Roth Classroom, Peirce Basement

Guest speaker: Bill Quimby or Mike Fox, ICS

READ: Stephen Wilson, World Wide Web Design Guide (Indianapolis: Hayden Books, 1995). Read Introduction, Chapters 1 and 9. COPY AVAILABLE IN THE RESEARCH ROOM.

RESEARCH: Begin field research

1/30 PILR Workshop: WWW Document Authoring (HTML), Introduction

11:10 AM, Roth Classroom

NOTE: You must register in advance to attend this workshop at the Olin Library Information Desk in person, at PBX 5691, or email PILR.

This workshop will provide an additional opportunity for training in HTML.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE REPEATED ON FEBRUARY 13 AND MARCH 29.

2/1 Lecture: Jack Alston

8:10 AM, Biology Auditorium

Jack Alston, an attorney who has been working locally to restructure zoning laws, will give a special presentation on environmental planning in the introductory course in environmental studies. We are invited to attend.

2/1 Creating a Web Site: HTML, Part 1

Roth Classroom, Peirce Basement

Guest speaker: Scott Siddall, ICS

READ: World Wide Web Design Guide, Chapters 2 and 3

EXPLORE: WWW for at least one hour

2/6 PILR Workshop: WWW Document Authoring (HTML), Intermediate

11:10 AM, Roth Classroom

NOTE: You must register in advance for this workshop.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE REPEATED ON FEBRUARY 29 AND MARCH 26.

2/8 PILR Workshop: WWW Document Authoring (HTML), Advanced

11:10 AM, Roth Classroom

NOTE: You must register in advance for this workshop.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE REPEATED ON MARCH 28.

2/8 Creating a Web Site: HTML, Part 2

Roth Classroom, Peirce Basement

Guest speakers: Scott Siddall and Dave Pilgrim

2/15 PILR Workshop: Multimedia, Introduction

11:10 AM, Roth Classroom

NOTE: You must register in advance for this workshop.

READ: World Wide Web Design Guide, Chapters 4 and 5

2/15 Project Discussion

2/20 and 2/22 PILR Workshop: Multimedia Production, Parts 1 and 2

11:10 AM, Roth Classroom

NOTE: You must register in advance for these workshops.

2/22 Project Discussion

WEB SITE: Begin assembly

2/29 Project Discussion

3/3-3/18 SPRING BREAK

3/19 Guest Lecture: Gene Logsdon

11:10 AM, Biology Auditorium

Author and farmer Gene Logsdon will offer a special presentation on the significance of the small, garden farm to the economy to our class and the introductory course in environmental studies. Students in our class are invited to join Mr. Lodgson for lunch following the presentation in Lower Dempsey Hall.

3/21 Project Discussion: Web site development

3/28 Project Discussion: Web site development

4/4 Project Discussion: Web site development

4/11 Project Discussion: Planning web site debut

4/18 Project Discussion: Web site review

4/27 Project Discussion: Web site review

5/2 Project Discussion: Project review and future research

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