Schedule
Week One

May 23: introduce syllabus, form groups, discussion about article possibilities

May 24: discuss topic ideas, presentation of idea(s) at end of class, email me paragraph with your idea(s) by end of class (one email per group)

May 25: library database workshop (blue room, Carpenter Hall)

May 26: work on bibliography and magazine analysis

May 27: work on bibliography and magazine analysis

Week Two

May 30: No Class-Memorial Day

May 31: work on query; discuss past articles; introduce op-ed; assign editorial duties for pitch presentations

June 1: work on query & pitch presentations

  • due: bibliography and magazine analysis (uploaded to wiki under "posts")

June 2: work on query & pitch presentations; familiarize yourselves with magazine you'll be the editorial board of

June 3: pitch presentations

  • due: query (uploaded to wiki under "posts" and give me one paper copy per team)
  • due: pitch presentations (in-class)**
  • due: journal (by email)
Week Three

June 6: work on article

June 7: work on article; pitch presentations revisited

  • due:op-ed draft (at beginning of class, uploaded to wiki under posts)

June 8: op-ed workshops

June 9: work on article

June 10: work on article

  • due: journal (by email)
Week Four

June 13: (Mann Library 112) work on article

June 14: (Mann Library 112); work on article

  • due: op-ed (paper and email)

June 15: (Mann Library 112) work on article

  • due: article draft at end of class period (uploaded to wiki under posts and give me one paper copy)

June 16: workshop article drafts

June 17: article responses (letter to other team); introduce ethics presentation; ethics case studies

  • due: journal (by email)
  • due: group assessment 1 (submit by email)
Week Five

June 20: work on article revision/ethics presentations

  • due: presentation proposals

June 21: Discuss Gladwell and Suroweiki articles

  • due: final journal entry (by email: write a 300-500 word response to Gladwell and Suroweiki articles)

June 22: work on article revision/ethics presentations

June 23: work on article revision/ethics presentations

June 24: work on article revision/ethics presentations

Week Six

June 27: presentations

June 28: presentations

June 29: presentations

June 30: work on article revisions;

  • due: final version of article (due by email and paper)

July 1: final exam

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