Week 5

Topic: Proposals; White papers and other reports

Readings: TCT ch 21, ch 23, ch 4 if class working in groups

Date

Class Meeting

For Next Class

Mon, 2/4

1) revise employment project to turn in Wednesday

2) read textbook section on white papers (pp. 649-650) 

3) work on project #2 proposal for Friday

Wed, 2/6

EMPLOYMENT PROJECT DUE

In-class research activity:

  • part 1: What is a white paper? | results from last fall
  • part 2: Locate a sample white paper related to globalization or your major/interests

Sample white papers

Research log 2.1 due by end of class

Sample proposals (FYI; we didn't actually discuss these in class) 

project #2 proposals due in quick & dirty format for peer review; be ready to chat about your project #2 topic and any questions/ problems you might be having
Fri, 2/8

Chat about project #2: topics, sources, questions and concerns

proposals due in quick & dirty format for peer review

Peer review sheet

More on proposals and report format for project 2

 1. For Monday, 2/11, finish up the Friedman for class discussion. You should read chapters 3,4, "Quiet Crisis" (ch 7 or Cool and "Unflat World" 

2. For Wednesday, 2/13, find an example of a report and bring it to class. Anything that calls itself a "report" is fine. Here are some suggestions:

  • one of your better lab reports
  • an annual report from a company
  • a report written by Purdue
  • the water quality report that turns up in your water bill