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Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| Week 0 |
Aug 25
Individual advising meetings |
Aug 26
Individual advising meetings |
Aug 27Post-registration |
Aug 29A railroad town; Academic
conversations
DUE: Essay 1, draft 1
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Aug 30 |
| Week 1 |
Sept 1 |
Sept 2 Discovering
Grinnell, IA;
"They Say";
Time management |
Sept 3 |
Sept 4What's
wrong with the suburbs?;
Summarizing and quoting |
Sept 5 |
| Week 2 |
Sept 8
DUE: Essay 1, draft 2
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Sept 9The form of sprawl;
Academic honesty |
Sept 10
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Sept 11The consequences of sprawl;
"Yes/No/OK But" |
Sept 12 |
| Week 3 |
Sept 15
DUE: Academic Honesty Part A |
Sept 16 The victims of sprawl;
"And Yet" |
Sept 17 |
Sept 18Reclaming the city;
Planting a naysayer;
Saying why it matters
DUE: Academic Honesty Part B |
Sept 19 |
| Week 4 |
Sept 22
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Sept 23 What is to be done;
Connecting the parts;
Academic honesty revisited
DUE: Statement of research interest
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Sept 24 |
Sept 25
Library I; critical views of Suburban Nation; voice
DUE: Academic Honesty Part C |
Sept 26 |
| Week 5 |
Sept 29
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Sept 30Reflections on
automobility;
Library II
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Oct 1 |
Oct 2CANCELLED |
Oct 3 |
| Week 6 |
Oct 6 |
Oct 7
Victorian Internet 1-3;
Peer conferences
DUE: Essay 2, draft 1
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Oct 8 |
Oct 9Victorian Internet 4-6;
Style and
correctness
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Oct 10 |
| Week 7 |
Oct 13DUE: Research question
and potential sources |
Oct 14 Victorian
Internet 7-9;
Library III |
Oct 15 |
Oct 16Victorian Internet 10-12; Actions
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Oct 17 |
| Fall Break |
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Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
| Week 8 |
Oct 27 |
Oct 28 Mobile phones &
politeness;
Characters |
Oct 29DUE: Essay 2, draft 2 |
Oct 30UbiComp visions;
Cohesion & coherence |
Oct 31 |
| Week 9 |
Nov 3 |
Nov 4Location technologies;
Emphasis |
Nov 5DUE: Annotated bibliography |
Nov 6Individual conferences |
Nov 7 |
| Week 10 |
Nov 10 |
Nov 11Individual conferences |
Nov 12 |
Nov 13Concision; peer conferences
DUE: Essay 3, draft 1 |
Nov 14 |
| Week 11 |
Nov 17 |
Nov 18Sensor networks;
Shape |
Nov 19 |
Nov 20Location and mobile phones;
Elegance
DUE: Anatomy of a research paper:
Thesis and paper sketch |
Nov 21 |
| Week 12 |
Nov 24 |
Nov 25Designing the future;
The ethics of style |
Nov 26DUE: Essay 3, draft 2 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
| Week 13 |
Dec 1 |
Dec 2Presentation rehearsals |
Dec 3 |
Dec 4Presentations |
Dec 5 |
| Week 14 |
Dec 8 |
Dec 9Presentations |
Dec 10 |
Dec 11Concluding reflections |
Dec 12 |
| Finals |
Dec 15 |
Dec 16 |
Dec 17 |
Dec 18 |
Dec 19 |
| Essay 4 and final revisions due on a date during finals week of your choice. |