This is an abbreviated course syllabus.
Like everything else in this course, it is likely to change.
Week 0: Preparation
|
(01) Sunday, 24 August 2003
About This Tutorial
Introductions.
What is tutorial?
What is IP?
The format of our tutorial: meeting format, overall structure, etc.
Planning for the next few days.
About course planning.
Assignments:
Miscellaneous Assignment One: Orientation Sessions (due Tuesday).
Miscellaneous Assignment Two: Course Planning (due Tuesday).
Reading Assignment One: About College Work (due Thursday).
Writing Assignment One: Web Links and IP (due Thursday).
|
(02) Tuesday, 26 August 2003
Planning Your Schedule
Due:
Miscellaneous Homework 1: Orientation.
Miscellaneous Homework 2: Course Planning.
|
(03) Thursday, 28 August 2003
Why Write?
Due:
Writing Assignment 1
|
|
| Week 1: IP Basics
|
(04) Tuesday, 2 September 2003
Copyright
Causes of Bad Writing.
Editing Exercise.
Copyright Background: Purposes, Protections.
Fair Use: An Exception to Copyright.
Copyright Issues in the Internet Age.
Due:
Reading Assignment 2: Williams 1.
Assignments:
Miscellaneous Assignment 3: Course Syllabi (due Thursday).
Reading Assignment 3: Williams 2 (Clarity) (due Tuesday).
|
(05) Thursday, 4 September 2003
Patent
Your research topics.
Time management 101.
Basics of U.S. Patent Law.
Patents in the Information Age.
Assignments:
Misc. Assignment 4: Time Logs (due Thursday, 18 September 2003).
Misc. Assignment 5: Choose a Topic (due Thursday, 11 September 2003).
Due:
Writing Assignment 2: Rewrites.
|
| Week 2: Grounding ideas
|
(06) Tuesday, 9 September 2003
The Power of Sources
Style, Chapter 2: Clarity.
Style Exercise 2: Clarity.
Lessons from Convocation.
Why use sources?
Academic honesty basics.
Assignments:
Reading Assignment 4: Ethical Use of Sources.
Reading Assignment 5: Williams Chapter 3.
|
(07) Thursday, 11 September 2003
Topic Selection
Alumni Advice: Dealing with Stress.
Topic Selection.
Convocation Reflections.
Finding Sources, Part I.
Assignments:
Reading Homework 6: Information Literacy Modules.
Miscellaneous Homework 6: Bibliography.
Due:
Miscellaneous Homework 5: Topic Selection.
|
| Week 3: Other IP Issues
|
(08) Tuesday, 16 September 2003
Finding Sources (1)
Style: Coherence.
About Convocation.
Finding Sources.
Types of Sources.
Using Sources.
Assignments:
Reading Assignment 7: Style, Chapter 4, Emphasis.
Miscellaneous Assignment 7: Web Journal or Log.
|
(09) Thursday, 18 September 2003
Trademark and Trade Secret
Discussion of time logs.
Planning for coming weeks.
Trademark Basics.
Trademark and the Information Age.
Due:
Miscellaneous Assignment 6: Bibliography.
Assignments:
Writing Assignment 3: Introduction.
Miscellaneous Assignment 8: Papers for Discussion.
|
| Week 4: Miscellaneous
|
(10) Tuesday, 23 September 2003
Finding Sources (2)
What makes a source authoritative?
Useful library resources.
Exercise: DVD Editing.
|
(11) Thursday, 25 September 2003
Preparation for Discussion
Assignments:
Reading Assignment 8: Style, Chapters 4 and 5.
Writing Assignment 4: Annotated Bibliography.
Writing Assignment 5: Discussion Assessment.
Due:
Writing Assignment 3: Introduction.
Miscellaneous Assignment 8: Papers for Discussion.
|
| Week 5: Student-Led Topical Discussions (1)
|
(12) Tuesday, 30 September 2003
Discussion (Eric and Joe)
|
(13) Thursday, 2 October 2003
Discussion (Sarah and Jesse)
|
| Week 6: Student-Led Topical Discussions (2)
|
(14) Tuesday, 7 October 2003
Discussion (Alex and William)
|
(15) Thursday, 9 October 2003
Discussion (Eryn and Norman)
Due:
Writing Assignment 4: Annotated Bibliography.
|
| Week 7: Student-Led Topical Discussions (3)
|
(16) Tuesday, 14 October 2003
Discussion (Dan and Elizabeth)
|
(17) Thursday, 16 October 2003
Discussion (Michael and Evan)
|
| Fall Break
|
| Week 8: Oral Skills
|
(18) Tuesday, 28 October 2003
Reflections on Discussions
Due:
Writing Assignment 5: Discussion Self-Assessment.
Assignments:
Writing Assignment 6: Research Papers.
|
(19) Thursday, 30 October 2003
Presenting Papers
The Discussion Essays.
Presenting Work.
Fun Detour: Pirates.
Assignments:
Reading Assignment 9: Liberal Education.
Miscellaneous Assignment 9: The Diebold Case.
|
| Week 9: Editing
|
(20) Tuesday, 4 November 2003
Liberal Education
The Diebold Case.
Administrivia.
The Liberal Arts.
Pirates.
Due:
Draft of Writing Assignment 5: Research Paper.
Assignments:
Miscellaneous Assignment 10: Presentations (sliding due date).
Miscellaneous Assignment 11: Tentative Schedules (due Thursday).
Miscellaneous Assignment 12: Editing Essays (due Thursday).
|
(21) Thursday, 6 November 2003
Preregistration
Editing Exercise.
Scheduling Exercise.
Scheduling Discussion.
|
| Week 10: Paper Presentations (1)
|
(22) Tuesday, 11 November 2003
Presentations (Joe, Jesse, and Dan)
|
(23) Thursday, 13 November 2003
Presentations (Sarah, Michael, and William)
Due:
Writing Assignment 7: Appendices.
|
| Week 11: Paper Presentations (2)
|
(24) Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Presentations (Elizabeth, Evan, and Norman)
|
(25) Thursday, 20 November 2003
Presentations (Eric, Eryn and Alex)
|
| Week 12: Writing Introductions
|
(26) Tuesday, 25 November 2003
Writing Introductions
Assignments:
Writing Assignment 8: Introductions.
Due:
Writing Assignment 6: Research Paper
|
| Week 13: Editing
|
(27) Tuesday, 2 December 2003
Editing (1)
|
(28) Thursday, 4 December 2003
Editing (2)
Due:
Writing Assignment 8: Introduction to Owning Bits, Vol. 1.
|
| Week 14: Wrapup
|
(29) Tuesday, 9 December 2003
Evaluation
Due:
Assessment of introductions.
|
(30) Thursday, 11 December 2003
Debriefing
Due:
Writing Assignment 9: Rewrites of Research Papers.
|
This document is automatically generated from a number of other
documents. Hence, I may not always remember to update the history.
Tuesday, 21 August 2003 [Samuel A. Rebelsky]
- First draft. Only first few weeks done.
Saturday, 23 August 2003 [Samuel A. Rebelsky]
- First complete draft (including all topics and assignments).
Sunday, 24 August 2003 [Samuel A. Rebelsky]
- Updated to provide more deetail on drafts and more time for editing.
;
Check with Bobby