SOE2010.CourseCalendar

Week 1 / Jan 15

By the end of this session, you should ...
 * meet everyone involved in the course
 * understand course objectives and approach
 * develop a deeper appreciation for the problem with which we are grappling
 * start planning

Please view the detailed agenda to learn what you should do before class and what will happen in class.

Week 2 / Jan 22


 * The major objectives for this session are to ...**
 * 1) Make a decision about purpose of report and intended audience(s)
 * 2) Agree on an outline that we can start with, which should include a rough list of the kind of data we'd like and some priorities attached to the list (ie, which are most important).
 * 3) Recognize that (1) and (2) might change as we learn, which means we want to start by collecting data that can be used regardless of exact purpose and audience. Stated differently, the final decisions on (1) and (2) will affect the //presentation//of the data far more than the //nature// of the data.
 * 4) Create initial teams and assignments for next week, focused on refining what will be in each section, what data are needed, and where it will come from (we do not have the resources to collect new data, nor is doing so a sustainable model for updating the report periodically).

Week 3 / Jan 29


 * The major objectives for this session are to ...**
 * Develop a better sense of what we'd like to put in each section, and our priorities for the sections
 * Develop a better sense of audience

Week 4 / Feb 5


 * The major objectives for this session are to ...**
 * Establish priorities for each section
 * Establish deadlines and milestones
 * Decide on common outline format that each section will adhere to

Week 5 / Feb 12
 * Tues 9 Feb noon: Section outlines all conform to common format
 * Tues 9 Feb midnight - section outlines to TLC for review, requested back by 16 Feb - document delivered - [|OverallOutline.2010.02.09.doc]
 * Solidify conceptual format for each indicator page decided - what are the elements on each page?
 * Decide on deadlines for map & GIS analysis requests (not every team has a GIS pro)

Week 6 / Feb 19
 * External reviewers identified and on standby to review the document - will want a set of 2-3 reviewers for each section
 * Who do we want at the final presentation? What's our audience?
 * TLC review comments on outline back 16 Feb - comments delivered - [|OverallOutline_LA comments.doc]
 * Revisions to outline completed by Friday

Week 7 / Feb 26
 * Physical format for each indicator page decided

Week 8 / Mar 5

Week 9 / Mar 12 / UNC-CH & Duke SPRING BREAK- class meeting will be held with whoever wishes to attend

Week 10 / Mar 19 / NCSU SPRING BREAK - No class meeting

Week 11 / Mar 26 (Hess out)
 * Draft ready for internal review - each team reviews one section by Tuesday (30 Mar) midnight, sends back to authors. Authors clean up by Friday 2 Apr.

Week 12 / Apr 2 / NCSU EASTER BREAK - No class meeting
 * Finalize draft white paper and send out for external review
 * Begin pulling together oral presentation - need common formats, etc

Week 13 / Apr 9
 * Pull together metadata, templates, technical notes

Week 14 / Apr 16
 * Out for external review by 12 April, with requested return date ASAP but no later than 23 April

Week 15 / Apr 23
 * External comments back - begin final revisions
 * Presentation solid first draft of how it will work - idea is a general overview and then "stations" for each of the four sections of the report

Week 16 / Apr 30
 * Presentation ready, do dry run, critique, clean up
 * TLC work day at Swift Creek Bluffs 1-4P (voluntary)

Week 17 / May 7 / Unveiling (3214 Jordan Addition - regular classroom, regular time)