Class2008Sep12

Class Assignments and Agenda for Week 4, 2008 Sep 12
Class meets from 9:10 - 11:55A in 3214 Jordan Hall on the NCSU Campus. You are free to bring food and drink to this classroom.

By the end of this session you should be able to ... - Describe and apply Foundations of Success Step 1 (Conceptualization) for a property (see Open Standards document in readings) - Articulate what Foundations of Success does as an organization and what some of their staff do
 * The major objectives for this session are to ...**
 * Define scope, vision, targets
 * Identify critical threats
 * Complete a situation analysis


 * Things to do before our meeting**

- Hannsen, A. & R. DeFries. 2007. Ecological mechanisms linking protected areas to surrounding lands. Ecological Applications 17(4): 974-988. ( Readings file Hansen&DeFries2007_ThreatAssessment.pdf )
 * Item 1a: Readings - need to read to complete Item 2**

- If you haven't already, please take a look at the [|Foundations of Success] web site and become familiar with what they do. - Read about [|Marcia Brown], who will join us during class, and other [|staff members] at FOS to get an idea of their backgrounds and what they do.
 * Item 1b: Readings - due Fri 12 Sept 09.10**

- At this point, you have visited Temple Flat Rock, read a number of documents related to the site, and discussed these things in class and in the field. I would like each team to complete, to the extent possible, FOS Step 1 for Temple Flat Rock. Most important are the definition of scope, vision, and conservation targets, and the identification of critical threats; I don't know if I can expect a complete situation analysis at this point, but give it a go. - You are to produce a **brief** (10 minute) PowerPoint presentation of your ideas for presentation on Friday morning. The presentation should describe some of the thinking you did and culminate in a conceptual diagram (a la Figure 4 in the Open Standards document) for the Temple Flat Rock project. It is important to keep your presentation brief - distill to the key ideas and concepts needed to support your conceptualization. Please e-mail your presentation to me, or upload it somewhere and send me the URL. Also please bring 12 hard copies of your conceptual diagram to class.
 * Item 2: Conceptualize the Temple Flat Rock site - due Thurs 11 Sept 15.00**


 * Team 1: Louise, Jessie, Emily, Steve
 * Team 2: Julia, Maria, Kathryn
 * Team 3: Mary, Deb, Kate

Submissions are in file Day4.zip in the readings directory.


 * Agenda for class session**

9.10 **Preliminaries** - Note taker = Emily - Time keeper = Deb - Guest appearance (by speakerphone and computer) by [|Marcia Brown] of [|Foundations of Success] - WebEx link is http://fosonline.webexone.com/r.asp?a=4&id=197732&on=2008-09-12

9.15 **Foundations of Success Overview** ([|Marcia Brown], FOS) - 25 minute presentations, plus 15 minute discussion

9.55 **Short break**

10.05 **Team 1 Presentation and Discussion** (Louise, Jesse, Emily, Steve) - 10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion

10.25 **Team 2 Presentation and Discussion** (Julia, Maria, Kathryn) - 10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion

10.45 **Team 3 Presentation and Discussion** (Mary, Deb, Kate) - 10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion

11.05 **Conceptual Diagram for Temple Flat Rock** - Using the combined thinking of the group, create a consensus scope, vision, target, and conceptual diagram

11.35 **Next Steps** (Hess, 15 min)

11.55 **Adjourn**