UNIV X330--Description and Schedule

Journal
1. Students keep a weekly journal--on paper or or as web site. Entries include written prose as well as maps, diagrams, drawings, photos, and other forms of expression.
2. Journal entries center on the week’s place on Cal Poly Land, combining what students learn from lecture-presentations and reading with what they discover during the talk-walk and independent exploration.
3. The weekly Journal entry has three elements: 1) a descriptive account of a place on Cal Poly Land 2) a scientific explanation of how something observed was made and how it works 3) a discussion of both sides of an issue regarding land and technology.
4. Journals are collected twice during quarter for comments and grading. The total of journal grades comprises 60% of the course grade.
Final Project
1. On the last day, the class makes a public presentation of its collaborative work. The presentation is an updated and expanded version of the Cal Poly Land website developed by the instructors.
2. Like the course itself, the website is divided by abstract topic as well as by concrete place. In groups of four, selected by major or previous expertise, students assemble, elaborate and design materials relevant to one of the first eight units of the course, maintaining a focus on the central theme of land management technology and the interplay among nature, technology and society on Cal Poly Land. For example, one group might work on the topic of the railroad, including materials on the creation of the Cuesta Grade right of way and trestle, the role of the railroad in the founding of the University, the constraints to Poly's Master Plan development created by present railroad policies, and the safety and maintenance of the section of track running through the University, augmented by sounds of engines and engineers. Each group is responsible for delivering a high-quality component of the final website and for a brief presentation to the whole class during lectures and talk-walks. This ongoing group-work encourages specialization to balance the multidisciplinary scope of each student’s journal.
3. The final grade on the group project counts 40% of each student’s grade.

Week	Date	Location and meeting place	Topic	activity	guest	assignments and invitations	work due
I	3/27	38-131	introduction to Cal Poly Land website tour course profile course objectives	workgroups for website project possible specific website topics		Get class email Model Journal Evaluation Website evaluation form
	3/29	38-131	exploring our environment	campus hike and class discussion	Matt Ritter, Biological Sciences	check out Matt's awesome website for a virtual version of today's tour and for an introduction to his conservatory Campus gardens webpage	Read preface, introduction and Places section of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide (pp. iii-23)
II	4/3	38-131	Geology and Soils Making Webpages for Cal Poly Land website	workgroups formed accessing servers making pages
	4/5	Poly Canyon-- gate (by building 71 top right on this map)	Geology and Soils	hike pictures		read and study: all documents linked to Geology and Soils on Polyland website	Read Geology and Soils chapters in Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide (pp.24-53)
	4/7 7:30 P.M Mott Gym	Special Event: Cal Poly Earth Day	Biodiversity, Sustainability and the University		Peter Raven
III	4/10	38-131 for introduction followed by hike	Climate, Hydrology and Water Resources	pictures	Charles Burt	explore the Soils and Water section of the Cal Poly Land Website	Read Climate and Water chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide (pp. 40-45,54-59)
	4/12	Horse Canyon meet at Arboretum in Environmental Horticulture Unit on Via Carta [item 48 on this map]	Plant communities and Vegetation		David Keil , Biological Sciences	read and study the the Plant communities sections of the Cal Poly Land website	Read the Vegetation chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
IV	4/17	38-131	Archaeology and History		Alison Preston, English		read the Archaeology and History chapters of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	4/19	Trestle, Avocado Orchard and Vineyard meet at Stenner Road Trestle at 4:10 [directions]	Train technology, water system, reservoirs, sheep, holistic grazing	pictures	Rob Rutherford, Animal Science		Read Technology chapter and Agriculture chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
V	4/24	Solar House and Cal Poly Organic Farm Directions to get there	Green Building and Organic, Sustainable and Locally based Agriculture	pictures		Organic Agriculture Class lecture schedule--Open and Free to all Students	read and study the Agriculture chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide Cal Poly Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium website Download and read Natural Capitalism chapter 10
	4/26	Campus Farm: Dairy and Poultry Units Lastnames: A-N meet at Dairy. Directions Lastnames: O-Z meet at Poultry Unit, corner Mt. Bishop and Stenner Creek Roads			Billy Strona, Dairy Science Dairy website Liz Koutzos, Poultry Science Poultry Unit Website Poultry Biosecurity Presentation
VI	5/1	Stenner Canyon Meet at Serrano Ranch, end of Stenner Creek Road	Watersheds, Wildlife and Infrastructure	hike map of Serrano Ranch pictures	Johanna Rubba, English		Read Birds and Wildlife Chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	5/3	10--203	working on websites				webpage instructor review journals collected--for provisional evaluation sample journal
VII	5/8	38-131	Infrastructure and Technology		Dennis Eliot, Facilities manager and Rex Wolf, former University Architect	Rex Wolf's presentation Mary Avila's presentation	read Technology chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	5/10	Pennington Canyon how to get there hike map	Range Management, Geology, History, Landscape Appreciation	pictures GoogleEarth tour			Arts chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
VIII	5/15	10--203	working on websites	groups
	5/17	Business School Fountain, front lawn	Land Use and Stewardship: the Master Plan		Linda Dalton, Cal Poly Chief Planning Officer	read the Stewardship chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide read executive summary of Cal Poly Master Plan study the Stewardship section of Cal Poly Land website	read the Stewardship chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	5/19-20	Swanton Trip	pictures from Swanton trip	Substitute assignment and chapter in personal journal
IX	5/22	10--203	working on websites		Website construction ideas		complete journals due
	5/24	10--203	working on websites		making a Google Earth Tour
X	5/29	holiday
	5/31	10--203 website submission date					sample website evaluations from 2004 birds experimental farm mission avocado nightlife in poly canyon poison oak poly p sports complex
XI	6/8 4:10-6pm (back to official schedule)	10-203			Final Public Presentation of Websites