USP 187 Schedule

187 Course Schedule/ Winter 2007
Complete list of all Senior Sequence assignments in format of six-month calendar

THE HOME STRETCH --WEEKS 6-10/ Urban Expo 2007

Note: On Tuesdays of Weeks 7, 8, and 9 ( Feb. 20, 27 and Mar. 6) there will be student presentations.
Please pay careful attention to the schedule (click here for pdf of schedule) and your place in it. All details are included below.

Date	Topic	Assignments/ Readings
Week 6
Feb. 13	Hand in your first complete SRP Draft Coordinate group presentation schedule Presentation strategies: tips on the effective use of images and storyboarding for your Open House Presentation. Guest presentation Pizza celebration Assignment #4 described	A3 Due: Complete draft of SRP (25%)
Feb. 15	Meet in your Area of Concentration Clusters (see attached list) CLUSTER EXPLANATION: Each cluster (grouping of students organized into select areas of concentration) will be responsible for leading one Tuesday class period (Feb. 20, 27 or March 6). On their scheduled Tues., each cluster will be expected to: (1) Organize and moderate one panel of four or five SRPs (30 minutes). Each panel should also have one moderator and one discussant. (2) Organize a group presentation on the theme of your cluster (literature review, research strategy, findings and analysis). This can be done however you like –but make sure it fits into the aim of helping your classmates make progress on their SRP (30 minutes). Involve as many students from your cluster as possible. Those who might not actually be part of the oral in-class presentation should provide a short (2 page) written summary of the thematic session for the professor and TAs. Any questions, contact Professor Pezzoli.	CLUSTER LEADERS CLUSTER I: Alexis Steiner aasteiner@ucsd.edu CLUSTER II: Mariela Rodriguez p1rodrig@ucsd.edu CLUSTER III: Mitesh Patell mipatel@ucsd.edu
Week 7
Feb. 20	CLUSTER I Presentation: Emphasis on SRP's Literature Review I. Cluster I Panel of four or five short SRP presentations. Each panel should also include one moderator and one discussant. (30 minutes). II. Cluster I Group presentation on the challenges of the SRP's literature review (30 minutes). Open class discussion, reference to readings of the week NOTE: Cluster 1 includes: 1. Architecture and Urban Design, twelve students; 8. Real Estate Development, two students; and 6. Housing, four students ( Total 18 students )	Readings: Robson (2002) Appendix B, pp. 534-544. Sayer (ch. 7-8, e-reserves under Critical Theory); Kitty Calavita (reader p. 306) Ann Markusen (e-reserves, under Intellectual life and civic engagement); Dunlap et al. (reader p. 65) By the seventh week, those wanting to enroll in USP 190 must have submitted a brief prospectus outlining what they intend to do for their honors thesis, and they must have communicated with their prospective thesis advisor.
Feb. 22	Meet outside class with those in your AOC cluster.
Week 8
Feb. 27	CLUSTER II Presentation: Emphasis on SRP's Research Strategy I. Cluster II Panel of four or five short SRP presentations. Each panel should also include one moderator and one discussant. (30 minutes). II. Cluster II Group presentation on the challenges of the SRP's research strategy (30 minutes). Open class discussion, reference to readings of the week NOTE: Cluster II includes: 2. Community Economic Development, eight students; 9. Transportation and Infrastructure, four students; 10. Urban and Regional Planning, five students (TOTAL 17 students) *A5. URBAN EXPO 2007 (10%) described A6 Updated Web Profile described	Students who want to enroll in the USP Honors Seminar must submit an application. For details of what to include in the application, click here.
Mar. 1	Meet outside class with those in your AOC cluster
Week 9
Mar. 6	CLUSTER III Presentation: Emphasis on SRP's Findings and Analysis I. Cluster III Panel of four or five short SRP presentations. Each panel should also include one moderator and one discussant. (30 minutes). II. Cluster III Group presentation on the challenges of the SRP's findings and analysis (30 minutes). Open class discussion, reference to readings of the week NOTE: Cluster III includes: 3. Education, three students; 4. Environment, eight students; 5. Health Care, four students; 7. Social Services and Policy Analysis, four students. ( TOTAL 19 students) Presentation strategies: tips on the effective use of images and storyboarding for your Open House Presentation .	MAKE YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR THE USP 2007 STUDENT AWARDS, LEARN MORE
Mar. 8	Meet outside class with those in your AOC cluster. You might want to coordinate "props" for your poster board presentation with others in your AOC. In the past, for instance, someone working on crossborder and international issues brought in a dozen national flags (borrowed from their UN internship) that represented the diverse nationalities of the USP Senior Sequence class of that particular year. Another person working on watershed management brought in a model of the regions watershed. While such props can add color to the overarching Expo, they are not necessary (and it does take work to set them up and take them down)..	A4 Due: Final SRP (50%)* Complete all internship obligations
Week 10
Mar. 13	Final preparations for Urban Expo , Pizza networking session.
15	URBAN EXPO 2007 Open House	A5. URBAN EXPO 2007 (10%), Open House presentation (Mar. 15) A6. Updated Web Profile (5%) ( March 22)

A note about the readings:
The emphasis in USP 187 shifts from proposal writing to thesis writing. Thus the readings concentrate more on focusing data (already collected) and on writing strategies. We also selected readings the draw attention to the normative aspect of your research (finding your "voice" --that is, your critical perspective/ standpoint). For a detailed list of the most important readings organized by category, click here.