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	4/2	26-104	Introduction to Cal Poly Land Website tour Course objectives		Steven Marx, English Dept., Cal Poly Land Guide Editor & course creator	Get class email Model Journal Evaluation Project evaluation form
	4/4	26-104	Exploring our environment	Campus hike and class discussion	Matt Ritter, Biological Sciences Hunter Francis, Agriculture	Check out: Matt's website Hunter's website	Read Preface, Introduction and Places sections of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide (pp. iii-23)
II	4/9	Poly Canyon-- gate (by building 71 top right on this map)	Geology	Hike pictures	David Chipping, Physics Dept.	Read and study:all documents linked to Geology and Soils on Polyland website	Read Geology chapter in Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	4/11	26-104	Soils	Workgroups for projects Possible specific project topics	Hunter Francis, Soil Science	Workgroups formed Making webpages for Cal Poly Land website	Read Soils chapter in Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide QUIZ: Geology Chapter
III	4/16	26-104	Archaeology		Terry Jones, Archaeology		Read the Archaeology chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	4/18	26-104	History		Dan Krieger, History		Read the History chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
IV	4/23	Trestle, Vineyard and Cheda Ranch Meet at Stenner Road Trestle at 4:15 [directions]	Train technology, vineyards, reservoirs, sheep, holistic grazing	pictures	Mark Welch, Horticulture & Crop Science Rob Rutherford, Animal Science		Read Technology chapter and Agriculture chapters of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	4/25	Solar House			Rob Pena Linda Vanasupa
V	4/30	Campus Farm: Dairy Unit and Organic Farm Meet at Dairy Unit Directions	Commercial dairying & Organic, sustainable and locally- based Agriculture	pictures	Dairy Unit Manager Dairy website Hunter Francis, SARC Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium website	Organic Agriculture Class lecture schedule--Open and Free to all Students	Read and study the Agriculture chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide QUIZ: Ag Chapter Download and read Natural Capitalism chapter 10
	5/2	Stenner Canyon Meet at Serrano Ranch, end of Stenner Creek Road	Watersheds, Wildlife and Infrastructure	Hike map of Serrano Ranch pictures	Mike Stiles & Jenn Yost, Biological Sciences		Read Birds and Wildlife Chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
VI	5/7	Arboretum & Horse Canyon Meet at Arboretum in Environmental Horticulture Unit on Via Carta [item 48 on this map]	Plant communities and Vegetation		Tom Eltzroth, HCS Dept. Leaning Pine Arboretum Matt Ritter, Biological Sciences Plant Conservatory website	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 QUIZ: Vegetation Chapter
	5/9	26-104	Infrastructure and Technology		Dennis Eliot, Facilities manager and Rex Wolf, former University Architect	Webpage instructor review Rex Wolf's presentation	Read Technology chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide JOURNALS DUE for mid-term evaluation Sample journal
VII	5/14	Pennington Canyon how to get there hike map	Range Management, Ranching, History, Landscape Appreciation	pictures GoogleEarth tour	Mike Hall, Animal Sciences		Arts chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
	5/16	Cal Poly Pier Tour [Meet in Avila]	Marine Biology		Mark Moline, Biological Sciences		Read Climate and Water chapter of Cal Poly Land: A Field Guide
VIII	5/21	26-104	Land Use and Stewardship: the Master Plan		Mike Multari	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 QUIZ: Stewardship Chapter
	5/23	Food Science & Nutrition Lab [Next to Campus Market]	Cal Poly Chocolates & Cal Poly Meats		Tom Neuhaus, FSN Dept. Bob Delmore, Animal Sciences Dept.
IX	5/28	HOLIDAY
	5/30	26-104	Cal Poly Tree Project	Matt Ritter, Biological Sciences	Making a Google Earth Tour	Campus gardens webpage	Check out Matt's awesome website for a virtual version of today's tour and for an introduction to his conservatory
X	6/4	26-104	Working on projects				COMPLETE JOURNALS DUE
	6/6	26-104 Project submission date	Working on projects				Sample website evaluations from 2004 birds experimental farm mission avocado nightlife in poly canyon poison oak poly p sports complex