Course: TED 7000, Introductory Masters Seminar (for Social Studies Majors)
CRN: 17352
Credit: 3 hours
Term/Year: Fall 2008
Course Location & Time: Web course with a  final class meeting (see #4 below)
Instructor: Dr. Bob Pettapiece
Mail Box: Second Floor South
Office Hours: By appointment (send an e-mail)
E-mail: pettapiece@wayne.edu

Course Description: This course is designed to familiarize students with online library searches, encourage their computing skills, including use of the Internet, and have them do a community project which may help them with their master's project.
 

Expected Outcomes of the Course (Objectives) are to have you:

• Start to formulate an idea and develop library skills for your master's project
• Work independently on two projects (see Assignments 1-4 below)
• Demonstrate your skills with the WSU library/on-line sources for educational research
• Work with an urban community resource in doing a community project
• Belong to a national, professional, social studies teaching organization

1. (15%) Complete the Library Scavenger Hunt by the 5th week of classes; after that it is 10%. This year (2008) the date is October 8th.

2. (50%) Successfully complete an urban, community based field project in collaboration with an organization and the consent of the instructor.

• Choose an organization to help.
• You are to spend a minimum of 50 hours on the project.
• Your experience must be out in a community, not where you work.
• This may or may not lead to your master's project; this is your decision
• Once you decide on an organization, you need to OK it with the instructor through e-mail
• You are to write up a summary of the experience (see example)
• You are expected to share this with the class at a meeting during the last week of classes (see below)

• Brief description of the experience
• Statement of approximately how many hours on the project
• Their brief evaluation of the experience
  
• Due at the sharing meeting (see #4)

5. (+5%) Attend a social studies conference or join a social studies organization (NCSS or MCSS) during this semester.

Evaluation & Grading: Each assignment will be evaluated on the quality of the work,  A=94-100, A-=90-93, B+=87-89, B=83-86, B-=80-82, C+=77-79, C=73-76 of a possible 100 points.  Assignments #1 & #3 may lose credit if late.  Both grades of A & B are considered worthy and respectable.  Be aware of the new grade policies as of Fall 2006.

Class Policies: Each student is expected to maintain contact with the instructor through your WSU e-mail.  Incomplete grades (I) may be given only for good reason and after consultation with the instructor.

Class Schedule: *There will be a of sharing your projects on Wednesday evening on the last day of classes (December 10, 2008) at a place and time to be determined. You will be notified of the details through your WSU e-mail.