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Written by Jacki Bond
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Friday, 01 May 2009 |
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The 2009 Syllabus is below. The students practice public speaking, presentation techniques and learn about exhibit designs. This course also introduces studetns to multi-media equipment and allows them the chance to use this media to enhance their presentation styles! It's a great program for Juniors and Seniors in High School.
North Star
COURSE SYLLABUS
Summer 2009
INSTRUCTORS: Jacki Bond
OFFICE: The Imaginarium
OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:00 – 5:00
OFFICE PHONE: 907-343-0600
E-MAIL ADDRESSES:
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COURSE WEB PAGE: http://www.northstarak.org/
Face Book Page
CLASS HOURS: See Calendar
LOCATION:
DK / U-DOC classroom
Eugene Short Hall, Room 214
(Unless otherwise noted)
DESCRIPTION
“North Star” combines multi-media communications and presentation methods with field trips and student projects. This course is conducted over the six weeks of U-DOC / Della Keats summer program. Students will be provided digital cameras, camcorders and lap top computers for use during parts of the course, to develop their skills in presentation techniques and audio visual aids. Students will be taught how to use these multi media devices and learn how to turn images and video into a movie documentary suitable for the general public and to use as visual aids for presentations or exhibit pieces.
ORGANIZATION
This is a lecture-lab course in which topics are presented by the instructor(s), tools are introduced and multi media equipment is explained. Students practice presentation techniques and use multi media equipment both during class periods and outside of class. Class projects and participation are required.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
∑ To introduce students to the use of multi-media equipment
∑ To introduce students to various forms of presentations and to selection of techniques appropriate to specific needs
∑ To familiarize students with the time constraints and quality considerations integral to multi-media production techniques
∑ To provide students with opportunities to develop basic skills in respect to presentation of information and tools to aid in presenting to an audience or community
COURSE CALENDAR
DATE LOCATION DAY Time TOPICS/ACTIVITY
July 6 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Monday 10:00 am – 12:00 Introduction to the course. Overview of Syllabus and course requirements. Introduce tools for communication between students and teachers.
Web Site orientation
Camera 101
- Camera use & interface
Seward Assignment – Overview / Discussion
Web Site Post & Document.
July 10 Trip To Seward Friday All Day
Field Trip - Remember to do the Assignment!
Web Site Post & Document.
July 13 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Monday 10:00 am – 12:00
Seward Trip Assignment Discussion / Review
Mock presentation #1 / Assignment & Presentations
Research Topic 101
- Expectations and brainstorm of topics
- Research Topic Assignment
July 17 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Friday 1:00 pm – 4:00
Research Topic 102 – Review Ideas
- Discuss Process
- Present Topic Idea / Finalize Topic
Camcorder 101
July 20 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Monday 10:00 am – 12:00
Sharing Information – Visually & Orally 101
Mock Presentation #2 Assignment
Web Site Post & Document.
July 24 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Friday 1:00 pm – 4:00 Mock presentation #2
Video & photo production
Web Site Post & Document.
July 27 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Monday 10:00 am – 12:00
Sharing Information – Visually & Orally 102
Mock Presentation #3
July 31 Eugene Short Hall, Room 214 Friday 1:00 pm – 4:00 Research Papers DUE!
Video Production Presentations
Web Site Post & Document.
August 5 Auditorium WEDNESDAY 1:00 – 5:00 Final Check on presentation and communication tools
Review & Reflection
You’re obligations and commitments to North Star
Web Site Post & Document.
August 6 Auditorium THURSDAY 9:00 – 12:00
3:00 – 5:00 Formal presentations of Research projects.
Web Site Post & Document.
* Bold words = assignments are due
* Italic = to do every week
ORAL COMMUNICATION
Students will participate in 3 mock presentations. These will vary, with preparation time, from 10 minutes to 2 hours. The purpose of these mock presentations is to teach students how to successfully present a topic to a group using varying techniques. The topics will be assigned impromptu by the Instructor(s).
A final, formal presentation on each student’s Independent Research Project will take place at the end of the summer program. Each student will be given an opportunity to deliver a practice presentation on August 6th, 2008 prior to delivering the graded presentation.
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
Students will design, conduct, analyze and present in a written and oral format an original research project on a Public Health topic they feel passionate about or that may impact their community. This work is conducted under the mentorship of the Public Health professor and the North Star professors. Students will present their research publicly at the University of Anchorage Alaska and, if they are a current Junior, to their communities, as the Health Research Project. Student reports and presentation grading weights are listed in the Grading section.
HEALTH RESEARCH PROJECT (HRP)
Juniors (students completing grade 11 at the end of the 2007-08 academic year):
While your involvement with North Star will be considerable during the summer program at UAA, it will also continue during the 2008-09 school year. We will ask you to:
∑ Create a Health Research Project (HRP), from your Research Project topic. During the Della Keats/U-DOC summer program, we will work with you to identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to your home community. You will use the skills you learn and continue to develop over the academic year to document how health science research in Alaska benefits and impacts Alaskans. Students will be asked to create their HRPs during either the Fall of 2008 or the Spring of 2009.
∑ Participate in at least monthly web forums or conference calls. These opportunities to contact you will allow you to seek advice and give each other feedback on ideas for your HRPs.
∑ Present your HRP to members of your community outside your school and to provide The Imaginarium with a copy of your HRP so that it might be shared with visitors to The Imaginarium and through the North Star website.
∑ Participate in twice annual surveys of your progress in high school and/or college so that we might track in what ways this program may continue to benefit you and others. These surveys will continue through June 2011
GRADING
The course has a total of 100 points. Students will be graded based on the following point values:
Assignment Point Value Due Date
Mock Presentation #1 24 July 13, 2009
Mock Presentation #2 24 July 20, 2009
Research Topic & Description 5 July 17, 2009
Mock Presentation #3 24 July 27, 2009
Research Project 50 July 31, 2009
Final Presentation 48 August 6, 2009
Web Site Posting 15 Weekly (5 points per week)
Class Participation 10 Calculated at the end of program
TOTAL 200 ------------
Juniors Only – Semester Health Research Project
Assignment Point Value Due Date
Health Research Project (Juniors Only) 80 Fall 2009 or Spring 2010
Web Site Postings & Communications 20 Bi-Monthly Throughout Senior year
TOTAL 100 ------------ |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 July 2009 )
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