Last updated: 2/24/01
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Assignment Schedule
(assignments due on dates shown)
The assignment schedule below includes a reading schedule for the
textbooks. In addition to the textbooks, the course web site and the course computer
conference are also reading assignments, and will both be updated continuously throughout
the semester. On the computer conference, log in and check your list of new messages
regularly, and read them. I will also post notices about new documents on the course web
site, using the "Changes to the Course Web Site" topic. The documents on the
course web site are equivalent to lectures or directed discussions, and the course
computer conference is equivalent to in-class discussions.
Abbreviations:
TW: The Third Wave, by Alvin Toffler
FFS: Foundations of Futures Studies, by Wendell Bell
ASM: In the Age of the Smart Machine, by Shoshana Zuboff
RA: The Road Ahead, by Bill Gates
FP: A Future Perfect, by Micklethwaite and Wooldridge
BNW: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
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AGS 3360 |
AGS 3340 |
| Week |
Date |
Class |
Reading |
Written |
Reading |
Written |
| 1 |
1/13 |
#1 |
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Team Report 1 |
| 2 |
1/20 |
#2 |
TW Intro. - Ch 6 |
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RA Ch 1 - 3 |
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| 3 |
1/27 |
#3 |
TW Ch 7 - 12 |
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RA Ch 4 - 6 |
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| 4 |
2/3 |
#4 |
TW Ch 13 - 17 |
Essay 1 |
RA Ch 7 - 9 |
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| 5 |
2/10 |
#5 |
TW Ch 18 - 21 |
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RA Ch 10 - end |
Team Report 2 |
| 6 |
2/17 |
? |
TW Ch 22 - 25 |
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FP Intro and Part 1 |
On-line Quiz 1 |
| 7 |
2/24 |
? |
TW Ch 26 - end |
Essay 2 (cancelled) |
FP Parts 2 and 3 |
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| 8 |
3/3 |
? |
FFS Ch 1 & 2 |
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FP Parts 4 and 5 |
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| 9 |
3/10 |
? |
FFS Ch 3 & 4 |
Essay 3 |
FP Part Six and Conclusion |
Midterm (cancelled) |
| 10 |
3/17 |
? |
Spring break |
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Spring break |
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| 11 |
3/24 |
? |
FFS Ch 5 & 6 |
Essay 4 (cancelled) |
FP reading |
On-line Quiz 2
Team Report 3 |
| 12 |
3/31 |
? |
ASM Part 1 |
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FP reading |
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| 13 |
4/7 |
? |
ASM Part 2 |
Essay 5 |
BNW Ch 1 - 7 |
On-line Quiz 2
(moved to 3/24) |
| 14 |
4/14 |
? |
ASM Part 3 |
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BNW Ch 8 - end |
Team Report 4 |
| 15 |
4/21 |
#6 |
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Essay 6 |
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| 16 |
4/28 |
#7 |
No class meeting or final exam for AGS 3360 |
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Final exam only, and only for AGS 3340 |
Final |
Times'
Harvest Advanced Seminar (online)