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Monday
- Friday, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Harris Hall 14 & The Apple
Orchard
Instructor:
Diane Maluso
Email:dmaluso@elmira.edu
Office:12C Harris Hall
Phone: 735-1907
In this
class we will engage in a scholarly exploration of women and
blue collar trade professions. After conducting interviews
of local female electricians, plumbers, mechanics, and/or
carpenters and researching topics relating to women and blue
collar fields, we will work in teams to explore and share
our findings via interviews, research, discussion, and the
creation of a World Wide Web site on the Internet.
Objectives
for the Course
To learn
about women and blue collar work, especially about individual
women in central New York. To explore related issues such
asspecial opportunities and challenges for women in these
fields, experiences of women in trade unions, etc.
To learn
how to present our findings to a wider audience using software
and the Internet
To
learn how to use the tools of oral history and folklore research
such as tape-recorded interviews, photographic and video documentation,
and transcription.
Grading
Grading
will be determined on a "portfolio" basis. As projects
are drafted, work in progress will be shared and constructively
critiqued by students and the instructor. The quality of your
writing is extremely important in this class. Superficial
treatments of subject matter will result in less than excellent
grades. The projects will be continually revised, based on
the critique sessions, until the final class meeting.
Grades will be based on the overall quality of the final projects,
member home pages, and level of participation in the class
and team meetings. It is absolutely necessary for you to be
a reliable and energetic member of your group. If you do not
keep your commitments, do not show up for class or group meetings,
do not submit your contributions in a timely manner, you will
not receive a favorable grade in this course.
Schedule
The following
schedule is subject to change. Check this Web page frequently
for any changes.
WEEK
ONE:
April
24
Introduction
to the course and each other; Using email; browsing the World
Wide Web (WWW); establishing the class mailing list; reviewing
examples
of home pages on WWW. Practice using Search Engines.
Assignment:
obtain EC Email account. Complete the scavenger
hunt. Write text for your home
page.
April
25
Creating
homepages... working with MS Word and Claris Homepage.
Assignment:
write up a set of interview questions for your practice. Obtain
tape recorder and tapes and
batteries to bring to class on Wednesday.
April
26
Discussion
about women and work; brainstorming topics; creating teams
and selecting topics. Introduction to interviewing methods;
practice interviews. Here's a webpage of links
to get you started.
Assignment:
bring in photos on Thursday for your homepage.
April
27
Working
with graphics: scanning, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
creating transparent GIFs, etc.
Assignment:
catalog your interview tape; work on your homepage.. Scavenger
hunt due today by email to Professor
Maluso.
April
28
Working
in groups to set up interviews, research topics, etc..
Assignment:
do preliminary research on topics; continue to establish contacts
with women.
WEEK
TWO:
May1
Advanced
Searching. Possible Field trip to library 10:30 am-noon.
Assignment:
BeginTeam page construction, with results of preliminary research
on topics; continue to establish
contacts with women.
May
2
Work
in groups
May4
Group
Construction of Interview Formats
May
5
Begin
to Conduct Interviews of Women
WEEK
THREE:
May
8
Conduct
Interviews and Catalog tapes.
May
9
Conduct
Interviews and review tapes. Construct web sites.
May
11
Conduct
Interviews and Construct Web Sites and Create
Tape
Transcripts.
May
12
Construct
Web Sites and Create Tape Transcripts.
WEEK
FOUR:
May
15
Basic
Site Layout should be Complete
May
16
Site
navigation in place
May
18
Continue
to build site
May
20
ALL
GRAPHICS SHOULD BE SCANNED IN
WEEK
FIVE:
May
22
BUILD
THE WEB SITES ALL WEEK LONG
May
23
ALL TEXT
DUE IN CLASS
May
25
Build
May
26
Group
reviews the site, trouble-shooting links and code. Start final
revisions.
WEEK
SIX:
May
29
Final
revisions continue.
May
30
Finish
final revisions. Final revisions to member home pages.
May
31
Reception
and public presentation of the Web site.
Assignment:
Help to prepare and promote the reception;
write
to friends and family with Internet access. Brag!
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