Your story:
You can take any number of approaches for this module. Be sure that you feel comfortable with your decision as this modules continues on throughout the class and is ultimately part of the final course project.
A couple possible scenarios:
Questions you might ask local contacts:
This module is one week in length. There is no required deliverable this week other than finishing the required readings and participating in the online discussion. The topic is posted in this week's discussion forum - reply to that post. Below you will see a list of things to post to your web page, but these are mostly to get you to start thinking about your final project. I realize there is a LOT to read this week and a lot to process. Ideally, you will get an idea for your project and start to gather some contact information for your area. If you are able to post some of the information listed below, that's great. If not, it should be posted by the end of week 2. By the end of the course, the weekly deliverables should all come together as the final deliverable. It should only need to be polished at that point.
1. Readings:
Required:
Recommended:
2. Post a paragraph about your course final project topic.
3. Post a list of GIS project specifications to your cumulative document or e-portfolio, including write-ups of:
4. Start a "digital rolodex." List the contacts you made this week and explain how they helped or what they contributed to your plan. You should make at least three contacts by week three of the course.
5. Discuss the weekly topic on the discussion forum.
6. Start to think about and write your course paper. See the Course Paper Assignment [10] page for more information about this assignment. It will be due by week five. If you are waiting for contacts to get back to you, this is a great time to polish off the course paper, that is, before your final project starts to occupy all your time.
You have just completed Project 1.
Don't forget...if you have any questions,feel free to post them to the Lesson 1 Discussion Forum.
Links
[1] https://cms.psu.edu/default.asp
[2] http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=1003
[3] http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=1015
[4] http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=1040
[5] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog488/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog488/files/downloads/GIS_INTEROPERABILITY_THE_SAFE_WAY.pdf
[6] http://nationalmap.gov/report/national_map_report_final.pdf
[7] http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10606.html
[8] http://theamericansurveyor.com/PDF/TheAmericanSurveyor_WashingtonView_May-June2004.pdf
[9] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog488/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog488/files/downloads/Joffe_Comments.pdf
[10] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog488/node/2071