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Team Project #1 - That Was Then, This is Now: IGY/IPY2007-2008 Comparisons
STUDENTS MUST APPEND AND ATTEST TO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON EACH REPORT (PRELIMINARY AND FINAL) SUBMITTED IN THIS COURSE
“On my honor, as an Aggie, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.”
The report and class presentation on this project will account for 50% of your grade.
Introduction: The IPY 2007-2008 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the IGY. The IGY in many ways represents the beginnings of earth and space science as we know it today. This Team project is intended to illustrate the advances that have occurred in the last 50 years in polar science and technology and develop an appreciation for the pace of change in the modern world. To engage and immerse GEOS 489/689 course participants in the IPY 2007-2008, a Team of 6 to 8 students, lead by a graduate student, will locate and research a science project, science or technology area, or other topic that was part of the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958 and has in some form or another been repeated or advanced by a project in the IPY 2007-2008. These projects can be located by searching the web and by going to the IPY Program Office site which is a repository of information related to all IPY activities. Examples are provided on the course website and your instructors can assist in locating an appropriate project.
Your Assignment (1-Page Preliminary Report): Teams will be assigned and a graduate student leader named. Identify a project or topic that is represented in the IGY and the IPY 2007-2008. The graduate student Team Leader will oversee the project, develop a framework of the activities that will be needed to accomplish the project, and assign responsibilities to team member to collectively accomplish the project. The Team Leader is responsible for scheduling meeting outside of class to make sure the project is making progress during the term of the class and organize the final report. Provide a 1-page dprelimnary escription of the comparison projects and your plans for assessing how the science has advanced in the last 50 years.
Final Report (2 page maximum length): Describe the projects you monitored, what you learned from the project, and what would you have done differently to improve or enhance the outcomes of the project. Provide a projection of how you believe the subject you studied will have changed by the next IYP, fifty years from now based on the changes you identified over the past 50 years. The final report is to include the following information for the comparison projects:
- Name of the Project
- The Principle Investigators and Affiliations
- The URL for the projects home site of the IPY project
- Describe what the projects entail
- What are the activities, methodologies and/or processes you employed to compare the two projects
Translate your report into a 15-30 minute oral presentation that will be given to the rest of the class. Team participation in the class presentation is encouraged. Presentations will be scheduled in the final quarter of the course.
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Information on the IGY 1957-1958
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