September 5, 2000

Psy 423- Community Psychology

Art Warmoth and Larry Davis

Expanded Class Calendar/Syllabus

Overview: The learning/ work of the research team over the course of the semester will be roughly divided into three different types of activities :

1. Project Planning: Intro to Systems Thinking & Project Planning 8/24 to 9/28 (

(Roughly the first six weeks)

2. Project Implementation Community Research Project Implementation 10/3 to11/30

(Roughly the second six weeks)

3. Project Report and Presentation Research Project Presentation 12/5 to 12/15

(Roughly the last two weeks)

Reading , study, work, and research Assignments: A great deal of the documents which will be studied in this course will be gathered as we proceed to do field research on various community systems. These documents and relevant supporting material will be distributed week by week in class by means of your class folder and via email when practical. Most assignments after the planning phase of the course will be identified by your personal written research project plan and your research work team project plan. Both of these plans will be produced during the first six weeks of class. As guidance for the design and production of these research project work plans we recommend "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management" This book is not required but is highly recommended. Class presentations and exercises regarding project planning will use this book as the reference text.

Thurs 8/24 : Introduction to Systems Thinking:

Folders for each student with their name and email

Reading Asignment

Art Warmoth: Driving Forces in Postmodern Evolution

Tues 8/29 The film Mindwalk

Thurs 8/31 Discuss the film and readings: brief presentation on the relation between Systems Theory and the class research project regarding Glen Ellen

Assignment: What Color is your Parachute Workbook

Tuesday 9/5 Review results and discuss Parachute Assignment

Identify linkage between personal RIASEC codes, possible individual research projects, and research work teams

Handout on sorting project priorities/ integrating your semester's work/ looking at calendar and commitments/ creating crossover between different classes and work/living responsibilities/ team research tasks

Assignment for Thursday, 9/7 Tour of Glen Ellen and dinner: For a ride from campus meet at 3:00 PM on 9/7 at the flagpole at the main entrance to SSU. Those traveling on your own should plan to arrive at about 3:45 in the London Saloon parking lot in Glen Ellen.

Assignments for Tuesday, 9/12

1. Access http//www.self directed-search.com on the web and take the SDS survey test. (note:it costs $8.95 and requires a credit card payment. If you have any difficulty with this please email Larry at LHD.sonic.net to make other arrangements)
2. Complete and bring to class your personal eight petal diagram,(described on page 39 of the parachute workbook)
3. Complete and bring to class the First Time Management Exercise Worksheet .
4. Read article "Lesson 1: Understanding Time Management"

Thursday 9/7 Field Trip to Glen Ellen

Plan to Stay in Glen Ellen for Dinner

Tuesday 9/12 Debrief Glen Ellen Field Trip

Begin Project Planning/

Team Project definitions and team Assignments

Individual project definitions and integrating individual projects into the overall team project

Research project time and resource definitions and planning

Class Exercise: Setting Team Project Goals, Constraints, & Team Roles

Assignment: Meet with research workgroup and begin project planningt

Worksheet for identifying goals, constraints, and roles for your individual research and term paper Reference Project Management: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8

Reading Assignment: Excerpts and exercise forms

Thursday 9/14 Project Planning:Tasks, Network Diagrams, & Resources

Reference Assignment Project Management Chapters 9, 10, 11

Tuesday 9/19 Project Planning Time. Money, and Power:

Reference Assignment: Project Management Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15

Thursday 9/21 Writing Out the Project Plan and getting it approved

Assignment: Writing up your complete project plan:

Tues 9/26 and Thursday 9/28 : Project Plan Presentations and Approvals

Class presentations and approvals of individual and group project plans