Assignments and Due Dates - This page lists all due dates and assignments.  If other pages have different dates, use dates on this page.  Any changes in due dates, assignments, or point values will be entered on this page, so check it for changes.

Grades - Current scores for students in the class in Spring 2002.

Individual Writing Assignments: Examples from previous students

• Paper 1  Instructions - for written draft and final versions.
• Interview instructions
• Individual web site - Instructions for turning Paper 1 into a web site.
• Owl's web page building - Steps to create web pages from your class paper.
• Writing Assignment 2 Instructions - for written draft and final versions.

• Instructions
• Group topics and links - Lists the prediction that each group will examine.
• Comments on group web sites - Suggestions for revising your site.
• 3 to 5 important ideas - an example of an entry

• Peer review of papers
• Class predictions to rate
• Effective communication on web pages

Ken Mezler's Interviewing Tips - This site includes many good tips that will be useful for your interviewing activities.  It also has a few that are more directly related to interviewing for news stories.

Newspaper Interviewing Tips - These are simple tips for beginning interviewers.  They were written for students working as apprentices for the Detroit Free Press.  They are straight-forward and easy to follow.

The Job Interview Process - A page from the University of Manitoba with tips specifically related to interviews for jobs.  Some of what it says can be applied to the interview you will do as part of this class, and the rest of it might help you in other aspects of your life.

Library Support for Hort 425 - At this site, librarians have placed links to specific databases and information to support your work in this class.  Find Hort 425 under  "Find Your Course."

Evaluating the Content of Web Sites - "Untangling the Web:  Guidelines for researching on the WWW."  This site has information to help you understand the value of web sites.  For examples, it explains what you can learn from examining the address and the author.  See, for example, the Tip Sheet.

WSU Libraries' General Reference Sources -  This site contains links to useful sites, such as one on how to cite web pages and one that has biographical information on 25,000 notable people.  From the menu on this page, you can also get to other useful WSU Library pages.

WSU Libraries' Electronic Resources - This site links to many places where you may conduct searches for various types of information.  I suggest you try ProQuest Direct (you often get full text of the reference with this one), First Search, and Agricola, among others.  This also links to electronic databases that often provide full text articles, including for example the New York Times.

Access Washington - Anything you might want to know about Washington State government and its agencies and services, look here!  It's fascinating.

WSU Cooperative Extension Publications - At this site, you can link to the titles of extension bulletins by moving through categories.  Most publications are available for a low price.  Many are available on the WWW.

Colorado State University Extension - This page links publications prepared by CSU.  Many can be copied from this site.  Some can be ordered for free.  Others can be ordered for a low price.  See "Online Information" at the bottom of the page.

Summaries of USDA Sponsored Research - From this page you can move to a search engine that finds summaries of agriculture research funded by the Federal government.  You can search by key words or by the researcher's name.

Federal Government Printing Office - This site from the Superintendent of Documents links to search engines that find information in government documents.  For example, you could search for all bills before Congress that relate to agriculture.

Creative Problem Solving Lessons - Has detailed descriptions of steps for brainstorming.

Is it true that creativity resides in the right hemisphere of the brain? - An expert answers this question at a site sponsored by Scientific American.

Techniques for Creative Thinking - Has links to many different techniques, including some that we use and more.

Creative Thinking Strategies - Has lists of steps that different people have suggested for how to promote creative thinking. Steps are not always explained, but could be a source of ideas for further searches.

The Delphi Technique - This site summarizes the technique and presents specific examples.

World Future Society - This site contains a WIDE variety of information!

Greater Boston Area Chapter of the World Future Society - This site contains a variety of links to other sites. The sites do not have descriptions, but they do have little logos. This works well for those who are visually oriented, but the page takes a bit longer to load than many. Reviewing lists of sites may give you new ideas!

Book Titles - A interesting list of titles of books about the future from a group called Future's Edge.  They all link to Amazon Books.

WSU's On-line Writing Lab - This site may be the one you need to help make your paper the masterpiece you imagined it to be!

Common Errors in English- Paul Brians, a WSU Professor of English, has created a fascinating and humorous site that explains the "correct" way to use many words in English.  Check out, for example, what he says about the second month of the year.  He clarifies when to use "affect" and when to use "effect,"  he explains the difference between "its" and "it's," and he discusses a wide range of common mistakes.

Purdue University's Writing-related Resources - Links to many useful resources including sites that tell how to punctuate and sites that have useful quotes.

Dr. Lohr's Example of Using Citations Within Text- This is a copy of the introduction of a paper that Caroline Pearson-Mims and I wrote.  It shows how each sentence or idea that was not our own has a citation showing where we found the information.  It also shows how more than one citation can be used to support one sentence.  In this paper, we used the author and year method of citing.  You may choose this type of system or a numbering system.

The APA Format for Citations - This page, from Purdue's Writing Lab, explains ways to cite many references, including  www pages and traditional sources.

Citing Dates When Citing WWW Pages - This site discusses the importance of communicating clearly to your reader.  WWW citations should include publication dates and dates of visit, when possible.  This site explains different methods for placing these dates in a citation.  It also covers the importance of communicating which date you are using.  This page also discusses other issues related to web page citations.

Citing Sources of Borrowed Information -  This site summarizes why and how to use citations within your paper.  It shows how to document and variety of sources, including personal interviews and company brochures.

Citing E-mail Messages - This cite gives examples of different ways to cite e-mail messages between individuals.

Excellent Executive Summary Example - This executive summary is well-formatted (bold headings and bullets), easy and quick to follow, and contains important facts.  It begins with links to sections of the complete report.

Another Excellent Executive Summary Example - This one also is well-formatted, easy to follow, and informative.  It starts with a few paragraphs of introduction, then provides "nothing but the facts."  If you aspire to become a President of a University someday, then this is a "must read."

Excellent Executive Summary Example with a bit more - This page has a well-formatted and informative executive summary.  It includes a table and ends with a list of frequently asked questions.  It is very easy to find the information you need in this one.

Good Summary Example - This summary uses columns and bullets to organize the material.  It contains factual support within the summary, and important information can be readily located.

Average, but Interesting Example - This one uses subheadings and paragraphs.  It is more difficult to quickly find the information.  It has critical information within it.  Check this one out if you want to see how non-profits may be try to engage you.

Bad Example - No formatting.  Boring.  Too long.  Does include critical information.

An Example of No Summary - This page illustrates the need for good executive summaries (or at least a traditional abstract or summary).  Can you tell what the information you will find on this page?  Would you want to invest the time in deciding whether this page had information you could use?  If a busy person has alternatives, this type of information will be avoided.