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• Essay due:- Oct. 29 if all presentations made by Oct. 24- Oct. 31 if all presentations made by Oct. 29

Template for essay available in:http://diablo.phys.northwestern.edu/~mvelasco/Physics110-2013.html

• I need all your presentations. Please send them to me, in order to make them available to all of you using the web-page for the class

• If I do not receive your presentation, then you will not get credit for the work

Switching to a cycle of Friday, Tuesday, Thursday with assigned reading and presentations

- 3 teams of panelist- Each team will be in charge of a specific topic - Panelist will send list of reading material one week

before panel, that is on Friday- Other teams responsible for discussing the topic

with their corresponding teammates and send list of questions to panelist by Tuesday night

- Panelist make their presentations and the global discussion takes place on Thursday

Grading for panels

- Evaluation will be based on the preparation and written and oral participation for all three panels.

- I need all the materials/information to be send to me ahead of time- Proposed reading material- Questions send to panelist by other teams- Material used during panel

- If the suggested reading material is insufficient, I will send additional recommendations

Panel #1

• Topic - Transportation: “Transportation sustainability and the ‘next’ revolution in transportation of people, goods and war” (4 people)

- Reading material proposed by panelist due: Nov. 1

- Internal discussion finished by : Nov. 5- Submission of questions to panelist evening:

Nov. 5- Panel #1: Nov. 7

Panel #2

• Topic – Urban planning: “What is the best choice to produce sustainable communities and the required development: cities, urban or rural living?”

(5 people)

- Reading material proposed by panelists due: Nov. 8- Internal discussion finished by : Nov. 12- Submission of questions to panelist evening: Nov. 12- Panel #2: Nov. 14

Panel #3

• Topic - Policy: “What needs to be done at the government level, and current status of international and national planning, policy, enforcement and design strategies to promote sustainable energy development. (5 people)

- Reading material proposed by panelist due: Nov. 15- Internal discussion finished by : Nov. 19- Submission of questions to panelist evening: Nov. 19- Panel #3: Nov. 21

Group Discussions

Group Discussions

Group Discussions

Lecture

Lecture