Readings and Viewing for SIS 513

Week
Date and Topics

 Environment and Conflict Readings Dreamweaver: Hands On Training iMovie: The Missing Manual Electronic Handouts or Links

Week 1: January 17

Topic: Intros & Overview

     

1. Read and Review the Syllabus

2. Look at ICE web site and Case Studies

Week 2: January 24

Topic: Conflict and Environment Case Studies

 Tobias Hagmann , “Confronting the Concept of Environmentally Induced Conflict“, Peace, Conflict and Development: Issue Six, January 2005    
A Basic HTML Page
HTML Practice: HyperLinks
HTML Practice: Graphics
HTML Practice: Pre's and More
HTML Practice: Tables

Week 3: January 31

Topic: What is Conflict and Environment

Klare, 1. Wealth, Resources and Power

 

  

About Case Studies

The ICE Template

 The ICE Coding System

Week 4: February 7

Topic: Energy

Klare,
2. Oil Geography and War
3. Oil Conflict in the Persian Gulf
4. Energy Conflict in the Caspian Sea Basin

Setting Up and Background:

Chapters 1-3, pages 1-53

  




Week 5: February 14
Topic: Water

 Klare,
6. Water Conflict in the Nile Basin
7. Water Conflict in Other Areas

Basics and Linking:

Chapters 4-5, pages 54-107

  


Week 6: February 21

Topic: Riches of the Earth

 Klare,
8. Fighting for the Riches of the Earth

Special Features:

Chapters 6-7, pages 108-197

  



Week 7: February 28
Topic: Livelihood Conflict

Using a Video Camera (Hand's On)

Tables and Design:

Chapters 8-10, pages 198-285

  

Introduction to Editing with iMovie

Week 8: March 7

Topic: Patterns of Conflict and Environment


Klare,
9. The New Geography of Conflict

Beyond HTML:

Chapters 11-15, pages 286-399

   HTML Practice: Graphics
HTML Practice: Image Maps

W: Mouseover
DW Lesson #3:
"Creating a Disjointed Rollover"
Spring Break (March 14)        

Week 9: March 21

Topic: Creating Videos

Video Group teamwork

Web Site Management:

Chapters 16-20 and Appendices, pages 400 to end.

 Part One: Capturing by DV footage



Week 10: March 28
Topic: Working on Video Ideas

Leif Ohlsson, “Livelihood Conflicts: Linking poverty and environment as causes of conflict”

 

 Part Two: Editing the Movie

Week 11: April 4

Topic: Forecasting the Future
 By Mark Cantrell, “Weather and War”, Military Officer

 

 Part Three: Finding Your Audience  
Week 12: April 11

Topic: What is the Future 		"Future Cases of Environment and Conflict",
Nils Petter Gleditsch, The Future of Armed Conflict (see pdf) 		  Part Four: iDVD 5  
Week 13: April 18
Topic: Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Issues related to Academic Work

   Part Five: Appendices  

Week 14: April 25
Topic: Conclusion
Working Session
      

Final: May 9

     Case Study and Video presentations