WEEK 1 -- JAN 21

Introduction to Creature Features

6:00-7:00: Round robin, introductions and getting to know each other

7:00-7:10: Break

7:10-8:10: Syllabus overview, introductions, A. Kapuscinski & E. Pullins

Key Course objectives on:
" Describe the relationship between science and art in the context of natural resources
" Use movies as an effective educational tool
" Describe the use of film as an effective research tool
" Differentiate between conservation and environmentalism concepts
" Discuss the disciplines of fisheries and wildlife sciences, conservation biology, museum curation, and rhetorical and cultural studies, including their influence in the history of filmmaking
" Critical thinking -- apply specific aesthetic and scientific evaluative criteria to a variety of media-based instructional resources, specifically movies and documentaries featuring wildlife
" Observe the role of perception in knowledge formation through the phenomena of film projection and scientific observation
" Engage in meaningful self-reflection through class discussion and class activities

8:10-8:30: ACTIVITY: Species selection for semester long project

ACTIVITY DUE JAN 28: Write a one-page description of scientific information that describes characteristics of your species derived from wildlife or fishery sciences, using the guideline provided in class. You must use at least four sources for your information, only one of which can be acquired via the internet. You should:

*cite your four sources, including your internet source, appropriately in a section following your essay using citation guidelines provided in class
*visit the Fisheries & Wildlife library on the St. Paul campus to research your information

READING FOR JAN 28: Chapter 1, Defining Wildlife and Fisheries, from Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries, An Integrated Approach, C.G. Scalet, L.D. Flake and D.W. Willis. 1996. New York: W.H. Freeman and Co. 25 pp.