Final Group Projects
THE TOPICS:
Project # In-Class
PresentationStudents Project Titles (access restricted to current students only!) Project #1 4/18/00 Chris Jahnke
Matthew Quinlan
Jared WoodsThe Sociological and Psychological Aspects of Millenarian Groups Project #2 4/18/00 Sarah Ali
Tefi Ma'akeApocalyptic Images and Beliefs in Eastern Religions
(Hinduism & Buddhism)Project #3 4/20/00 Mandy Gibson
Matt JillsonApocalyptic Imagination in Cinema through the Decades Project #4 4/20/00 Cosbie Cates
Juan Carlos Ortiz
Kyle SmalakisApocalyptic Films of the 1990's Project #5 4/25/00 Kristin Firestone
Jessica HayesVoices in Evangelical Christianity Project #6 4/25/00 Barbara Murphy Children of the Covenant:
An Examination of the Salem Witchtrials in Light of the Covenant of GraceProject #7 4/25/00 Megan Kisow Utopian Photography Project #8 4/27/00 Tareq Hishmeh
Nareg KitsinianThe Armenian Genocide through the Eyes of the Artists Project #9 4/27/00 Erick Cifuentes Apocalyptic Themes in Music Project #10 4/27/00 Maria Pulido
Kai TramielUtopian Art from Ethnic Perspectives
Note: For some tips on how to put web pages together, see the "Best Student Projects" highlighted from some of Prof. Just's previous classes.Ancient Apocalyptic Literature (biblical and/or non-biblical) Apocalyptic and Utopian Art (medieval and/or modern) Apocalyptic and Utopian Films (American and/or foreign) Apocalyptic and Utopian Fiction (from any era or culture) Millenarian Groups and Movements (religious and/or secular) etc.
THE PROCESS:
Stage 1 - by Tuesday, Feb. 15 (one full week before Spring Break)
Choose partners to form groups of 2 or 3 students each. Propose a topic for your final project. Then begin the research on your topic and also begin to learn how to compose web-pages, if you don't already know.Stage 2 - between Tuesday, March 7 and Tuesday, April 4
Submit one or more drafts of your web pages. Make sure you include the following:Also, meet with the instructors and/or the T.A. to discuss your project, to get feedback for resources and revisions, and to get tips on the web-technological aspects of the project. Also, see below for further tips.
- a detailed Outline of the Structure you plan to use in your set of web-pages (main pages, subsections, etc.)
- a clear Introduction, including a compact Thesis Statement (what you hope to prove or show)
- good academic Content, but presented in small sections with plenty of Headings for quick overviews.
- growing collections of Resources (including both a bibliography of printed materials and a list of internet resources)
Stage 3 - April 18-27 (the last two weeks of classes)
In-class presentations of your group project's web-pages (ca. 20-30 minutes for each group, depending on how many different groups we end up having)Stage 4 - Friday, May 5, 8:00 a.m. (the scheduled time for Final Exam - argh!)
Final versions of web-pages must be submitted on disk. These will be uploaded and published on the web as a permanent part of the course's website, and/or in other locations on the LMU website.