PSE 220 “From Papyrus to Plasma Screens: Paper and Society”
Spring 2016
Place & Time
2010 Biltmore Hall, College of Natural Resources
Tuesdays & Thursdays (January 7th – April 21st, 2016)
1:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Instructors:
Lucian A. Lucia (Coordinator)
Associate Professor of Forest Biomaterials,
Chemistry
Office: 3108 BILTMORE HALL
Telephone No. (Office): +1 919 515 7707
[email protected]
Edward T. Funkhouser
Associate Professor of Communication
Office: 228-B WINSTON HALL
Telephone No. (Office): +1 919 515 1294
[email protected]
Medwick V. Byrd
Associate Professor of Forest Biomaterials &
Director of Undergraduate Programs
Office: 2205 BILTMORE HALL
Telephone No. (Office): +1 919 515 5790
[email protected]
Course Description
This course will provide you with a brief review of the invention, history, and development of paper
and the role of paper and paper products, as well as the written/printed word, in human
development. The technology of papermaking will be examined with regard to economic and
environmental impacts. We will then provide you with a hands-on technology of papermaking
week to give you a visceral appreciation of papermaking. Finally, we will end the course by
including the impact of paper on politics/government, communication, literacy, industrialization,
and hygiene/comfort. The following topics will also be covered:
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The history and impact of papermaking from the perspective of the ancients
The power of the written word as it pertains to the construct of society
The impact of electronic communication on paper consumption and the paper industry
Current events which affect the paper industry and its future
The future of the paper industry and the subsequent potential impacts on society
How the written word changes the course of history
The power of media (newspapers, flyers, leaflets, pamphlets, brochures, etc.) on the
emergence of national sovereignty
The role of written communication on world events
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Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should:
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Understand the impact of the written/printed word on society and human development
Understand the impact of printing and mass media on communication, history, and human
development
Understand the history of papermaking and its development into a major industry worldwide
Understand the basic process steps and technology involved in transforming plant materials
into pulp and paper
Know the basic types and categories of paper and paperboard
Demonstrate awareness of the role of paper and paper products in everyday life
Explain how the development of paper affected human and societal development, including
communication, literacy, industrialization, and quality of life
Understand the key current events and issues affecting the paper industry
Discuss the possible future of the paper industry and the possible effects on society
Accurately answer frequently asked questions about the paper industry
Contribution to Paper Science & Engineering (PSE) Program Learning Outcomes
This course and the corresponding learning outcomes described above are intended to support the
following learning outcomes for the PSE program:
Outcome D – They should be able to function on multidisciplinary teams.
Outcome G – They should be able to communicate effectively.
Outcome J – They should demonstrate knowledge of contemporary issues.
Course Mechanics
The course is organized within two fifty (50) minute lecture periods per week in which lecture
material will be presented, discussions will take place, and short student group presentations will be
given. You CANNOT have electronic devices out during class unless expressly indicated
otherwise or else you must excuse yourself from class until you can turn it off.
Presentation Requirements
1. Each Group will give a presentation from a list of topics or of their own choosing.
2. They will be graded using a list of elements that that allow us to gauge your
communication skills.
Text & Supplementary Materials
Hunter, Dard; Papermaking The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft, © 1978
https://reserves.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php?cmd=viewReservesList&ci=105145 (Course E-Reserves)
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Grading
Quizzes
Presentation
Participation (Attendance)
Exam (1 in-class)
40% (all equally weighted) – Moodle
35%
15%
10% – Moodle
The following grading scale will be used to calculate the final grade:
A+ = 95-100
A = 90-94.99
A- = 88-89.99
B+ = 86-87.99
B = 80-85.99
B- = 78-79.99
C+ = 76-77.99
C = 70-75.99
C- = 68-69.99
D+ = 66-67.99 F = 57.99 and below
D = 60-65.99
D- = 58-59.99
Absences and Late Assignments
You have two (2) non-excused absences (no questions asked) automatically assigned to you. I will
not accept any excuse for absences unless the University mandates that I do so (please see:
http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-03). Each unexcused absence from the class will
result in 1 point being deducted from your total participation grade (You have a total of 15 points in
this category of attendance).
Academic Integrity
All students are expected to follow the University’s “Code of Student Conduct.” The policy on
academic integrity can be found at http://policies.ncsu.edu/policy/pol-11-35-01. My
understanding and expectation is that your signature on any test or assignment means that you
neither gave nor received unauthorized aid. Additionally, all quizzes will be done without the help
of written notes. Be certain to cite references used in your presentation. Plagiarism may result in a
failing grade and/or expulsion from the University.
Students with Disabilities
Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take
advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services for
Students (DSS) at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653
(http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/) and should see Lucian Lucia with the
appropriate paperwork from DSS.
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Schedule of General Topical Lectures & Lecturers
Week
General Lecture Topic
Dates
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1/07
Introduction, Review of Syllabus, Expectations, Group
Assignments, Group Presentation Discussion
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1/12
Lecturer
1/07 – Lucia, L.A.
Groups get together to get to know each other and discuss
(1) who is leader, (2) general topic, and (3) format of
presentation
1/12 – Lucia, L.A.
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF EARLY HISTORY OF
WRITING
1/14 – Lucia, L.A.
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1/19
EARLY HISTORY OF WRITING, continued
1/19 – Lucia, L.A.
1/21
PAPER AS A MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION
1/21 – Lucia, L.A.
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1/26
EMERGENCE OF PAPER INDUSTRY
1/26 – Lucia, L.A.
1/28
EMERGENCE OF PAPER INDUSTRY, continued
1/28 – Lucia, L.A.
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2/02
PAPER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
2/02 – Lucia, L.A.
2/04
PAPER AND THE ENVIRONMENT, continued
2/04 – Lucia, L.A.
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2/09
BIOENERGY
2/09 – Lucia, L.A.
2/11
NEW PRODUCTS, TRENDS, AND FUTURE
2/11 – Lucia, L.A.
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2/16
MIDTERM WEEK
2/16 – REVIEW
1/14
2/18
2/18 – In-Class Midterm
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2/23
PRESENTATIONS WEEK, GROUPS 1-3
2/25 – Lucia, L.A.
2/25
PRESENTATIONS WEEK, GROUPS 4-6
2/27 – Lucia, L.A.
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3/01
PRESENTATIONS WEEK, GROUPS 7-9
3/02 – Lucia, L.A.
3/03
AWARD PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSION
3/04 – Lucia, L.A.
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3/08
Spring Break – NO CLASS
3/08 – NO CLASS
3/10
Spring Break – NO CLASS
3/10 – NO CLASS
HANDS ON PAPER WEEK IN LABORATORIES
(WITH DR. MEDWICK BYRD)
3/15 – Groups 1-5
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3/15
3/17
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3/22, 3/24
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3/29, 4/05
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4/07, 4/12
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4/14, 4/19
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4/21, 4/26
3/17 – Groups 6-9
PAPER AS A MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS 3/22 – Funkhouser, E.T.
IMPACT AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS ON
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
3/24 – Funkhouser, E.T.
PAPER AS A MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS 3/29 – Funkhouser, E.T.
IMPACT AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS ON
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
4/05 – Funkhouser, E.T.
PAPER AS A MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS 4/07 – Funkhouser, E.T.
IMPACT AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS ON
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
4/12 – Funkhouser, E.T.
PAPER AS A MODE OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS 4/14 – Funkhouser, E.T.
IMPACT AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS ON
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
4/19 – Funkhouser, E.T.
- SERVICE DAYS -
4/21 – Service Day, part I
4/26 – Service Day, part
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Additional Information for Spring 2016
1. We will employ a “living syllabus” system to accommodate the specific sub-topics covered.
This will take the form of a summarization that will be posted on the Moodle site for each class.
2. Every student is required to attend class unless the student is allowed an excused absence.
Everyone will be allowed two (2) automatic excused absences, but each unallowable absence
from class will result in having 1 points deducted from the final attendance grade. For example,
if you 10 unexcused absences, your final grade can be no higher than a 90% if you obtain
perfect marks on the other three grade categories (Quizzes, Exam, and Presentation). We will
be taking attendance each class by collecting your signatures. Please do NOT attempt to fill in a
empty slot because I will be recording absences after each class.
3. The class will be divided into 9 groups (12-13 members/group).
4. Each Group will communicate amongst its members using any form of communication
available. I suggest that you communicate however you prefer (social networking site, chat site,
etc.) and then have meetings, and choose a format for assembling your document (a google doc?
common website, facebook group, etc.). Assign a leader, have her or him assign tasks, and then
go and do the tasks. All I need is from each of the Groups is to tell me who the LEADER is. I
want each Group to assemble a 10-12 minute presentation (that includes time for a few
questions) on a topic related to any of the following or feel free to make one:
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Bioenergy from paper
Biomaterials from paper
Colonial newspapers
Communication in history
Early forms of paper
Kindle vs. paperbacks
Modern or ancient newspapers
New uses of paper
Paper airplanes
Paper vs. digital media for storage
Pros & cons of using a paper daily planner vs. a hand-held device
Recycling
Rock, paper, scissors
5. The presentation can be in any form that you like. It can be a standard powerpoint, a skit, a
“youtube” presentation, a lecture, etc. Be as creative as you can be!
6. The presentation will be graded by the Instructor(s) according to the attached presentation
format (Attachment 1). An award will be given to the members of the one Group having the
highest grade for the presentation. Each Group may elect one or more members to make the
presentation, but all members must contribute according to their assigned task. We will employ
a unique group grading system (CATME, please see: http://184.171.249.146/~catme/) to allow
us to effectively grade student contributions to the Group presentation. We will do two
iterations – one before the presentation and one after (ONLY the one after will be
incontrovertible and FINAL).
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7. All information for the student group presentations will be available through electronic reserves,
course materials, textbooks, and any other materials through the “Quick Article Search” feature
of our “Library Course Tools” link. Please use our Moodle link for ALL course information.
8. Short quizzes will be given throughout the course of the semester and will be done via Moodle
outside of class (just before each class). The one (1) Exam will all be administered via Moodle
in class.
9. All students are expected to make a contribution to the forums/events occurring on the moodle
site. I also want you to send us feedback on our Moodle site. Please post, read posts, and
comment.
10. Group Assignments (see next page):
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Group 1
Ali,Lela Sadek
Atchison,Liana
Joy
Bakley,Jonathan
Barnes,Ryan
Montel
Beard,Elisabeth
Caitlin
Bebawy,Kamal
Bergin,Caroline
Bhaskar,Brinda
Blake,Erik
Burgess
Bolender,Eric C
Botros,Abanoub
Aiman
Brown,Kyle
Andrew
Group 2
Burril,Callen
Alexandria
Cady,Roland
Cayman
Carr,Edgar
Toms (E Carr)
Carroll,Lauren
Christina
Carter,Nigeste
Mariam
Chavis,Dakota
George
Chen,Fanguang
Christ,Kyle
James
Cole,Audrey
Lea
Concannon,Chri
stopher
Raymond
(Chris)
Contreras,Celes
te Del Carmen
Cooley,Emory
Moore
Group 3
Craig,Haley Marie
Group 4
Gillespie,Steven
Bruce
Cristinziano,Jonat
han
Dalton,Travis
Michael
Davies,Sophia
Monique
De Santis,William
Anthony
Delucia,Patrick
Alexander
Ehrenzeller,Hanna
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Erickson,Kenneth
Andrew
Foster,Madeleine
Claire
Haidet,Brian
Bennett
Hall,Tyler
Cameron
Hamilton,Sean
Christopher
Hamrick,Morgan
Chelsea (Chelsea)
Harmon,Nathaniel
Eugene (Nathan)
Friedrich,Luke
Steven
Helm,Joanna
Kathleen
Gates,Ashley N
Gatland,Ian G
Goodwin,Krysia P
Grigg,David Lee
Gu,Eileen G
Henderson,Edwin
James (Eddie)
Hoeferkamp,Samu
el P
Jackson,Hunter
Dare
Group 5
Jeon,Andrew
Johnson,Elizabeth
Katherine
Kantesaria,Kevin
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Kemp,Hunter
Manning
Kerekes,Victoria
Dawn (Tori)
Kinney II,Daniel
James (D J)
Knosby,Casey N
Group 6
Medlin,Lonnie
Andrew
Group 7
Poole,Timothy
Landon (Landon)
Millar,Garrett C
Propst,Kayla Elyse
Morgan,Elijah
John
Mullins,Corey
Tyler
Mullis,Billy G
Newcomb,Rachel
Anne
Nilsen,Kaitlyn
Eileen
Raczenski,Blake
Rader,Robert
Blackwell (Rob)
Radford,John Robert
Garland (Bobby)
Rajpal,Gagandeep
Singh
Rateike,Alexander
Earl (Alex)
Raynor,Emily
Caroline
Group 8
Schaeffer,Stephani
e Ann
Segal,Caroline
Sydney
Sheehan,Naomi
Marie
Shen,Xiang
Shi,Mingxuan
Shields,Ryan
Lancaster
Singh,Harjodh
(Harsh)
Smith,Brianna
Christine
Speller,Dominic
Antonio
Group 9
Taylor,Ariana
Thiagarajan,Vijay
K.
Thompson,Elizabe
th Anne
Tomblin,Jessica
Jayne (Jessie)
Trivette,Tara
Nicole
Van Voorhis,Lydia
Marie
Vereen,Caitlin
Marie
Kronk,Kevin J
Norwood,Jarrell
Linker,Adam
Kenneth
Parker,Tracy
Anne
Rehder,Anna N
Liu,Jiachen
Parson,Logan
Grant
Rizzi,Gianna Nicole
Stone,Avery
Thomas
Wessler,Philip
Wade
Marbrey,Andrew
Pfitzner,William G
Scaggs,Phillip Duane
(Phil)
Sunda,Garrett
Joseph
Williams,Tori L
McBean,Meg T
Poole,Seth Scott
Schaaf,David R
Sundaram,Balaji
Wright,Lewis
Edward
McCauley,Michele
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Via,David S
Wansker,Austin
Stroh
Ye,Shujun
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Attachment 1: “From Papyrus to Plasma Screens: Paper & Society”
Spring 2016, 2010 BILTMORE HALL, 1:30 – 2:20 p.m.
GROUP #:______
DATE:_________
TITLE:________________________________________________________________
Exceptional Excellent
Content of Presentation
100
95
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90
89
85
Good
84
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80
79
75
Fair
74
70
69
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65
Poor
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60
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Purpose of presentation was easy to figure out and
fit well with our course objectives
The presentation development & delivery was
seamless and flowed well
Level of creativity in putting the presentation
together was evident
Elements of humor, excitement, and joy in
delivering the presentation were evident
There was at least one really good
point/item/idea that was very impressive
The presentation appeared to be well prepared
Subject was presented in an manner that anyone
could understand and enjoy
Presentation Mechanics
1. Execution of the presentation
2. Sound volume
3. Pace of delivery of content
Overall Performance (number):
Comments (comment on how hard the group worked, how it treated the subject, intangibles
in presentation, and what you learned):
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