Reading Packet for “Measuring Holland” Sociology 390 – Advanced Research Project Fall 2009 Don Luidens, InstructorClass Schedule Date Assignment/Activity Sept. 2 Welcome and semester set-up Background to the study Sept. 9 Historical introduction to Holland Readings selected from: Randal Paul Vander Water’s On the Way to Today Carl Van Faasen, et alia’s An Environmental History of the Lake Macatawa Watershed Sept. 16 History II Readings: Larry Massie’s Haven, Harbor, and Heritage Sept. 23 A Walkabout . . . with maps Getting to know Holland up close and personal Sept. 30 Where Do Planners Think Holland Is Going? Reading: Sharpening the Vision Guest speaker: Greg Holcomb from the Riverfront Development Group Oct. 7 CIS – “At Water's Edge: Complacency, Thirst, Action” is this year’s topic; we’ll attend two sessions on local water issues Oct. 14 An introduction to ArcGIS With the help of Meg Deering and Tim Haines Oct. 21 Individual, preliminary descriptive findings Oct. 28 Introduction to SPSS Nov. 4 Going Deeper I: working in pairs Nov. 11 Going Deeper II Nov. 18 Multivariate Analyses Nov. 25 TBA Dec. 2 & 9 Presentation of
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