FRS 001CC — Sec. 001 — (1 unit) — CRN 73906— R 10:00-11:50 AM — 135 AOB IV
An Experiential Guide to Hiking Around Davis

Instructor: Hemant Bhargava, Graduate School of Management

Description: The course will involve 3-5 fields trips to hiking destinations within 1-hour of Davis. One group of students will be assigned as trip-leaders for each trip. Prior to the trip, this group will research and provide general information related to the destination. All other students will contribute information specific to their area of expertise (e.g., geology, flora-fauna, history). Following the trip, students will prepare a multi-media report, intended to serve as a guide for the destination, covering aspects including location, topography, history, plant and animal life, sights etc. All reports will be placed on a web site, available for future access. The course will develop

- knowledge of local community
- information research skills
- writing, organizing, and presentation skills
- web development skills
- reporting and leadership skills

Format: A planning meeting will be scheduled (tentative: April 7, 4 pm, AOB IV). After that the course will meet once in 2 weeks, for a 2-hr field trip. Possible locations to be discussed with students, include Mt. Diablo, Cache Creek, Lake Berryessa, Auburn. A final meeting will be held in the first week of June. Other activities will include research, organization, report-writing, and website development as explained in description. Grading: Grading will be based on: the multi-media report: content (20%); layout and presentation (20%); web implementation (20%); trip-leadership and guidance (20%) and trip-discussion and contribution of information (20%).

About the Instructor: Professor Hemant Bhargava has been at UC Davis since July 2003. He has held faculty positions at Penn State University (2000-2003) and the Naval Postgraduate School (1989-2000). His research is in information technologies and decision science, and he has published dozens of articles in several leading journals and conferences.