Week One (August 24-August 30th)
Topic(s): Introduction to Course: What is a Project Lab?
History of GSUPEP
Week Two: (August 31st-September 6th)
Topic: Political Roots of Mass Incarceration
Introduction to Project #1: Presentation on Mass Incarceration and Education
Read: Excerpts from Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (iCollege)
Excerpts from Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass by Fredrick Douglass (iCollege)
Watch: 13th (Netflix)
Week Three: (September 7th-September 13th)
Topic: Dignity and Mass Incarceration
Read: Excerpts from Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (iCollege)
Read: "On Lecturing in a Prison, Where Minds are Free," Jefferson Cowie (iCollege)
Watch: College Behind Bars, Episode 1: "No One Ever Taught Me Any of That" (Netflix or PBS)
Week Four: September 14th-September 20th)
Topic: History and Issues of Mass Incarceration, pt. 1 & 2
Read: Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time by James Kilgore, Introduction & Part One: The Basics of Mass Incarceration (p. 1-59); Part Two: The Many Faces of “Tough on Crime” (p. 59-137)
Week Five: September 21st-September 27th)
Topic: History and Issues of Mass Incarceration, pt. 3 & 4
Read: Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time by James Kilgore, Part Three: The Gendered Threads of Punishment; Part Four: Prison Profiteers (p. 137-199); Part Five: Ending Mass Incarceration (p. 199-235)
Week Six: (September 28th-October 4th)
Topic(s): Social Media Strategy Basics; Social Media Platforms
Project #1 Draft Run-through;
Introduction to Project #2: Social Media Strategy Document
Due: Project #1: Presentation on Mass Incarceration and Education to iCollege by Friday, October 2nd at 11:59pm
Week Seven: October 5th-October 11th)
Topic(s): Social Media Strategy
Who are they and what do they want?
What information can/should we share?
How are viewers consuming this information and what do we want them to do with it?
Week Eight: October 12th-October 18th)
October 12th
Topic: Social Media Strategy Wrap-UP
Project #2 Draft Run-through
Introduction to Project #3: Curriculum Design and Faculty Recruitment Plan
Week Nine: October 19th-October 25th)
Topic(s): Curriculum Design and Faculty Recruitment Plan;
New Facility Requirements (GSU, GDC, GSUPEP)
Due: Project #2: Social Media Strategy Document to iCollege by Friday, October 234d at 11:59pm
Week Ten: October 26th-November 1st)
October 26th
Topic(s): Perimeter College Curriculum Basics (Associate’s Degree Pathways)
Perimeter College Curriculum Advanced (Prerequisites, General Studies, etc.)
Faculty Recruitment Basics (PC; GSU; USG; private institutions: Emory, Morehouse, Spelman, etc.)
Week Eleven: November 2nd-November 8th
Topic(s): Faculty Recruitment Advanced: Best Practices
Training; Logistics
Project #3 Draft Run-through
Introduction to Project #4: GSUPEP Student Project Design
Week Twelve: November 9th-November 15th)
Topic: GSUPEP Student Project Design;
Review of ongoing GSUPEP Projects: For-credit; Enrichment; College to Career; Fundraising
Due: Project #3: Curriculum Design and Faculty Recruitment Plan by Friday, November 13th at 11:59pm
Week Thirteen: November 16th-November 29th
Topic: Types of Proposals
Week Fourteen: November 30th-December 6th)
Topic: Proposal Evaluation
Week Fifteen (December 7th)
Topic: Project #4 Draft Run-through
Due: Project #4: GSUPEP Student Project Design by Monday, December 11th at 10:00am
Topic(s): Introduction to Course: What is a Project Lab?
History of GSUPEP
Week Two: (August 31st-September 6th)
Topic: Political Roots of Mass Incarceration
Introduction to Project #1: Presentation on Mass Incarceration and Education
Read: Excerpts from Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (iCollege)
Excerpts from Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass by Fredrick Douglass (iCollege)
Watch: 13th (Netflix)
Week Three: (September 7th-September 13th)
Topic: Dignity and Mass Incarceration
Read: Excerpts from Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (iCollege)
Read: "On Lecturing in a Prison, Where Minds are Free," Jefferson Cowie (iCollege)
Watch: College Behind Bars, Episode 1: "No One Ever Taught Me Any of That" (Netflix or PBS)
Week Four: September 14th-September 20th)
Topic: History and Issues of Mass Incarceration, pt. 1 & 2
Read: Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time by James Kilgore, Introduction & Part One: The Basics of Mass Incarceration (p. 1-59); Part Two: The Many Faces of “Tough on Crime” (p. 59-137)
Week Five: September 21st-September 27th)
Topic: History and Issues of Mass Incarceration, pt. 3 & 4
Read: Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time by James Kilgore, Part Three: The Gendered Threads of Punishment; Part Four: Prison Profiteers (p. 137-199); Part Five: Ending Mass Incarceration (p. 199-235)
Week Six: (September 28th-October 4th)
Topic(s): Social Media Strategy Basics; Social Media Platforms
Project #1 Draft Run-through;
Introduction to Project #2: Social Media Strategy Document
Due: Project #1: Presentation on Mass Incarceration and Education to iCollege by Friday, October 2nd at 11:59pm
Week Seven: October 5th-October 11th)
Topic(s): Social Media Strategy
Who are they and what do they want?
What information can/should we share?
How are viewers consuming this information and what do we want them to do with it?
Week Eight: October 12th-October 18th)
October 12th
Topic: Social Media Strategy Wrap-UP
Project #2 Draft Run-through
Introduction to Project #3: Curriculum Design and Faculty Recruitment Plan
Week Nine: October 19th-October 25th)
Topic(s): Curriculum Design and Faculty Recruitment Plan;
New Facility Requirements (GSU, GDC, GSUPEP)
Due: Project #2: Social Media Strategy Document to iCollege by Friday, October 234d at 11:59pm
Week Ten: October 26th-November 1st)
October 26th
Topic(s): Perimeter College Curriculum Basics (Associate’s Degree Pathways)
Perimeter College Curriculum Advanced (Prerequisites, General Studies, etc.)
Faculty Recruitment Basics (PC; GSU; USG; private institutions: Emory, Morehouse, Spelman, etc.)
Week Eleven: November 2nd-November 8th
Topic(s): Faculty Recruitment Advanced: Best Practices
Training; Logistics
Project #3 Draft Run-through
Introduction to Project #4: GSUPEP Student Project Design
Week Twelve: November 9th-November 15th)
Topic: GSUPEP Student Project Design;
Review of ongoing GSUPEP Projects: For-credit; Enrichment; College to Career; Fundraising
Due: Project #3: Curriculum Design and Faculty Recruitment Plan by Friday, November 13th at 11:59pm
Week Thirteen: November 16th-November 29th
Topic: Types of Proposals
Week Fourteen: November 30th-December 6th)
Topic: Proposal Evaluation
Week Fifteen (December 7th)
Topic: Project #4 Draft Run-through
Due: Project #4: GSUPEP Student Project Design by Monday, December 11th at 10:00am