Wolfe 1

Melissa Wolfe
Nancy Roche
Writing 1010-013
December 11, 2014
Inventory

Literacy Practices
Inform members of current
events and issues in the
architectural world
Appeal to future/aspiring
students

Artifact
APA magazine
(artifact 3)

Location
Where ever the magazine is
being read? It was published in
Chicago, IL
City and Metropolitan Planning City and Met. Planning
department brochure
department in the architecture
(artifact 2)
building on campus
Inform future/aspiring students APA membership brochure
planning.org/earlycareer
of APAs early career program (artifact 1)
Discuss literacy practices
Interview with Stephen, a
Either in his office or online
related to the city and
professor in the department
metropolitan planning program (artifact 4)
at the U
-Paragraphs are chunked
Database Artifact 1:
http://search.proquest.com.ezp
-Use section headers in specific One hundred years of city
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areas of the paper
planning's enduring and evolving w/55499394/A35DAAE4C6D
-Use of acronyms
connections
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-Quote different sources
-Paper incorporates numbers
and dates
-Use bullet points
-Includes footnotes
-Title emphasis on Olympic
cities and includes dates
-Paragraphs are chunked
-Isolates beginning of sentence
-Cites own work

Database Artifact 2:
Olympic Cities: City Agendas,
Planning, and the World's
Games, 1896-2012

http://search.proquest.com.ezp
roxy.lib.utah.edu/avery/docvie
w/229627549/fulltext/A35DA
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accountid=14677

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-Title emphasis on most
segregated city in America and
includes a time period
-Paragraphs indented
-Use chapter numbers as
reference
-Italicized title
-Dates included in literacy

Database Artifact 3:

http://search.proquest.com.ezp
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The Most Segregated City in w/229621001/fulltext/A35DA
America: City Planning and Civil AE4C6D24996PQ/119?
accountid=14677
Rights in Birmingham, 19201980

-Before colon bold and big

-After colon smaller and
italicized
-Author under title is smaller
yet still prominent
-Indented paragraphs
-Italicized titles referenced
throughout
-Dates included in literacy
-References himself and other
work
-Bold/large lettered section
headers
-Figures of maps and tables
-Numbered bullet points
-Refernces included at end

Database Artifact 4:

-Bold large title with dates

included
-Author is directly underneath
and smaller yet still prominent
-First page includes authors
personal beliefs and small
conclusions
-Indented paragraphs with bold
section headers
-Acronyms and dates all over
the place
-Quotes other work
-Footnotes included at end

Database Artifact 5:
The Birth of Organized City
Planning in the United States,
1909-1910

Planning for inner-city retail

development: The case of
Indianapolis

http://search.proquest.com.ezp
roxy.lib.utah.edu/avery/docvie
w/229620941/fulltext/A35DA
AE4C6D24996PQ/26?
accountid=14677

http://search.proquest.com.ezp
roxy.lib.utah.edu/avery/docvie
w/229663223/fulltext/A35DA
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accountid=14677

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-Informal setting
Observation: Graduate workshop On campus department
-Students call proffessor by first
name
-Open discussion about project
being worked on
-No raising of hands, just
talking to each other and
sharing thoughts
-Students have just has much
time talking as proffessor, if not
more
-Proffessor really acts more as a
supervisor occasionally giving
input here and there but mostly
letting the students talk to
eachother and feed off one
another
-small class since it is a
workshop, 8 people.

Interview
Q: What do yo love most about working for the department?
A: Ability to be a mid-wife to possibilities of students--students he has privilege of working with
Q: Why did you choose to work here in SLC?
A: Does work around the country but this is home... hard to keep from home
Q: What issues in City and Met. Planning do you find most imperative?
A: New generation of engaged citizens... need to understand what they can do to help heal the
cities they live in. -Creating mobility for everyone -Hydrology -Equity... in delivery of resources
Q: What are some of the goals of this community and how is the department at the U involved in
them?
A: -Urban ecology workshop(7 canyons) -Bottle of knowledge

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Q: Can you give me a brief history of this major? How was it started at the U and opened up for
students?
A: 6-7 years ago-colleagues and I- sustainability issues... when you send 21-22 yr olds out into
the workplace w/out holistic view, they may not take into account all environmental issues and
impacts. ...Might be inappropriate to send out w/out understanding physiology of city. - worked
to add Urban ecology- 1.5 yrs ago... first program in U.S. -Book written by Jane Jacobs
Q: How has the department changed over the years...if at all?
A: Changed to honing and refining program now... making sure students have certain knowledge
(workshops) -way of thinking... as evolution of knowledge changes so does the department.
Q: What are the degrees of this department... how are they different or similar?
A: 3 degrees- Undergraduate in Urban Ecology, Masters in City and Met. Planning, PhD... vary
in level of experience
Q: What kind of social groups and activities does this program offer to students/community in
general?
A: Student club called SCAPE
-honors scholar program...volunteer
-southern canyons trust- moved from classroom and is now a non-profit organization
-Wasatch studio
-Utah chronicle, websites they develop, PR on campus