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Geography340WorldRegionsinGlobalContext
Spring2018SyllabusWelcometoGEOG340!Inthiscourse,youwillexploretheworld’sdiversityandanalyzehowidentitiesareshaped.Youwilldeterminehowandwhydifferentpeoplesexperiencedifferentformsofcultural,economic,environmentalandpoliticalchange.Youwillexaminehowpeopleshapethatchange.Andyouwillmakesenseofhowandwhentiesbetweenworldregionslinkthemintosimilarpathsofchange.Sincethisisanonlineclasswithlittle-to-noface-to-facecontact,thisisarelativelylongsyllabusthatincludesabigchunkofimportantinformationandtipsthatwillbeusefulthroughoutthecourse.Readthroughitnow,andpleasekeepithandyandrefertoitoften!Theweeklycalendarattheendofthissyllabusshouldalsobeprintedoffandexaminedregularly.Canvas:https://canvas.wisc.edu/
Astana,Kazakhstan(takenbyKrisOlds)
MeettheCourseTeamInstructor:Dr.KrisOldsE-mail:[email protected]:<oldskris>[email protected]:608-514-2265Office:Rm346,ScienceHall,550N.ParkStreetOfficeHours:Wednesdays12-2pmCDTinpersonorviaSkypeorviatelephoneBio:KrisOldsisaProfessorintheDepartmentofGeography.Kris’BAandMAarefromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada,whilehisPhDisfromtheUniversityofBristolinEngland.Krisisa‘firstgeneration’universityattendee&graduate.HehasworkedasanacademicinEngland,Canada,Singapore(1997-2001),andtheUnitedStates(2001topresent).HewasalsobasedatSciencesPoinParisfrom2007-2008.Kris’currentresearchfocusesontheglobalizationofhighereducationandresearch.Thisresearchagendarelatestohislongstandingresearchinterestsintheglobalizationoftheservicesindustries(includinghighereducation,architecture,property),andtheirrelationshiptourbanandregionalchange.Kris’teachingfocusesonrelatedthemes,butespeciallyglobalcities,citiesanddevelopment,globalelites,globalnetworks,globaleconomicgeographies,andworldregionsinglobalcontext(thiscourse!).BeingaCanuckatheart,Krislovesicehockey,theTragicallyHip,mountains,salmon,andmaplesyrup.
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TeachingAssistant:NeslihanAtatimurE-mail:[email protected]:< neslihan.atatimur>Office:Rm.:Onlineonly,atSkypeOfficeHours:Thursdays1-3pmCDTorbyappointmentBio:NeslihanAtatimurisagraduatestudentinGeographyattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.ShegrewupinAnkara,Turkey.Herpassionforhistory,architectureandtravelledhertostudyurbandesignandplanning,focusingonurbanconservationattheMiddleEastTechnicalUniversity,Ankara.DuringhercollegeyearsshetravelledandworkedinvariouspartsofTurkey,inadditiontoBelgium,GreeceandGreatBritain.HerworkasascriptwriterforthedocumentaryOntheTrailofDanubesparkedherinterestinherownfamilyhistory,andledtohertracingherrootsfromAnkaraandIstanbul,goingbacktoMacedonia,Bulgaria,Crimea,NorthEastandCentralTurkey.PriormovingtoMadison,sheearnedherMSinRegionalPlanningfromheralmamatter,studyinginternationallabormigrationpatternsfromthepost-Sovietcountriesandthefeminizationofimmigrantsintheservicesector.MeanwhilesheworkedattheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram’sTurkeycountryofficeonregionaldevelopmentandpovertyalleviationprojectsfocusingonSoutheastTurkey.Withcolleagues,shealsofoundedtheCoexistanceAssociation,anon-profitorganizationaimingtoimproveinterculturalexchange.HercurrentresearchinvestigateshowtheTurkishstatediscursivelycreatesitsfemalecitizensatdifferentstagesinthecountry’sEuropeanUnionaccessionprocess.ContactingUsE-mailing:Becausethisisanonlinecourse,ourcommunicationwillbealmostexclusivelythroughthemessagingplatformonCanvasorviaemail.Forthisreason,itisimperativethatyousetupyouremailalertsinCanvastosendyoudailyupdatesaboutassignments,communicationfromyourinstructors,andchangestothecourse(seeinstructionsathttps://guides.instructure.com/m/4212/l/710344-how-do-i-set-my-canvas-notification-preferences-as-a-student).Youshouldthereforealsocheckyoure-mailregularlyandreadallmessagesfromCanvas(theyaren’tspam!).Wewilloftennotbeabletoreplyimmediatelytomessages,butwewillrespondtoworkweeke-mailswithin24hoursandweekende-mailswithin36hours.OfficeHours:Seeaboveforeachofourofficehours.PleasekeepinmindyoucanmeetwithKrisinpersonorvirtually(viaSkypeortelephone)andonlyvirtuallywithNeslihan(viaSkype).Ifnoneofthelistedtimesworkforyou,pleasesendusamessagethroughCanvastoscheduleanappointmentatadifferenttime.Manystudentsfinditextremelyhelpfultomeetwithussincenoin-personcontactisbuiltintothisonlinecourse.Pleaseconsidermeetingwithussoonerratherthanlatertomakesurethatyouareontherighttrackthewholecourse!AboutthisCourseGeography340(WorldRegionsinGlobalContext)isa100%onlinecoursethattakesadvantageofonlinelearningtechnologytohelpyou:· Acquiremultipleformsofknowledgeaboutworldregions(e.g.Sub-SaharanAfrica,SoutheastAsia);· Learnhowtravelandfieldworkinworldregionscangenerateuniqueinsights;· Learnfourmajorgeographicconceptsaboutworldregions:identity,diversity,unevendevelopment,and
globalinterdependencies.· Analyzetheconceptof"regions"anddeterminehowandwhenitisvalid.Bytheendofthecourseyoushouldknowsubstantiallymoreabout(i)environmentandsociety,(ii)history,economyanddemographicchange,and(iii)cultureandpolitics,withineachworldregion.Youwillbeable
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tobettercompareandcontrasteachworldregionandunderstandtheadvantagesandlimitationsofaregionalapproachtounderstandingtheworld.SynthesisandScaleManyofyoumayhavenevertakenageographyclassbefore.Therearetworecurringthemesingeographythatwillbeparticularlyusefultopayattentiontointhiscourse:Synthesis&Scale.Synthesis:Ratherthanfocusingononeaspectofaplace,geographerslookforconnectionsandrelationshipsbetweenculture,politics,economics,andthenaturalenvironment.Youwillseethisapproachinourtextbookandthroughmanyothercoursematerials,andyouareaskedtomakesimilarconnectionsinyourownworkinthisclass.Additionally,youwillbeaskedtoapproximatetheworkofprofessionalgeographersbysynthesizinginformationfromdifferenttypesofsources:personalmusingsaboutdailylifeinaforeigntown,in-depthscholarlyarticlesaboutspecificphenomena,textbookchaptersdescribingbroadregionalpatterns,andmore.Scale:Whilemanyofyoumaybefamiliarwiththeconceptof“scale”ashowzoomedinorzoomedoutamapis,themostimportanttypeofscaletokeepinmindforthisclassisthescaleofanalysis.Aproblemorphenomenoncanbeanalyzedatawidevarietyofscales—fromthehouseholdtotheentireworld—andyourscaleofanalysiscanshedlightonverydifferentprocessesandrelationshipsandcanevenleadyoutodifferentconclusions.(Forexample:Nationaleconomiescanimprovewhilecertaincities,groupsofpeople,orsectorsareindecline;airqualitycandeclinegloballybutimproveincertaincountries.)Thiscourseisbroadlystructuredaroundworldregions,butthebordersbetweenourlistedregionsaresomewhatarbitrary.Throughoutthesemester,payattentiontodiversitywithinregions,globalprocessesthatoperateacrossregions,andsimilaritiesanddifferencesthatmightsuggestalternativewaysofdrawingworldregionalboundaries.AVirtualClass:Online&AsynchronousGeography340isa100%onlinecourse:wedonot,asanentireclass,meetphysicallyatanytimeduringtheterm.Indeed,evenifwewantedto,thiswouldbeimpossibleassomeofyouarelivinginotherpartsofWisconsin,theUS,ortheworld,orperhapstravelingthroughoutthetermwhileonastudy-abroadprogram.However,wedefinitelyencourageyoutomeetwithusduringourofficehoursjusttointroduceyourselvesandchat(takealookatourbiographiestoseeifyourinterestsorcuriositiesoverlapwithourexperiencesorresearchfocuses!).Thiscourseisalso100%asynchronous,whichmeansyoucanworkthroughreadings,videolectures,andpodcastinterviewswheneveryouwish,thoughtherewillbespecificduedatesandtimesforassignments.Again,theweeklycalendarattheendofthissyllabusshouldalsobeprintedoffandexaminedregularly.ANoteforGraduateStudentsandAreaStudiesMajorsorCertificateStudentsThis300-levelcoursedoesnotofferaseparatesetofassignmentsorgradingregimeforgraduatestudents.Assuch,itwillnotcountasa“graduate-level”courseintheeyesoftheGraduateSchool.KeepinmindthattheGraduateSchoolrequiresthatatleast50%ofcourseworktobegraduate-levelcoursework.Pleasecontactyourhomedepartment’sgraduateprogramdirectorformoreinformation.Thiscoursecancounttowardareastudiesmajorsandcertificates–however,please(a)confirmwithyouradvisorsthatyouwouldlikeittocount,and(b)letusknowthatyouwantittocountsowecancreateappropriateassessmentrequirementstoensureyouachievethe25-30%regionally-specificcontentforitto
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count.Wearehappytosupportyouinthisendeavorbutyouareultimatelyresponsibletoalertingusastoyourobjectivesandrequirements.CourseContentandStructureThiscourseadoptsabroad“worldregions”approach,virtuallyexploringalloftheworld’sregions.GEOG340isanidealfeederforregionally-specificcourses(e.g.,onAfrica,SoutheastAsia),forstudentsconsidering,taking,orreturningfromstudyabroadsessions,orforstudentswithanyinterestinprofessionsorjobsthatwillleadthemtotravel,ortoengagewithpeople,firms,oragencies,fromothercountries.Thecourseoutlineisasfollows:1. TheUnitedStatesandCanada2. Europe3. Australia,NewZealand,andtheSouth
Pacific4. TheRussianFederation,CentralAsia,and
theTranscaucasus5. MiddleEastandNorthAfrica6. Sub-SaharanAfrica
7. LatinAmerica8. SouthAsia9. EastAsia10. SoutheastAsia11. WorldRegionsinGlobalContext
Reading/Viewing/ListeningAssignmentsWhilewewouldlikeyoutoskimChapter1ofthetextbookatthestartoftheclass,wearenotformallydealingwithituntiltheendofterm.Theideaistojust‘grabyourbags’andlaunchtheequivalentofaround-the-worldtripnow.Wewillbuildupviaregion-focusedmaterialstotheglobalcontextandglobalizationmaterialattheend.Eachregionnotedabovehasthefollowingelementsassociatedwithit:1. Arelevanttextbookchapterthatneedstobereadveryclosely.2. A“CaseStudy”videolectureonaspecificsite/topicassociatedwiththeregion.3. A“Q&Apodcast”thatdealswiththenumerousissuesassociatedwithbeing‘grounded’intheregion.4. Atopic-specificreading(s)thatis(are)deliberatelypairedwitheitherthecasestudyorthepodcast.5. Forseveral(notall)regions,therearealsoselectdocumentaries,movies,‘DangerousIdea’videos,or
readings.Incontrasttomost‘WorldRegions’coursesinGeography,wearenotsimplyrelyingonbroadlecturesaboutregionaltrends.Wehaveworkedhardtoincludeelementsthatenableyouto‘dropdown’anddeeplyengagewithapartofeachregion,oraspecifictheme/issueofconcern.Theseelements,suchasfocusedresearchlecturesandfieldworkQ&Apodcasts,areallgivenbygenuineexpertsonissuesintheirdesignatedregion.Wewantyoutoderiveanenhancedsenseofthediversity,challenges,andopportunitiesevidentintheworld’samazingregions.Wehopethiswillhelpyoucriticallyassesstheadvantagesandlimitationsaffordedbyaregionalapproach.Inshort,thetextbookisyourcharteredpropellerplane,shiftingfromregiontoregionat10,000-20,000feet,whilethelectures,podcasts,anddocumentaries/moviesfunctionlikeyourrentedmotorcycle,shiftingwithineachregionontheground,andoftenondirtroads!
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TheCourseText&AdditionalReadingsThecoursetextisthe6theditionofWorldRegionsinGlobalContext:People,Places,andEnvironments.Hereistheexactcitationinformation:
WorldRegionsinGlobalContext:People,Places,andEnvironments,6thEditionbySallyMarston,PaulKnox,DianaLiverman,VincentDelCasino&PaulRobbins,2017.ISBN-13:978-0134183640,ISBN-10:0134183649
SeveralcopiesofthecoursetextareavailableonreserveatCollegeLibrary.Feelfreetoutilizethe5theditionaswellifyoucanfindacheaper(er)copy.Asyouwillseebelow,wearetransitioningawayfromthistextasofSpring2019tosavestudentsmoney.Unfortunatelythefreeopentextwearecurrentlydevelopingisonly25%finishedandwillnotbeavailableuntilNovember2018.Butwe’reworkinghardonit!WehavepostedPDFsofthecoursetextchaptersforthefirstthreemodulestohelpthoseofyouwhoarestillawaitingreceiptofyourtextbook.YoucanaccessthesePDFsviathecoursewebsite(onCanvas).Forcopyrightreasons,weareunabletopostadditionalchapters.Pleasenotethatitiscriticallyimportanttoacquireandread(closely,inparagraph-by-paragraphdetail)thecoursetext.Thecoursetexthasbeencarefullyselected,itiswrittenbysomeofthemostinformedscholarsworkinginGeographyaroundtheworld,anditisanintegralmechanismtofacilitatinglearning.Inaddition,pleasenotethatwehaveassignednumerousadditionalreadingsinassociationwiththeCaseStudylecturesandtheQ&Apodcasts.Finally,pleasenotethattheassignedmoviesanddocumentarieshavebeendigitized,andareaccessibleonthecoursewebsite.Ifyouwouldprefertorentthemoviesyourself,feelfreetodoso,ofcourse(e.g.viaNetflixorwhatevermethodyouprefer).
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Grading&WrittenAssignments Hereishowyoursubmittedassignmentsandgradingbreakdowninthiscourse:Responsibilities Percentage
ofGradeKeyDates&GuidanceNotes
RegionalSynthesisAssignments
3assignmentsx15%each
=45%ofgrade
Youarerequiredtodevelopa1,200-1,600wordresponsetoeachofthreeRegionalSynthesisAssignments.Themulti-partassignmentsarepostedtwoweeksbeforetheassignmentisdue.Thesequestionswillgiveyouthedifficulttaskofsynthesizinginformationfromthemanyvariouscoursematerialsintothoughtfulanswerstoseveralsub-questions.Thesearenotsimplyfactualquestions,andthereisalmostneveronesinglecorrectanswer.Ourgoalistosomewhatreplicatethechallengingtaskofdoingyourowngeographicalresearch:youmustintegratediversetypesofknowledgefromthepodcasts,lectures,andreadings;andthesecoursematerialsrarelyrelatedirectlytothequestionsasked,soyoumustfigureoutwhataspectsofthemcanbeappliedtotheprompt.Oncecompleted,uploadyourresponseonaWordorPDFdocumentviathedesignated340Assignmentboxthathasbeencreatedforeachsession.Pleasebesuretoincludeyourfullnameontheresponseandsavethefilewithyourlastnamefirst(e.g.,Smith_Synthesis2.doc)!Writtenexercisesaredueat9:00pmCDTonthedatesdesignatedinscheduleattheendofthissyllabus.Notethatyourdiscussionforumpostsarepartiallyconsideredpreparationforthesynthesisassignment.Carefulpreparationofdiscussionpostswillhelpyouwritestrongsynthesisassignments.
DiscussionForumEngagement
10weeksx4pointseach=40%ofgrade
Youwillbeexpectedtouploadapersonalprofileatthebeginningofthecoursetointroduceyourselftootherstudents.Throughoutthecourse,thediscussionforumwillbeavailableasalocationtoaskquestions,offersuggestions,ordiscussthematerial.Althoughyouarenotpermittedtoworktogetheronsynthesisassignments,youcanmakeuseofthediscussionforumtorunsomeofyourinitialideaspastotherstudents,ortodiscussideasrelatedtoanyelementofinterestrelativetotheworldregion.Yourdiscussionforumcontributionsshouldbesubstantial,thoughtful,andrespectful.Toearnthefull40%,youareexpectedto(a)respondsubstantiallytoalloftheinstructor-generateddiscussionpromptsduringtheterm–substantialmeansafewparagraphsthatshowsomethinkingandsomedependence
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onevidence,aswellas(b)contributetoatruediscussionbyrespondingtoTWOpostingsmadebyotherstudentseachweek.YouroriginaldiscussionresponsesaredueFridaysby9:00pmCDT,andyourtworeactionsareduenolaterthanSundaysat9:00pm.Seethescheduleattheendofthisdocumentforspecificdates.
MyWorldRegions-VoicesfromtheRegions
2x7.5pointseach=15%
Youwillbeassignedoneworldregion,andshouldalsoadoptoneotherworldregionoutsideoftheUS/Canada.YouareresponsibleforcreatingaGoogledocthatisafairlycomprehensivecompilationoflinksandannotations(likeanannotatedbibliography)thatprofilesyourfavoriteregionalradiostations,regionalEnglishlanguageperiodicals,interestingYouTubechannels,coolsbandsandartistsyoulearnabout,fascinatingmusicordancevideos,etc.ThesewillbeusedtohelpdevelopthefreeopentextforGeography340studentsthatwewillbepublishinginlate2018.AmoredetailedguideonhowtopreparethisdocumentwillbeprovidedtoyoubytheendofWeek1.Seethetwodeadlinesinthescheduleattheendofthissyllabus.
TOTAL 100% FinalGradeScaleandGradingPolicyLetterGrade
PercentageRange
A 92-100AB 88-91B 80-87BC 76-79C 68-75D 60-67F 0-59
Wedonotcurveinthiscourse.NavigatinganOnlineCourseonCanvasAlmostallofthecoursematerialislocatedontheCanvas-basedcoursewebsite.Pleasenotesomeassignments,podcasts,etc.,assigneddownthelinewillbeadjustedandedited,thoughonlypriortothewindowoftimeinwhichweexpectyoutobeworkingonthatmaterial.Pleasedonotworkfurtherthanoneweekaheadsothatyoudonotmissimportantupdatestothematerial!YoushouldhaveaccesstotheCanvas-basedcoursewebsitestartingat12:00noonCDTonTuesday23January.Youcanenterthesitefromhttps://canvas.wisc.edu.OnyourDashboard,youwillseeyourcoursecards.Clickon“GEOG340:WorldRegionsinGlobalContext.”
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Canvaswillworkinmostbrowsers,butitwillworkbestonthenewestversionofyourbrowser.Ifthewebsiteisnotworkingforyou,therearetwoquickfixestotry:1)Tryupdatingyourbrowser,and2)Clearyourcache/cookiesandtryre-openingthewebsite.Notethatif,atanytime,youhaveaquestiononhowtodosomethingwithCanvas,youcancheckforhelponhttps://guides.instructure.com/m/4212TechProblemsPleasecontactusifyouarehavingtrouble,butrealizethatKris&NeslihanarenottechgurusandyouwilllikelyhavetoworkdirectlywithDoITtoresolveproblems.Youcane-mailthemathelp@doit.wisc.eduorcallthemat(608)264-4357.UpdatingyourProfilesonCanvasPleaseupdateyourpersonalprofilesoallofyourdiscussionpartnerscanlearnalittlemoreaboutyou:• AtthetopofyourCanvaspage,clickon“Account.”Inthesub-menu,click“Profile.”Clickthe“Edit
Profile”buttonontherighttoaddinformationtoyourprofile.• OnceyouareinProfileyoucanchangeallyourinformation(nickname,birthday,andmore).Themost
importantthingforyoutodoisuploadapicturebyclickingontheprofilepictureicon.ThatwayintheDiscussionsectionofthecourse,youwillbeabletoseeeachother--thishelpstocompensateforthelossofin-personfacetime.PleasealsofillouttheBiographysectiontogiveyourclassmatessomeinformationaboutyou.Thiswillhelpmakethecoursefeelmorelikeacommunity.Addinformationtoadditionalfieldsifyouwouldlike.Pleasecheckoutyourinstructor’sprofiles,aswell.
SynthesisAssignmentSubmissionDetailsAsnotedabove,youmustsubmityourwrittenexercisestotheappropriateplacein“Assignments”(fortheinstructorstoseeandgrade).TypethemupononefileandnotethatALLsubmissionsinAssignmentsMUSTbenamedsuchthatyourfamily/lastnameisfirst–e.g.,SmithSynth1.pdf,SmithSynth2.doc,etc.Pleasemakeanewnameforeachsession’sfiles(e.g.NOTSmith.docxwithoutanynumber),assomepaststudentshavemistakenlyre-uploadedthesamepostfordifferentquestionsandbeensubjecttolatepenalties.ToaccesstheAssignmentsarea,clickonCourses>Geog340>Assignmentsandselecttheappropriateassignment.Youwillseeaseriesofassignmenttitlesthatshouldlookfamiliarfromthesyllabus,aswellastheduedateandtime.Filessubmittedafterthatareautomaticallymarked“late”byCanvas,sodonotriskwaitinguntilthelastminute!Tosubmitafile,clickontheappropriateAssignment,andyouwillseeoptionstoaddfilesbybrowsingforthemonyourcomputer.Onceyoufindthefileyouwouldliketosubmit,makesureyouclick“Submit”beforeleavingtheAssignment.Double-checkthatyourfilewassubmittedbylookingatyouruserfiles’Submissionsfolder(Courses>Geog340>Files>Submissions).DiscussionForumsIntheDiscussionsspaceofthecoursesiteonCanvasyouwillpostaninitialintroductionaboutyourselfaswellasquestionsandcommentsabouteachregion.Discussionforumpostsmustbe100%individualwork.Apparentviolationswillbeinvestigatedandpenalized.
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Yourinstructorswillmonitorthediscussionforums.Youmayaskquestionshere,butyouarealsofreetouseCanvastomessageyourquestionsdirectlytotheinstructorsifyouwanttoensureatimelyresponse.ResourcesandExpectationsUWWritingCenterTheUWWritingCenterisanincredibleresourcethathasprovenvaluableforundergrads,gradstudents,andevenfacultymembers.Wehighlyrecommenditnomatterhowconfidentyouareinyourwriting.Visithttp://writing.wisc.eduformoreinformation.LateSubmissions&HealthIssuesLatesubmissionswillbepenalizedby5%ofyourgrade(forthatparticularsubmission)perday.Pleasebesuretospeakwithussoonerratherthanlaterifyouneedanextensionforhealthorsomeotherlegitimatereason–weneedtohearfromyouwhiletheissueisunfolding,andideallynotafter.Thoughitmaynotbeobviousthroughe-mails,PDFs,andwebsites,KrisandNeslihanareactuallyverynicepeople!BothofusalsohaveampleexperiencedealingwithstudentswhoaregrapplingwithmentalandphysicalhealthchallengeswhileenrolledatUW-Madisonbutit’scriticallyimportanttobecommunicativeandhonest.PleasevisitKrisOldsinhisofficeinScienceHallifyouwouldrathernotemailaboutyourhealthchallenges.Kris’sofficehoursareWednesdays12-2pmCDT,orbyappointment.Feelfreetosayhelloanytimetooifhisofficedoor(Rm346,ScienceHall)isopen!McBurneyStudentsIfyouareaMcBurneystudent,pleaseinformusbytheendofWeek1(orWeek2ifyouenrolllaterintheweek)andgiveKrisacopyofyourMcBurneyVISAelectronically.Wewillthendiscussandconfirmnecessaryaccommodations.AcademicHonestyNOTE:Allofyourwritingassignmentsmustbe100%individualwork.Youmaynotwritetheseassignmentswithyourclassmates.Apparentviolationswillbeinvestigatedandpenalized.Plagiarismisaseriousoffense,andcanleadtomajorpenaltiesthatmightremainonyourrecordinperpetuity,orevenleadtoyourdismissalfromyourmajorandUW-Madison.Itisalsounethicaltoshareresources(includingotherstudents’previouswork)inrelationshiptocourseresponsibilities.TheformalUW-Madisoncodeofconductforstudentsisavailableherehttps://www.students.wisc.edu/doso/students/andIrecommendthatyoureviewitifyouhavenotseenitbefore.Therulesthatapplytostudentconductrelatetoyourrightandresponsibilities.Pleasenotethattheuniversity’sWritingCenteralsohassomenicetipsonhowtoavoidplagiarism:http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QPA_plagiarism.html.Seethislink,inparticular:http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QuotingSources.html
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Wewillassume,in100%ofcasesthatmightemerge,thatyouknowwhatplagiarismandunethicalbehavioris,andthatyouareawareofalloftheUW-Madison-relatedrulesaboutit.Wewillcheckforplagiarismbasedonoursavedcollectionofpastassignmentsandonlineplagiarismcheckers. But,toendonamuchhappiernote:
Enjoythissoon-to-be-launchedround-the-worldtrip!Getintouchifyouhaveanyquestions!!
Welookforwardtoengagingwithyouthroughouttheterm!!!
KrisOlds&NeslihanAtatimur
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READINGS/VIEWINGS/LISTENINGS RESPONSIBILITIES&DEADLINES
Note:Specificmaterialsmaybesubjecttominorchanges-seecoursewebsiteformostupdatedassignments!
MODULE123-28Jan
IntrotoClass
• Carefullyreadthesyllabus!!!
• View:IntroductoryvideosbyKrisOlds&Neslihan
Atatimur
• Watch:InterviewwithPaulRobbins
• DangerousIdea:PaulRobbins
• Read:Chapter1oftextbook
Fillinyouron-lineprofile&introductorydiscussion
postnolaterthanSunday28Jan28@9:00pmCDT
MODULE229Jan-4Feb
Canada&U.S.
• ReadChapter6
• View:CasestudybyKrisOlds
• Listen:Q&AwithCathyDay;Q&AwithRoyNorton;
DangerousIdea:RoyNorton
• Additionalreadings:“Fromsleeptown…”and
“ForeignRealEstateHeirs…”
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday2Feb,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday4Feb,9:00pmCDT
MODULE35-11Feb
Europe
• ReadChapter2
• View:CasestudybyThomasJorgensen
• Listen:Q&AwithRuthTrumble
• DangerousIdea:JohnPickles
• Watch:L’AubergeEspagnole• Additionalreading:Morgan&Bothwell(2016);Scott
(2016)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday9Feb,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday11Feb,9:00pmCDT
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MODULE412-18Feb
Oceania,Australia,andNew
Zealand
• ReadChapter11
• View:CasestudybyNickLewis
• Listen:Q&AwithMarkCooper
• Watch:Babakiueria• Additionalreading:Hargreaves(2015);Hau’ofa(1994)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday16Feb,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday18Feb,9:00pmCDT
MODULE519-25Feb
SynthesisAssignment#1
Toallowextratimetocompleteyourassignment,there
arenoreadings,lectures,movies,orpodcaststhis
MODULE
CompleteanduploadSynthesisAssignment#1bySunday25Feb,9:00pmCDT
MODULE6
26Feb-4March
Russia,CentralAsia,andtheTranscaucasus
• ReadChapter3
• View:CasestudybyBobKaiser
• Listen:Q&AwithKramerGillin
• Additionalreading:Balmforth(2014);Reynolds(2012)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday2March,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday4March,9:00pmCDT
MODULE75-11March
MiddleEastandNorth
Africa(MENA)
• ReadChapter4
• View:CasestudybyDanyaAl-Saleh
andRafiArefin
• Listen:Q&AwithDanyaAl-Saleh
• DangerousIdea:MatthewSparke
• Additionalreading:Sherwood(2016);
Ackerman(2016)
• DangerousIdea:MatthewSparke
MyWorldRegions–VoicesfromRegion1
GoogleDocPosting1by
Thursday8March,9:00pmCDT
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday9March,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday11March,9:00pmCDT
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MODULE812-18March
Sub-SaharanAfrica
• ReadChapter5
• View:CasestudybyMattTurner
• Listen:Q&AwithNiwaeliKimambo
• Additionalreading:Thomas(2013);
Dufka(2016);Onishi(2000)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday16March,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday18March,9:00pmCDT
MODULE919-23March
SynthesisAssignment#2
Toallowextratimetocompleteyour
assignment,therearenoreadings,lectures,
movies,orpodcaststhisMODULE
CompleteanduploadSynthesisAssignment#2byFriday23March,9:00pmCDT
24March-1April
SPRINGRECESS
SPRINGRECESS
MODULE102-8April
LatinAmerica&the
Caribbean
• ReadChapter7
• View:CasestudiesbyLisaNaughtonandErikaMarín-
Spiotta
• Listen:Q&AwithAnthonyFontes
• Watch:TheMotorcycleDiaries• Read:Goldstein(2015);Daley(2016)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday6April,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday8April,9:00pmCDT
MODULE119-15April
SoutheastAsia
• ReadChapter10
• View:CasestudybyIanBaird
• Listen:Q&AwithDavidChambers
• Watch:WhereHaveAlltheFishGone?• Additionalreading:“TheDonSahong…”;Shoemaker
etal.(2014)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday13April,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday15April,9:00pmCDT
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MODULE1216-22April
SouthAsia
• ReadChapter9
• View:CasestudybyStephenYoung
• Listen:Q&Aswith1)HarshaTiperneniand2)Ritodhi
Chakraborty
• DangerousIdea:TimDaniels
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday20April,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday22April,9:00pmCDT
MODULE1323-29April
EastAsia
• ReadChapter8
• View:CasestudybyPo-YiHung
• Listen:Q&AwithKellyChen
• DangerousIdea:HenryYeung
• Additionalreading:Jacobs(2009);Larson(2015)
RespondtoDiscussionQuestionby
Friday27April,9:00pmCDT
ReacttotwootherDiscussionQuestionresponsesby
Sunday29April,9:00pmCDT
MODULE14
30April-4May
SynthesisAssignment#3
Toallowextratimetocompleteyourassignment,there
arenoreadings,lectures,movies,orpodcaststhis
MODULE
MyWorldRegions–VoicesfromRegion2
GoogleDocPosting2by
Thursday3May,9:00pmCDT
CompleteanduploadSynthesisAssignment#3byFriday4MayCDT