Geography 100S Cultural GeographyCRN 11214Fall 2017BAL 1012

Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 10:45 am

Course Description: This course provides a basic topical introduction to human and cultural geography. It focuses on the diversity of human societies, and their distribution, characteristics, and cultural impact on the landscape.

This is one of two courses designed to provide an introduction to geography: GEOG 100S provides a foundation in human/cultural geography, and GEOG 101S provides a foundation in environmental geography. Either course will fulfill the general education requirement in “human behavior.” Both courses are required of geography majors; only one is required of geography minors.

Please note that if you received ODU college credit for passing the AP Human Geography exam in high school, you will not receive ODU credit for this course.

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to survey human geography, one of the main areas of the field. This course has three main objectives:

1) to allow students to gain an understanding and appreciation for the field of human geography and how geography impacts our daily lives at a variety of geographic scales from the scale of the body to the local, regional, national, and global scales

2) to provide a grounding in human geography for students interested in taking upper-level classes in various sub-disciplines within human geography, and

3) to allow students to acquire basic level place-location knowledge

Textbook: There is one required textbook for the course:Erin Fouberg, Alexander Murphy, and H.J. deBlij. 2015. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture (11th edition). John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (Please note that the 11th Edition is the one used in this course!)

Instructor: Nicole S. Hutton Shannon, Ph.D.Office: 7012Telephone: 757-683-3947Email: nhuttons@odu.eduOffice Hours Tuesday 8 am – 9 am and 2 pm - 4 pm and Thursday 8 am -9 am

Teaching Assistant: Samantha Golden

Office: Perry Library 3011

Email: sgold003@odu.edu

Office HoursTuesdays and

Thursdays

Evaluation

Exams: Three multiple choice exams will be completed in class. I will provide scantrons. Each exam will count for 25% of your grade in the course. Exams are not cumulative. In total these exams account for 75% of your final grade. These will cover material from blackboard, the book, and lectures. Please note that not all material covered in the book is discussed

in the lecture nor is the lecture material all found in the book. Map information will be provided on Blackboard. Electronic devices are not permitted during exams. Use of electronics during an exam period may result in a grade of F. For best performance, please make your best effort to both review the assigned material and attend class. Exam dates are:

September 19 October 17 November 30

In the case that you miss an exam for any reason there is a make-up held during the final exam block on: December 12. Make-up exams will be essay based with fill in the blank maps. You may take as many exams as needed on the make-up date. No other make-up period will be available.

Course Reflection Journal: The Course Reflection Journal will be compiled throughout the semester. The Journal will be a total of 25% of your grade in the course.

Students will be required to bring a one to two page (Double spaced, Times New Roman, Size 12 font with 1 inch margins) write-up of a news article for peer review during each exam review period:

September 14 October 12 November 28

Articles should come from reputable sources and be cited in MLA format at the bottom of the review (not included in the page count). I encourage you to follow the New Security Beat and Brookings in addition to your local and national news sources to retrieve pertinent material. Write-ups should be your original interpretation of and thoughts on the article.

Review sheets will be distributed in class. Each student must get two reviews for each write-up. If you are unable to attend class on a peer-review date a make-up session will be held in BAL 7009 on December 5 before and after class from 8:15 am – 9:15 am or 11 am – 12 pm. Reviewers will assess:

i) Clear description of a reputable news segmentii) Strong stated relationship to course materialiii) Thoughtful personal reflection about how the news and material related to

you personallyiv) Precise writing.

Grading:Exams – 75% (3 X 25% each) Course Reflection Journal – 25%

Peer Reviews – 15% (3 X 5% each)

Each set of write-up materials will be 5% of the Journal grade. The reviews, write-up, and original articles will be graded for completion.

The remaining 10% of the Journal grade will be a three to four page (Double spaced, Times New Roman, Size 12 font with 1 inch margins) reflection about your personal journey through the course material and how it has impacted your world view. These should be written by looking back through your write-ups and reconsidering your thoughts about them in light of material presented after their completion. A works cited will not be needed since the sources are included in the Journal. Reflections should be you own original thoughts requiring no citations. Grades will be based on:

i) Engagement with the past articles, ii) Connection to the course materials, iii) Thoughtful personal insight, and iv) Clarity of writing.

Complete Journals should be turned-in electronically through blackboard. Late Journal submissions will be penalized by a letter grade per day. Legible pictures or scans of the peer-reviews, working links to or images of the articles, and word documents of original write-ups and your final reflection should be included with appropriate titles. Journals are due before class starts on:

December 7

Extra Credit: 10 points toward your lowest exam grade may be earned for attending an activity during GIS week (November 13-17). Suggested activities occur during the day on November 14 or on the evening of November 16. Additional scheduling details will be provided at a later time. To prove that you attended an event take a selfie and email it to the instructor with a brief note including: the event title, date, and statement on how it related to geography.

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Course Policies

Attendance – is not formally a part of your grade, however, failure to attend class will result in poor performance on exams, quizzes, and reflections. Not all of the content of the exams is from the readings and lecture notes may require further explanation to ensure mastery of the concepts. Further, it is ODU policy that students are expected to attend every meeting of their classes. You are expected to attend class and arrive on-time and stay through the end of the class period. Classes will not meet on the following dates:

October 10 Fall Holiday Break November 21 and 23 Thanksgiving Week December 14 Exams

Scholarly Discussions - We will be discussing a number of different topics during the semester. Some may perceive some of these discussions as controversial. Recognize that all discussions in the class need to be scholarly. Scholarly comments are:

- Respectful of diverse opinions and open to follow up questions and/or disagreement.

- Related to the class and course material. Scholarly comments advance the discussion about issues related to the course and/or course material rather than personal beliefs.

- Are delivered in normal tones and in a non-aggressive manner.Unacceptable behavior in this classroom includes, but is not limited to,:

- Offensive language, gestures and the like are disrespectful and disruptive to the teaching-learning process.

- Personal attacks. This includes, but is not limited to, attacks on a person’s appearance, demeanor, gender, or political beliefs.

- Interrupting other students is unacceptable. Raise your hand and wait to be called on by myself to prevent this problem.

- Using discussion to argue for political positions and/or beliefs is unacceptable. When political discussions arise, they should be treated as scholarly endeavors (see above).

- Using raised tones, yelling, engaging in arguments with other students, and being physically aggressive are unacceptable.

- Ignoring my authority to protect the integrity of the classroom is unacceptable. When you are asked to discontinue a conversation or other activity that violates the guidelines that are outlined above, I expect you to stop.

Failure to abide by these principles may result in academic penalties.

Grade Scale – Grades will not be rounded up in this course.A 93-100 A- 90-92.9 B+ 87-89.9 B 83-86.9 B- 80-82.9 C+ 77-79.9 C 73-76.9 C- 70-72.9 D+ 67-69.9 D 63-66.9 D- 60-62.9 F 59.9 and under

Honor Code – The Old Dominion University Honor Code is in effect at all times in this class. Your name on an exam, paper, or assignment constitutes your acceptance of the Honor Code: “I pledge to support the Honor System of Old Dominion University. I will refrain from any form of dishonesty or deception such as lying, cheating, and plagiarism, which are honor violations. I am further aware that

as a member of the academic community it is my responsibility to turn in all suspected violators of the Honor System. I will report to an Honor Council hearing as summoned.”

Plagiarism – “A student will have committed plagiarism if he or she reproduces someone else’s work without acknowledging the source; or if a source is cited which the student has not cited or used. Examples of plagiarism include: submitting a research paper obtained from a commercial research service, the Internet, or from another student as if it were original work; making simple changes to borrow material while leaving the organization, content, or phraseology intact; or copying material from a source, supplying proper documentation, but leaving out quotation marks. Plagiarism also occurs in a group project if one or more members of the group does none of the group’s work and participates in none of the group’s activities, but attempts to take credit for the work of the group.” Plagiarism is not tolerated in this class.

Students with Special Needs – In compliance with PL94-142 and federal legislation affirming the rights of disabled individuals, provisions will be made for students with special needs on an individual basis. The student must be identified as “special needs” by the university and provide a letter from the Office of Educational Accessibility (OEA) located in 1021 Student Success Center. Any accommodations will be based upon written guidelines from the OEA. All students are expected to fulfill all course requirements.

Anti-Discrimination – ODU is committed to promoting an education environment that is free from harassment and discrimination based on one’s race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, marital status, and genetic information. Discrimination or harassment of any form is immediate grounds for expulsion from the course and will be reported to the University for follow-up action.

Sexual Harassment – Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcomed and unsolicited conduct of a sexual nature, physical or verbal, by a member of the university community of the opposite sex or the same sex. Sexual harassment in any situation is prohibited. It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide students and employees with an environment for learning and working which is free of sexual harassment whether by members of the same sex or the opposite sex, which is prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (For more information: http://www.odu.edu/ao/polnproc/pdfs/6320.pdf)

Email – Students are required to use valid Old Dominion University email accounts to send official information and notices and are held responsible for accessing electronic mail to obtain official University communications. Students should use their secure ODU email account to communicate with professors. I reserve the right to not respond to poorly structured or hostile communications.

Withdrawal – Your participation in this course indicates your acceptance of this teaching focus, requirements, and policies. Please review the syllabus and the

course requirements as soon as possible. If you believe that the nature of this course does not meet your interests, needs or expectations, if you are not prepared for the amount of work involved or if you anticipate the class meetings, assignment deadlines, or abiding by the course policies will constitute an unacceptable hardship for you, you should drop the course by the drop/add deadline, which is located in the ODU schedule of classes. The last day to drop without a W is November 7.

Student Opinion Surveys – Student Opinion Surveys are submitted online. Each course has a separate survey. The instructor does not see your responses until after final grades are submitted. No identifying information is ever available to the instructor. Your comments and ratings are used to improve the course for future semesters. You will be notified by email when you should evaluate this course. The link to the Course Evaluation System (under Current Students / Academics) is available at the university homepage: www.odu.edu. You will need your UIN and password. Please take time to evaluate this course when asked to do so. All evaluations are anonymous.

Final Grades – Instructors are not permitted to give out grades via telephone or email. In order to find out what grade you earned in this course, you must go to LeoOnline at the university home page www.leoonline.edu. You will need your UIN and password.

Career Management Center – The Career Management Center offers a Career Advantage Program, which provides opportunities to gain work experience related to your major through internships, cooperative education or practical experience outside the classroom. The College of Arts and Letters has career coaches to assist in this process by providing help with resumes, cover letters, job search strategies, and interviewing skills. You may stop by the office BAL 1006 (tel. 757-683-4388) or email cmc@odu.edu for more information. Their website is http://www.odu.edu/ao/cmc/index.php.

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Schedule (may be subject to change)Date Topics and Assignments8/29 Introduction to the course8/31 Introduction to Human Geography Chapter 19/5 Population Geography Chapter 29/7 Population Geography Chapter 29/12 Geography of Migration Chapter 39/14 Exam Review and Peer to Peer Reflection9/19 Exam 1 + Asia9/21 Geographies of Identity Chapter 59/26 Geographies of Identity Chapter 59/28 Geographies of Identity Chapter 6 and 710/3 Political Geography Chapter 810/5 Political Geography Chapter 810/10 Fall Break10/12 Exam Review and Peer to Peer Reflection10/17 Exam 2 + Europe and Africa (Out for Workshop)10/19 Urban Geography Chapter 910/24 Urban Geography Chapter 9 10/26 Geography of Development Chapter 1010/31 Geography of Development Chapter 1011/2 Rural Geography Chapter 1111/7 Economic Geography Chapter 1211/9 Economic Geography Chapter 1211/14 Globalization Chapter 1411/16 Globalization Chapter 14 (SG)11/21 Thanksgiving11/23 Thanksgiving11/28 Exam Review and Peer to Peer Reflection11/30 Final Exam + the Americas12/5 Human / Environment Interactions Chapter 13

Make-up Peer to Peer Reflection 8:15 am - 9:15 am or 11 am - 12 noon12/7 Course Wrap-up, Reflection Journal Due12/12 Make-up Exam 8:30 am – 11:30 am