Geography 340 World Regions in Global Context Spring 2018 ... · Geography 340 (World Regions in...

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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:olds@geography.wisc.eduSkype:<oldskris>Searchforoldskris@yahoo.comTel: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:atatimur@wisc.eduSkype:< 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