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INTRODUCTIONTOINTERNATIONALRELATIONS
PoliticalScience140DePaulUniversityFall2016Monday&Wednesday1:00pm—2:30pmWillDenton
“Thepastisneverdead.It’snotevenpast.”WilliamFaulkner[“RequiemforaNun”,1951]
“Warisnotanindependentphenomenon,butacontinuationofpoliticsbyothermeans.”Clausewitz[OnWar,1873]
"Toputitmildly,theworldisamess."FormerSecretaryofStateMadelineAlbright[interview,July27,2014]
“Andthetruthofthematteris,isthattheworldhasalwaysbeenmessy.Inpart,we’rejustnoticingnowbecauseofsocialmediaandourcapacitytoseeinintimatedetailthehardshipsthatpeoplearegoingthrough.ThegoodnewsisthatAmericanleadershiphasneverbeenmorenecessary,andthere’sreallynocompetitionouttherefortheideasandthevaluesthatcancreatethesortoforderthatweneedinthisworld.“PresidentObama.(RemarksatDNCevent,Purchase,N.Y.August29,2014.)
“Aman[DonaldTrump]youcanbaitwithatweetisnotamanwecantrustwithnuclearweapons.“HillaryClinton[July28,2016,DemocraticNationalConvention]
“Her[HillaryClinton]badinstinctsandherbadjudgment–somethingpointedoutbyBernieSanders–arewhatcausedthedisastersunfoldingtoday.Let’sreviewtherecord.In2009,pre-Hillary,ISISwasnotevenonthemap.”DonaldTrump[July21,2016,RepublicanNationalConvention]
COURSEDESCRIPTIONPoliticalScience140isanintroductorycoursedealingwiththerelationsamongstatesandotherinternational
actors.Thecoursewillexaminemajorissuesininternationalrelationsandexploreexplanationsforwhystates
engageinconflictandcooperation.
Thepurposeofthecourseistogivethestudentsthetoolsforanalyzingworldeventsaftertheyfinishtheclass.
AsformerSecretaryofStateMadelineAlbrightstatedwhenaddressingthecurrentworldsituation"alotof
Americansaretryingtofigureoutwherethecountriesare"thathavebeenmakingheadlinesforescalating
violenceinrecentweeks,noting"thereareanawfullotofthingsthataregoingonthatneedunderstandingand
explanation."Hopefully,afterthisclassyouwillknowwherethecountriesareandunderstandandexplainwhy
eventsaretakingplace.Takenoteoftheattachedflowcharttoseehowwewillapproachtheseissues.
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COURSEOBJECTIVES
Studentsshould:
• Understandthebasicconceptsandissuesininternationalrelations:sovereignty,power,nationalinterest,
nationalsecurity,war,globalization,internationallaw,internationalorganizationsandhumanrights.
• Understandtwobasicparadigmsininternationalrelations—realismandliberalism.
• Beabletoanalyzeinternationaleventsusinglevels-of-analysis.
• Acquireknowledgetobeabletoanalyzeandunderstandfutureinternationaleventsafterthecourseis
completed.
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READINGS• IntroductiontoGlobalPolitics.StevenLamy,JohnMasker,JohnBaylis,SteveSmith&PatriciaOwens.2017.
[IGP][NOTEONTEXTREADINGS:ThereadingswillnotfollowaChapter1,Chapter2sequence.The
readingsforaparticularsessionwillcomefromsectionsofdifferentchapters.Besuretotakenote.]
• AdditionalRequiredReadingsasindicatedinsyllabus.ThesearelocatedonD2L.
• Regularlyreadanewssource(printnewspaper,newsmagazine,on-linenews,TVnewsprogram).
• Otherreadingsmaybeassignedduringthecourse.
Readingsshouldbecompletedbythedaytheyarefirstlistedinthesyllabus.____________________________________________________________________________________
STRUCTUREOFCLASSLECTURES:Thelecturesfocusonspecificissuesrelatedtoeachsection’stopic.
DISCUSSIONOFREADINGS:ThechapterreadingsfromIntroductiontoGlobalPoliticsandtheAdditionalRequired
Readingsshouldbecompletedbythedaytheyarelistedinthesyllabus.BepreparedtodiscussthereadingsinclassREADINGRESPONSES&THEMES&CONCEPTSRESPONSES:Wewilldiscussyourresponsesinclass.FILMPRESENTATIONS:Thefilmspresentedinclassareusedtoexplorefurtherthespecifictopics.Iwillhandout
aseriesofquestionsonthefilms.Thesequestionsaredesignedtofocusyourviewingofthefilm.ESSAYS:Wewilldiscussyouressaysinclass
IN-CLASSEXERCISES:Afteryouhavecompletedthein-classexercises,wewilldiscusstheseinclass.
IN-CLASSESSAYS:Afteryouhavecompletedthein-classexercises,wewilldiscusstheseinclass.
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COURSEOUTLINEPART1:EXPLAININGTHEINTERNATIONALSYSTEMSession1:September7(Wednesday)INTRODUCTION
In-classessay:Explainingstatebehavior.
Session2:September12(Monday)POLITICS,STATES&SOVEREIGNTYTextReading:Chapter1:pp.3-12,Chapter2:pp.29-32,Chapter5:pp.185-203
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:Themes&ConceptsResponseforChapter1,2,or3.Session3:September14(Wednesday)PARADIGMSTextReading:Chapter3:pp.70-97,Chapter3:pp.97-111(pickonetheory)
AnalysisReading:ThomasHobbes,“Leviathan”[excerpts]&EmmanuelKant,“PerpetualPeace”[excerpts]
In-classessay:YourworldviewASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:ReadingResponse—Howwouldyoudescribethecurrentinternationalsystem—HobbesianorKantianoramixtureofboth?Explain.
Session4:September19(Monday)NATIONALINTERESTChapter4:pp.115-126
In-classessay:WhataretheUnitedStates’nationalinterests?
MAPQUIZSession5:September21(Wednesday)NATIONALSECURITYTextReading:Chapter6:pp.207-218,Chapter4:pp.146-153
AnalysisReadings:Thucydides,“TheMelianDialogue”
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:ReadingResponse—AccordingtotheGreeks,whatwasthetradeoffbetweenpowerandmorality?Session6:September26(Monday)PATTERNSOFINSECURITYTextReading:Chapter6:pp.225-236
In-classexercise:Prisoners’Dilemma--Searchingforsecurityinanenvironmentofuncertainty
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Session7:September28(Wednesday)POWER
TextReading:Chapter4:pp.138-145
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:QuestionsontheTedTalk“GlobalPowerShifts“byJosephNye
Session8:October3(Monday)LEVELSOFANALYSIS&DECISION-MAKINGTextReading:Chapter1:pp.17-19,Chapter4:pp.127-131
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:ParadigmEssay—IsObamaarealistoraliberalintermsofhisforeignpolicy?Session9:October5(Wednesday)LEVELSOFANALYSIS&DECISION-MAKINGTextReading:Chapter4:pp.132-138
In-classexercise:LevelsofanalysisandtheCubanMissileCrisis
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:Themes&ConceptsResponseforChapter4Session10:October10(Monday)MIDTERMEXAMSession11:October12(Wednesday)WARTextReading:Chapter6:pp.218-225
AnalysisReadings:• “Chimps,too,WageWarandAnnexRivalTerritory”,NicholasWade,NYT,6-21-2010
• “WarfareIsOnlyanInvention—NotaBiologicalNecessity”,MargaretMead,1940.
• “ANoteonObediencetoAuthority”,U.ofVirginia.
In-classessay:Whydoeswarexist?ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:ReadingResponse—WhatwouldMargaretMead’sresponsebetothe“Chimps,too,WageWar...”article?Explain.
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Session12:October17(Monday)WARANDTHEINDIVIDUALTextReading:Chapter6:pp.232-249,Chapter2:pp.68
AdditionalRequiredReading:• “TheWarPrayer”,MarkTwain,1905(1923).
• “DulceetDecorumEst”,WilfredOwen,1918.
In-classexercise:Moralchoice/Rationalchoiceininternationalpolitics.ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:ReadingResponse—Whatshouldthetownspeoplein“TheWarPrayer”learnfromOwen’spoem“DulceetDecorumEst”?Explain.PART2:THESEARCHFORORDERINTHEINTERNATIONALSYSTEMSession13:October19(Wednesday)JUSTWARAnalysisReadings:
• “JustWarDoctrine”
• “WhyisCatholicChurchMovingAwayfromJustWarTheory?”
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:ReadingResponse—Giventhereadingsonwarinprevioussessionsandtheanalysisreadingsfortoday,canawarbejust?Session14:October24(Monday)INTERNATIONALLAW
TextReading:Chapter5:pp.157-164
Session15:October26(Wednesday)INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONSChapter5:pp.165-181
In-classexercise:UnitedNationsSecurityCouncilSimulationASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:CurrentEventsEssaySession16:October31(Monday)HUMANRIGHTSTextReading:Chapter7:pp.253-287
In-classexercise:HumanRightsViolationorCulturalNorm?ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:Themes&ConceptsResponseforChapter7
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PART3:GLOBALIZATIONSession17:November2(Wednesday)GLOBALIZATIONREADINGGROUP—Group1TextReading:Chapter1:pp.20-25,Chapter2:pp.51-62,Chapter4:pp.147,Chapter6:pp.244-249,Chapter
8:pp.289-308,Chapter9:pp.323-351
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAYFORREADINGGROUP1:1.SlaveryFootprintExercise2.Whatresponsibility,ifany,shouldUSconsumershaveconcerningthehumanandenvironmentalcostsoftheproductstheyuse?3.ReadingResponse:totextchaptersSession18:November7(Monday)GLOBALIZATIONREADINGGROUP—Group2
TextReading:seeSession17
ASSIGNMENTDUETODAYFORREADINGGROUP2:1.SlaveryFootprintExercise2.Whatresponsibility,ifany,shouldUSconsumershaveconcerningthehumanandenvironmentalcostsoftheproductstheyuse?3.ReadingResponse:totextchapters
Session19:November9(Wednesday)WORLDECOLOGYTextReading:Chapter10:pp.355-383
AnalysisReading:“TragedyoftheCommons”,GarretHardin,Science,Dec.13,1968
In-classexercise:Globalization—theworldasa“spaceship”or“lifeboat”.ASSIGNMENTDUETODAY:Themes&ConceptsResponsefor“TragedyoftheCommons”
Session20:November14(Monday)RECOVERY&WRAPUP
Session21:November16(Wednesday)FINALEXAM11:30am-1:45pm_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D2L(DESIRETOLEARN)[Don’teversaythewords“desiretolearn”.]IhavepostedcourseinformationonD2L.Thecourseinformationincludeslecturepresentationinformation,
“additionalrequiredreadings”,syllabus,gradinginformationandyourgrades.
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ASSIGNMENTSèè SAVEALLYOURRETURNEDASSIGNMENTS!!!Regardlessofwhereweareinthelecturesequence,theoutofclassassignmentswillbedueonthedates
specifiedbelow.Iwillnotchangetheduedatesofthewrittenassignmentsoroftheexamsunlesssome
extraordinarycircumstancesarise.Thisisinorderthatyoucanplanyourquarteractivitiesinthisclassandinyour
otherclasses,aswellas,yoursocial,workandtravellife.
EXPLANATIONOFASSIGNMENTSREADINGRESPONSES(RR)Thereadingresponsesareyourresponsetoquestionsaboutthereadingforaparticularsession.Yourresponses
shouldanswerthequestionprovided.Theresponseshouldbenolongerthan¾ofapage.
THEMESANDCONCEPTSINREADINGS(TCR)Tocompletethisassignment,youshouldselectathemeorconceptfromthespecifiedreadings.Youshould
explainthethemeorconceptin4-5sentences.Thenyoushouldwriteyourreactiontothethemeorconceptin
about4-5sentences.Thegradeforthisassignmentisbasedonthequalityofthetheme/conceptselectionand
yourreaction.
QUESTIONSONTEDTALKBYJOSEPHNYE“GLOBALPOWERSHIFTS”Tocompletethisassignment,youshouldwatchtheTedTalkonpower.TheaddressisonD2L.Youshouldanswer
thequestionsprovided.
IN-CLASSESSAYS(ICE)Thein-classessayisabriefwrittenresponsebyeachstudenttoaquestionpresentedinclass.Wewillthen
discussyourresponsesinclass.
IN-CLASSEXERCISES(ICX)Inclassthestudentswilldoseveralin-classexercisesrelatedtothetopicoftheday.Theclasswillbreakupinto
smallgroupsanddiscusstheissuespresentedinclass.
POPQUIZZES(PQ)Therewillbethreeunannouncedpopquizzesduringthequarter.Thesequizzeswillmostlikelycoverthe
assignedreadingsforthecurrentsession.
SESSIONQUESTIONS(SQ)Therewillbethree“sessionquestions’duringthequarter.“Whatwasthemostimportantpointintoday’sclass
session?”or“Isthereanaspectoftoday’sclassaboutwhichyouareunclear?”areexamplesofsessionquestions.
Thereisnomake-upforthese.Youareeitherinclassanddothemoryouarenot.
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ESSAYSTheParadigmessayisbasedonthreespeechesgivenbyPresidentObama.Afterreadingthespeeches,you
shouldwriteanessayassessingifPresidentObamaoperatesundertherealistoraliberalparadigmin
internationalrelations.
TheCurrentEventsessayshouldbebasedonanewsstoryconcerningthepresidentialelection.Youshouldselectacurrenteventsissuefromthenews(printoron-line)thatillustratesanyconceptthatwehaveaddressedinclass
thisquarter.Inyouressay,youshouldincludetheconcept,a3-4sentencesdescriptionofthenewsstoryand
yourinterpretationofthepresidentialelectionnewsitemasitillustratestheinternationalrelationsconceptyou
selected.
GLOBALZATIONREADINGGROUPASSIGNMENTSTheclasswilldivideintotwogroups:halfthegroupwillmeetatonesession,theotherhalfwillmeetatthenext
session.Wewillmeettodiscussissuesofglobalization.
FortheReadingGroupassignmentsarethefollowing:
• theSlaveryFootprintExercise.
• aresponsetoaquestionaboutconsumerresponsibilityforhumanrightsandenvironmentalofproducts
producedindevelopingcountries.
• areadingresponsetothetextreadings
MAPQUIZ(MQ)• Tounderstandinternationalrelations,itisimportanttoknowwhereplacesinthenewsarelocated.
• Thus,therewillbeanin-classmapquiz.
• Iwillprovidealistofgeographiclocations.Theyallwillbeonthemapquiz.
• Iwillprovideaseriesofblankmapswithnumbersineachcountryforthequiz.
• Ontheanswersheetyoushouldidentifythegeographiclocationsbythecorrectnumber.
• Thelistofgeographiclocationswillnotbegivenoutatthequiz.
MIDTERMEXAM(MTX)• Themidtermwillbegiveninclassandwillcovermaterialfromthelecturesandreadings.
• Thequestionsareshortanswerquestionsandmatchingquestions.
• Therewillbeseveralsectionsontheexam.
FINALEXAM(FX)• Thefinalexamwillbegiveninclassandwillcovermaterialfromthelecturesandreadings.
• Thequestionsareshortanswerquestionsandmatchingquestions.
• Therewillbeseveralsectionsontheexam.
• Thefinalexamwillnotbecumulative.
Make-upsfortheexamswillonlybegivenunderextraordinarycircumstances.(See“absencefrommapquiz,midtermexam,orfinalexam”inGradingsectionbelow.
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ATTENDANCEAttendanceperclass—5points.Yourattendancegradeisbasedonthesumofthepersessionattendancepoints.
• Therearenoexcusedabsences.Youareeitherhereoryouaren’t.
• Ateachclasssessiontherewillbean“AttendanceSign-inSheet”thatIwillpassaroundtheclass.Inorderto
getattendancecredit,youmustsignthesheet.
• Ifyoucomeinlate,youshouldsignthe“LateAttendanceSignInSheet”whichispostedbythedoor.
• ItisaviolationoftheDePaulAcademicIntegrityCodetosigninforsomeoneelse.
• Ifyoudon’tsignthecirculatingattendancesheetordon’tsignthelatearrivalsheet,youwillnotget
attendancecreditfortheday.
• Ifyouhave100%attendance,youwillreceive5extrapoints.
• YoucanmissONECLASSwithoutpenalty.Thus,ifyouattended19classesandmissone,yougetthefull
attendancepoints.
• However,thegetthe5pointsextrafor100%attendance,youcannotusethe5pointsfromthemissedclass.
CLASSPARTICIPATIONAssigninggrades forclassparticipation issomewhatsubjectiveonthepartof the instructor. Although insome
casesitmaybeobviousifastudenthasoutstandingclassparticipationornoclassparticipation.
AstheinstructorIamgivingyoutheopportunitytogradeyourownclassparticipation.Attheendofthequarter,
youshouldsubmityourclassparticipationgrade.Youneedtodefendthegradein2or3sentences.Ireservethe
righttochangethegradeifyouarewildlyoffthemark:youaretoomodestandgiveyourselfalowgradeoryou
haveneversaidawordbutgiveyourselfahighgrade.Ifyoudonothandinaclassparticipationgrade,youwill
receivenocreditforclassparticipation.
Theclassparticipationpoints shouldbebasedon thequalityandquantityofyourparticipation. The following
scaleindicatesthemajormarkersforevaluatingyourparticipation.Therewillbeanumberlinealongwhichyou
cangradeyourself.
• outstanding (50 pts) regularly takes part in class discussion in an intelligent and respectful manner and
activelyparticipatesinthein-classgroupexercises
• satisfactory(38pts)participatesfromtimetotimeinclassdiscussion,contributedsometoormissedanin-
classexercise
• inadequate(28pts),participatesrarelyineitherclassdiscussionorin-classexercise• poor(0pts)participationnonexistent
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EXTRACREDITOfficeVisit:Iencourageyoutocomebyanddiscusstheclassandyouracademicissuesanytimeduringthequarter.Inorder
toobtaintheextracreditpoints,youhavetoanswerthreequestions:1.Whatdoyoulikeaboutthecourse?2.
Whatdoyounotlikeaboutthecourse?3.Howcouldthecoursebeimproved?Youdonothavetoworryabout
hurtingmyfeelings.
WritingCenter:ToreceiveextracreditforaWritingCenteryouhavetomakeanappointmentwiththeCenterANDhavethem
sendmeanemailthatyouattendedthesession.Iwouldpreferthatyoutakeawritingassignmentfromthis
class.However,youcantakeANYwritingassignmentfromanotherclass.Themainpointistogetfeedbackon
yourwrittenwork.
Atthebeginningofthequarter,theonlyextracreditassignmentsare“officevisit”and“visittotheWriting
Center”.Asthequarterprogresses,Imayaddotherextracreditassignments.Thesemayincludeanewly
releasedfilmrelatedtotheclassoraspeakeroncampus.Thisisit!Attheendofthequarterifyouareupset
aboutyourimpendinggrade,youcannotask,“IsthereanyextracreditIcandotoimprovemygrade?”.The
answeris“No”.Thereisnothingelse.Iobviouslycannotgiveextracreditonlytoonestudent;allextracreditis
availabletoallstudents.
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DUEDATESFORASSIGNMENTS[note:topicsofassignmentsarepresentedinanabbreviatedversion.]
• Sept7—Session1—ICE:ExplainBehaviorofStates
• Sept12—Session2—TCR:text:Chapter1,2or3
• Sept14—Session3—ICE:YourWorldView
• Sept14—Session3—RR:Hobbesv.Kant
• Sept19—Session4—MAPQUIZ
• Sept19—Session4—ICE:USNationalInterest
• Sept21—Session5—RR:MelianDialoguequestion
• Sept26—Session6—ICX:Prisoners’Dilemma
• Sept28—Session7—NyeQuestions
• Oct3—Session8—ParadigmEssay
• Oct5—Session9—ICX:LOA&CubanMissileCrisis
• Oct5—Session9—TCR:textChapter4
• Oct10—Session10—MIDTERMEXAM
• Oct12—Session11—ICE:WhyWar?
• Oct12—Session11—RR:onAnalysisReadings
• Oct17—Session12—ICX:MoralChoice/RationalChoice
• Oct17—Session12—RR:onAdditionalReadings
• Oct19—Session13—RR:onJustWarReadings
• Oct26—Session15—ICX:UNSecurityCouncil
• Oct26—Session15—CurrentEventsEssay
• Oct31—Session16—ICE:HumanRightsorCulturalNorm?
• Oct31—Session16—TCR:textChapter11
• Nov2—Session17—GLOBALIZATIONREADINGGROUP—Group1
o ConsumerResponsibilityEssay
o SlaveryFootprintExercise
o RR:fortextreadingassignments
• Nov7—Session17—GLOBALIZATIONREADINGGROUP—Group2
o ConsumerResponsibilityEssay
o SlaveryFootprintExercise
o RR:fortextreadingassignments
• Nov9—Session19—ICX—LifeBoatEthics
• Nov9—Session19--TCR:on“TragedyoftheCommons”
• Nov16—Session21—FINALEXAM
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POINTSFORASSIGNMENTSThereisatotalof1,000pointsthatcanbeearnedintheclass.Eachassignmenthasagivennumberofpoints.
Yourfinalgradewillbedeterminedbythetotalnumberofpointsyouearnasapercentageoftotalcoursepoints.
• In-ClassEssays(5)—5pointseach(total25points)
• In-ClassExercises(5)—10pointseach(total50points)
• Themes&Concepts(4)—9pointseach(total36points)
• ReadingResponses(5)—9pointseach(total45)
• QuestionsonNyefilm—10points
• PopQuizzes(3)—5points(total15)
• SessionQuestions(3)—4points(total12)
• ParadigmEssay—70points
• CurrentEventsEssay—70points
• GlobalizationReadingGroup:
§ SlaveryFootprintExercise—15points
§ ConsumerResponsibility—20points
§ ReadingResponse—10points
• MapQuiz—42points
• MidtermExam—220points
• FinalExam—220points
• Attendance—100points(5pointsperclass)[+5for100%attendance]
• ClassParticipation—40points
• ExtraCredit—Officevisit—10pointsWritingCentervisit—10points
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GENERALFORMATOFASSIGNMENTS• ALLASSIGNMENTSHAVETOBEINTHECORRECTFORMAT.IFTHEYARENOT,YOUWILLNOTRECEIVE
CREDITFORTHEASSIGNMENT.Youmayresubmittheassignmentinthecorrectformat,buttheassignmentwillbelate.
• Ipreferthatyousubmittypedassignments,exceptforthein-classexercises.Ifyoumust,youcansubmita
handwrittenversion.(Pleasewritelegibly.)
• Theassignmentsshouldbedoublespacedwithnomorethanone-inchmargins.
• GiventhatIammoreconcernedabout“wordcount”thanactualpagelength,triplespacingwith2-inch
marginsdothnotapagemake.
SUBMITTINGASSIGNMENTSTHED2LDROPBOX• TherearetwoD2LDropBoxesforeachassignment:on-timeandlate.
• Ifyousubmityourout-of-classassignmentontime,youshoulduploadittothe“assignmenton-timedrop
box”.
• Ifyouhandinyourout-of-classassignmentlate,youshoulduploadittothe“assignmentlatedropbox”.
THEIN-CLASSDROPBOX• Therewillbein-classdropboxesintheclass.
• IfyoudonotusetheD2LDropBoxforyourout-of-classassignments,youshouldputyourassignmentinone
ofthein-classdropboxes.
• Forthein-classassignments,youshouldputyourassignmentsinoneofthein-classdropboxesattheendof
class.
• Therewillalsobeanin-class“non-assignment”dropbox.Youcanusethisdropboxforsuggestions,
criticisms,questions,notesaboutmakinganappointmentorsayingyouwillmissafutureclass.Youmay
submitanyissuetothenon-assignmentdropbox.
GENERALSUBMITTINGINFORMATION• Donotemailmeyourassignments—bringthemtoclassorsubmittotheD2Ldropbox.
• Foranassignmentyoubringtoclass,donothandittome,putitinthe“In-ClassDropBox”.
• DONOTsubmityourassignmentstoboththeD2LDropBoxANDhanditinclass.
• Ihavetoreceiveitfortheassignmentnottobelate.Ialsohavetobeabletoopenyoursubmissions.Just
sayingyousubmittedit,butjustcan’tfigureoutwhyIdidn’tgetitisnotacceptable.So,ifyouhavenotdone
theassignmentandsubmitanassignmentinsomeunopenableformat,theessayislate.
• WordorPDFonly.
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GRADINGGRADINGPROCEDURE:Youwillreceivepointsforeachassignment.
CheckD2Landclasshandoutsforspecificgradingissuesforeachassignment.
GRADINGSCALE:
(%correct=grade):100-95=A/94-90=A-/89-85=B+/84-80=B/79-75=B-/
74-70=C+/69-65=C/64-60=C-/59-55=D+/54-50=D/49-0=F
FINALCOURSEGRADE:Yourfinalcoursegradewillbethepointsyouhaveearnedasapercentageoftotalcoursepoints(1,000).
POSTINGGRADES:IwillpostyourpointsforeachassignmentonD2L.CHECKINGYOURGRADES:Periodically,youshouldcheckD2LtomakesureIhaveenteredyourcompletedassignmentandrecordedyour
pointscorrectly.Ifthereisaproblem,letmeknowrightaway.
Keepallyourassignmentsuntiltheendofthequarterincasethereisadiscrepancybetweenwhatyousayyou
handedinandwhatisontheD2Lgradesheet.Ifyousayyouhandedinanassignment,butitisnotonD2LandI
donothavetheessaynordoIhavearecordoftheassignment,thenIcannotgiveyoucreditfortheassignment.
THEDEADLINEFORGRADEISSUESISNOVEMBER14.NOGRADEISSUESWILLBEDEALTWITHAFTERTHATDATE.ABSENCEFROMMAQQUIZ,MIDTERMEXAM,ORFINALEXAM:IfyouareabsentfromtheMQ,MTX,orFX,youmaytakeamakeupquizorexam.However,ifyoudonothaveawrittennotefromyourdoctororanobituarynoticeoranotefromthe
DeanofStudentsoranotefromDePaulcoachetc.,Iwilldeduct20%pointsfromyourmakeupquizor
examgrade.
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LATEASSIGNMENTSGENERALINFORMATIONFORLATEASSIGNMENTS
• Assignmentsaredueatthebeginningofclassonthedatelistedinthesyllabus.
• Pointswillbedeductedforlateassignments.
• Youhavetosubmitlateassignmentswithinaweekoftheduedatefortheassignmenttobegraded.
• Belowisanexamplechartforlateassignments.
DUEDATE
LATE(withinaweekof
duedate) NOTACCEPTED
Sept7(Wed)@
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SUBMITTINGLATEASSIGNMENTS
Submitlateout-of-classassignmentstoONLY“LateD2LDropBox”.
FREELATEPASS
Ø ONEFREELATEPASSFORWRITTENASSIGNMENTS.FORANYREASON.BUTONLYONE!
1. Whiletherearenoexcusedclassabsences,thereisoneexcusedlateassignment.Everyonegetstoturnin
oneassignmentlate(withinaweekoftheduedate)withnopenalty.Itcanbelateforanyreason:sickness,
deathinthefamily,noprinterink,forgot,etc.Butonlyone!
2. Inadditiontotheone“free”lateassignment,thereisasecondfreelatepass.Ifyouaresick,thereisadeath
inthefamily,oranaturaldisaster,youmayhandintheassignment(withinaweekoftheduedate)withouta
latepenalty.Butyouwillneeddocumentation.Youneedtoincludeasigneddoctor’snote,obituarynotice,
oranotefromtheDeanofStudentsoffice.
3. Afteryour“free”latepass,allotherexcusesforlateassignmentsarenotvalid.Ican’tjudgethedifference
betweenprinterwithnoinkoracarwithaflattire.
4. TOGETTHEFREEPASS,YOUHAVETOINDICATEONTHEASSIGNMENTWHICHTYPEOFFREEPASSYOUAREUSING.Don’ttellme
afterclassorinanemailthatyouareusingyourlatepass.
OneLate
Assignment None Overa
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Assignment Document. Previous Late
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Penalty None None Yes Credit
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CLASSABSENCES• Youareresponsibleforallthematerialpresentedinclass,forassignmentsduefortheclass,foradditional
courserequirements,foradditionalreadings,andforanychangesinthesyllabusdiscussedinclass.
• Yourjoborsomepersonalmattermaycauseyoutobelateforclassorcauseyoutohavetoleaveearly.
• Itisbettertobelateorleaveearly,thanmissthewholeclass.
• Trytobeasquietaspossiblewhenenteringorleaving.• Ifyouarehabituallylateforclass,Iwilltakenotice._____________________________________________________________________________________________
CLASSROOMISSUESClassroomDecorum:DePaulisnotajuniorhighschoolandIamnotajuniorhighschoolteacher.Ishouldnot
haveto“police”theclassroom.Youareadultsenrolledinauniversitycourse.Soyouneedtoactappropriately.However,Iwillactivelypolicetheclassroom.Iwillmonitoryourcellphonebehavior.Iwillmonitoryour
“personaldiscussions”.Youwillberequiredtoleavetheclassfordisruptiveordistractingbehavior.
Attendance:Attendancewillbetakenanditwillbeworthacertainnumberofpointstowardyourfinalgrade.
Yourattendancewillnotbecountedifyourclassbehaviorisdeemedimpolite,rude,disrespectfulordisruptive,
youuseyourcellphone,youtalkoutofturnoryouareactivelynotpayingattention.So,ifyouareonlyattendingclassfortheattendancegrade,thenthereisnoreasontobehere.Participation:Atanypointduringtheclass,ifyouhavesomethingpertinenttoaddtothediscussionorlecture,
pleasedo.Yourcommentsshoulddealwiththepointofthediscussion.Forthesakeoforderandkeepingon
trackandontime,Imayaskyoutoquicklywrapupyourcomments.Ifyoudisagreewithanotherstudentorme,
keepitcivil:donotengageinpersonalattacks.
Theclassisnottheplaceforchit-chatduringlectures.Yourvoicecarriesanditisdisturbingtoyourclassmates
andme.Thestudentswhositnearyouarenotinterestedinyourromanticlivesorhowstupidyouthinkthe
instructoris.
Seating:Iknowthatstudentshaveafavoriteplacetositintheclassroom.Inordertomakesurethestudents
don’tgettoocomfortableonthebackrow,Imayperiodicallyaskstudentstotakeadifferentseat.
Useoflaptopsandcellphonesinclass:
• NOLAPTOPSPERMITTED.PERIOD.
• NOCELLPHONESPERMITTED.PERIOD. • IfyouareastudentregisteredwiththeCenterforStudentswithDisabilitiesandneedtouseyourlaptop,you
needtoprovideanotefromCSD.
• IfIhavetoaskyoutoputawayyourcellmorethanonce,Iwillaskyoutoleavetheclasssession.
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CLASSROOMEXPECTATIONS
ExpectationsofInstructor:• Tobepreparedforclass.
• Tomaintainclassdecorumtoensurestudentshaveaproductiveexperience.
• Torespectyouropinion.
• Totrynottoputyoutosleeptoooften.
• Tobeclearaboutassignments.
• Togradefairlyandinkeepingwithprocedurespresentedinthesyllabus.
• Toreturngradedassignmentsinatimelyfashion.
• Tobeavailableforstudentstocontactme.
• Torespondinatimelyfashiontoyouremails.
• Toworkwithstudentsindividuallyoutsideofclasstoassisttheirlearningofcoursematerial.
Fromtimetotimestudentshavehealth,family,orworkproblems.Ifyouareconcernedthattheseproblemswillaffectyoucoursework,comeseeme.Seemesoonerratherthanlater.Wecanworksomethingouttomakesureyoudoaswellasyoucaninthecourse.“Ifyoubringmeaproblem,it’sourproblem.Ifyoudon’t,it’syourproblem.”
ExpectationsofStudentAcademicExpectations
• Todoreadingassignmentsasspecifiedinsyllabusontime.
• Todorequiredassignmentsasspecifiedinsyllabusontime.
• Tobepreparedtodiscussreadings.
• Tobeactivelyinvolvedinclassparticipationanddiscussion.
ClassroomBehaviorExpectations
• Tobeontime.
• Toexpressyouropinionsinarespectfulmanner.
• Torespectotherstudentswhentheyexpresstheiropinions.
• Tonottalkwhentheinstructororotherstudentsarediscussingclassissues.
• Topayattentioninclass.
• Toeatordrinkonlyinunobtrusivewaysandcleanupafteryourself.
• Totrynottogotosleep.
CELLPHONESANDLAPTOP• NOLAPTOPSPERMITTED.PERIOD. • NOCELLPHONES.PERIOD.
BEHAVIORISSUES• Studentswillberequiredtoleavetheclassiftheinstructordeterminesthestudent’sbehaviorisdisruptiveor
distractinginanywaytotheclass.
• Repeatoffenderswillnotbeallowedtoattendclassexceptforin-classexams.
BYATTENDINGCLASSAFTERRECEIPTOFTHISSYLLABUSWHICHINCLUDESTHE“CLASSROOMEXPECTATIONSAGREEMENT”,THESTUDENTAGREESTOALLTHEEXPECTATIONSPRESENTEDINTHE“CLASSROOMEXPECTATIONSAGREEMENT”.
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UNIVERSITYCLOSING• Iftheuniversityisclosedforanyreason,theassignmentsdueonthedaytheuniversityisclosedwillbedueat
thenextscheduledclassmeeting.
• Theassignmentsoriginallydueatthenextregularsessionwillalsobedue.
• Iftheuniversityisclosedbeforethemidtermorfinal,allthereadinguptothemidtermorfinalwillbeonthe
midtermorexam.
• Obviously,onlythoselecturesdeliveredbeforetheclosingwouldbeonthetest._____________________________________________________________________________________________
OFFICEHOURSOffice2108,990FullertonBldg.(AcrossfromtheWholefoods)
• Monday:3:00pm-4:00pm
• Tuesday:10:30am–11:30am
• Wednesday:3:00pm-4:00pm
• Beforeorafterclass
• Justdropby
• ByAppointment_____________________________________________________________________________________
HOWTOFINDORCONTACTINSTRUCTOR
• WillDenton’soffice—office#2108,990FullertonBldg.
• WillDenton’sofficetelephone—773-325-3609
• PoliticalScienceMainOffice—LPC:#2111,990FullertonBldg.773-325-7336
• Email:[email protected]
_____________________________________________________________________________________________DEPAUL’SACADEMICINTEGRITYPOLICYWorkdoneforthiscoursemustadheretotheUniversityAcademicIntegrityPolicy,whichyoucanreviewintheStudentHandbookorbyvisitingAcademic
IntegrityatDePaulUniversity(http://academicintegrity.depaul.edu).CheatingandPlagiarism:Academicintegrityentailsabsolutehonestyinone'sintellectualefforts.TheDePaulStudentHandbookdetailsthefacetsand
ramificationsofacademicintegrityviolations,butyoushouldbeespeciallyawareofthepoliciesoncheatingandplagiarism.Cheatingisanyactionthat
violatesUniversitynormsoraninstructor'sguidelinesforthepreparationandsubmissionofassignments.Suchactionsmayincludeusingorproviding
unauthorizedassistanceormaterialsoncourseassignments,orpossessingunauthorizedmaterialsduringanexamination.Plagiarisminvolvesthe
representationofanother'sworkasyourown,forexample:(a)submittingasone'sownanymaterialthatiscopiedfrompublishedorunpublishedsources
suchastheInternet,print,computerfiles,audiodisks,videoprogramsormusicalscoreswithoutproperacknowledgementthatitissomeoneelse's;(b)
paraphrasinganother'sviews,opinionsorinsightswithoutproperacknowledgementorcopyingofanysourceinwholeorinpartwithonlyminorchangesin
wordingorsyntaxevenwithacknowledgement;(c)submittingasone'sownworkareport,examination,paper,computerfile,labreportorother
assignmentwhichhasbeenpreparedbysomeoneelse.ResourcesfoundontheInternetmustbecited.Ifyouareunsureaboutwhatconstitutes
unauthorizedhelponanexamorassignment,orwhatinformationrequirescitationand/orattribution,pleaseaskyourinstructor.
Collaboration:Inthisclass,youarepermittedtostudyingroupstoprepareforexaminationssolongastheresultingexamdemonstratesyourindividual
masteryoftheconceptsandskillstested.
Penalties:StudentsdiscoveredviolatingDePaul’sAcademicIntegrityPolicywillreceiveazero(0)ontheassignmentorexam.IwillthenfileanAcademic
IntegrityviolationreportwiththeOfficeofAcademicAffairs.Atthatpointtheappealandhearingprocessbegins.STUDENTSWITHDISABILITIESSTATEMENTStudentsseekingdisability-relatedaccommodationsarerequiredtoregisterwithDePaul'sCenterforStudentswithDisabilities(CSD)enablingyoutoaccess
accommodationsandsupportservicestoassistyoursuccess.Therearetwoofficelocations:LoopCampus-LewisCenter#1420-(312)362-8002�/LincolnParkCampus-StudentCenter#370-(773)325-1677
StudentsarealsoinvitedtocontactmeprivatelytodiscussyourchallengesandhowImayassistinfacilitatingtheaccommodationsyouwilluseinthis
course.Thisisbestdoneearlyinthetermandourconversationwillremainconfidential.
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