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Geography340WorldRegionsinGlobalContext

Spring2019SyllabusWelcometoGEOG340!Inthiscourse,youwillexploretheworld’sdiversityandanalyzehowidentitiesareshaped.Youwilldeterminehowandwhydifferentpeoplesexperiencedifferentformsofcultural,economic,environmentalandpoliticalchange.Youwillexaminehowpeopleshapethatchange.Andyouwillmakesenseofhowandwhentiesbetweenworldregionslinkthemintosimilarpathsofchange.Sincethisisanonlineclasswithlittle-to-noface-to-facecontact,thisisarelativelylongsyllabusthatincludesabigchunkofimportantinformationandtipsthatwillbeusefulthroughoutthecourse.Readthroughitnow,andpleasekeepithandyandrefertoitoften!Theweeklycalendarattheendofthissyllabusshouldalsobeprintedoffandexaminedregularly.Canvas:https://canvas.wisc.edu/

Paris,France(takenbyKrisOlds,July2018)

MeettheCourseTeamInstructor:Dr.KrisOldsContact:StudentsenrolledinGeog340mustcontactmeviatheCanvasmessagingsystemoncoursesite.Prospectivestudentsshouldemailmeat<olds@geography.wisc.edu> Skype:<oldskris>Search<oldskris@yahoo.com>toconnectTel:608-514-2265(mobile)–textmewhenneededandhappytochatonthetelephoneduringreasonablehoursoftheday!Office:Rm346,ScienceHall,550N.ParkStreetOfficeHours:Wednesdays1-4pmCDT(inperson/viaSkype/viatelephone)orbyappointmentBio:KrisOldsisaProfessorintheDepartmentofGeography.Kris’BAandMAarefromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada,whilehisPhDisfromtheUniversityofBristolinEngland.Krisisa‘firstgeneration’universityattendee&graduate.HehasworkedasanacademicinEngland,Canada,Singapore(1997-2001),andtheUnitedStates(2001topresent).HewasalsobasedatSciencesPoinParisfrom2007-08,andhastaughtatSchwarzmanCollegeatTsinghuaUniversityandattheUniversityofOsloinNorway.Kris’currentresearchfocusesontheglobalizationofhighereducationandresearch.Thisresearchagendarelatestohislongstandingresearchinterestsintheglobalizationoftheservicesindustries(includinghighereducation,

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architecture,property),andtheirrelationshiptourbanandregionalchange.Kris’teachingfocusesonrelatedthemes,butespeciallyglobalcities,citiesanddevelopment,globalelites,globalnetworks,globaleconomicgeographies,andworldregionsinglobalcontext(thiscourse!).BeingaCanuck/BritishColumbianatheart,Krislovesicehockey,theTragicallyHip,mountains,oceans,salmon,oysters,andmaplesyrup.TeachingAssistant:Mr.AllenHaiXIAOE-mail:hxiao35@wisc.eduSkype:<allenxiao1988>|Search<allenxiao1988@gmail.com>toconnectOnlineOfficeHours:Wednesdays&Thursdays9-11amCDTviaSkypetheCanvasmessagingsystemfromJantoMarch.IwillbeavailabletomeetinpersoninApril(exactofficehoursTBD)Bio:AllenXiaoisaPhDcandidateinhumangeographyattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.HegrewupinWuhan,thelargestcityinCentralChina,whichwascalled"OrientalChicago"intheearly20thcentury.Hestudiedbusinessadmin,tourismmanagement,andanthropologybeforebecomingageographer.AfterspendingsevenyearsinCantonese-speakingareas(GuangzhouandHongKong),hedecidedtopursuePhDintheU.S.andopenhimselfupforanewcombinationofacademicidentitiesasanurbangeographerandanAfricanist.HispassiononAfricawasderivedfromhisencounterswithAfricantradersinSouthChinaandfollowedbyhisMaster'sresearchonChinesemigrantsinNigeria.Since2012,hehasbeentoNigeriaeveryyearaswellassevenotherAfricancountriessuchasMorocco,KenyaandSouthAfrica.BasedontheseexperiencesandrecentlearningofYorubalanguageatUW-Madison,hiscurrentPhDprojectfocusesonurbanidentitiesandsocialdifferentiationinasuperdiverseneighborhoodofLagos,thelargestmetropolisinAfrica.Additionally,forvariousreasons,hehastraveledacrosstheGlobalNorth(UK,France,Germany,Switzerlandetc.)andtheGlobalSouth(India,Thailand,Turkey,Mexico,JamaicaandBrazil),whichenricheshisunderstandingofworldregionsinglobalcontext.ContactingUsMessaging:Becausethisisanonlinecourse,ourcommunicationwillbeexclusivelythroughthemessagingplatformonCanvas,notemail!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,butwewillrespondtoworkweekmessageswithin24hoursandweekendmessageswithin36hours.OfficeHours:Seeaboveforeachofourofficehours.PleasekeepinmindyoucanmeetwithKrisinpersonorvirtually(viaSkypeortelephone)andonlyvirtuallywithAllen(viaSkype).Ifnoneofthelistedtimesworkforyou,pleasesendusamessagethroughCanvastoscheduleanappointmentatadifferenttime.Manystudentsfinditextremelyhelpfultomeetwithussincenoin-personcontactisbuiltintothisonlinecourse.Pleaseconsidermeetingwithussoonerratherthanlatertomakesurethatyouareontherighttrackthewholecourse!

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AboutthisCourse Geography340(WorldRegionsinGlobalContext)isa100%onlinecoursethattakesadvantageofonlinelearningtechnologytohelpyou:

• Acquiremultipleformsofknowledgeaboutworldregions(e.g.Sub-SaharanAfrica,SoutheastAsia).

• Learnhowtravelandfieldworkinworldregionscangenerateuniqueinsights.• Learnfourmajorgeographicconceptsaboutworldregions:identity,diversity,uneven

development,andglobalinterdependencies.• Analyzetheconceptof"regions"anddeterminehowandwhenitisvalid.

Bytheendofthecourseyoushouldknowsubstantiallymoreabout(i)environmentandsociety,(ii)history,economyanddemographicchange,and(iii)cultureandpolitics,withineachworldregion.Youwillbeabletobettercompareandcontrasteachworldregionandunderstandtheadvantagesandlimitationsofaregionalapproachtounderstandingtheworld. Credits: 3Level: IntermediateBreadth: SocialScienceL&SCreditType: CGraduate50%: YPleasenotethata3creditstandardforGeog340ismetbyanexpectationofatotalof135hoursofstudentengagementwiththecourselearningactivities,whichincludereading,viewing,listening,discussionsectionactivity,consumptionofinstructorandTAfeedbackandassessmentfeedback(andprovisionofresponsestosaidfeedback),andvirtualofficehours(asdescribedinthesyllabus). SynthesisandScale+BigIdeasManyofyoumayhavenevertakenageographyclassbefore.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—andyourscaleofanalysiscanshedlightonverydifferent

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processesandrelationshipsandcanevenleadyoutodifferentconclusions.(Forexample:Nationaleconomiescanimprovewhilecertaincities,groupsofpeople,orsectorsareindecline;airqualitycandeclinegloballybutimproveincertaincountries.)Thiscourseisbroadlystructuredaroundworldregions,butthebordersbetweenourlistedregionsaresomewhatarbitrary.Throughoutthesemester,payattentiontodiversitywithinregions,globalprocessesthatoperateacrossregions,andsimilaritiesanddifferencesthatmightsuggestalternativewaysofdrawingworldregionalboundaries.

Four‘bigideas’runthroughallofthemodulesinthiscourseandareusedtohelpframetheassessmentmechanisms(discussionforums,synthesisassignments,moviereviews):

BigIdea1:IDENTITY:Individualandgroupidentitiesarecreatedthroughdynamicanddialecticprocesses;identityisnotstatic.Bothindividualsandgroupsperceivethemselvesasproductsofmultipleratherthansingularidentities,althoughcertainidentitiesmaycarrymoreweightatparticularmomentsinhistories.Identityisformedbyfactorsincludinggeography,culture,language,history,mobility,technology,andeconomy.Identityisrelationalinnatureinthatitisformedandunderstoodwhenrelatingtoothersviaallaspectsoflife.BigIdea2:DIVERSITY:Theworld’sregionsarediverseinboththeirphysicalandcultural/economicgeographies,andtheidentitiesofthepeoplewholiveineachregionareshapedbybothhistoricalandpresentgeographies,languages,cultures,andeconomies.Characteristicsofaplaceandpeopleundergoconstantchange,andcontaingreatdiversityatscalesassmallasthehouseholdandasencompassingasthe“worldregion.”BigIdea3:UNEVENDEVELOPMENT&MARGINALIZEDPEOPLES:Developmentofregionsandtheworldhashistoricallybeenuneven,withcertaingroupsorareasgaininggreaterhumanwell-beingoreconomicadvantagemorerapidlythanothergroupsorareas.Thisunevendevelopmentpartlymanifestsitselfinplacinggreaterburdensofenvironmentaldamageuponthosegroupsorareaswithlesspowerrelativetoothers.BigIdea4:GLOBALINTERDEPENDENCIES:Geographicareasoftheworlddependupononeanotherforresourcesincludingnatural,human,andtechnicalresources.Therelationshipsbetweencertaingeographicareashelptodeterminethedegreetowhichareasareabletomoveinnewdirectionsofeconomicorsocialdevelopment.Pathdependenciesarecreatedandtransformed,generatingopportunitiesandconstraintsforeachworldregionanditspeoples.Globalproductionnetworks(orglobalvaluechains)arekeyfactorsshapingthenatureofinter-regionalinterdependencies.GPNs/GVCsaredrivenbytransnationalcorporationsbutstronglyshapedbytheroleofthestateandstate-firmrelationsinthedevelopmentprocess.Theroleoflaborinthisdevelopmentprocessishighlycontestedandvariesoverspaceandtime.

AVirtualClass:Online&AsynchronousGeography340isa100%onlinecourse:wedonot,asanentireclass,meetphysicallyatanytimeduringtheterm.Indeed,evenifwewantedto,thiswouldbeimpossibleassomeofyouarelivinginotherpartsofWisconsin,theUS,ortheworld,orperhapstravelingthroughoutthetermwhileonastudy-abroadprogram.However,wedefinitelyencourageyoutomeetwithusduringour

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officehoursjusttointroduceyourselvesandchat(takealookatourbiographiestoseeifyourinterestsorcuriositiesoverlapwithourexperiencesorresearchfocuses!). Thiscourseisalso100%asynchronous,whichmeansyoucanworkthroughreadings,videolectures,andpodcastinterviewswheneveryouwish,thoughtherewillbespecificduedatesandtimesforassignments.Again,theweeklycalendarattheendofthissyllabusshouldalsobeprintedoffandexaminedregularly.ANoteforGraduateStudentsandAreaStudiesMajorsorCertificateStudentsThiscoursecancounttowardundergraduateareastudiesmajorsandcertificates–however,please(a)confirmwithyouradvisorsthatyouwouldlikeittocount,and(b)letusknowthatyouwantittocountsowecancreateappropriateassessmentrequirementstoensureyouachievethe25-30%regionallyspecificcontentforittocount.Wearehappytosupportyouinthisendeavorbutyouareultimatelyresponsibletoalertingusastoyourobjectivesandrequirements.Iamhappytoworkwithgraduatestudentstomakethiscoursecounttowardsyourdegree. However,itisyourresponsibilitytofirstspeakwithyourgraduateprogramadvisor,second,review:https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/minimum-grad-coursework-requirement/ https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/course-numbering-system/ https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/minimum-grad-coursework-requirement/ https://kb.wisc.edu/vesta/page.php?id=39841 andthenthird,proposetomehowyouwouldliketoensurethiscoursecounts,takingaccountthatthecourseexpectationsarehighergivenyourstatusasagraduatestudent.WeneedtoreachconsensusonthisbytheendofWeek1inthesummersession,please.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,

andtheTranscaucasus5. MiddleEastandNorthAfrica6. Sub-SaharanAfrica

7. LatinAmerica8. SouthAsia9. EastAsia10. SoutheastAsia11. WorldRegionsinGlobal

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Reading/Viewing/ListeningAssignmentsWhilewewouldlikeyoutoskimChapter1ofthetextbookatthestartoftheclass,westartslowtogeteveryonefamilarizedwiththeonlinelearningplatform.Morebroadly,theideaistojust‘grabyourbags’andlaunchtheequivalentofaround-the-worldtripnow.Wewillbuildupviaregion-focusedmaterialstotheglobalcontextandglobalizationmaterialattheend. Eachregionnotedabovehasthefollowingelementsassociatedwithit:1. Arelevanttextbookchapterthatneedstobereadveryclosely.2. A“CaseStudy”videolectureonaspecificsite/topicassociatedwiththeregion.3. A“Q&Apodcast”thatdealswiththenumerousissuesassociatedwithbeing‘grounded’inthe

region.4. Atopic-specificreading(s)thatis(are)deliberatelypairedwitheitherthecasestudyorthe

podcast.5. Forseveral(notall)regions,therearealsoselectdocumentaries,movies,‘DangerousIdea’

videos,orreadings.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!TheCourseText&AdditionalReadingsThecoursetextisthe6theditionofWorldRegionsinGlobalContext:People,Places,andEnvironments.Hereistheexactcitationinformation:

WorldRegionsinGlobalContext:People,Places,andEnvironments,6thEditionbySallyMarston,PaulKnox,DianaLiverman,VincentDelCasino&PaulRobbins,2017.ISBN-13:978-0134183640,ISBN-10:0134183649

AsnotedintheCourseGuide,thiscourseisparticipatingintheUW-MadisonEngageeTextPilot.YoureText(s)is/areavailablefromtheEngagetoolinyourCanvascoursepage.Endorsedandco-sponsoredbyAssociatedStudentsofMadison(ASM),thepilot’smaingoalsaretoreducethecostofcoursematerialsforstudents,whileenhancingthestudentlearningexperienceandexploringbroaderimplementationofeTextsatUW-Madison.

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Byenrollinginthiscourse,thecourse’sdesignatedeTextwillalreadybepre-purchasedforyou.Youwillbecharged$31.60fortheeTextbytheBursar’sOffice,whichwillappearonyourtuitionbill.Iestimatethatyou'resaving$100-$150offthecostofthistextbookusingtraditionalpurchasechannels.Ifyouareafinancialaidrecipient,theaidwillbeappliedtotheeTextcostasappropriate.Refundsforcoursedropswillfollowstandardtuitionrefundrules. YouwillhaveaccesstotheeTextnolaterthanthefirstdayofthecourseviatheCanvascoursesite.YouDONOTneedtopurchaseaprintversionofthetextbook. ToaccessyoureText(s)andlearnmoreaboutEngage,followthesesteps:

1. Inthemenuattheleftofthescreen,clickon“UnizinEngage”toopentheEngagereadingplatform.

2. InthetoprightcornerofEngage,clickonyourinitials/photo.3. ClickontheHelplink. 4. Clickon“Students”toaccessquickoverviewsofhowtonavigatetheplatformandallthe

generalstudying/learningfeatures–reading,note-taking,highlighting,questioning,printing,bookmarking,searching,andcollaborating.

PleasefamiliarizeyourselfwiththeEngageplatformassoonasyouaccessthecoursesite.AshortdemoofEngagecanbefoundherehttps://mediaspace.wisc.edu/media/Unizin+Engage+Basics/1_zo760ag6.AdditionalresourcescanbefoundintheEngagehttps://resources.unizin.org/display/EKB/Help+for+StudentsandtheUW-MadisonKnowledgeBase.Youwillbeabletoprintupto50pagesatatime,forfree(notincludingthecostofprinting),viatheEngagetool.Ifneeded,printedlooseleafcopiesofsomecourses’textswillalsobeavailableforanadditionalchargeattheUWBookstoreaslongasyouhavenotoptedoutofthepilot.ChecktheUWBookstore’swebsitetoseewhichtextsareavailabletopurchase. IfyouwishtorequestanaccessibleversionoftheeText,pleasecontacttheMcBurneyDisabilityResourceCenterassoonaspossible.Moreinformationisavailableherehttps://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=78006 Ifyouchoosetooptout,youwillforfeityourabilitytoobtainaprintedlooseleafcopyofthetextattheUWBookstore.Ifyouwishtoopt-outhttps://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=77524ofusingtheEngageeText,pleasecontactmebeforedoingso.Note:EngageworksbestwhenviewedonlineinFirefoxorChrome.Forthosewhowanttogothetraditionalrouteandopt-out,severalcopiesofthecoursetextareavailableonreserveatCollegeLibrary.Feelfreetoutilizethe5theditionaswellifyoucanfindacheaper(er)copy. It’sworthnotingthatwearetransitioningawayfromthistextasofSummer2019tosavestudentsmoney.Unfortunatelythefreeopentextwearecurrentlydevelopingisonly25%finishedandwillnotbeavailableuntilnextsummer.Butwe’reworkinghardonit!

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WehavealsopostedPDFsofthecoursetextchaptersforthefirstthreemodulestohelpthoseofyouwhoarestillawaitingreceiptofyourhardcopyofthetextbook.YoucanaccessthesePDFsviathecoursewebsite(onCanvas).Forcopyrightreasons,weareunabletopostadditionalchapters.Pleasenotethatitiscriticallyimportanttoacquireandread(closely,inparagraph-by-paragraphdetail)thecoursetext.Thecoursetexthasbeencarefullyselected,itiswrittenbysomeofthemostinformedscholarsworkinginGeographyaroundtheworld,anditisanintegralmechanismtofacilitatinglearning. Inaddition,pleasenotethatwehaveassignednumerousadditionalreadingsinassociationwiththeCaseStudylecturesandtheQ&Apodcasts. Finally,pleasenotethattheassignedmoviesanddocumentarieshavebeendigitized,andareaccessibleonthecoursewebsite. Ifyouwouldprefertorentthemoviesyourself,feelfreetodoso,ofcourse(e.g.viaNetflix,Kanopy,orwhatevermethodyouprefer).

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Grading&WrittenAssignmentsHereishowyoursubmittedassignmentsandgradingbreakdowninthiscourse:Responsibilities Percentageof

GradeKeyDates&GuidanceNotes

RegionalSynthesisAssignments

3assignmentsx15pointseach=45%ofgrade

Youarerequiredtodevelopa1,200-1,600wordresponsetoeachofthreeRegionalSynthesisAssignments.Themulti-partassignmentsarepostedtwoweeksbeforetheassignmentisdue.Thesequestionswillgiveyouthedifficulttaskofsynthesizinginformationfromthemanyvariouscoursematerialsintothoughtfulanswerstoseveralsub-questions.Thesearenotsimplyfactualquestions,andthereisalmostneveronesinglecorrectanswer.Ourgoalistosomewhatreplicatethechallengingtaskofdoingyourowngeographicalresearch:youmustintegratediversetypesofknowledgefromthepodcasts,lectures,andreadings;andthesecoursematerialsrarelyrelatedirectlytothequestionsasked,soyoumustfigureoutwhataspectsofthemcanbeappliedtotheprompt.Doingwellhereabsolutelyrequiresengagementwith,andappropriateinclusionof,thecoursematerialsinyourresponse.Oncecompleted,uploadyourresponseonaWordorPDFdocumentviathedesignated340Assignmentboxthathasbeencreatedforeachsession.Pleasebesuretoincludeyourfullnameontheresponseandsavethefilewithyourlastnamefirst(e.g.,Smith_Synthesis2.doc)!Writtenexercisesaredueat11:59pmCDTonthedatesdesignatedinthescheduleattheendofthissyllabus.Notethatyourdiscussionforumpostsarepartiallyconsideredpreparationforthesynthesisassignment.Carefulpreparationofdiscussionpostswillhelpyouwritestrongsynthesisassignments.

DiscussionForumEngagement

10weeksx4pointseach=40%ofgrade

Adiscussionforumpromptisprovidedforeachmodule.Thispromptasksyoutorespond,inafewparagraphstotalling400-700words,toaquestionrelatedtotheregion-specificmodulecontent.Toearnthefull40%,youareexpectedto(a)respondsubstantiallytoalloftheinstructor-generated

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discussionpromptsduringtheterm–substantialmeansafewparagraphsthatshowsomethinkingandsomedependenceonevidence,aswellas(b)contributetoatruediscussionbyrespondingtoTWOpostingsmadebyotherstudentseachweek. Yourdiscussionforumcontributionsshouldbesubstantial,thoughtful,andrespectful.Andyouarealsoencouragedtohavefunintheseforums,andhelpyourclassmateslearntoo.DiscussionforumsinGeog340involvearelativelyhighlevelofinter-studentengagementandpeer-to-peerlearningandstudentfeedbackhasaffirmedtheimportanceofthiselementofthecoursetoenhancedlearningoutcomes.YouroriginaldiscussionresponsesaredueThursdaysby11:59pmCDT,andyourtworeactionsareduenolaterthanSundaysat11:59pm.Seethescheduleattheendofthisdocumentforspecificdates.

MovieReviews(VoicesfromtheRegions)

2x7.5pointseach=15%

YouareresponsibleforwatchingandreviewingtworegionallyproducedmoviesordocumentariesviatheKanopydatabaseyouallhaveaccesstoviatheUW-MadisonLibrary:https://wisc.kanopy.com/,orelseviaanyothervideostreamingservice,libraryorstore(e.g.,FourStarVideo).GuidelinesforthereviewsarepostedonthecoursesiteunderAssignments.NOTE:yourmovies/documentariesmustbefromoutsideoftheUSandandcannotbefocusedontheUS–thisleavesyouwithCanadaandeveryothercountryintheworldtopickandchoosefrom.Oncecompleted,uploadyourresponseonaWordorPDFdocumentviathedesignated340Assignmentboxthathasbeencreatedforeachassignment.Pleasebesuretoincludeyourfullnameontheresponseandsavethefilewithyourlastnamefirst(e.g.,Smith_Synthesis2.doc)!Pleaseseethecalanderfortheduedatesforthesereviews.Theyareduenolaterthan11:59pmCDTthedaytheyaredue.

TOTAL 100%

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Pleasenotethatweuserubricstohelpusgradeallformsofyourwork,alongwithqualitativefeedback.Pleasereviewtherubricsbeforeyoustartanyassignmentastheycanhelpyoubetterunderstandthenatureoftheassessmentprocess. FinalGradeScaleandGradingPolicyLetterGrade

PercentageRange

A 92-100AB 88-91B 80-87BC 76-79C 68-75D 60-67F 0-59

Wedonotcurveinthiscourse. Individualassignmentandfinalgradeappealscanbeconsideredprovidingyouagreewiththeprincipleyourgradecouldgoup,down,orremainthesame.NavigatinganOnlineCourseonCanvasAlmostallofthecoursematerialislocatedontheCanvas-basedcoursewebsite.Pleasenotesomeassignments,podcasts,etc.,assigneddownthelinewillbeadjustedandedited,thoughonlypriortothewindowoftimeinwhichweexpectyoutobeworkingonthatmaterial.Pleasedonotworkfurtherthantwoweeksaheadsothatyoudonotmissimportantupdatestothematerial!YoushouldhaveaccesstotheCanvas-basedcoursewebsitestartingat11:59pmCDTonMonday21January.Youcanenterthesitefromhttps://canvas.wisc.edu.OnyourDashboard,youwillseeyourcoursecards.Clickon“GEOG340:WorldRegionsinGlobalContext.” Canvaswillworkinmostbrowsers,butitwillworkbestonthenewestversionofyourbrowser.Ifthewebsiteisnotworkingforyou,therearetwoquickfixestotry:1)Tryupdatingyourbrowser,and2)Clearyourcache/cookiesandtryre-openingthewebsite. Notethatif,atanytime,youhaveaquestiononhowtodosomethingwithCanvas,youcancheckforhelponhttps://guides.instructure.com/m/4212 TechProblemsPleasecontactusifyouarehavingtrouble,butrealizethatKris&AllenarenottechgurusandyouwilllikelyhavetoworkdirectlywithDoITtoresolveproblems.Youcane-mailtheDOITHelpDeskathelp@doit.wisc.eduorcallthemat(608)264-4357.

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UpdatingyourProfilesonCanvasPleaseupdateyourpersonalprofilesoallofyourdiscussionpartnerscanlearnalittlemoreaboutyou:• AtthetopofyourCanvaspage,clickon“Account.”Inthesub-menu,click“Profile.”Clickthe

“EditProfile”buttonontherighttoaddinformationtoyourprofile.• OnceyouareinProfileyoucanchangeallyourinformation(nickname,birthday,andmore).

Themostimportantthingforyoutodoisuploadapicturebyclickingontheprofilepictureicon.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. PleasebeawarethatyourinstructorandTAwillmonitorthediscussionforums.Youmayaskquestionshere,butyouarealsofreetouseCanvastomessageyourquestionsdirectlytotheinstructorsifyouwanttoensureatimelyresponse.

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ResourcesandExpectationsUWWritingCenterTheUWWritingCenterisanincredibleresourcethathasprovenvaluableforundergrads,gradstudents,andevenfacultymembers.Wehighlyrecommenditnomatterhowconfidentyouareinyourwriting.Visithttp://writing.wisc.eduformoreinformation.LateSubmissions&HealthIssuesLatesubmissionswillbepenalizedby.5pointsofyourgradeperdayuntilyouhit0forthatparticularassessment.Pleasebesuretospeakwithussoonerratherthanlaterifyouneedanextensionforhealthorsomeotherlegitimatereason–weneedtohearfromyouwhiletheissueisunfolding,notafter. Thoughitmaynotbeobviousthroughmessaging,PDFs,andwebsites,KrisandAllenareactuallyverynicepeople!BothofusalsohaveampleexperiencedealingwithstudentswhoaregrapplingwithmentalandphysicalhealthchallengeswhileenrolledatUW-Madisonbutit’scriticallyimportanttobecommunicativeandhonest.PleasevisitKrisOldsinhisofficeinScienceHallifyouwouldrathernotemailaboutyourhealthchallenges.Feelfreetosayhelloanytimetooifhisofficedoor(Rm346,ScienceHall)isopen!McBurneyDisabilityResourceCenterStudentsTheMcBurneyDisabilityResourceCenter’snewishonlineaccommodationandcasemanagementsystemcalled,McBurneyConnect,isopenforSpringterm.ThroughMcBurneyConnect,studentswillrequestaFacultyNotificationLetterforeachclasssectioninwhichtheyarerequestingaccommodations.Thenotificationletterswillreplacethestudents’laminatedVISAs(VerifiedIndividualizedServicesandAccommodationsplan)andwillbesenttobothKrisandAllenviaemailstartingonAugust22ndforFallTerm.Studentsarestillexpectedtomeetwithmedirectly,though,todiscusstheiraccommodationrequests.Finally,canallMcBurneystudentspleasemessagemebytheendofWeek2sowecancoordinateameeting(inperson,orvirtually).

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LearningAnalyticsTheCanvaslearningmanagementsystem(LMS)andthee-Textweuseincreasinglyprovideanalyticsdataaboutyouandyourengagementwiththecoursesiteandallassociatedelements.Oneofmycolleagues,MariaWidmer(aninstructionaldesignerintheSchoolofEducationhere),recommendedagreatsummaryofthissituationthatshelearnedaboutviaKyleJones(aprofessoratIndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversityIndianapolis):

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GoodLuckandBonVoyage!

Beijing,China(takenbyKrisOlds,March2018)

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READINGS/VIEWINGS/LISTENINGS RESPONSIBILITIES & DEADLINES Note: Specific materials may be subject to minor changes - see course site on Canvas for most up-to-date directions

MODULE 1 22-27 January Intro to Class

• Read: The syllabus very (very) closely!! • View: Introductory videos by Kris Olds & Allen Xiao • Watch: Interview with Paul Robbins • Dangerous Idea: Paul Robbins • Read: Chapter 1 of textbook

Fill in your on-line profile & introductory discussion post no later than Sunday 27 January, 11:59 pm

CDT

MODULE 2

28 January – 3 February

Canada & U.S.

• Read Chapter 6 • View: Case study by Kris Olds • Listen: Q&A with Cathy Day; Q&A with Roy Norton; Dangerous Idea: Roy Norton • Additional readings: “From sleep town…” and “Foreign Real Estate Heirs…”

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 31 January, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 3 February, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 3 4-10 February

Europe

• Read Chapter 2 • View: Case study by Thomas Jorgensen • Listen: Q&A with Ruth Trumble • Dangerous Idea: John Pickles • Watch: L’Auberge Espagnole • Additional reading: Morgan & Bothwell (2016); Scott (2016)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 7 February, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 10 February, 11:59 pm CDT

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MODULE 4

11-17 February

Oceania, Australia, and New Zealand

• Read Chapter 11 • View: Case study by Nick Lewis • Listen: Q&A with Mark Cooper • Watch: Babakiueria • Additional reading: Hargreaves (2015); Hau’ofa

(1994)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 14 February, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 17 February, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 5

18-24 February

Movie Review #1

Synthesis Assignment #1

To allow extra time to complete your assignments, there are no readings, lectures, movies, or podcasts this MODULE

Complete and upload Movie Review #1 by Thursday 21 February, 11:59 pm CDT

& Synthesis Assignment #1 by

Sunday 24 February, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 6

25 February-3 March

Russia, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

• Read Chapter 3 • View: Case study by Bob Kaiser • Listen: Q&A with Kramer Gillin • Additional reading: Balmforth (2014); Reynolds

(2012)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 28 February, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 3 March, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 7 4-10 March

Middle East and North

Africa (MENA)

• Read Chapter 4 • View: Case study by Danya Al-Saleh

and Rafi Arefin • Listen: Q&A with Danya Al-Saleh • Dangerous Idea: Matthew Sparke • Additional reading: Sherwood

(2016); Ackerman (2016) • Dangerous Idea: Matthew Sparke

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 7 March, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 10 March, 11:59 pm CDT

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MODULE 8 11-15 March

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Read Chapter 5 • View: Case study by Matt Turner • Listen: Q&A with Niwaeli

Kimambo • Additional reading: Thomas (2013);

Dufka (2016); Onishi (2000)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 14 March, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Friday 15 March, 11:59 pm CDT

16-24 March November

SPRING RECESS

SPRING RECESS

MODULE 9 25 March – 31 March

Movie Review #2

Synthesis Assignment #2

To allow extra time to complete your assignments, there are no readings, lectures, movies, or podcasts this MODULE

Complete and upload Movie Review #2 by Thursday 28 March, 11:59 pm CDT

&

Synthesis Assignment #2 by Sunday 31 March, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 10

1-7 April

Latin America & the Caribbean

• Read Chapter 7 • View: Case studies by Lisa Naughton and Erika

Marín-Spiotta • Listen: Q&A with Anthony Fontes • Watch: The Motorcycle Diaries • Read: Goldstein (2015); Daley (2016)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 4 April, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 7 April, 11:59 pm CDT

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MODULE 11

8-14 April

Southeast Asia

• Read Chapter 10 • View: Case study by Ian Baird • Listen: Q&A with David Chambers • Watch: Where Have All the Fish Gone? • Additional reading: “The Don Sahong…”;

Shoemaker et al. (2014)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 11 April, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 14 April, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 12

15-21 April

South Asia

• Read Chapter 9 • View: Case study by Stephen Young • Listen: Q&As with 1) Harsha Tiperneni and 2)

Ritodhi Chakraborty • Dangerous Idea: Tim Daniels

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 18 April, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 21 April, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 13

22-28 April

East Asia

• Read Chapter 8 • View: Case study by Po-Yi Hung • Listen: Q&A with Kelly Chen • Dangerous Idea: Henry Yeung • Additional reading: Jacobs (2009); Larson (2015)

Respond to Discussion Question by Thursday 25 April, 11:59 pm CDT

React to two other Discussion Question responses

by Sunday 28 April, 11:59 pm CDT

MODULE 14 29 April-3 May

Synthesis Assignment #3

To allow extra time to complete your assignment, there are no readings, lectures, movies, or podcasts this MODULE

Complete and upload Synthesis Assignment

#3 by Friday 3 May, 11:59 pm CDT