GC Course in a Nutshell--Course Content

COURSE *CONTENT*

**primarily comes from the following sources . . .**
approx. % of total		Course Item
		Text Readings
		Slides
		Videos
13.2%		On-line Discussions (@18 points) . . . including your personal experience . . .
1.3%		In-the-News Reports (18 points)
52.8%	*	Exams
(26.4%)		Midterm Exam (400 points)
(26.4%)		Final Exam (400 points)
34.0%		Research Project . . . leading to an . . .
(1.3%)		Informal Preliminary Proposal (18 points)
(1.3%)		Abstract (Executive Summary) and Working Bibliography (18 points)
(6.3%)		On-line Presentation to the Class (for up to 100 points)
(25.2%)		Term Paper (for up to 400 points)
P/N		Completion of All Requirements
var.		Extra Credit Opportunities are Available . . . on a topic of your choice related to the course
var.		(optional) Extra Credit Review (for up to 18 points)
var.		(optional) Extra Credit Case Study (for up to 100 points)
101.3%		(including rounding error)

		OTHER ASSIGNMENT AND CURRENT AFFAIRS INFORMATION UPDATES AS THE COURSE UNFOLDS . . (New developments, breakthroughs, developing trends . . .) And just for fun we'll have a look at some Trivia . . . *PLEASE NOTE: Both the Midterm Exam and Final Exam are open-book/open-notes essay exams largely created by question recommendations you and your classmates make as part of the class Discussions. So there should be very little work and effort spent on memorizing facts, other than, perhaps, where to go to find the information you are looking for.

COURSE CONTENT