GC Course in a Nutshell

COURSE STRUCTURE
consists of three main segments:

I. Orientation and Background

• • • • Introduction
      • Basic Concepts
      • History
      • Theory
      • Methods and Techniques

II. Explorations

• • • • Comparative / Cross-Cultural
      • Holistic (Holism slides .pptx)
      • Ethnographic Case Studies from the Real World: Real People . . . Real Places from Around the Globe

III. Student Presentations on Term Research Project

 

 COURSE CONTENT
primarily comes from the following sources . . .

• • • Text Readings
      
    • Slides
      
    • Videos
      
    • On-line Discussions (@18 points) . . . including your personal experience 
    • In-the-News Reports (18 points)
    • *Exams
      
      • • Midterm Exam (400 points)
          
        • Final Exam (400 points)
    • Research Project . . . leading to an . . .
      • Informal Preliminary Proposal (18 points)
      • Abstract (Executive Summary) and Working Bibliography (18 points)
      • On-line Presentation to the Class (for up to 100 points), and and
      • Term Paper (for up to 400 points)
        
        
    • Extra Credit options are available . . . on a topic of your choice related to the course
      • (optional) Extra Credit Review (for up to 18 points)
      • (optional) Extra Credit Case Study (for up to 100 points)
        
        
    • 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.