Monday, October 29, 2007

DRAFT Syllabus

This is draft syllabus. The class will be finalizing the syllabus together, during the first day of class.

Goals:
  • More awareness and application of Global Citizenship issues locally, connecting Micro/Macro level perspectives.
  • Enthusiasm about continued learning and involvement with Global Citizenship issues.
  • Deeper appreciation of an interdisciplinary approach to theory and application.
Achieved by:
  • Group Meetings: Discussion of readings, videos, guest lectures, field trip(s) (15%)
  • Online: discussions on WebCT that will include readings and outlines. Each student will be required to regularly contribute to the online discussions through responses (30%)
  • Written Assignments: Short written Assignments to gain comprehension of issues and texts. (2 x 10% = 15%)
  • Group Facilitation: Leading one discussion during the semester using weekly readings as starting point. (10%)
  • Creative Project: Exploring an issue of Global Citizenship be it through community involvement, video presentation, artistic medium (ie. Photojournal), or even a standard paper to demonstrate understanding and critical thought about an area that the student is particularly interested in. (30%)
Topics:
  • Week 1/2: Outline: Why Global Citizenship: Come to a consensus about course content and evaluation.
  • Week 3: Governance: municipal, provincial, federal interactions
  • Week 4: Poverty (1)
  • Week 5: Poverty (2)
  • Week 6: Immigration/Multiculturalism
  • Week 7: Aboriginal Issues
  • Week 8: Tourism / Eco-tourism
  • Week 9: Environmentalism/Sustainability
  • Week 10/11/12: Sharing Projects/Wrap-up/Evaluation

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