Course Calendar

October 1 – October 31
Introduction to World Politics
8:30 – 9:20 MWF in CLB 203
Calendar last updated on December 7
October 3 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: The Rich West and the Poor Rest
October 5 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Review
October 7 (Friday)
* Examination: First Examination
October 10 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Tunawars Discussion
* Read for today: Tunawars Manual
* Quiz: Map Quiz 4: Sub-Saharan Africa
* Note: Tunawars Simulation: Begin
October 12 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Globalization Today
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
October 14 (Friday)
* Note: Fall Break
October 17 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: How Globalization Works
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 9
* Note: TW: Brief debriefing, the restart!
October 19 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Does Globalization Work?
* Quiz: Map Quiz 5: MENA
October 21 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Trade and Investment
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 10
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
October 24 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Development: Asian Tigers
October 26 (Wednesday)
* Discussion Topic: Banana Republics: Wealth without Prosperity
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 11
October 28 (Friday)
* Discussion Topic: Discuss: Essay Answers
* Assignment due today: Foreign Event Analysis
October 31 (Monday)
* Discussion Topic: Sub-Saharan Africa: Promise
* Read for today: Nau: Chapter 12
* Major assignment due today:
Course Essay
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Today:
September 27, 2024
Major Assignments:
i*Political Leanings
i*Desu Nōto
i*Course Essay
i*Course Essay Evaluation
i*Tunawars Journal
i*Tunawars Debriefing Paper
Quizzes and Exams:
*Map Quiz 1: South America
*Map Quiz 2: Western Europe
*Map Quiz 3: Eastern Europe
*First Examination
*Map Quiz 4: Sub-Saharan Africa
*Map Quiz 5: MENA
*Map Quiz 6: South Asia
*Map Quiz 7: Southeast Asia
*Map Quiz 8: The World
*Final Exam (8:00am)
The final exam for this course will be held on Friday, December 16, from 8:00 until 9:50am.