Dan Brook
April 26, 2010
... ://cctc.commnet.edu/mla.htm>; Harvard’s Expository Writing Program ; and various manuals of style. There are many other good sources for writing, including Working It Out and Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, both in the university library and on the Web. Feel free to speak with me if you are having any problems or concerns with any aspect of the research project. The paper is worth approximately 1/3 of the final grade.
Attendance/Class Participation:
This is a lecture and (especially) discussion class in which the dialogues between the instructor and students, and among the students themselves, are essential for the full functioning of the “mini-society” of the classroom. Spirited, but friendly, debate is absolutely essential for critical analysis, intellectual development, human creativity, political pluralism, and civic participation in a democratic society. There will be an emphasis in this class on discussion and interactivity. The purpose of this discussion in our course is to provide a forum in which students can safely and supportively present and debate their ideas, receive and interpret new information and perspectives, and develop and clarify their thinking. Students are expected to prepare for, attend, and participate in discussions as actively as possible. Therefore, both attendance and participation are vitally important and will be factored into your final grade. Students are also strongly encouraged to share clippings and other items/stories/miscellanea relevant to the class as another form of participation. Participation is worth approximately 1/10 of the final grade.
Grading Criteria:
“A” level work consists of cogent, well-articulated, and well-developed written and oral presentation, demonstrating insight, originality, and complexity in both form (e.g., language, expression, organization) and substance (e.g., logical argumentation, factual accuracy, and appropriate examples); critical thinking skills are amply demonstrated; sociological imagination is highly active, tasks are completed on time and according to the guidelines, often going “above and beyond”. “A” level work is considered excellent.
“B” level work may be thoughtful and developed, but may not be original, particularly insightful, or precise. While ideas might be clear, focused, and organized, they are less likely to be comprehensive or dialectical. Critical thinking skills are satisfactory; sociological imagination is active. “B” level work is considered good.
“C” level work is reasonably competent, yet may be unclear, inconsistent, and somewhat inadequate in form and/or content. Critical thinking skills are minimal; sociological imagination is weak. “C” level work is considered mediocre.
“D” level work is not competent, appropriate, relevant, complete, and/or adequate in form and/or content. Critical thinking skills are largely absent; likewise with sociological imagination. “D” level work is barely passing.
“F” level work is generally not enough work, often missing assignments, doing work below the minimum requirements, not demonstrating any critical thinking skills or sociological imagination, engaging in academic dishonesty, or is otherwise unacceptable for credit. “F” level work is failing.
E-mail/Internet Account:
Students are required to access and use an e-mail/internet account. It is an invaluable tool for research, news, information, and entertainment from around the world, in addition to facilitating communication, including getting in touch with me (my e-mail address is Brook@california.com and I generally check it frequently). As noted above, students are also required to subscribe to our class listserv and are strongly encouraged to post to it as a form of class participation.
Web sources:
General site for social science and sociology can be found at www.sosig.ac.uk, www2.dynamite.com.au/kiwisunf/ss.htm and www.pscw.uva.nl/sociosite/TOPICS/index.html. A site with good sociological links is csf.colorado.edu/gimenez/marthas-link.html. Excellent web sites for news and views include news.google.com for mostly mainstream news links and www.commondreams.org for mostly progressive ones. There are many other sources on (and off) the word wide web that would be interesting, useful, and relevant, as well.
Accommodation and Inclusion:
Any student who has any sort of disability, condition, or situation that requires “reasonable accommodations” should contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) (924-6000, www.drc.sjsu.edu) and/or speak with me directly.
All students are welcome, should feel safe, and should have equal access and opportunity for optimal learning in this course, department, and university, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, home language, sex, gender, sexuality, religion, creed, disability, appearance, marital or parental status, housing status, political affiliation, or any other equivalent quality or identity.
Other Resources:
The Learning Assistance and Resource Center (LARC) (924-2587) offers academic support in the form of tutoring as well as reading, writing, study, and selected software skills to ensure academic success. See acadsvcs.sjsu.edu/larc for more information.
Counseling Services (924-5910) provides individual or group psychological support to help resolve difficult problems that may interfere with academic issues. For more information, please see www.sjsu.edu/depts/counseling.
Miscellaneous:
***If you have ANY concerns, questions, problems or issues regarding ANY aspect of the course (or anything else) that isn’t addressed during class or isn’t clear enough to you, please make sure to speak to me either in or out of class.***
Course Schedule & Class Assignments:
Readings should be done by the week for which they are assigned.
Wk1: Th, 27 Jan.
Course Introduction
Syllabus
Earl Babbie, “Plagiarism”
Wk2: 1-3 Feb.
David Korten, When Corporations Rule the World,
Foreword, Introduction, Prologue, & chs. 1-3
Wk3: 8-10 Feb.
Korten, When Corporations Rules the World, chs. 4-12
Wk4: 15-17 Feb.
Korten, When Corporations Rules the World, chs. 13-17
Wk5: 22-28 Feb.
Korten, When Corporations Rules the World, chs. 18-20
Wk6: 1-3 March
Korten, When Corporations Rules the World, chs. 21-23 & Epilogue
Wk7: 8-10 March
Barbara Garson, Money Makes the World Go Around, pp. 1-65
***Midterm Journal Due in (or before) class on Thurs, 10 March***
(6 weekly entries covering Wk2-Wk7)
Wk8: 15-17 March
Garson, Money Makes the World Go Around, pp. 66-176
Wk9: 22-24 March
Garson, Money Makes the World Go Around, pp. 177-244
***Research Proposals Due by Tues, 22 March***
29-31 March
Spring Break! – No Classes – Enjoy!
Wk10: 5-7 April
Garson, Money Makes the World Go Around, pp. 244-326
Wk11: 12-14 April
El Fisgon, How to Suceed at Globalization, Prologue, pp. 1-99
Wk12: 19-21 April
El Fisgon, How to Suceed at Globalization, pp. 100-197
Wk13: 26-28 April
Cavanaugh & Mander, Alternatives to Economic Globalization, chs. 1-3
(pp. 1-74)
Wk14: 3-5 May
Cavanaugh & Mander, Alternatives to Economic Globalization, chs. 4-6
(pp. 75-163)
Wk15: 10-12 May
Cavanaugh & Mander, Alternatives to Economic Globalization, chs. 7-8
(pp. 164-267)
***Final Research Paper Due in (or before) class on Thurs, 12 May***
Wk16: Tues, 17 May
Cavanaugh & Mander, Alternatives to Economic Globalization, chs. 9-11
(pp. 269-345)
Course Conclusion
*** Final Journal Due in (or before) class on Tues, 17 May***
(8 [of 9] weekly entries covering Wk8-Wk16)
Final Office Hours: Mon, 23 May, 12:15 – 2:30 & Tues, 24 May, 2:45 – 5, 5:15 – 7:30 ..."
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Subject Area(s):
- Political Sociology
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Resource Type(s):
- Syllabus
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Class Level(s):
- College 100
- Abstract:
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This course in Global Society will focus on globalization, especially economic globalization. Economic globalization is perhaps the most potent social force presently acting upon the world. This course will explore issues of economic globalization from...