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FALL SEMESTER 2008 Wednesday 5:40 - 8:30 p.m. in N-26 TEXT:
Kegley, Charles W. Jr. World
Politics: Trend and
Transformation, Stoessinger, John G. Why Nations Go To War,
10th Ed.
Wadsworth/Thomson ASSIGNMENTS: Term Paper Topics: This Semester, each
student will select one of the case Term Paper Outline is due: Wednesday, September 17 Term Paper is due: Wednesday, December 3 Late Withdrawal Date with Permission of Instructor: : Tuesday, November 25 Final Exam is comprehensive and given during Final Exam Week beginning Saturday, December 13, 2008.
ASSIGNMENTS: Week 1: Sept. 3
Week 3: Sept. 17
GRADING POLICY TWO HOURLY EXAMS -- 40% TERM PAPER and PRESENTATION -- 20% ATTENDANCE AND QUIZZES -- 10% FINAL EXAM
-- 30% COURSE GRADE --100%
For general information about office hours, grading policies, attendance, deportment, and college policies see the General Information Page. That page constitutes part of this syllabus. Please read it. INFORMATION LITERACY All students at Union County College are expected to become "information literate" before they graduate and all college-credit courses are expected to have an information literacy component. Most Sophomore-level (200-level) courses have traditionally had a term paper requirement, which, through the research required, meets the information literacy requirement. This course, GOV 207, requires a term paper based on your own research. But you may want to look at my Web pages on Information Literacy for additional information on how to do research and do bibliographies in the appropriate format. TERM PAPER INFORMATION TERM PAPER: This course requires a research paper, 13 - 19 pages in length, typed with footnotes and a bibliography using the Turabian format. Click on the link to see more information. Please submit TWO typed copies of the paper, the original and a photocopy. The original will be returned with comments; the copy will be retained by the instructor. If only one copy of your paper is received, it will be graded but not returned. TERM PAPER TOPICS: This Semester, each student will select one of the case studies of war described in the Stoessinger book, Why Nations Go to War. Your topic MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE by the instructor. One topic per student. PAPER OUTLINE DUE DATE: After initial approval, a short one to two page OUTLINE, typed, and a short BIBLIOGRAPHY (five entries), using the Turabian format) must be submitted by Wednesday, September 17 TERM PAPER DUE DATE: Wednesday, December 3 PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is a deadly sin and will lead you straight to hell. It is defined in the Student Handbook. It can easily be avoided by using quotation marks or paraphrasing AND then footnoting (giving credit) to the source of the information. Please guard against this kind of cheating. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM This course, International Politics (GOV 207), is a required course in the International Studies program. Follow the International Studies Program link for a complete description of the program. International Studies is an option to the Liberal Arts Curriculum at Union County College. The four specialization courses within this program are:
GEO
201** World Geography
Updated September 2,, 2008 |