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The goal of this course is to introduce students to a set of issues and problems indicative of global issues facing humanity. Time will not permit us to look at an exhaustive set of issues. The issues that we will examine includes the wealth and poverty of nations, over population, environmental issues, pollution, food and hunger, energy, war and peace, and alternative futures. Students will develop an understanding of each issue, anticipate the future importance of each issue, as well as how to evaluate and solve each problem.

Expectations  :
1. Class Participition: Each student MUST complete the assigned reading before every lecture to insure
    vigorous participation in class discussions. This is worth 10 percent of your grade.
2. Poster Project : Each student is to select an issue. Using library sources such as books, magazines and
    journal articles, or the "Internet," you will find a minimum of five sources on your topic. Summarize the major points
    from your reading into bullet form, i.e. succinct statements that capture the essence of the issue and print these out in
    large letters, say 30 pica in size. Buy a three-panel poster board. On one panel, prepare a map showing the
    geographic location of your problem, i.e., the Khasmir war between India and Pakistan. Alternatively show
    places  where the causes of problem a problem are most severe, such as "acid rain," "global warming," or
    "resource depletion" for example. The middle panel should educate an uninformed citizen about the issue and
    explain  what a concerned individual, government, civic organization(NGO) need to know to understand the
    problem. The third panel should offer solution, i.e. what the average citizen can do to solve the problem or
    provide a remedy? What should government, church groups, civic groups, etc. do? How can you become a
    member of a social movement dedicated to solving the problem that you identify? For example, "do the
    governments of the world need to create an "International Criminal Court" to solve problems or war, terrorism
    and international narcotic trafficking?" "Should the federal government increase the gasoline tax to subsidize
    mass transit?" "Should individuals car pool?" How can individuals either start or join social movements dedicated
    to solving global problems or become part of collective efforts to remedy these problems? Use pictures, charts,
    graphs or other visual aids to illustrate your issue. Make it as colorful, interesting, informative and action oriented
    as   you can. This project will go on public display and students from other classes will evaluate each project and assign
    a grade to each. Your professors will also grade each project. This assignment is worth 25% of your grade.
    It is due the fourth week of class on Wednesday June 23RD, 1999.

3. Grading: In general, a student will earn a letter grade of "C," if they do satisfactory work, i.e. complete all assignments in a neat and timely fashion and they earn 70 to 79 points out of 100. A student will earn a "B," if they do excellent work, i.e. they score 80-89 points. A letter grade of "A" is reserved for students who not only perform at an outstanding level but also demonstrate an ability to relate what they are learning in this class to other courses that they have taken at SIUE. "A" students are expected to approach an assignment from an original or creative perspective, and to demonstrate how course material can be applied to understanding material outside of class, such as material from other courses, magazine articles, books, social movements, etc.

a. Class Participation ........................................ 10%
b. Poster Project ...............................................25%
c. Examinations
    1. Week One .................................................10%
    2. Week Two .................................................10%
    3. Week Three ...............................................10%
    4. Week Four .................................................10%
    5. Final Examination ........................................25%
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TOTAL                                                             100%

Textbooks: The SIUE Textbook Rental Center in the basement of the Lovejoy Library will issue you the following books on loan for this course:
John L. Seitz. Global Issues: An Introduction. 1995, and Robert M.
Jackson. Annual Editions - Global Issues 99-00.