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| IMPORTANT NOTICE |
| Lecturers |
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We read our e-mail most weekdays, but not necessarily at night or on weekends.
Course materials will be posted regularly at the class website.
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Office Hours
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| D. Freeman
(N422 Ross)
Mon., Wed., Fri., 11:30-12:30
(from Nov. 9-Dec.5; Jan. 4-Jan. 30) other times by appointment
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| P. Kelly
(N423 Ross):
Mon., Wed., Fri., 11:30-12:30
(from Jan. 4-April 5) or by appointment.
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| V. Preston
(S411 Ross):
Mon., Wed., Fri., 11:30-12:30
(from Sept. 7-Nov 9) or by appointment.
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| Teaching Assistants |
| Six graduate teaching assistants will be available for consultation with students regarding assignments. Their consultation hours will be posted alongside the door of Room N424 Ross Building. The T.A.s grade all assignments and tests in accordance with instructions and/or model answers provided by the lecturers. |
| Scope of the Course |
This full-year course introduces students to the range of approaches used in analyzing geographic processes and patterns in the contemporary world. The course examines political, social, cultural, economic and environmental issues that illustrate the impact of globalization. Globalizing influences such as transnational businesses, migration streams, popular culture, supranational organizations, and civil protest movements will be discussed selectively through examples from contemporary world regions.
This year, the following realms and themes will be discussed:
| Developed Worlds - North America, The Pacific Rim, and Europe |
| Global capital movements, economic restructuring, and the geography of income inequality; Migration and ethnic conflict in multicultural states; Globalization and the new world order, the rise of local conflicts and supranational political structures. |
| Developing Worlds - Africa, Oceania, and Asia |
| Divergent development trajectories; Arrested development in Africa; Agricultural, ecological and industrial problems in Africa; The impacts of changing links to the European core; Problems of development in small island nations; Populations on the move in Asia; Urbanization in Asian cities, industrial change, and a new labour force; The politics of the environment and resource-based industries in Asia. |
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| Goals of the Course |
Geography 1000 is designed to achieve three related goals:
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1. To introduce geographical perspectives and methods, particularly for students who may be unfamiliar with geography.
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2. To add to fundamental knowledge about contemporary globalization and the structures, networks and agencies of change in selected world regions.
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3. To enhance research skills needed to describe and interpret spatial patterns, marshall arguments, and use library and internet resources relevant to geographical issues.
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At the beginning of each section of the course, the lecturer will outline the section’s goals in more detail, referring to specific world regions.
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| Lectures |
| The course is based upon three lectures per week. There are no labs, workshops, or formal tutorials. Lectures are scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:30-11:30 in Curtis Lecture Hall L.
The lectures are arranged as follows:
| Introduction & Section 1: |
Sept. 10 - Nov. 7
Geographies of contemporary change:
North America, Japan, Australia, and Europe
V. Preston |
Section 2:
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Nov. 9 - Jan. 30
European influences in Africa and Oceania; links to Europe
D. Freeman |
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Feb. 1 - Apr. 5
Geographies of contemporary change in Asia:
China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong
P. Kelly |
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| Evaluation |
| 1 assignment and 2 tests per section (33% for each of three sections): |
99% |
| Gratuity: |
1% |
| Total |
100% |
Each lecturer will decide how much of the 33% of the course grade for his/her section will be allotted to the assignment and how much to the tests, and will announce the allotment at the beginning of the section.
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| Assignments |
There are three assignments (exercises and essays) to be completed during the course.
All written assignments are expected to conform to standard conventions of presentation and style. You should purchase a good style manual, such as:
Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations.
It will help you to prepare footnotes and a bibliography for your assignment; copies are available in the York Bookstore. But whatever style system you use, be sure to use it correctly and consistently.
Assignment Deadlines
Assignment 1 - Monday, October 29, 2001
Assignment 2 - Monday, January 21, 2002
Assignment 3 - Monday, March 18, 2002
All assignments must be given personally to a T.A. in N424 Ross by 4:00 p.m. of the deadline.
Keep a copy of your assignment and of your "rough" work. All assignments must be your own individual work. Collaboration with other students is not permitted, and plagiarism will be severely penalized.
For further information, please see the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty.
Late Assignments
Deadlines for assignments are extended only for unforeseen circumstances at the course director’s discretion. Penalties for late submission of assignments will be assessed at the rate of a half letter grade per day unless medical or compassionate grounds for lateness are demonstrated to the Course Director and corroborated by detailed letters from a physician or advisor (these letters will be verified by phone with the signers). You must speak to the Course Director to avoid the penalty. Do not just submit your assignment with a note attached.
Please note: Late assignments must be submitted before non-late assignments are returned. Submit late assignments only to the receptionist in the Department of Geography Main Office, N430 Ross. Never leave an assignment under or upon an office door.
Disputes
Assignment grades may be discussed with the marker no later than two weeks after the return of the assignments. In impasse cases only see the lecturer who set the assignment. The lecturer may refer the work to another marker, whose grade (which may be lower, higher, or the same as the original grade) will be considered final and unappealable. In such cases the student must supply:
(1) the original graded assignment;
(2) a fresh unmarked copy of the original assignment; and
(3) a rationale supporting the request for reappraisal. Note that reappraisals are not granted automatically.
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| Tests |
During each section of the course, two tests will be given during lecture periods. These tests will cover lectures, readings, slides, and films.
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Test Schedule
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| Test 1: |
Wednesday, October 12, 2001 |
| Test 2: |
Wednesday, November 7, 2001 |
| Test 3: |
Wednesday, December 5, 2001 |
| Test 4: |
Wednesday, January 30, 2002 |
| Test 5: |
Friday, March 8, 2002 |
| Test 6: |
Friday April 5, 2002 |
Answers to test questions will be posted on the notice board outside room N424 Ross Building after each test is returned. Queries regarding the tests must be referred to the lecturer or T.A. within two weeks after return of test papers. Normally there are no supplemental tests in this course. If you miss a test, you forfeit the marks; if, however, you have a legitimate excuse (sickness or bereavement, with a corroborative letter), contact the Course Director immediately. You will be asked to provide a corroborative letter, so remember to speak to your physician at the time of the illness. If circumstances warrant, you may be required (at the discretion of the Course Director) to take a written or oral examination.
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| Readings |
The required textbook for this course is:
D.L. Clawson (ed.) World Regional Geography, A Development Approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001
This book is available in the bookstore. There may be additional assigned readings from a variety of books and journals in connection with the various lectures and assignments; if so, multiple copies of such readings will be placed on reserve in the Scott Library. Students should make certain that they familiarize themselves with the operations of the Scott reserve system as soon as possible. The library runs orientation tours that are publicized on its main floor.
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| Map Library |
| The Map Library is located in Scott Library, First Floor - Room 102 and contains maps, atlases, and reference books of interest to students in this course. It is also an excellent study area. |
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Advising
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This course has a number of faculty and T.A.s. Here are the general guidelines about who to consult.
 Matters of an administrative nature (enrolment, missed tests, etc.) are to be directed to the Course Director, Professor Preston.
Enquiries about assignments or grades are to be directed to the teaching assistants during their consultation hours in N424 Ross.
If you have questions about the lectures, see the lecturers during their scheduled office hours.
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| COURSE TIMETABLE |
| 2001 |
| Friday September 7 |
First class of Fall Term: Introduction |
| Wednesday September 19 |
Rosh Hashanah: NO CLASS |
| Monday October 8 |
Thanksgiving: NO CLASS |
| Friday October 12 |
TEST #1 (10:30 hours) |
| Monday October 29 |
ASSIGNMENT #1 IS DUE |
| Wednesday November 7 |
TEST #2 (10:30 hours) |
| Friday November 9 |
Section 2 begins |
| Wednesday December 5 |
Last class of Fall Term
TEST #3 (10:30 hours) |
| 2002 |
| Friday January 4 |
First class of Winter Term |
| Monday January 21 |
ASSIGNMENT #2 IS DUE |
| Wednesday January 30 |
TEST #4 (10:30 hours) |
| Friday February 1 |
Section 3 begins |
| Friday February 8 |
Last day to drop course without receiving a grade |
| February 11-15 |
READING WEEK: NO CLASS |
| Monday March 18 |
ASSIGNMENT #3 IS DUE |
| Friday March 8 |
TEST #5 (10:30 hours) |
| Friday April 5 |
TEST #6 (10:30 hours) |
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