Weekly Work
This is the schedule of topics and assignments we will cover this semester. Read the Weekly Announcement that is posted in our group forum each week, then do everything listed for the week. (if you’re not sure what week it is, open the first drawer below- Course Schedule & Calendar).
| Week | Dates of the Week | In Class Meeting | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 3/5-3/11 | Tuesday 3/11 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | 3/12-3/18 | Tuesday 3/18 | IR Theory: Realism & Liberalism |
| *You must participate in the class – attend, complete an assignment, touch base, something! by March 21, or you’ll be dropped from the course. (This is a college rule, not mine, and applies to all of your classes) | |||
| Week 3 | 3/19-3/25 | Tuesday 3/25 | IR Theory: Constructivism & Critical theories |
| Week 4 | 3/26-4/1 | Tuesday 4/1 | Armed Conflict (Article Selection by Surname A-Hab) |
| Week 5 | 4/2-4/8 | Tuesday 4/8 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Article Selection by Surname Hal-L) |
| Midterm Exam | 4/9-4/11 | Online Midterm Exam | |
| Spring Break | 4/12-4/20 | No class- Spring Break | |
| Week 6 | 4/21-4/22 | Tuesday 4/22 | Globalization: Trade & Criticism (Article Selection by Surname M-Z) |
| Week 7 | 4/23-4/29 | Tuesday 4/29 | International Organizations |
| Week 8 | 4/30-5/6 | Tuesday 5/6 | UN Zombie Pandemic Simulation |
| Week 9 | 5/7-5/13 | Tuesday 5/13 | Topic TBD by class(Article Selection by Surname A-Hab) |
| Week 10 | 5/14-5/20 | Tuesday 5/20 | Topic TBD by class (Article Selection by Surname Hal-L) |
| Week 11 | 5/21-5/27 | Tuesday 5/27 | Topic TBD by class Elections (Article Selection by Surname M-Z) |
| Week 12 | 5/28-6/3 | Tuesday 6/3 | Last day of in person class |
| Final Exam | 6/13-6/15 | Online Final Exam | |
| Last Day to Submit Work | Sunday 6/15 | last day to submit any work | |
- Read the first email from Brandle.
- Join our group by accepting the invitation in your email. If you didn’t receive an invitation, go set up a CUNY Academic Commons Login and then request membership at the group. Email Dr. Brandle if you have any problems.
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Read the entire syllabus on this page (or on the google doc linked on that page). Use the google docs comments function on the syllabus on anything that is unclear or you want to discuss further.
- Read Key Concepts in International Relations
- Read Why Race Matters in International Relations
- Make an introductory post in our forum
- Read before our class: Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism
- Read Brandle’s Article Selection posts in our class group
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Read Before our class: Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism and Marxism, Feminism, and Post-Colonialism
- Read Brandle’s Article Selection posts in our class group
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Read Before our class: Political Violence
- Article Selection by Surname A-Hab, all students read the articles and forum posts.
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Complete the Meme Assignment.
- Read Before our class: Non-state Actors, NGOs, MNCs, Terrorism, & Transnational Organized Crime
- Article Selection by Surname Hal-L, all students read the articles and forum posts.
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Complete the Midterm Exam April 9-11 (block out time in your calendar, and set phone alarms so you don’t forget!)
- Rest, relax, recover
- Have happy holidays if you are celebrating any
- Get ahead in our class work- getting ahead on your reading, writing your next article selection, or doing the UN Tour and/or the Museum Review would all be great Spring Break projects.
- Article Selection by Surname M-Z, all students read the articles and forum posts.
- Read Before our class: Globalization
- Complete the Globalization Photo Essay
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Add your ideas to the Class topics Crowdsource Document
- Read Before our class: International Law & International Organizations
- Prepare for UN Zombie Pandemic happening next week
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Complete the SDG Infographic
- Think about where you’re at in the first half of the course, analyzing what you have done so far, and reviewing the points you’ve earned. Make a plan for how you will complete the second half of the course successfully to achieve your goals.
- Vote in Class Topics Poll
- Complete the UN Zombie Pandemic Profile & Position Paper BEFORE class
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- May 6 is the last day to get project approval for Design Your Own Assignment and Book Review assignment options.
- Article Selection by Surname A-Hab, all students read the articles and forum posts.
- Read Before our class: TBD
- Complete the Meme Review
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Article Selection by Surname Hal-L, all students read the articles and forum posts.
- Read Before our class: TBD
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Complete the 10 Minute Class
- Look at the points you have earned so far in the class, then choose an assignment so you can earn some. You can’t pass if you just take the final exam (even if you score perfectly on it, it’s only 15 points, and you need 73 for a C).
- Article Selection by Surname M-Z, all students read the articles and forum posts.
- Read Before our class: TBD
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Complete Film Review
- Post your Final Slide and present it our final Tuesday class
- Actively participate in our Tuesday class
- Finish any outstanding assignments.
- Take the Final Exam from 12:01am June 13 to 11:59pm June 15 (if you’re taking it)
- Submit all outstanding work (enough work to get to at least 73 points) on our class forum as soon as possible, and by the end of June 15 at the absolute latest. Make sure you pay attention to the requirements for each assignment, and submit the self-grading reflection with each assignment. Make sure that any google doc links are publicly viewable!
- If you need more time than June 15, email Dr. Brandle and request an INC grade, so you can have extra time to do your best learning. INCs that you don’t complete can mess up your transcript, GPA, and financial aid, so if you take one, make sure you finish it up asap!
