COURSE OUTLINE
(Classes scheduled January 27, 1997, through May 15, 1997)
- Week I SETTING THE CONTEXT & SHARING EXPECTATIONS
Jan 28: Introductions, Course Orientation
Jan 30: Course Orientation Continues
- Week II WOMEN & ELECTED POLITICS
Feb 4: Women, Elections, & Representation, pp. xi - 50
Feb 6: Women, Elections, & Representation, pp. 51 - 100
Reminder: Subscribe to electronic mail listserv (WS375@lists.sdsu.edu)
- Week III WOMEN & ELECTED POLITICS (Cont.)
Feb 11: Women, Elections, & Representation, pp. 101 - 137
Feb 13: Women, Elections, & Representation, pp. 138 - conclusion
Note: Students will have 25 minutes of class time to (1) self-select into groups of 5 - 6 for group presentation project, (2) select project contact person, (3) make arrangements to meet electronically or in person to fulfill assignments related to group presentation, and (4) submit group membership list to instructor (names, e-mail addresses, phone #s), with contact person identified.
- Week IV IDENTITY POLITICS AND WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS
Feb 18: Frontline Feminism: pp. ix - xvi, Chap 1 introduction, and articles (as well as updates or responses to articles) by Clarke, Mitchell, Smith, Gunn Allen, Shah, & Platt
Feb 20: Frontline Feminism: Chap 2 introduction & articles (as well as updates or responses to articles) by Lovelock, Kaplan, Lund, Seager, Albelda, & Joseph; Chap 3 introduction & articles by Lovelock, Macdonald, Shapiro, Bruining, & Pastor
Reminder: Meet outside of class with group members (electronically or in person) to determine presentation topic and to decide/assign tasks.
- Week V IDENTITY POLITICS AND WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS (Cont.)
Feb 25: Frontline Feminism: Chap 4 introduction & articles (as well as updates or responses to articles) by Fried, Schneiderman, Herman, & White; Chap 5 introduction & articles (as well as updates or responses to articles) by Motta, Avery, Wong, Patton, Shapiro; and "Women's Community Cancer Project: Statement of Purpose (1990), pp. 294 - 295
Feb 27: Frontline Feminism: Chap 6 introduction & article (as well as response to article) by Jaska; Chap 7 introduction & articles (as well as updates or responses to articles) by Leghorn, Rogers, James, Tan, & Goods.
DUE On Feb 27, each group, as a whole, turns in 1 - 2 typewritten pages featuring their (1) group presentation topic, (2) preliminary list of references/resources, & (3) presentation objectives.
- Week VI IDENTITY POLITICS AND WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS (Cont.)
Mar 4: Frontline Feminism: Chap 8 introduction & articles (as well as updates or responses to articles) by Rich, Stein, Bunch, Pastor, Davis, & Pharr
Mar 6: EXAM 1 (bring scantron cards and blue books)
- Week VII THE INDIVIDUAL AS POLITICAL ACTIVIST
Mar 11: Tish Sommers, Activist: foreword, preface, and pp. 1 - 65
Mar 13: Tish Sommers, Activist: pp. 66 - 116
- Week VIII THE INDIVIDUAL AS POLITICAL ACTIVIST (Cont)
Mar 18: Tish Sommers, Activist.: pp. 117 - 170
Mar 20: Tish Sommers, Activist.: pp. 171 - conclusion
- March 24 SPRING RECESS! ENJOY!
- Week IX THE FEMALE BODY POLITIC
Apr 1: Mothers in Law: preface & Part I
Apr 3: Mothers in Law: Part II
Group Presentations Begin April 3rd
- Week X THE FEMALE BODY POLITIC (Cont)
Apr 8: Mothers in Law: Part III
Apr 10: Mothers in Law: Part IV
Group Presentations Continue April 10
- Week XI U.S. POLITICS ABROAD
Apr 15: EXAM 2 (bring scantron cards and blue books)
Apr 17: Bananas, Beaches & Bases: preface & pp. 1 - 64
- Week XII U.S. POLITICS ABROAD (Cont.)
Apr 22: Bananas, Beaches & Bases: pp. 65 - 150
Apr 24: Bananas, Beaches & Bases: pp. 151 - conclusion
Group Presentations Resume April 24
- Week XIII GLOBAL POLITICS
Apr 29: Voices from the Japanese Women's Movement: pp. xii - 52
May 1: Voices from the Japanese Women's Movement: pp. 55 - 114
Group Presentations Continue May 1
- Week XIV GLOBAL POLITICS (Cont.)
May 6: Voices from the Japanese Women's Movement: pp. 115 - 149
May 8: Voices from the Japanese Women's Movement: pp. 153 - conclusion
Group Presentations Continue May 8
- Week XV WRAP-UP & EVALUATIONS
May 13: Coming to Closure
May 15: Coming to Closure
Group Presentations Continue May 13 & May 15, as needed
- Week XVII FINALS WEEK
WS 375 (Section 2) exam period is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 1997, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm, in AH 2112. During this exam period students will take EXAM 3 (bring scantron cards and blue books). Exam 3 will last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. We will use a portion of the final examination period for any remaining group presentations.
ADDITIONAL NOTES ON REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
Class Participation: Students are expected to keep current with reading assignments and to be prepared to discuss them on days assigned. Class participation grades, given periodically throughout the semester, will be based on demonstrated ability to critically analyze and thoughtfully discuss assigned readings, class lectures, films, and other work related to the course--both in class and on the WS 375 electronic mail listserv. Overall class participation grade will be an average of interim grades.
Disability Access: Students with disabilities who feel they may have access issues are invited to discuss their concerns with the instructor. They are also urged to register with Disabled Student Services, ext. 46473, if they have not already done so.
Electronic Mail Listserv: An electronic mail listserv (WS375@lists.sdsu.edu) has been established for this course. All students are expected to subscribe to and participate actively in this electronic mail forum. Both class participation grades and quiz grades will be partially derived from work on the WS 375 listserv. There will be at least a two-week response time allotted for graded work assigned via e-mail.
Examinations: A total of three examinations will be administered throughout the semester, each counting toward 25% of the student's final grade. Each exam will be comprehensive or cumulative (i.e., it will test information covered up to that point in the semester). Information covered on exams may be taken directly from course readings, audiovisual materials, individual assignments, group presentations, guest lectures, class discussion, and/or related materials. Examinations will consist of essay, multiple choice, completion, and/or true/false questions. Exam 1 is scheduled for Thursday, March 6; Exam 2 is scheduled for Tuesday, Apr 15; and Exam 3 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, during the final examination period. Exams 1, 2 & 3 will take approximately one hour and fifteen minutes each. Students are required to bring scantron cards and blue books to each exam.
Group Presentations: Throughout the semester, groups of students will be required to conduct 20-minute class presentations on selected topics. Presenters will also be responsible for facilitating a 5-minute question & answer period at the conclusion of their presentation.
Manner of presentation is flexible. Students are strongly encouraged to be creative, as long as their presentation is grounded in factual information about the subject matter. Regardless of whether the presentation is about an individual or a group, presenters must draw attention to social, economic, and political issues of importance to women (historical or contemporary; in the U.S. or abroad). The presentation must define the problem (or issue) and illuminate ways in which individuals or groups have worked to combat it. Presenters are also responsible for facilitatiing suitable class discussion around the presentation material.
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By Week III, students must have self-selected into groups of five to six persons, for the purpose of working collectively to develop the group presentation. By the end of Week V, each group's contact person must have submitted (on behalf of the entire group) 1 - 2 typewritten pages featuring (a) group presentation topic, (b) preliminary list of references/resources, & (c) presentation objectives.
Members of each group or a group representative must meet with the instructor at least one week prior to presentation date. Points will be deducted from final presentation grade for failure to do so. Group presentations will be scheduled throughout the semester, starting with Week IX. Order of presentation will be by lottery. Any group presentations that have not been given by the final class of the semester will be given during the final examination period for this class.
Finally, each group must submit a typewritten 2 - 3 page summary of the group project to the instructor by the conclusion of the next class period after their presentation. The typewritten summary should include (1) the in-group grade described below; (2) a valid description of the major issues addressed within the presentation, an assessment of how effectively those issues were covered in the presentation, and an evaluation of class discussion which followed; and (3) three potential examination questions with correct answers--based on the information covered in the group presentation--that the group members would like the instructor to consider for course examinations. A portion of the instructor's grade for the group presentation will be based on the quality of the group's written project summary.
Grading of Group Presentations:
The group as a whole, as well as individuals within the group, will be evaluated by their non-group classmates and by the instructor. Non-group classmates will receive evaluation guidelines and grading forms, which must be completed, signed, dated, and returned to the instructor by the end of the class period during which the presentation being evaluated took place.
Each group, as a whole, will also be asked to submit grades for individual group members, based on frank evaluations of each member's contributions to the group project. In-group participation grades should be submitted as part 1 of the group's required typewritten summary cited above.
In effect, each individual receives three sets of grades for her or his group presentation: (1) the in-group grade, assigned by the group as a whole; (2) the average of grades assigned specifically to that individual by peers and instructor; and (3) the average of grades assigned to the group as a whole by peers and instructor. These three sets of grades are then added together and averaged for the individual's final group presentation grade.
Any student who has not participated in a group presentation by May 20 will receive an "F" for this particular course requirement.
Make-up Examination Policy: (Also applies to other course assignments). There will be no make-up exams for this course unless student notifies instructor in advance of the exam and provides an officially documented reason for missed work.
Policy against Cheating and Plagiarism: Copying or "borrowing" other people's thoughts, ideas, or writing without giving them credit in your writings (or oral comments) is a serious violation of academic standards. Any act of plagiarism committed by a student enrolled in this class will be treated in accordance with departmental and/or university regulations. Purchasing papers from "vendors" or submitting any other person's work as one's own--even with that person's permission--is also considered plagiarism and will be treated as such.
Quizzes: Quizzes, announced and unannounced, will be administered throughout the semester, both in class and on the WS 375 listserv. The primary purpose of the quizzes is to measure students' fulfillment of reading requirements, as well as to gauge their understanding of assigned texts. Nevertheless, some quizzes may also cover class discussion, audiovisuals, and lecture materials. Overall quiz grade will be average of interim quizzes.
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