If you are not yet familiar with the online course management program, please log on to and visit the IAGE 6800 site. All course materials, including this syllabus, readings, and assignments are posted on this site. Please use the Canvas “Assignment” function for the submission of all written work. Feedback on assignments and grades will also be made available through Canvas. Canvas also has an email function through which you can message the instructor and your classmates. The email address that is automatically associated with the Canvas mail is your assigned University of Utah student email. Please make sure you check it, or arrange to have mail from that account forwarded to your preferred email address. The University-assigned email is the only email account where the university and the course instructors send information about your course, as well as official notices such as university closures. Assignments Personal Biography Before the second class meeting, students will submit a brief autobiography which will be used to introduce them to the instructor, guest speakers, and each other. In one paragraph, students will explain their academic background, what led them to the MIAGE program, and their primary career goal or “dream job.” Total points available: 3 Portion of overall grade: 3% Career profile Students will research their “dream job” in international affairs and global enterprise. In a 2-4 page paper discuss the skills and experience required for this job along with an inventory of current opportunities/job openings in this area. Identify which courses available to MIAGE students would be most beneficial in striving toward this career goal. Total points available: 7 Portion of overall grade: 7% Analysis papers Students will write one paper, each 4-5 pages long (double-spaced), at the conclusion of each of our three units of study. Each paper will analyze an international issue, process, or organization that pertains to that unit of study, demonstrating ability to apply, synthesize, and critique the material we read and discuss in the course. The first paper must fit into the theme of “Geopolitics,” the second into “Markets,” and the final paper into the “Social Movements” unit. Students are expected to apply theoretical lenses and concepts from each unit to a subject of their choosing, separate from or adding something new to what we have discussed in class. Papers are due the week after the relevant unit concludes. Total points available: 15 per paper, 45 total Portion of overall grade: 15% per paper, 45% total Community engagement
If you are not yet familiar with the online course management program, please log on to and visit the IAGE 6800 site. All course materials, including this syllabus, readings, and assignments are posted on this site. Please use the Canvas “Assignment” function for the submission of all written work. Feedback on assignments and grades will also be made available through Canvas. Canvas also has an email function through which you can message the instructor and your classmates. The email address that is automatically associated with the Canvas mail is your assigned University of Utah student email. Please make sure you check it, or arrange to have mail from that account forwarded to your preferred email address. The University-assigned email is the only email account where the university and the course instructors send information about your course, as well as official notices such as university closures. Assignments Personal Biography Before the second class meeting, students will submit a brief autobiography which will be used to introduce them to the instructor, guest speakers, and each other. In one paragraph, students will explain their academic background, what led them to the MIAGE program, and their primary career goal or “dream job.” Total points available: 3 Portion of overall grade: 3% Career profile Students will research their “dream job” in international affairs and global enterprise. In a 2-4 page paper discuss the skills and experience required for this job along with an inventory of current opportunities/job openings in this area. Identify which courses available to MIAGE students would be most beneficial in striving toward this career goal. Total points available: 7 Portion of overall grade: 7% Analysis papers Students will write one paper, each 4-5 pages long (double-spaced), at the conclusion of each of our three units of study. Each paper will analyze an international issue, process, or organization that pertains to that unit of study, demonstrating ability to apply, synthesize, and critique the material we read and discuss in the course. The first paper must fit into the theme of “Geopolitics,” the second into “Markets,” and the final paper into the “Social Movements” unit. Students are expected to apply theoretical lenses and concepts from each unit to a subject of their choosing, separate from or adding something new to what we have discussed in class. Papers are due the week after the relevant unit concludes. Total points available: 15 per paper, 45 total Portion of overall grade: 15% per paper, 45% total Community engagement
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