CC: Human Rights and Responsibilities 320: August 2019

To earn an A (Excellent), your multimedia research project must:

1. ____ Consist of TEN paragraphs of 5-7 sentences each.

2. ____ Have a clearly defined thesis sentence at paper’s beginning.

3. ____ Reference at least SIX different sources, in addition to our course texts.

4. ____ Contains at least ONE direct quotation from your sources in each paragraph, cited like so (AUTHOR’s LAST NAME, page #).

5. ____ Contain NO grammar, spelling, or mechanical errors.

6. ____ Contain a SINGLE embedded/captioned image for EACH of your TEN paragraphs, as well as a short (1-3 minute) video at the top of your blogged paper that INTRODUCES your topic. NOTE: IMAGES should be CAPTIONED and SOURCED with the URL.

7. ____ Be presented with confidence in class.

8. ____ Be accompanied with a PROFESSIONAL POSTER BOARD that shall be publicly displayed at the CORE CONVIVIUM celebration.

Champlain College

HUMAN RIGHTS+RESPONSIBILITIES 320

Mondays/Thursdays - Fall 2019

Wick Hall 101

Robert C. Williams, Ph.D.

(Call me “Dr. W”)

Contact Information

# 802.279.3364 (mobile)

rwilliams@champlain.edu (email)

Overview:

What do we mean by “Human Rights”? Where and when did this concept emerge? Is a “universal” approach to “human rights” even possible? And in what ways does the concept of “human rights” apply to our shared global commons? These are the four questions we will explore together in our HUMAN RIGHTS 320 course.

COMPETENCIES

Written Communication

Ethical Reasoning

Oral Communication

Information Literacy and Technology Global Appreciation

The Champlain College Writing Center

The Writing Center at Champlain provides free one-with-one writing support for all members of the Champlain community. Writing Center consultants work with students on a wide range of writing topics, including brainstorming ideas, topics selection, understanding assignments, essay organization and sentence-level revisions. The consultants are also trained to work with the writing you do outside of class as well. For example, the staff is prepared to discuss creative writing projects, cover letters and public writing composed by the students and staff at Champlain. The Writing Center at Champlain is located on the second floor of the Miller Information Commons and is open between 11AM-5PM Monday-Thursday.

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Analyze and describe basic cultural and historical characteristics of the concept of “human rights.”

2. Articulate how HUMAN RIGHTS connects to both regional contexts and global contexts, and how these two re interrelated.

3. Develop a facility with new digital media tools – blogging and other multimedia Web 2.0 platforms – as we explore HUMAN RIGHTS , GLOBALIZATION, and our 21^st century WORLD.

Academic Honesty

Introduction:

In addition to skills and knowledge, Champlain College aims to teach students appropriate Ethical and Professional Standards of Conduct. The Academic Honesty Policy exists to inform students and Faculty of their obligations in upholding the highest standards of professional and ethical integrity. All student work is subject to the Academic Honesty Policy. Professional and Academic practice provides guidance about how to properly cite, reference, and attribute the intellectual property of others. Any attempt to deceive a faculty member or to help another student to do so will be considered a violation of this standard.

Instructor’s Intended Purpose:

The student’s work must match the instructor’s intended purpose for an assignment. While the instructor will establish the intent of an assignment, each student must clarify outstanding questions of that intent for a given assignment.

Unauthorized Assistance:

The student may not give or get any unauthorized assistance in the preparation of any work.

Authorship:

The student must clearly establish authorship of a work. Referenced work must be clearly documented, cited, and attributed, regardless of media or distribution. Even in the case of work licensed as public domain or Copyleft, (See: http://creativecommons.org/) the student must provide attribution of that work in order to uphold the standards of intent and authorship.

Declaration:

Online submission of, or placing one’s name on an exam, assignment, or any course document is a statement of academic honor that the student has not received or given inappropriate assistance in completing it and that the student has complied with the Academic Honesty Policy in that work.

Consequences:

An instructor may impose a sanction on the student that varies depending upon the instructor’s evaluation of the nature and gravity of the offense. Possible sanctions include but are not limited to, the following: (1) Require the student to redo the assignment; (2) Require the student to complete another assignment; (3) Assign a grade of zero to the assignment; (4) Assign a final grade of “F” for the course. A student may appeal these decisions according to the Academic Grievance Procedure. (See the relevant section in the Student Handbook.) Multiple violations of this policy will result in a referral to the Conduct Review Board for possible additional sanctions. The full text of the Academic Honesty Policy is in the Student Handbook.

**Disclaimer for my class regarding academic honesty:

A string of five or more words from any source that is used in your own work without quotations, an in-text citation, and full citation in the reference section is plagiarism. Text from any source that has been put in your own words must also have an in-text citation and full citation in the reference section to avoid plagiarism.

Accommodations

If you believe that you have a disability requiring accommodations in this class, please contact the Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible. You will be able to schedule a meeting with either Skip Harris (sharris@champlain.edu) or Denise Myers (dmyers@champlain.ed) and have your documentation reviewed. During that meeting Skip or Denise will provide you with letters for your faculty which will detail your needed accommodations. It is the student’s responsibility to seek and secure accommodations prior to the start of a test or project.

The Writing Center

Academic Continuity

Class during an Extended Campus Closure:

Champlain College is taking precautionary measures to ensure that this class can continue in a “virtual environment” even during an extended emergency such as severe weather, contagious disease, physical infrastructure failure, campus closure, or similar incident. This course will continue either online through a college-provided learning management system (Angel), or through some other process unless cancelled.

In the event of such an emergency, students are expected to continue instructor-designated class activities, as directed by the instructor. Due to the nature of the “virtual environment” learning activities may differ slightly from the on-campus course. In order for this emergency preparedness plan to be effective, you are asked to do the following:

Immediately:

Ensure that you will have a computer and broadband Internet access at the location (home or other) in which you will reside during an extended campus closure.

Prepare yourself with the basic skills of logging into Angel via the my.champlain.edu dashboard, finding your course(s) and entering them.

Participate in a “warm up” online activity in the “virtual environment” when directed to do so by your instructor.

During an Emergency:

Test your broadband Internet access immediately upon arriving at your chosen residence during the campus closure.

Log into Angel and enter your courses.

Check for emergency information on Champlain College main website (www.Champlain.edu) which will indicate the semester week and day on which college classes will resume online.

Enter your class and go to the appropriate week of class where you will receive directions from your instructor.

Our Required Texts:

Kwame Anthony Appiah. Cosmopolitanism: Ethics In A World Of Strangers. New York: WW Norton and Company, 2006. ISBN 978-0-393-32933-9.

Patricia Campbell, et al. An Introduction to Global Studies. U.K., Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4051-8736-7.

Peter Joseph, The New Human Rights. Texas: BenBella Books, 2017. ISBN 978-1-9429-5265-7

Our Course Grading/Assessment:

* BLOGGING (33%) - Preparing through Posting is a vital aspect of our class. As students, you must be current with the BLOG readings and screenings in order to effectively engage in class conversation and debate, and to participate in class conversations and projects.

* QUIZZING (33%) – Punctual Presence and Participation are expected at all class meetings. To ensure this, we will have regular “attendance quizzes” to see who is in the room and what we are learning. In case of an unavoidable late arrival or absence, please notify me in advance, if at all possible. Repeated tardiness or absence will affect your learning, your classmates, and your grade (1 absence = 10 points per class; 3 tardies = 1 absence. You have one “grace absence” – use it wisely.)

* PROJECTS (33%) –Provocative, Personal, and Powerful, must be submitted via course blog by the date due; late work will result in a lower grade (one full grade per day late). Carefully proofread, spell-check and edit your work.

PROJECTS:

Project #1: HUMAN RIGHTS CASE STUDIES

Our goal: Research a 21^st century-focused HUMAN RIGHTS related topic of your choosing and prepare a TEN paragraph multimedia paper, published to our course blog, that educates all of us about your topic.

To earn an A (Excellent), your multimedia research project must:

1. ____ Consist of TEN paragraphs of 5-7 sentences each.

2. ____ Have a clearly defined thesis sentence at paper’s beginning.

3. ____ Reference at least SIX different sources, in addition to our course texts.

4. ____ Contains at least ONE direct quotation from your sources in each paragraph, cited like so (AUTHOR’s LAST NAME, page #).

5. ____ Contain NO grammar, spelling, or mechanical errors.

6. ____ Contain a SINGLE embedded/captioned image for EACH of your TEN paragraphs, as well as a short (1-3 minute) video at the top of your blogged paper that INTRODUCES your topic.

7. ____ Be presented with confidence in class.

8. ____ Be accompanied with a PROFESSIONAL POSTER BOARD that shall be publicly displayed at the CORE CONVIVIUM celebration.

Project #2: Human Rights TOP 10 REVELATIONS Final Examination

Using our three books, our research projects, and our class conversations, create a “Top 10 " final examination that explains, with examples, the TEN most important revelations you have had about the relationship between HUMAN RIGHTS and GLOBAL STUDIES this semester.

To PASS this final examination, you must:

1. Provide at least ONE direct quotation [parenthetically cited, like so--> (Appiah, 76)] from our three texts for EACH of your TEN revelations, as well as references to our student presentations, as relevant, for EACH of your 10 revelations.

2. Embed a video OR photo to illustrate EACH of your 10 revelations. Use our course blog and your research to assist you in making your reflections.

3. Provide at least a 4-5 sentence paragraphs for each of your TEN revelations, and be sure that you have no grammar, spelling or mechanical errors.

OUR COURSE SCHEDULE

Week #1/Week of Monday, August 26

Read and blog UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

Week #2/Week of Monday, September 2

Read and blog INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES, CHAPTERS 1-3.

Week #3/Week of Monday, September 9

Read and blog INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES, CHAPTERS 4-5.

Week #4/Week of Monday, September 16

Read and blog INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES, CHAPTERS 6-7.

Week #5/Week of Monday, September 23

Read and blog INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES, CHAPTERS 8-9.

Week #6/Week of Monday, September 30

Read and blog INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES, CHAPTERS 10-11.

Week #7/Week of Monday, October 7

Read and blog THE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS, Introduction and Chapter 1

Week #8/Week of Monday, October 14

Read and blog THE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS, Chapter 2-3

Week #9/Week of Monday, October 21

Read and blog THE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS, Chapter 4-5, Appendices

Week #10/Week of Monday, October 28

Read and blog COSMOPOLITANISM, Chapters 1-2.

Week #11/Week of Monday, November 4

Read and blog COSMOPOLITANISM, Chapters 3-4.

Week #12/Week of Monday, November 11

Read and blog COSMOPOLITANISM, Chapters 5-6.

Week #13/Week of Monday, November 18

Read and blog COSMOPOLITANISM, Chapters 7-8.

Week #14/Week of Monday, November 25

Read and blog COSMOPOLITANISM, Chapters 9-10.

Week #15/Week of Monday, December 4

Prepare DRAFT of TOP TEN Revelation.

Week #16/Week of Monday, December 11

CORE CONVIVIUM

FINAL TAKE HOME EXAM: TOP TEN Revelations

CC: Human Rights and Responsibilities 320

Thursday, August 29, 2019

MIC Link to our INTRO TO GLOBAL STUDIES book!

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Project #1: HUMAN RIGHTS CASE STUDIES - Multimedia Research Projects

Monday, August 19, 2019

10x10 Weekly STUDENT PRESENTATION Guidelines!

OUR SYLLABUS!