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 21st 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
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 in Room 218 and is open
between 11AM-5PM Monday-Thursday. Please call 383-6672 for to set up a
consultation.
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 21st 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
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