WoW This Week & Upcoming Exam

Globetrotters:

We will do a verbal WoW this week from the new edition of the Economist.  Find an article that is of interest that you want to talk about.  You do not have to write up a summary this week but.. you do need to bring your other WoW summaries from the previous weeks to class on Wednesday.  The need to be typed and placed in a 3-ring binder.

Regarding the exam: I will pass it out at the end of class on Wednesday.  You have until Monday at 5:15 to turn it in.  I teach from 4:20 - 5:10 p.m. in Ryals 207.  You must bring the hardcopy of the exam (stapled, double-spaced, and typed) to my classroom at 5:10, or to my office or  place it in my mailbox on the copy room second floor of Ryals (across from the new classrooms in the side hallway).

There is no class on Monday as you will be finishing your essays. 

More directions will be placed on the exam.

See you on Wednesday.  I enjoyed our in-class discussion today!
 

New WoW (25 Jan 12)

Dont' forget to bring your Economist magazines (if they've arrived) with you to class.  I'll call on you to discuss your WoW.  Read the NY Times article, too.  We'll crack into Keohane's 'hegemony'. 

As they say in Brazil, ate mais (until later)! 

Courtesy of Grant Geist -- Data

Data to support Grant's in-class argument.  Review at your leisure.  Thanks, Grant.  EKS

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html

Timely!!! DAVOS Coverage. FYI

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/davos/

Recent New York TImes Article (of timely interest & discussion!)

Students:

I will bring a hardcopy of this article for us to discuss in class today.  This is 'hot off the press' and is very timely with our upcoming discussions on hegemony and the 'post-American world'. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

WoW #1 - January 18

Hello Globetrotters!

Our first WoW is tomorrow.  I understand that you may not have your magazines in just yet.  Find an article at economist.com (the magazine's site) and choose one that reflects something about globalization that you find interesting.  Be prepared to talk about it in class tomorrow.

Just an FYI.  I broke my foot in a jogging accident on Sunday.  We may move to another classroom in Ryals that is in a seminar setting (tables where we all sit) rather than our current room's lecture format.  I will not be able to stand and teach over the next 8+ weeks.  Come to our regular classroom but be prepared to move.  I am waiting for confirmation. 

Don't forget about your library reading, too.  It is in the Tarver Library on reserve.  Go to the front desk to ask how/where to find the course materials. 

See you soon.

Dr. Spears

Course Syllabus

I sent the course syllabus to all of you via your Mercer email and it is also on the Blackboard site. 

You can log into the Blackboard site at: https://bb-mercer.blackboard.com/

Have a nice weekend! - EKS

Good to have all of you!

It was good to meet everyone.  I look forward to an exciting semester of exploration and discussion.  I will have your next reading assignment in the library by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. 

Remember - no class on Monday.  It is MLK day.

EKS

Welcome to Globalization & Society!

Welcome to the seminar! We will meet each Monday and Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. in Ryals Hall, 206.  I will also have regularly scheduled 'office hours' for this course on the same days at 2:00 p.m. in my office (Ryals, 303).  Appointments can also be made for alternative times. 

Make certain that you:

• join this blog (so that you will get updated information from me)
• refer to it for class announcements and weblinks

Get ready to explore the dynamic world!  Pack your bags.  This semester is going to be an intellectual adventure!