Global Awareness and Intercultural Competence

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Examine multiple dimensions of culture and identity from a critical perspective.

• Describe and analyze significant global issues.

• Compare and contrast ethical perspectives and the relationship to human rights and justice.

• Apply key strategies for engaging in intercultural interactions.

• Construct effective arguments with a thesis statement, supporting evidence, and proper grammar.

• Write in genres appropriate to the discipline of the primary subject matter of the course.

Course Grading Information:

It is unethical and a violation of the UNCG’s Academic Integrity Policy to request an unjustifiable grade adjustment (“Unauthorized Behaviors”). If a grade input error occurs, you should notify me as soon as possible. I will examine the Canvas grade to determine whether the incorrect grade is present in the gradebook. If an error has occurred, the grade will be adjusted.

Grade Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
94-100%	A
90-93.99%	A-
87-89.99%	B+
84-86.99%	B
80-83.99%	B-
77-79.99%	C+
74-76.99%	C
70-73.99%	C-
67-69.99%	D+
64-66.99%	D
60-63.99%	D-
Below 60%	F

Attendance/Participation:

The University defines class attendance to be your responsibility as a student. Evidence of attendance in an asynchronous, online course can be demonstrated by correct application of assigned learning content (textbook, videos, other assigned readings, etc.) to the coursework, your timely submission of assignments, and your contribution in discussion forums and group work.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Coates, T-N. (2015). Between the world and me. New York: Spiegle & Brau. ISBN-13: 978-0812993547. Students will need to purchase or otherwise obtain this book.

• Yousafzai, M. & Lamb, C. (2013). I am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. New York: Little, Brown, & Company. ISBN-13: 978-0316327916. Students will need to purchase or otherwise obtain this book.

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate, and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.