People, Place, and Environment

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Critically evaluate evidence-based claims regarding human & non-human populations, cultural practices, political systems, and/or spatial context.
• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments addressing geographical characteristics or human-environment interactions.
• Interpret and evaluate information on diverse cultures outside of the dominant Euro-American traditions found within mainstream/readily available text.
• Describe and interpret the various interconnections found among cultures, populations, and/or geographical regions and realities of the non-Western world.
• Engage in the use of social science methodologies or geographic frameworks to both examine and explain human behavior, their respective communities, and the various regions that lie within.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Attendance & Participation	15 points
Module Quizzes	25%
Module Discussion Posts & Assignments	20%
Semester Paper	15%
Final Exam	25%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
≥ 93.0%	A
90.0-92.9%	A-
87.0-89.9%	B+
83.0-86.9%	B
80.0-82.9%	B-
77.0-79.9%	C+
73.0-76.9%	C
70-72.9%	C-
60-69.9%	D
<60%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Regular class attendance is a responsibility and a privilege of university education. It is fundamental to the orderly acquisition of knowledge. Students should recognize the advantages of regular class attendance, accept it as a personal responsibility, and apprise themselves of the consequences of poor attendance. No more than two absences, throughout the semester, will be permitted without supporting documentation from the appropriate and approved university channels.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

The main text for this course is Human Geography: A short Introduction 2nd Edition by John Rennie Short, which is available through the UNCG bookstore and other retailers.