Course Description
This course explores global sustainability by tracing products from origin to consumer, examining related cultural practices, including those embodied in literature, film, music, and art. Topics include textiles, chocolate, tea, and ecotourism.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
MAC Category and SLOs
- Describe dynamic elements of different cultures.
- Explain how similarities, differences, and connections among diverse groups of people or environmental systems affect one another over time and place.
Course Specific SLOs
- Analyze cultural texts in global contexts
- Evaluate sustainability and globalization concepts
- Interpret cultural and historical perspectives
- Compare global production and consumption systems
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Exams | 40% |
| Homework & Quizzes | 25% |
| Participation | 25% |
| Paper & Presentation | 10% |
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 93–100 | A |
| 90–92 | A- |
| 88–89 | B+ |
| 83–87 | B |
| 80–82 | B- |
| 78–79 | C+ |
| 73–77 | C |
| 70–72 | C- |
| 68–69 | D+ |
| 63–67 | D |
| 60–62 | D- |
| 0–59 | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Regular attendance is required. More than three absences affect the final grade; excessive absences may result in failure. Tardiness and early departures count toward absences.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Notebook (no electronic devices allowed in class)
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.