University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan-Flint

UNV 100 Course Syllabus - Winter 2008

UNV 100: Global Issues: Flint & Beyond

Tentative Daily Schedule

 

REVISED 1/28/08

Date Subject Reading Activity Things Due

M

1/7

Welcome to UNV 100

 

Survey

Quizdom Clickers

UNV 100 Video

Course descriptions

Introductions

Film: “The New Heroes”

Privilege Exercise

 

W

1/9

Discuss thoughts from 1/7

Discuss activity for 1/14

 

 

Bring thoughts from Monday 1/7

M

1/14

Learning Skills Tour

 

 

Students will visit

1. OEL

2. ITS

3. Library

Ideas from 1/19 discussion

W

1/16

Discussion of groups

 

Discussion of Campus Service visits

 

1. Discuss preliminary research to form project/paper groups

2. number off for event groups

Two Article Bib.

M

1/21

MLK Day

 

W

1/23

Event Planning 101

 

1. Guest speaker:

-Donna Ullrich

 

M

1/28

Green Arts Project

Center for Civic Engagement

Text Ch5

1. Guest speakers:

-Jan Worth

-Darryl Baird

-Civic Center

2. Make Collage

Bring old magazines

Mountains Discussion #1 (Part 1 & 2 )

W

1/30

Event Groups meet

 

 

Event groups get started on tasks for public symposium (with instructors)

-Global Issues Discussion #1

M

2/4

Environment – Local

 

Guest speakers:

Brent Nickola

Randy Repic

Jessica Tischler

Proposal for engagement points

W

2/6

Event groups to discuss tasks for public event

 

Time for student groups on own to get things done

General reflection #1

-Campus Services project

(treasure hunt)

M

2/11

Environment – Global

 

Text Ch4

1.Guest speaker:

-Terry Link

2. Film: Earth on edge

Global Issues Discussion #2

Two Article Bib. REDO

W

2/13

 

Environment Activity

 

Case Study Role Play

Mountains Discussion #2 (Part 3)

M

2/18

Water / Economics

Text Ch3

1. Guest speaker:

-Ananth Aiyer

2. Film: Thirst

Global Issues Discussion #3

 

W

2/20

 

Wealth Distribution

 

 

Wealth Distribution Exercise

M

2/25

SPRING BREAK

 

Poverty Diet

W

2/27

SPRING BREAK

 

Consumption Exercise

M

3/3

Economics

Text Ch1

Guest speaker:

-Peggy Kahn

Global Issues Discussion #4

W

3/5

Spring Break Debrief

 

 

Discussion / reflection on exercises over spring break

Poverty diet/consumption exercise

M

3/10

Governance – Local

Text Ch2

Guest speaker:

-Dayne Walling

Power Mapping

Global Issues Discussion #5

W

3/12

Second trip to Library to get project specific resources

 

Mountains Discussion #3 (Part 4)

M

3/17

Governance

 

 

Presidential Candidate survey

Discussion / research on options

General Reflection #2

W

3/19

Project groups meet to work on project for both academic presentation and public event

 

Five article descriptive Bib

M

3/24

Human Development – Local

Text Ch6

Film: AIDS

Global Issues Discussion #6

W

3/26

Informed Opinion

 

Meet in project/paper groups to discuss avenues for final paper

Op-Ed/position paper

M

3/31

Human Development – Global (hunger and disease?)

Text Ch7

Guest speakers:

-Maureen Tippen and students

Global Issues Discussion #7

W

4/2

Regroup and Discuss

 

Take Deep Breaths

Mountains Discussion #4 (Part 5)

M

4/7

Concept Mapping

Linking it all together

 

Panel to hear project ideas and provide insight and feedback

Brief outline on final paper

General Reflection #3

W

4/9

Event Groups meet to finalize arrangements for public event

 

M

4/14

Workshop for Public Event

 

Final Paper

W

4/16

Workshop for Class Presentations

 

M

4/21

Academic Presentations to Class

 

-Revised Final Paper

-Academic Presentation

W?

4/23?

Public Event

 

-Public Presentation

-General Reflection #4