Course Details
Course Code: IRLS491 Course ID: 3167 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course allows the students to examine an emergent issue or event in this field of study. The course will be taught in a structured seminar format. Students are required to complete a research project.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/31/20 - 01/29/21 | 02/01/21 - 03/28/21 | Winter 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 11/30/20 - 04/30/21 | 05/03/21 - 06/27/21 | Spring 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
CO-1 Explain how the success and failure of the Chinese Revolution depended upon the mass mobilization of peasants and the combination of traditional and modern strategies.
CO-2 Examine the case of Iran in 1979 and the recent Arab Spring to identify relevant theories and concepts that are applicable to these events.
CO-3 Analyze the relationship of a revolutionary movement to the state, and to civil society.
CO-4 Distinguish the theoretical differences between Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx and Max Weber.
CO-5 Evaluate competing analyses of modernization in the field of political science and sociology.
Forum discussions – 25 percent
Each week, a discussion question is provided and posts should reflect an assimilation of the readings. Students are required to provide a substantive initial post by Thursday at 11:55 pm ET and respond to 2 or more classmates by Sunday 11:55 pm ET. Forum posts are graded on timeliness, relevance, knowledge of the weekly readings, and the quality of original ideas.
Midterm assignment - 25 percent
A 5 page comparative analysis of the Russian and Chinese Revolutions.
Progress assignment - 15 percent
A 3 page paper on the Mexican Revolution.
Final assignment – 35 percent
An 8 page paper. Please see assignment folder for details.
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Forum Discussions | 25.00 % |
| Week 1 | 3.13 % |
| Week 2 | 3.13 % |
| Week 3 | 3.13 % |
| Week 4 | 3.13 % |
| Week 5 | 3.13 % |
| Week 6 | 3.13 % |
| Week 7 | 3.13 % |
| Week 8 | 3.13 % |
| Week 2: Progress Assessment | 15.00 % |
| Week 2 - Progress Assignment | 15.00 % |
| Week 5: Midtern Assessment | 25.00 % |
| Week 5 - Midterm Assignment | 25.00 % |
| Week 8: Final Assessment | 35.00 % |
| Week 8 - Final Paper Assignment | 35.00 % |
- Required Course Textbook
- The required text for this course is:
- No required textbook.
- External websites and other assigned reading found in the Lessons area of the classroom.
- Weekly Lesson Notes and videos or audio files are found in the Lessons area of the classroom.
| Book Title: | There are no required books for this course. |
| Author: | No Author Specified |