Department of Anthropology, SUNY at Plattsburgh Anthropology 451 Capitalist Legacies ROBBINRH@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu

Syllabus

Office Hours

There will be no scheduled office hours for this course. It is an online course and most problems can be handled via online communication (email). Should the problem need a meeting, it will be scheduled by appointment only. Questions or problems should be directed first to Gloria Bobbie (bobb9199@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu) and will be forwarded to the proper person if necessary.

Class Meetings

Class meetings will be at the discretion of your mentor/professor, this is an online course and will be conducted online as much as possible. All will meet on the first scheduled day of classes and at that time you will be advised by your instructor as to whether regular meetings will be scheuled.

Discussion

A critical part of this course is the discussion of the issues. Please bear in mind that discussion is not to be opinion nor is it a matter of "I think." Discussion is learned discourse based on factual information obtained through reading and researching your topic. Discussion is a mandatory part of this course and your grade will depend a great deal on your participation and contribution to the discussion being held on each thesis. This is further discussed in the thesis area section.

Papers

There will be one paper due at the end of each thesis area, which will discuss the research you have done on the topic and any conclusions which you have drawn. Guidelines for papers are located in the thesis area section.

Corporate Project

A semester-long project will be conducted and will take the place of the final exam. An explanation of this project will be found under the corporate project section.

Readings

In each thesis area, you will find a list of recommended readings which may or may not be available at your library. These are not mandatory, but are suggested books which may help you to understand the thesis that is being discussed.

You will also find a list of readings, which are mandatory and must be read and incorporated in the discussion as they reflect on your country. From time to time, short readings may be sent to your email account and should be considered mandatory reading.

Lectures

Lectures in the traditional form will not occur. Replacing lectures, will be a thesis statement with substantiation to justify it. It will be your job to either challenge or defend the thesis statement as it applies to the country which will be assigned to you. There is no right or wrong and grading will not be done based on which side of the issue you stand. The issues which we are exploring have been debated by some of the finest scholars in the world and even they cannot reach agreement as to a right or wrong side.

Country Assignments

All discussion and papers will be based on a country which you will research. Each student will be assigned a country. When you are working with a specific thesis, you will discuss it and approach it in the context in which it affects your country. We hope that in doing so you will see the effects of political policy, etc. and how what one country does almost always has an effect on another country. We will see similarities and differences. Solutions that work well for one country may have a devastating affect on another country. We will be comparing and researching several types of countries. To find which country to which you have been assigned, refer to the country assignment section.

Corporate Assignments

For the corporate assignment project, you will be assigned a corporation. Refer to the corporate assignment section for your assigned corporation and guidelines for the project.

Late Submissions

WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Papers must be received by the deadline date or they will not be accepted and the points for the paper will not be given.

Plagiarism

If you are going to use another's work, you must use citations. Uncited papers will not be accepted, and will be returned to you with no points given. If you do not know how to use citations and check out a book on English composition. The citations must be done properly. Remember that online material must be cited properly. For online citation guidelines, refer to the helpful hints section.

Instructions

It is imperitive that you read and follow instructions in the guides which you will be given for papers, etc. You will be given instructions on how and where to submit your papers. Your failure to follow instructions such as these, is YOUR problem. Should a paper be received late because of your failure to follow instructions, it will not be accepted. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

Course Evaluation

The course grade will be based on a point system. Points will be given for each segment of each thesis area as follows:

• Papers are worth 6 points each.
• Discussion is worth 6 points for each thesis area.
• Special project is worth 18 points.
  • Thus 7 papers worth 6 points each = 42 points.
  • 7 discussion areas at 6 points each = 42 points.
  • special project at 18 points = 18 points.
  • total = 100 points.