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COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE
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REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS
(1) Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts by de Blij and
Muller. Wiley 12 th edition.
(2) Study Guide de Blij and Muller’s Geography: Realms,
Regions, and Concepts by Peter O. Muller and Elizabeth Muller Hames.
Wiley and Sons, Inc. 12th edition.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will introduce the student to the breadth and depth
of the discipline of geography. The course is designed to view the
globe and its human/cultural diversity from a perspective that explores
human landscape patterns and uses, influenced by continental, historic
and economic regions of the world. From large scale realms to the
small scale patterns produced by families, towns and cities within
larger regions, this course provides the student with a spatial perspective
of human lifestyles as adaptations to local and global economic development.
COURSE METHODOLOGY
The goal of this course is to understand the complexity of "places"
across the globe created by the interplay of environment and culture.
The preceding will bring about a better understanding of the mosaic
of world societies and how they have modified the natural environment
through social, economic, and political organization
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student:
* Will be able to describe what geography is.
* Will understand the importance of geographic tools and philosophy.
* Will understand the importance of the historical development of
places.
* Will understand the basics of geographic diversity and location.
COURSE POLICIES
* Withdrawal is students responsibility!
* No Retests!
* No Incompletes Given!!
* Exam Make-ups: Only for unavoidable situations
and only with notification of instructor prior to the exam!
* Late Work is subject to grade reduction!
* Scholastic Dishonesty: Acts prohibited by the
college for which discipline may be administered include scholastic
dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam, quiz
or exercise, plagiarization, and unauthorized collaboration with another
person in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students
shall be the result of their thought, research, or self-expression.
Academic work is defined as but limited to tests, quizzes, whether
taken electronically or on paper, either individual or group; classroom
presentations, and homework. Punishment for scholastic dishonesty
may include grade reduction and or expulsion from the class.
STUDENTS With DISABILITIES
Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented
physical or psychological disabilities. Students with disabilities
must request reasonable accommodations through the office for Students
with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority
of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before
the start of the semester.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY
Students take multiple choice questions over the text materials and
construct maps that compliment the text materials. The required Study
Guide provides a structure for Understanding and Studying the course
material.
EXAM SCHEDULE
| Deadlines |
Exam Content |
Testing Centers |
| Sept. 25 |
Ex I: Intro & Chapters 1, 2, 3 |
All |
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Maps Due! (See Map Constructions Below) |
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| Oct. 23 |
Ex II: Chapters 4, 5, 6 |
All |
| |
Maps Due! (See Map Constructions Below) |
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| Nov. 20 |
Ex III: Chapters 7, 8, 9 |
All |
| |
Maps Due! (See Map Constructions Below) |
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NOVEMBER 27
LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
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| Dec. 11 |
Ex IV: Chapters 10,11,12 |
All |
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Maps Due! (See Map Constructions Below) |
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Map Constructions - Any two of #1, #2,
#3 in the required Study Guide (Under Map Constructions-Read
Instructions Carefully)-For each and every text chapter. To
receive full credit maps must be complete, clear, and neat. There
are three ways to present map work as follows: [1]
They can be put through the door of the Attache Building Room 207
(across from main entrance to RGC), [2] sent by inter-campus
mail (provost’s office) or [3] sent by postal
service addressed to Professor Clint Davis, 1212 Rio Grande St., Austin,
Texas, 78701.
EXAMS AND SCORES
Part I (1/2 of Score): Objective questions over
the text readings (approximately 15 per text chapter).
Each objective exam is worth a maximum of 100 points per exam
score regardless of the number of questions. REMEMBER
TO USE ALL AREAS OF STUDY GUIDE TO PREPARE FOR EXAMS (Except
Sample Essays)
Part II (1/2 of Score): Map Constructions from Study
Guide are worth a maximum of 100 points per exam
score regardless of the maps required. Students will be notified
if they do not receive the full 100 points.
Under no circumstances ask for map scores - I will contact
students if they are not getting full credit for the maps.
GRADE DETERMINATION
Each exam is worth a total of 200 points (100 points from the Text
questions plus 100 points from the map constructions). Students will
receive the full 100 points on the map constructions as long as all
maps are turned in on-time and presented in a clear and readable fashion.
It is very easy for a student to compute grades for
each exam as follows: multiply your percentage of correct questions
on each exam by 100 points then add 100 points for the map grade.
Take the preceding student total and divide by 200-the result gives
the students’ percentage for any given exam. Please
do not call and ask for the grades to be computed or ask for your
grades. Final course grades are computed by averaging all
four exam grades. “A”=100-90%, “B”=89-80%,
“C”=79-70%, “D”=69-60%, “F”=Below
60%. Testing center hours vary, please check schedules and allow at
least 1-1/2 hrs. of testing time for each exam.. Take your student
ID and save your receipts!!!
Course Grade: The Average of all
Four Exams of the course is the students' final grade.
Averages are converted to letter grades as follows: A=100-90 pts;
B=89-80 pts; C=79-70 pts; D=69-60pts; F=Below 60 pts
