Global Political Economy: Requirements

Requirements

The most basic requirement for this course is that students attend class regularly and come to class prepared. This means that students prepare carefully for class, having done all of that day's assigned reading. Most class sessions will be interactive, so you should come ready to discuss! Attendance in class is mandatory. One's participation grade will suffer significantly after two absences.

Reading Materials:

Three books and several case studies are required for the course and are available in the bookstore. If you choose not to buy them there the books are available online. All cases are also available for purchase (hardcopy or download) at the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. The required readings include:

David N. Balaam and Michael Veseth, Introduction to International Political Economy , 3rd ed. (Prentice-Hall, 2005)
Pietra Rivoli, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy (John Wiley and Sons, 2005)
John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Plume, 2005)
Clancy, POL 290 case coursepack

Written Requirements

The graded requirements for the course are as follows:

Assignment	Due Date	%
Country Profile	September 28	15%
Midterm	October 10	20%
Paper	November 21	20%
Case Paper (1 of 2)	---	10%
Participation	---	10%
Final Exam	TBA	25%

Note: All work is due in class on the specific due dates. Extentions are rarely given and never arranged after the fact. If you have an emergency make arrangements before the due date. All late work will be penalized 1/3 of one letter grade per day. Work handed in more than 10 days late will receive a zero (0). it is very difficult to pass this class with any grade of zero.

Note on Academic Honesty: All work must be that of individual students. Whenever you use outside sources of information in your research, you must cite your sources properly. All papers submitted in this course should employ the American Political Science Association citation method as outlined in the Style Manual for Political Science. Papers submitted without complete citations will not be graded. Students caught cheating will receive an F in the course and will be reported to the Dean of Arts and Sciences for further discipline.

Global Political Economy