Course Description
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Course Guide
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Rationale
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the link between geography and economics. It encourages students to think spatially in a global economy. Students are tasked with reviewing and analyzing the uneven distribution of natural resources, human resources, and political systems. Capitalistic, socialistic, communistic, and hybrid economic systems are reviewed. Students are tasked with putting work as individuals, families, clans, and nations in a biblical context. Economic geographic perspectives will better prepare students to fulfill the Great Commission in a wide variety of vocational pursuits.
Course Assignment
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After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Threads:
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will participate in 2 Discussions by posting a thread in response to the provided prompt. Each thread must be at least 450 words, and the assertions in the thread must be supported with at least 3 citations in current APA format from .edu or .gov sources, journals, or books (CLO: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Replies:
In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words, and the assertions must be supported with at least 1 citation in current APA format from .edu or .gov sources, journals, or books (CLO: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
The student will complete a book review of 2,000 words for the How the World Became Rich textbook (CLO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
The student will will write a 2,000 word paper outlining an economic activity ideal for hypothetically spurring growth to an actual local economy, relying on local resource knowledge, gathered information, and industry knowledge. The student must incorporate at least 10 economic geography terms and 10 references in the assignment (CLO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
In the course, the student will complete 8 quizzes. Each quiz will cover the Learn material from the module: week, contain 4-6 essay questions, have a time limit of 1 hour, and allow 1 attempt. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes.
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