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POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida
Introduction
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Ongoing armed conflicts around the world
wikipedia
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time.com
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bbc.com
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Bleaney and Dimico 2008
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Organization of class
Background: 2 weeks
Civil war theories and cases: 2 weeks
Other forms of violence: 5 weeks
GenocideElectoral violenceSecessionClimate change
Terrorism
Final projects: 1 week
Map Quiz (1/21)
Midterm (2/2)
Final Projects (3/8-3/10)
iClicker (throughout)
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Your grade
Midterm exam: 30%Tuesday, February 2, entire class time
In class, closed-book, closed-notes
Multiple choice; short-answers; essay
Map quiz: 20%Thursday, January 21: last 20 minutes of class
All countries or random sample
Country name and location, capital name, former colonial power(s)
Final project: 40%Final week of quarter
Groups centered on choice of conflict case
Independent research expected + time in class
Deliver a 20-minute lecture on case
iClicker participation: 10%Begins Week 2
Factual and participation questionsYou can miss 20% of questions without penalty
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iClicker• Why?
• Active learning improves student retention, understanding, problem solving (e.g., Crouch and Mazur 2001)
• Immediate feedback to instructor and students; good prep for exam
• Small group format less intimidating for many
• How?
• Pose question
• Time to think
• Record individual answers
• Peer instruction
• Record revised answers
• Discuss, show answers; only 2nd round will count
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iClicker• What?
• Factual questions: test your basic knowledge of readings and lecture material (50% for participating, 50% if get it right)
• Participation questions: keep you engaged (100% for participating)
• You can miss 20% of all iClicker questions with no penalty
• iClicker cheating is an academic integrity issue
• Where do I get one?
• Borrow from a friend as long as they’re not in this class this quarter or using it at the same time
• Purchase new or used (version 1 or 2) at Amazon, UCSD Bookstore, elsewhere.
• UCSD Bookstore will buy back iClicker 2
• Week 1 is practice period; Week 2 begins official count
• Register your iClicker with TED asap
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Your grade
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- F
93-100 90-92 87-89 84-86 80-83 77-79 74-76 70-73 <70
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But why, oh why a map quiz?
NYT
CNN
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DRC
Map Quiz
1000 km
600 mi
© Daniel Dalet / d-maps.com
South Africa
DRC
Somalia
Sudan
South Sudan
Mali
Nigeria
Tanzania
Angola
Chad
Moz
ambi
que
Kenya
Senegal
Liberia
Ghana
Niger
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Nam
ibia
Ethiopia
Côte d’Ivoire
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Beni
n
Cam
erou
n
Botsw
ana
Malawi
Mad
agas
car
Ugand
a
Con
go
CAR
Burkina
Faso
Mauritius
Comoros
Cape Verde
Sao Tome & Principe
Mauritania
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Eritrea
GabonRwanda
Burundi
Djibouti
Togo
Lesotho
Swaziland
Gambia
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1000 km
600 mi
© Daniel Dalet / d-maps.com
Map Quiz
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Policies
• Use of electronic devices during class time is prohibited
• Make-up exams given only with proper written documentation justifying your absence and submitted to me at least one week in advance of regular exam date
• Academic integrity is a serious thing, including with iClicker
• Special accommodations: come see me and email [email protected] ASAP
• Seeking regrade? Email TA within 72 hours of returned assignment, explain in email why TA can review entire exam and move grade up or down
• All readings on website: http://pscourses.ucsd.edu/poli120n/
• Come to OH!
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Contact
TAs:
Brian Engelsma Dotan Haim
[email protected] [email protected]
OH: Fridays 12-1pm OH: Thursdays 10.40am-12pm
SSB 348 SSB 350
Professor Adida
OH: Tuesdays 11.30am-1.30pm
SSB 389
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POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida
Next class: geographic realities
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POLI 120N: Contention and Conflict in Africa Professor Adida
Introduction