Synthesis Assignment (Cultural Geography)

Step 1. Review the readings, homework, assignments, module guide, and lecture notes from Module 1. What is one important concept from Module 1, Introducing Cultural Geography? Define the concept and select the reason(s) why it is important to know. (Your response should be at least four sentences in length).

Step 2. Review the readings, homework, assignments, module guide, and lecture notes from Module 2. What is one important concept from Module 2, Geographies of Global Systems? Define the concept and select the reason(s) why it is important to know. (Your response should be at least four sentences in length).

Step 3. Review the readings, homework, assignments, and lecture notes from Module 3, Geographies of Difference. What is one important concept from Module 3? Define the concept and select the reason(s) why it is important to know. (Your response should be at least four sentences in length).

Step 4. What surprised you about cultural geography? Why do you think this was surprising? (If you were not surprised by anything, then answer the question based on what you think a classmate might have been surprised about). (Your response should be at least three sentences in length).

Step 5. The first course learning outcome for cultural geography is critical thinking:

Think critically in reading, writing, and/or speaking about topics in Cultural Geography, thereby identifying problems, theses, arguments, evidence and conclusions.

Rate whether or not what you learned in this course changed or improved your critical thinking skills. Was there no change, slight increase, an increase, or a large increase?

Write at least three sentences to explain your response.

Step 6. The second course learning outcome for cultural geography is communication:

Write or speak about topics in Cultural Geography, thereby addressing problems, formulating theses, making arguments, analyzing and weighing evidence, and deriving conclusions.

Rate whether or not what you learned in this course changed or improved your communication skills. Was there no change, slight increase, an increase, or a large increase?

Write at least three sentences to explain your response.

Step 7. The third course learning outcome for cultural geography is personal actions and civic responsibilities:

Demonstrate an ability to understand one’s role in society, take responsibility for one’s own actions, and make ethical decisions in complex situations.

Rate whether or not what you learned in this course changed or improved your understanding of your personal actions and civic responsibilities. Was there no change, slight increase, an increase, or a large increase?

Write at least three sentences to explain your response.

Step 8. The fourth course learning outcome for cultural geography is global awareness:

Articulate similarities and contrasts among cultures, times, and environments, demonstrating an understanding of cultural pluralism.

Rate whether or not what you learned in this course changed or improved your global awareness. Was there no change, slight increase, an increase, or a large increase?

Write at least three sentences to explain your response.