Please go to the " What's Required" webpage to find out more information on this subject. Keep in mind that this is not a computer literacy course but students enrolled in online courses are expected to have moderate proficiency using a computer. By computer literacy we mean being able to manage and organize computer files efficiently, and learning to use your computer's operating system and software quickly and easily. One of the greatest barriers to taking an online course is a lack of basic computer literacy. The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus should the need arise.Appointments: I welcome students to contact me by email with questions or email me to make an appointment with me to meet on campus (MMC, for South Florida residents) or via Skype (for remote students).There is no extra-credit in this class.However, the Bale European Politics textbook needs to be rented or purchased by students. The Tiersky & Jones Europe Today textbook is available, though, from FIU Library as eBook without any charge. Any readings from the assigned textbooks will not be made available for download. Some article readings will be offered as download in Canvas (“Course Readings” menu item) which are marked on this syllabus as “” following the assigned reading below. Textbooks and the purchase thereof are the student’s responsibility.In such case, obtain written documentation and send a scan to instructor. The only exception would be a truly grave medical emergency/accident in which you are hospitalized for several days or weeks. This is because the assessments (whether they be discussion arena posts, online reading & concept challenges, or written assignments) are open for several days, sometimes weeks each and therefore you will have much leeway in deciding when to take an reading & concept challenge, or submit an assignment. Medical emergencies can generally not count as excuses for not submitting assignments, taking tests or posting essays/replies.After the deadline passes, the content submitted will be used for grading. Always check the uploaded attachment is correct.If the instructor is unable to open an attachment, it must be resubmitted within 48 hours or the assignment will be issued a zero.This class will utilize the Turnitin originality software-integrated with Canvas.In addition, all work submitted must be original for this class. Please review the FIU Plagiarism Prevention Guide. Copying from the textbook or cutting and pasting sections from websites or other reference materials or presenting someone else’s ideas as your own is plagiarism and will not be tolerated and will result in zero (0) points for that assignment.Once the reading & concept challenge closes at the deadline, it will not be re-opened for you and it will irrevocably count as a zero, if you did not take it before the deadline. For online reading & concept challenges in Respondus LockDown Browser: reading & concept challenges will be open for one week.For discussion arena: Late submissions will result in point penalties according to this rule: one day late = -10 %, two days late = -20 %, three days late = -30 %, etc.Also, in case you are taking this class remotely, make sure you have the correct time difference between ET and where you are, including the current Daylight Savings Time (especially if there is no daylight savings time where you are and the time difference may have changed). All times and deadlines are given in United States Eastern Time (ET).The policies webpage contains essential information regarding guidelines relevant to all courses at FIU, as well as additional information about acceptable netiquette for online courses. Please review the FIU's Policies webpage. This class counts toward the FIU’s European Studies Certificate and is also a Gordon Rule core curriculum course, which means that you will be expected to write extensively through a number of assignments. Students will be assessed by three reading & concept challenges (a quiz, a midterm and a final), and four discussion arena essays and posts. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to understand the historical legacies in Western European politics, analyze current Western European political trends through a theoretical (comparative) lens, as well as explain the impact of transnational issues on Western European domestic politics as well as EU integration. Through a comparative approach, domestic politics and policymaking, structures and functions of political institutions and political transitions will be analyzed with particular attention to political culture, governance and political parties. The focus will be on a selection of European states and the European Union (EU) as overarching integration project. This course is a comparative introduction to the governmental systems and current political issues in Europe, with a concentration on Western Europe.
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