Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography

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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year Review
Understanding Cultures

• Latin America
• Modern Japan
• Modern China
• Pacific Societies
• The Mideast

Geography

• Human
• World Regional

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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Cooperation
Response Data 1 out of 2 full-time responses 2
out of 3 part-time responses
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Modern China Peter Jaynes
Latin America, Modern Japan Laura Yost
Middle East, Human World Regional Jeremy
Brigham
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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Assessments

• Chronological Exercise
• 1. sequential order from list
• 2. supplement make explain
• connections
• variation map exercise to stress
• spatial awareness

• Primary Document Analysis
• 1. primary source analysis
• 2. questions from instructor
• variation students provided research paper topic
  list

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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Assessment Samples
CHRONOLOGIES
PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS
MAP EXERCISES
RESEARCH PAPERS
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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Results
Aggregate TOTALS
As 192 28 Bs 189 27 Cs 137
20 Ds 77 11 Fs 102
14 TOTAL 697 100
C or higher 518 C or higher 75
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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Decision-Making
In summary, instructors noted . . . 1) overall
satisfaction with performance 2) a willingness
to reflect on revise content,
delivery approaches 3) a desire to assist
students in learning understanding
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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Future Plans

• Course Development Expansion

Understanding Cultures Core India,
Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia, S.E. Asia
Geography Core Urban Rural Geography

• Delivery Development Expansion

ATAW UCLA (SP 06) KTS UCLA (SP 06) KTS UCMJ (F
06) ATAW UCMJ (SP 07)
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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Future Plans

• Technology Website Integration

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Interdisciplinary Studies/Geography 5 Year
Review Highlights

• New Offerings World Regional Geography
• New Proposals Sub-Saharan Africa
• New Delivery Telelink WebCT, Internet
• New Content Theory-driven text (UCME)