What is the Global Seminar? Broadly it is a learning community comprised of students and faculty from around the world who study key global issues of Sustainability pertaining to the environment and food systems. The goal of the Global Seminar is to prepare future leaders and citizens of the global community to articulate policy agendas that will lead to a sustainable environment and a stable food supply. It is believed that the shared understandings that transcend national boundaries, cultures, and backgrounds offer the best hope for our future safety and security (Stuphin, 2003).

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The NSAC recently participated in a North America Mobility project Rural Sustainability in Agriculture and Aquaculture. This initiative linked two universities in each of Mexico, the United States and Canada. One of the outcomes from this linkage was the development of a course that has been added as a node to the Global Seminar series, that was previously developed at Virginia Tech [http://www.globalseminar.org/].  In addition to the original partners, this course will see the participation of students, faculty and staff from other universities outside the original consortia - our learning community.

The Case Studies topics will be provided during the first week of class. A list of Case Studies expected to be presented in 2009 is listed below.

The first week of each case presentation will be devoted to local study and discussion of the case. During the second week there will be an online discussion (asynchronous) with all partners though Moodle. In the third week each local group will prepare for the video conference (synchronous). The video conference component of the course will be designed as a role-play exercise where each university will have a specific role to play. The roles and discussions should be rehearsed before the seminar. At the end of each Case Study the student will complete an individual reflective writing summarizing the learning and experience of the case. The final ‘exam’ for NSAC students is a public seminar or research paper that must have an international scope and reflect the theme or one of the case topics. Students taking the course by distance must develop a Web page for public posting or a PowerPoint presentation that can be presented remotely.

Note that students taking this course by distance must have access to a Webcam and microphone for participation in the on-line audio and video portion of the course.

Dr. Norman Goodyear, PAS, is the professor for this Global Seminar course. Please contact him for additional information.

 

Cases Studies available for fall 2009

 

Course Details

Instructor	N. Goodyear
Prerequisites	3rd year standing
Materials	Students will need access to a webcam and microphone
Dates offered	Fall semester: September 8 to December 3, 2010
Registration Deadline	Domestic students: August 1, 2010 International students: March 1, 2010
Tuition fee*	$550 - Canadian residents $1100 - International students
Distance Education fee*	$40
Required text	n/a

*Tuition rates are in effect until April 30, 2011. NSAC reserves the right to make changes without notice in its published scale of charges for tuition and other fees.

 

How to Apply

This is an academic credit course so you must meet NSAC's admission requirements. You must submit the Admission/Readmission Form with your application and have the last academic institution that you attended send a transcript of your marks to NSAC's Registry Office. To apply for this course, follow the steps in the Academic Credit Application Process.

 

Distance Education

If you have not taken a course through distance education then you may want to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

The Technical Requirements page has information about computer and internet requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

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