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Wang, ASN3410, Spring 2016

Asian Studies Program

School of International and Public Affairs

Course Syllabus for ASN 3410--INTRO TO EAST ASIA

Section: U04 | Time: M/W/F 9:00 - 9:50AM, Spring 2016 | Room: DM193

Instructor: Dr. Shenggao Wang | Office: DM 488-B

Tel: (305) 348-4557 | Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: M&W 12:00-1:00pm

COURSE TEXTBOOK

Additional required readings will be posted on Blackboard.

Edwin O. Reischauer & John K. Fairbank, A history of East Asian civilization. Houghton Mifflin,

1965 (Recommended, E-book available in the FIU library).

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This introductory course will examine the region of East Asia, covering aspects of history, culture, politics,

economy, and society of China, Japan and the Koreas (North and South Korea). A multi-perspective

approach will be used to explore the diversity and interrelatedness of East Asia through a series of themes.

The themes to be examined during the semester include: history and philosophy, culture and religion,

effects of modernization/globalization, consequences of imperialism, economic policies, forms of

government, etc. Awareness of current events and contemporary social concerns will be highlighted through

case study analyzing, film watching and current events reporting in order to better understand the

contemporary social issues in East Asian countries on local, global, international and intercultural levels

and to encourage engagement in problem solving.

Holcombe, Charles (ed). A History of East

Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to

the 21st Century. Cambridge University

Press, 2011 (Required).

Prescott, Anne (ed). East Asia in the

World: An Introduction. Routledge,

2015 (Required). E-book available in

the FIU library.

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NOTE ON ASSESSMENT

GLOBAL LEARNING REQUIREMENT

This course is an Upper Division Global Leaning course. In compliance with SACS accreditation (FIU is

accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or

SACS), materials from this course will be used as evidence for Student Learning Outcomes for internal

self-assessment. The use of this material examines student performance as a reflection of program

efficiency and is in no way related to your grade in this course. It is a standard policy of the university in

compliance with SACS to inform students which courses are being assessed for accreditation.

Global Awareness: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the interrelatedness of

local, global, international, and intercultural issues, trends, and systems.

Course Learning Outcome: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the

interrelatedness of eastern Asian countries and the outside world (in historical, sociological,

cultural, economic, political, etc. aspects) and the mutual impact of East Asia and the rest of the

world.

Global Perspectives: Students will be able to develop a multi-perspective analysis of local,

global, international, and intercultural problems.

Course Learning Outcome: Students will be able to conduct a multi-perspective analysis of

local, global, international, and intercultural problems as they pertain to East Asia.

Global Engagement: Students will be able to demonstrate a willingness to engage in local,

global, international, and intercultural problem solving.

Course Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate a willingness to engage in negotiation

regarding actions of global import within the context of the class simulation.

GORDON RULE REQUIREMENT

As a Gordon Rule course, written assignments are required of all students in order to fulfill the state-

mandated standards for the course. The Gordon Rule requirement will be met by:

1. Current Event Reports: Five reports with each at least 500 words in length, one of which will

be given as an oral presentation.

2. Reflection Papers: Three papers with each at least 600 words in length based on a topic from the

assigned readings or class discussions.

3. Site Visit Reflection Paper: One paper 5 pages in length based on the site visit.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the semester, students should be equipped with global perspectives and be able to

demonstrate global awareness and global engagement through their ability to:

1. Conduct a multi-perspective analysis of contemporary social issues in East Asia.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of globalization and the interrelatedness of the non-Asian impact

on East Asia, and the impact of East Asia on the rest of the globe.

3. Demonstrate willingness to address contemporary issues in East Asia by creating

methods of analysis and suggested plans of action.

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COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

a) Exams

There will be two exams in this course. Question types include key term explanations, short answer

questions and short essay questions. Exam questions will be derived from the lecture and the reading

assignments. Missing exams cannot be made up. If an emergency arises, it is imperative that you

contact the instructor BEFORE the exam date.

b) On-line Quizzes

On-line quizzes will be conducted every one or two weeks. All the quiz questions will be related to each

week’s reading materials. The main purpose of quizzes is to check whether you have completed the

assigned readings for each week.

c) Current Events Paper

This assignment is meant to keep students up to date with current news events regarding East Asia. In

order to fully understand the impact of East Asia on the rest of the world today, each student will

selectively read and comment on one news article every two weeks that relates to contemporary issues

dealing with East Asia. By the end of the semester a total of five current news papers will be

submitted. Each paper should be at least 500 words long and come from a legitimate news source.

Please include the source of the article on your paper.

For each news paper, students are expected to provide their own thoughts and comments on issues in

each news article, and undertake online research regarding the issues in the news article.

In addition, each student will give a brief ORAL PRESENTATION (PPT or other format of around

five slides) on ONE current event from their news journals.

d) Reflection Paper and Site Visit

There will be four reflection papers with 600 words long each. Three of the papers will be responses to the

assigned readings or class discussions. Each paper should reflect the student’s perspectives and recognize the

diversity of others’ perspectives as well.

In addition, students will be required to make one site visit (as individuals or in a group) during the semester

and write one Reflection Paper in response to the visit. Students should make connection of their observations

and reflections with the course readings. Sites may be chosen from the following (Permission from the

instructor is needed for site visits to places not included on this list). Proof of the visit (such as an image of

the receipt, a picture of yourself in the place) should be provided in order to receive grade.

o Consulate of Japan in Miami

o Lowe Art Museum at University of Miami (Houses a permanent Chinese exhibit)

o Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden in Delray Beach

o Norton Museum in West Palm Beach (Houses a permanent Asian Collection)

o Thai-Buddhist Temple in Homestead

o Any East Asia related seminars, conferences, events held by FIU or UM.

e) Online Discussions

In this course, students will watch several documentary films and some movies and videos about different

topics. These visual materials will help to expand students’ knowledge about each topic and to better

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understand the learned materials. After watching each film or video, students will be asked to post their

thoughts and comments on the film or video on the discussion board of Blackboard. Students are also

required to comment on their peers’ thoughts and comments.

f) Group Project

There is a group project to work on throughout the semester. Students will work as groups of two or three at

most on a specific topic that they are very much interested in. Students will first identify their own interests

and then form groups based on their interests. Once groups are formed, students will start to do research and

explore reading on their own topics. Schedules for working on this group project have been designed to

check the progress of the project. It has been posted on Blackboard. The length of the project is at least eight

(8) pages long NOT including the cover page and the reference page.

g) Attendance & Class Participation

Please see the detailed information in the Class Policies section below.

COURSE GRADING DISTRIBUTION

Category Possible Points %

Attendance & Class Participation 100 10%

On-line Quizzes (10) 200 20%

Current Events Reports (5) 110 11%

Reflection Papers (4) 80 8%

On-line Discussions (14) 210 21%

Group Project 100 10%

Midterm Exam 100 10%

Final Exam 100 10%

Total 1000 100%

**Extra credit opportunities may come up during the semester (For example: Lectures, seminars, or

events pertaining to East Asia)

GRADING CRITERIA

All assignments must be completed ON TIME for full credit to be given.

Late submissions of assignments will result in LOSING at least one letter grade for each.

Final grades will be assigned using the following standard:

Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score

A 100-93% A- 92-90% B+ 89-87%

B 86-83% B- 82-80% C+ 79-77%

C 76-73% C- 72-70% D+ 69-67%

D 66-63% D- 62-60% F 59%-lower

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CLASS POLICIES

Attendance & Class Participation

It is essential for every student to attend classes in order to be successful. Class participation is also

required and is necessary to achieve an “A” in this course. In a class learning community, everyone should

be present to contribute their knowledge to this learning community so that everyone could learn from each

other. Therefore, everyone is expected to be an active participant in all class discussions and class

activities. The premise of active participation is to complete all required readings prior to attending each

class. If coming to the class unprepared, the student will lose points.

Any excusable absences should be proved with appropriate documentation. However, if a student is

continuously absent for four (4) times or accumulatively absent for six (6) times during the semester,

no matter for what reasons, the student will have to withdraw from the class. Otherwise, the student

will fail the course. In addition, if a student arrives late or leaves early, it is disruptive to both the

instructor and the other students as well. To prevent this from happening, the instructor will count

ONE absence for every TWO late arrivals or early departures. 10 points will be deducted from the

total attendance and class participation points for each absence. A maximum of two excusable

absences can be permitted without point deduction.

Classroom Etiquette

In our increasingly technological world, the classroom is becoming more versatile and inter- active.

However, some technological advances pose a threat to the classroom environment and therefore special

rules need to be applied to them. If you have a laptop and plan to bring it to class for any reason, you must

be using the laptop ONLY for class room note-taking purpose or to help facilitate the class discussion.

Using the laptop for other purposes is NOT allowed in the class. Cell phone can be used in the class only

under permission. This would include text messaging, receiving phone calls, browsing internet, and

gaming. Please SILENT all phones prior to entering the classroom.

In addition it will be appreciated if students refrain from eating and drinking during class.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as “literally theft,” and will NOT be tolerated. Plagiarism, in forms some students

may not be aware of, may include:

1. A written work that is ENTIRELY copied and pasted from another source

2. Using quotations from source without proper citation

3. Paraphrasing from a source without proper citation

One simple strategy of avoiding plagiarism is to paraphrase other people's ideas and provide reference

when you adopt them. Copying your buddy's answers to any questions in any assignments is no

doubt plagiarism.

Students are expected to UNDERSTAND the definition of plagiarism. To view the University Code of

Academic Integrity please visit http://www.fiu.edu/~oabp/misconductweb/2codeofacainteg.htm

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TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE WEEK 1 Introduction

M 1/11 Course Introduction; Blackboard Overview

W 1/13 East Asia: What & Why?

F 1/15 East Asia: Taiwan Issue

Assignments

Read the course syllabus and schedule

Read Ch. 0 & 1 (pp.1-28) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 1 & 2 in Prescott’s book

Post personal interest on Discussion Board

Sign up for a mini presentation on a current news event

WEEK 2 East Asian Philosophy and Religions

M 1/18 MLK DAY, NO CLASS

W 1/20 Confucianism, Buddhism & Taoism

F 1/22 Shintoism

Assignments

Read Ch. 2 (30-44) & Ch. 3 (70-79) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 12 in Prescott’s book

Watch a video: A Bio of Confucius and conduct online discussions about the video on Blackboard

Form groups for Group Project based on personal interests

Submit News Paper #1--Due Midnight of Sunday

WEEK 3 Historical Perspective of East Asia: A Brief Intro to Chinese Dynasties

M 1/25 Review of the video about Confucius & a brief intro to Chinese dynasties

W 1/27 A brief intro to Chinese dynasties (cont’d)

F 1/29 Watch a documentary film: China in revolution

Assignments

Read Ch. 2 (44-57), Ch. 3 (58-70), Ch. 4 (91-108), Ch. 5 (126-141) & Ch. 6 (160-173) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 1 (8-9) in Prescott’s book

Conduct online discussions about the film on Blackboard


Post the Group Project topic--Due Midnight of Sunday

WEEK 4 Historical Perspective: Fall of Qing & the Birth of Chinese Republic

M 2/1 Imperial China in Crisis: Arrival of the West

W 2/3 Republican Revolution in China

F 2/5 Watch a video: Shogun--The Supreme Samurai

Assignments

Read Ch. 7 (190-206) & Ch. 8 (230-243) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 3 (44-48) in Prescott’s book


Submit Reflection Paper #1--Due Midnight of Sunday

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WEEK 5 Historical Perspective: A Brief Review of Japanese History

M 2/8 A brief review of Japanese history

W 2/10 Samurai and bushido & Meiji Restoration

F 2/12 Watch a documentary film: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire

Assignments

Read the textbook Ch. 3 (84-90), Ch. 4 (114-125), Ch. 5 (148-159) & Ch. 6 (179-189) in Holcombe’s book


Post an outline of the Group Project--Due Midnight of Sunday

WEEK 6 Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire

M 2/15 Japanese Imperialism

W 2/17 War memory & the "Comfort Women" issue

F 2/19 Watch a video lecture about the Koreans

Assignments

Read the textbook Ch. 7 (213-229), Ch. 8 (249-253) & Ch. 9 (255-262, 270-275) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 3 (39-44) in Prescott’s book

Read oral history excerpts from Int'l War Crimes Tribunal on Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery



WEEK 7 Historical Perspective: A Brief Intro to Korean History

M 2/22 A Brief Intro to Korean History

W 2/24 North/South Divide

F 2/26 Watch the film: The Mao Years (1949-1976)

Assignments

Read Ch. 3 (79-83), Ch.4 (109-113), Ch. 5 (142-147), Ch. 6 (174-178), Ch. 7 (207-212) & Ch. 8 (244-248) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 3 (37-39) in Prescott’s book

Submit Reflection Paper #2--Due Midnight of Sunday

Post resources (at least 5) you have searched for the group project

WEEK 8 East Asia after WWII: China since 1945

M 2/29 Discussion of the film: The Mao Years (1949-1976)

W 3/2 China’s economy and society under Mao Tse-tung’s leadership

F 3/4 Midterm Exam

Assignments

Read Ch. 9 (262-270) & Ch. 12 (313-322) in Holcombe’s book & Ch. 3 (48-54) in Prescott’s book



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WEEK 9 East Asia after WWII: Japan since 1945

M 3/7 Postwar Japan: From Ashes to Affluence

W 3/9 Japanese Emperor F 3/11 Watch the documentary film: The Korean War

Assignments Read Ch. 10 (277-285) in Holcombe’s & Ch. 3 (91-94) in Prescott’s book


Post a brief progress report of the Group Project on Blackboard

WEEK 10 Spring Break

WEEK 11 East Asia after WWII: The Two Koreas

M 3/21 Discussion of the film: The Korean War

W 3/23 The future of the two Koreas F 3/25 Watch the video: The People’s Republic of Capitalism(I)

Assignments Read Ch. 11 (295-301) in Holcombe’s & Ch. 3 (94-96) in Prescott’s book

Conduct online discussions about the talks on Blackboard


WEEK 12 Economic Perspective of Contemporary East Asia

M 3/28 China’s economic reform & open-up policy and social problems

W 3/30 China’s Economy: Is China a Capitalist or a Communist Country? F 4/1 Watch a documentary about South Korea

Assignments

Read Ch. 12 (322-327) in Holcombe’s book and Ch. 3 (85-91), Ch. 9 (122-138) in Prescott’s book

Conduct online discussions about the video on Blackboard

Submit a draft of the group project paper

WEEK 13 Economic Perspective of Contemporary East Asia

M 4/4 South Korea’s Economy

W 4/6 The "Miracle" of Japanese economy & The Lost Decade

F 4/8 Watch the film: Tokyo Story

Assignments

Read Ch. 11 & 13 in Prescott’s book and Ch. 11 (302-312) & Ch. 10 (286-294) in Holcombe’s book


Submit Reflection Paper #4--Due midnight of Sunday

WEEK 14 Cultural Perspective of Contemporary East Asia

M 4/11 Discussion on the film Tokyo Story

W 4/13 Gender, women and family issues in East Asia society

F 4/15 A glimpse of Japanese culture: Tokyo Revealed

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Assignments

Read Ch. 17 in Holcombe’s book and the supplemental materials in Blackboard

Check the study guide and prepare for the final exam

Submit the final version of the group project paper

Watch the documentary film: China’s Lost Girls

WEEK 15

Globalization in East Asia

M 4/18 Globalization in East Asia

W 4/20 Debunking the Myths

F 4/22 TBD

Assignments Read Ch. 6 & 7 in Holcombe’s book

WEEK 16 Final review & Course Project Presentation

M 4/25 Course Evaluation & Project Presentation (I)

W 4/27 Project Presentation (II)

F 4/29 Final exam review

WEEK 17 Final Exam Week

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