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1. Mid-term Exam: covering Part One—worth 45% of the course grade. Assigned on Thursday, October 10. Due on Thursday, October 24.

2. Film commentary: critical analysis of the contents of a film; corroborate with five (5) primary sources (government documents, interviews, statistics from national or international organizations) or by using three (3) relevant journal articles—worth 30% of the course grade. Due on Thursday, November 14.

3. Final assignment: Questioning Globalization—a list of 10 key questions applied to globalization—worth 25% of the course grade. Assigned as of Thursday, September 5. Due on Thursday, November 28.

All assignments are to be submitted electronically to courses@openanthropology.org, as attached documents in an email message. Allowable file formats are restricted to .docx, .doc, or .rtf—no other file formats can be accepted. The preferred file format is .doc. All assignments should be sent by 10:00pm (22:00). No confirmations of receipt will be sent—what will instead happen is that if a paper has not been received by the deadline, an email stating that fact will be sent to you, which will also explain how this course’s policies will be applied.