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Georgetown UniversityEdmund A Walsh School of Foreign ServiceFall 2009
PrincipalInvestigator:JoshMogil(SFS’11)Co-Investigators:MaxCascante(SFS’11),LucasStratmann(SFS’12)WilliamKim(SFS’13),JonAskonas(SFS’13)
status report: map of the modern world
Mission Statement:
We seek to present a detailed and independent study comparing and contrastingthe curriculum, course notes, and visual presentations of the Map of the Modern World Program fromthe previous years with the new program suggested to be introduced Spring 2010. No other body in theSFS has undertaken such a prodigious project. We seek to solicit opinions of faculty, students andadministrators about what would make up an ‘ideal’ Map program, and to make recommendationsbased on that data. We present this study to the SFS School Council.
Table Of Contents
History and Development of the Map Program at Georgetown University………… 3Research Methods and Access to Data……………………………………………… 3Why the Report: Recent Reactions to Proposed Changes…………………………... 4Analysis of the Current Model………………….…………………………….……... 5Analysis of the Suggested New Model…………..………...……………………..…...5Proposed Recommendations……………………………………………................... 6Potential Criticism Answered…………………………………………….................. 7Concluding Remarks……………………………………………............................... 7
SFSAC
This report was commissioned and sponsored by the elected student representatives of SFS undergraduate population, the SFS Academic Council, in accordance with theSFSAC Constitution. “We shall seek to address the concerns of the SFS student body and to foster a strong academic community.” (Preamble, SFSAC Constitution)
President Caitlin RyanVice President Joshua MogilSecretary Leticia FerrarasTreasurer Lucas StratmannMembers: Fan Feng, Arfiya Eri, Max Cascante, Jon Askonas, William Kim
Questions or Comments? Email: gusfsac@gmail.com
history and development of the map program
research method and access to data
In order to obtain a wide variety of opinions and to complete a carefulanalysis of the Map Program in theSchool of Foreign Service, we reachedout to many groups, individuals, and professors.We have interviewed previous professorsin this course, received input fromhundreds of students and alumni, andhave received recommendations andaccounts from Professors in the SFS onthe SFS School Council Committee andSFS Curriculum Committee.We have carefully analyzed the passing percentages from the previous programand the opt-out exam given October 2009.We have carefully reviewed the courselectures from the Map Course asdeveloped by Professor Pirtle and taught by Professor Hrebenak.We have also been granted access to, andhave carefully reviewed, the courselectures, class notes, and visual displaysfor the proposed course for Spring 2010to be taught by Dean Reardon-Anderson.We have sought input from other interested parties ranging from professorsto Dean Lancaster. This report is basedon comprehensive data.
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded in 1919,recognizing the need for a school that would prepare Americans forroles as diplomats and business professionals in the wake of Americanexpanding involvement in the world after World War I. The schoolpredates the U.S. Foreign Service by six years.The first geography class was introduced to assist with the mission of the SFS, and it focused on a physical geography, economic geographyand political geography. Dean Krogh then installed the one-creditrequired Map of the Modern World course, as developed by ProfessorCharlie Pirtle and instituted consecutively, minus a one-year break.Students taught by a different professor during that one year hiatusargued that they were at a disadvantage to their peers.In order to prepare to take the helm of the course, Professor KeithHrebanak sat in on Professor Pirtle’s lectures for a few semesters inorder to maintain the aggressive and multidisciplinary nature of theprogram.The Map program is world-renowned for it’s emphasis on geographyin a time when 37% of Americans cannot even locate the United Stateson a map, and other schools deemphasize the importance of anexplanatory and foundational class that literally describes theformation of the Map of the Modern World. (Gallup Poll, 2008) Otheruniversities and periodicals cite the program as a model to becommended and replicated.http://thedp.com/node/45527(U-Penn Newspaper)
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