Grade 12 World Geography: A Human Perspective (40S)

This course also includes the following sections:QQQQQQGlossary: The Glossary at the end of the course provides definitions for analphabetical list of the terms identified in bold throughout the course. Youcan use the Glossary to review terms used in the course.Appendices: At the end of the course, you will find five appendices, whichcontain maps, a sample census, and instructions on how to cite references.References: At the end of the course, you will also find a list of referencesused to develop this course.What Resources Will You Need for This Course?You do not need a textbook for this course, but it would be beneficial if youhad access to a current atlas. All the content is provided directly within thecourse. There are some lessons where website links are offered as sourcesof information or for supplementary reference and reading; however, if youdo not have access to the Internet, you can still complete the course. Youwill need a notebook to answer questions for the learning activities whereinsufficient space has been provided for the answers. You will also requireaccess to an email account so that you can communicate with your tutor/marker. A valid email account is required for your Blackboard Learn profile.The website address for Blackboard Learn is https://bblearn.merlin.mb.ca/ .Note: This course contains a number of images that are best viewed in colour.Colour versions of these images in PDF format are available on BlackboardLearn at https://bblearn.merlin.ca/ . Students are issued a username andpassword at the time of registration. If Internet access is unavailable, a CDwith these images is available upon request from the Distance Learning Unit.Optional ResourcesIt would be helpful if you had access to the following resources:QQQQPhotocopier/scanner: With access to a photocopier/scanner, you could makea copy of your assignments before submitting them so that if your tutor/marker wants to discuss an assignment with you over the phone, each ofyou will have a copy. It would also allow you to continue studying or tocomplete further lessons while your original work is with the tutor/marker.Photocopying or scanning your assignments will also ensure that you keepa copy in case the originals are lost.Resource people: Access to local resource people, such as teachers, schoolcounsellors, and librarians, would help you complete the course.Introduction5

QQQQA computer with word processing software: Access to word processingsoftware (e.g., Microsoft Word) and presentation and slide software (e.g.,Microsoft PowerPoint) would help you complete some assignments.A computer with Internet access: Some lessons suggest website links assources of information or for supplementary reference and reading. If youdo not have Internet access, you will still be able to complete the course, butyou will need to find different ways of accessing information.Internet SafetyIf you choose to use the Internet to do research, be safe. The Internet is avaluable source of information and should be used responsibly. Talk to yourparents/guardians about Internet safety, and use the following guidelines whengoing online:QQChoose a user name that does not tell your name, gender, age, or otherpersonal details.QQNever give anyone private information.QQDo not answer emails from strangers.QQQQIf someone asks you to keep your relationship with him or her a secret, stoptalking to the person and immediately tell your parent/guardian.Do not email or post pictures or files to anyone.The above is not a complete list because no list can possibly cover all dangeroussituations. Use your common sense and be careful.Who Can Help You with This Course?Taking an independent study course is different from taking a course in aclassroom. Instead of relying on the teacher to tell you to complete a learningactivity or an assignment, you must tell yourself to be responsible for yourlearning and for meeting deadlines. There are, however, two people who canhelp you be successful in your course: your tutor/marker and your learningpartner.Your Tutor/MarkerTutor/markers are experienced educators who tutor independent studentsand mark assignments and examinations. When you are having difficultywith something in this course, be sure to contact your tutor/marker, who isthere to help you. Your tutor/marker’s name and contact information weresent to you with this course. You can also obtain this information in the WhoIs My Tutor/Marker section of the distance learning website at www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/dl/iso/index.html .6Grade 12 World Geography: A Human Perspective

Your Learning PartnerA learning partner is someone you choose who will help you learn. It may besomeone who knows something about geography, but it doesn’t have to be. Alearning partner could be someone else who is taking this course, a teacher,a parent or guardian, a sibling, a friend, or anybody else who can help you.Most importantly, a learning partner should be someone with whom you feelcomfortable, and who will support you as you work through this course.Your learning partner can help you keep on schedule with your course work,read the course with you, check your work, look at and respond to yourlearning activities, or help you make sense of assignments. You may evenstudy for your examinations with your learning partner. If you and yourlearning partner are taking the same course, however, your assignment workshould not be identical.PlagiarismPlagiarism IS a big deal with serious consequences, so it’s important that youunderstand what it is and how to avoid it.What is plagiarism?In brief, plagiarism is taking someone’s ideas or words and presenting them as if theyare your own.How can you avoid plagiarism?Begin early. Research takes time. Allow enough time to search for, evaluate,and read sources, and to get help if you need it. Always document your sourcesimmediately.QQQQnnQQQQPresent your research by quoting and paraphrasing.When you use a quote, you use the exact same words with quotation marks,and you indicate exactly where it came from.When you paraphrase, you rewrite an author’s idea using your own words andyou do not use quotation marks (but you also make sure to state clearly whoseidea it is).Learn how to use different citation styles. Refer to Appendix E for information onhow to cite references.Give credit where credit is due. Never pretend someone else’s idea is your own.Introduction7

How Will You Know How Well You Are Learning?You will know how well you are learning in this course by how well youcomplete the learning activities, assignments, and examinations.Learning ActivitiesThe learning activities in this course will help you to review and practisewhat you have learned in the lessons. You will not submit the completedlearning activities to your tutor/marker. Instead, you will complete thelearning activities and compare your responses to those provided in theLearning Activity Answer Key found at the end of each module.Make sure you complete the learning activities. Doing so will not only helpyou to practise what you have learned, but will also prepare you to completeyour assignments and the examination(s) successfully. Many of the questionson the examination(s) will be similar to the questions in the learningactivities. Remember that you will not submit learning activities to yourtutor/marker.AssignmentsEach module in this course contains assignments, which you will completeand submit to your tutor/marker for assessment. The assignments are worth atotal of 50 percent of your final course mark.The tutor/marker will mark your assignments and return them to you.Remember to keep all marked assignments until you have finished the courseso that you can use them to study for your examinations.Midterm and Final ExaminationsThis course contains a midterm examination and a final examination.QQQQThe midterm examination is based on Modules 1, 2, and 3 and is worth25 percent of your final mark in this course. You will write the midtermexamination when you have completed Module 3.The final examination is based on Modules 4, 5, and 6, and is worth25 percent of your final mark in this course. You will write the finalexamination when you have completed Module 6.The two examinations are worth a total of 50 percent of your final coursemark. You will write both examinations under supervision.8Grade 12 World Geography: A Human Perspective

To do well on each examination, you should review all the work youhave completed from the modules, including all learning activities andassignments.Requesting Your Examination(s)You are responsible for making arrangements to have the examinations sentto your proctor from the ISO office. Please make arrangements before youfinish Module 3 to write the midterm examination. Likewise, you shouldbegin arranging for your final examination before you finish Module 6.To write your examinations, you need to make the following arrangements:QQnIf you are attending school, your examination will be sent to your schoolas soon as all of the applicable assignments have been submitted. Studentsshould make arrangements with their school facilitator to determine adate, time, and location to write the examination. For more informationon examination procedures, please contact your ISO school facilitator orvisit the Grading and Evaluation section of the distance learning website at www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/dl/iso/index.html .If you are not attending school, check the Examination Request Formfor options available to you. The form was mailed to you with this course.Three weeks before you are ready to write the examination, fill in theExamination Request Form and mail, fax, or email it toISO Office555 Main StreetWinkler, MB R6W 1C4Fax: 204-325-1719Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-465-9915Email: distance.learning@gov.mb.caIntroduction9

How Much Time Will You Need to Complete This Course?Learning through independent study has several advantages over learningin the classroom. You are in charge of how you learn and you can choosehow quickly you will complete the course. You can read as many lessonsas you wish in a single session. You do not have to wait for your teacher orclassmates.From the date of your registration, you have a maximum of 1

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