01a: IntroductionCourse Goals In keeping with Missouri State University's statewide mission in Public Affairs, "Rise and Fall of Superpowers" provides an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to a public affairs issue from a culture/society viewpoint. In plain English, this course's goals are as follows: - To better appreciate America's roles and responsibilities as a superpower through study of two other historical superpowers: the Roman Empire and the Russian Empire/Soviet Union.
- To better appreciate the rights, roles and responsibilities of American citizens by examining the rights, roles and responsibilities existing in the Roman Empire and the Russian Empire/Soviet Union.
- To better appreciate the balance between civilian authority and military power in the United States by examining how this balance was maintained in the Roman Empire and the Russian Empire/Soviet Union.
- To develop further the ability to assess information sources critically, to formulate one's own opinions clearly, and to express these opinions in public strongly but politely.
Lecture 01 Segments
Segment 01b: How The Course Works will give you a better idea of what is contained on the CD-ROMs and how these CD-ROM materials relate toward achieving the course goals. Segment 01c: The Importance of History will explain and justify the methodology underlying "Rise and Fall of Superpowers."
Segment 01d: Some Helpful Buzzwords will introduce some of the terminology which will be used throughout "Rise and Fall of Superpowers."
In segment 01e: Conclusions you can get the instructor's own take on how "Rise and Fall of Superpowers" fits in to the Public Affairs Mission.
Lecture 01 Homepage
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01b: How The Course Works
01c: The Importance of History
01d: Some Helpful Buzzwords
01e: Conclusions
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