MUN/assessment

Module 1: About the UN - Online Quiz worth 20%

 * Week 1: Background and History of the UN (Structure of the UN video and readings, Setting up your Personal Learning Environment)
 * Week 2: The UN today (Introduction to International Relations Theory, post notes and thoughts to blog)
 * Week 3: UN Reform (Reflections on limitations of what UN can achieve, relate to International relations theory in practice)

Module 2: Doing Country Research - Position paper worth 40%

 * Week 4: Country Research (What is it, and why is it important. What issues are current today? BLog and tweet your thoughts.)
 * Week 5: Briefing Paper (Pick a topic and write a Briefing paper. Publish to blog and tweet to share with peers. Review peers' papers.)
 * Week 6: Position Paper (Refine and condense this into a Position paper. Publish to blog and tweet to share with peers. Review peers' papers.)

Module 3: Diplomacy and Negotiations

 * Week 7: Diplomacy (online video and audio case studies)
 * Week 8: Negotiations (online video and audio case studies)

Module 4: Model United Nations eSimulation and Debrief - participation in the simulation 40%

 * Week 9: Opening the Debate (present your position paper on the proposal and consider the position of the other delegates)
 * Week 10: Substantive debate (negotiate amendments to the proposal, consider alliances, which additions/deletions do you support?)
 * Week 11: Substantive debate (negotiate amendments to the proposal, whose amendments will you endorse?)
 * Week 12: Finale debate and vote (working across countries to decide on the wording of the final resolution)
 * Week 13: Debrief (in class reflect on interactions, skills learned and challenges)