Course Syllabus
RE/POL 347
Justice, Development, and Human Rights
Chaminade University of Honolulu

Instructor:              

Terrence Monroe
2023 Coyne St.
Honolulu, HI  96826
terrence.monroe@adjunct.chaminade.edu
profmonroe@yahoo.com
808.941-7140

Consultation: 24/7 (leave a message if I am unable to answer, and I'll return the call at my earliest opportunity)

Course Overview:	

This course examines the inter-relationships between justice, development and human rights norms and institutions at the global level. Students will explore the historical development of these concepts and their application and evolution from the 19th century to the present. Particular emphasis will be placed on the contemporary dialogue between Catholic Social Thought and secular international institutions that sets global norms for justice, human development and the international human rights regime. Cross-listed as POL 347 and RE 347. Offered annually. This course satisfies the 300-level religion general education requirement, but it cannot be used to satisfy both the “Ethics” requirement for the International Relations concentration and the general education requirement.

Learning Outcomes:

Program Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the program, students will demonstrate an understanding of:

•	The social and cultural contexts and issues which influence the conduct of international relations and trade. (PLO 1)
•	The political, legal, and value systems and issues which influence the conduct of international relations and trade. (PLO 3)

Students who pursue a concentration in International Studies will further demonstrate:

•	An enhanced comprehension of politics, governance, culture, history, and/or religion as they concern particular regions of the world. (PLO IR 1)

As indicated in the catalog, students may use this course to satisfy the 300-level Religion general education requirement. However, they cannot use the course to satisfy both the general education requirement AND the ethics requirement for the International Relations track of the International Studies major.

General Education Core Learning Outcome:

Within the context of this course, the student will demonstrate a capacity to articulate the fundamental questions of ultimate meaning that will intellectually and spiritually engage them throughout their lives.

Course Learning Outcomes linked to the Program and General Education Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

•	Compare and contrast the teachings of the Catholic Church with those advanced ecumenically on the questions of justice, development, and human rights considered by this course.
•	Demonstrate the ability to perceive any given event from more than one cultural viewpoint.
•	Show how a given enterprise or living being affects, depends upon, and influences the larger natural, economic, or social systems of which it is a part.
•	Show how the behavior of individuals, groups, and nations affects others, in terms of human rights and economic well-being.
•	Demonstrate ways of handling environmental resources that will help or hurt future generations’ ability to meet their own needs.
•	Demonstrate critical thinking abilities and skills in geography, other cultures, international relations, and global issues.
•	Demonstrate open-minded attitudes and an absence of ethnocentrism (including an awareness of racial, ethnic, and international issues).
•	Demonstrate willingness to learn and practice critical thinking skills that will develop the competencies required to live in a global community. 

Texts:

Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations
Edited by Kenneth R. Himes; Associate Editors: Lisa Sowle Cahill, Charles E. Curran, David Hollenbach, Thomas A. Shannon
ISBN: 9781589010536 (1589010531)

For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights
John S. Nurser
ISBN: 9781589010598 (1589010590)

Course Requirements:

Successful completion of this course depends upon:

•	Participation in weekly discussion forums
•	Completion of a series of four Exam Essays assignments 

*Please be sure to carefully read the Orientation file for guidance on these assignments.

Grading Policy:
 
Your Exam Essay assignments must be submitted by their stipulated due dates. Discussion postings should be posted throughout the week and must be posted before the week closes each Sunday night. Discussion postings may not be made up once the weekly discussion forum closes; if you miss a particular week’s discussion forum, you may not go back in after the Sunday night deadline for that week and post. Please bear in mind that an Incomplete is generally not an option, since there is no way to make up the discussion forum participation element of your grade once the course is finished (after all, the group will have moved on, and there wouldn’t be anyone to discuss anything with).
 
Your discussion forum and Exam Essay assignment grades will be posted in the Gradebook within 7 days of their due dates. Each week’s discussion forum will have a maximum value of 25 points (for a total of 375 points). The Exam Essays assignments will each have a maximum value of 100 points (for a total of 400 points). Total points for this course: 775.

Grading Scale:                   
 
A:       90 - 100 (698 - 775 points)
B:       80 - 89 (620 - 597 points)
C:       70 - 79 (543 - 619 points)
D:       60 - 69 (465 - 542 points)
F:       less than 60 (less than 465 points)

Grading Rubric for Exam Essays Assignments:

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	
Quality of analysis of the impact on the development of justice, development, and human rights in international relations and trade	0-5 points	6-10 points	11-20 points	
Relevance of insight to the subject material	0-5 points	6-10 points	11-20 points	
Quality of writing (see rubric, below)	0-5 points	6-10 points	11-20 points	
Quality of comparative analysis of Catholic and ecumenical teachings on questions considered by this course	0-5 points	6-10 points	11-20 points	
Use of Resources	0-5 points	6-10 points	11-20 points	
Total Score: --/100	

 Quality of Writing Rubric:

	Beginning	Developing

	Accomplished
	
Quality of Writing: Development 
(6, 24%) HI-CHAM-GE-LO.EL.3 HI-CHAM-GE-LO.PHIL.3	No researched examples (non narrative) are present to support the thesis.	The examples logically support the thesis; however, further research is needed (additional articles, follow up studies on old data, etc) to adequately prove the thesis.	The thesis is clearly stated and the rhetorical techniques are logical and effective
	
Quality of Writing: Clarity 
(4, 16%) HI-CHAM-GE-LO.EL.3	The thesis is neither implicit nor explicit	The thesis is clearly stated, but additional rhetorical techniques (definition, narration, etc) may be needed to logically or effectively prove the specific thesis	The writer provided a sufficient number of researched examples to support the thesis and the examples logically connect to that thesis.

Grading Rubric for Discussion Forum Assignments:

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	
Quality of analysis of the impact on the development of justice, development, and human rights in international relations and trade	0-2 points	3-4 points	5 points	
Relevance of insight to the subject material	0-2 points	3-4 points	5 points	
Quality of writing (see rubric, above)	0-2 points	3-4 points	5 points	
Quality of comparative analysis of Catholic and ecumenical teachings on questions considered by this course	0-2 points	3-4 points	5 points	
Use of Resources	0-2 points	3-4 points	5 points	
Total Score: --/25	

Assessment
 
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Context
This rubric is used to assess and grade the written exams for POL/RE 347 Justice, Development and Human Rights.
 
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Purpose
The purpose of the assessments is to evaluate the learner's progress in developing and articulating critical and analytical thinking skills about justice, development, and human rights in the modern global economy, and to compare and contrast Catholic and ecumenical thinking on these issues.
 
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Assessor
The assessment will be done by the instructor.
 
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Performance Assessment
Performance Assessment	

Unacceptable 	
Beginning (5 pts) 	
Developing (10 pts) 	
Accomplished (20 pts) 	

Identication of points (2, 20%) HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.1 	
Essay fails to identify any minor or major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization	
While identifying some minor points of impact, the essay fails to identify any major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization	
Essay identifies some but omits some or many major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization	
Essay identifies most or all major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization	

Impact on the development of justice, development, and human rights in international relations and trade (2, 20%) HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.1 	
Response draws no conclusion and is inappropriate or unrelated to the task.	
Response draws no conclusion but is appropriate or related to the task.	
Response draws some conclusions but may be brief, somewhat lacking in clarity, or have minor errors in logic.	
Response draws logical, clear conclusions which are somewhat developed.	

Relevance of insight to the subject material (2, 20%) 	
Response draws no conclusion or is appropriate or unrelated to the task.	
Response draws no conclusion but is appropriate or related to the task.	
Response draws some conclusions but may be brief, somewhat lacking in clarity, or have minor errors in logic.	
Response draws logical, clear conclusions which are somewhat developed.	

Succinctness of expression (1, 10%) 	

 	

Quality of comparative analysis of Catholic and ecumenical teachings on questions considered by this course (2, 20%) HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.3 HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.IR.1 	
Response draws no conclusion or is appropriate or unrelated to the task.	
Response draws no conclusion but is appropriate or related to the task.	
Response draws some conclusions but may be brief, somewhat lacking in clarity, or have minor errors in logic.	
Response draws logical, clear conclusions which are somewhat developed.	

Use of Resources (1, 10%) 	
Learner has not used any relevant resources.	
 	
Learner has made some use of relevant resources.	
Learner has made extensive use of relevant resources.	

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Standards
HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.1 
Upon successful completion of the program, students will demonstrate an understanding of the social and cultural contexts and issues which influence the conduct of international relations and trade. 
HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.3 
Upon successful completion of the program, students will demonstrate an understanding of the political, legal, and value systems and issues which influence the conduct of international relations and trade. 
HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.5 
Upon successful completion of the program, students will demonstrate an understanding of the distinctive features and challenges of conducting business internationally. 
HI-CHAM-HFA.IS.IR.1 
Students who pursue a concentration in International Studies will further demonstrate an enhanced comprehension of politics, governance, culture, history, and/or religion as they concern particular regions of the world. 

Outcome to be assessed: Development of creative thinking skills in the subject. Specifically, development of the learner's ability to identify the main points of a given topic; to describe how those points affected the social, cultural, political, and economic context of those points; and to describe the relevance of those insights to the evaluation of the overall development of justice, development, and human rights in international relations and trade.

Tasks: The learner is required to write a series of four Exam Essays Assignments that demonstrate the outcomes discussed above.

Assessment rubric: Assessment of the learner's Exam Essays Assignments.

Feedback: The instructor will provide specific guidance for each of the Exam Essays Assignment as to their implications for the development of justice, development, and human rights in international relations and trade.

Justification: The criteria selected are essential for the development of the ability to derive the essential points from often overwhelming volumes of material and to ascertain their importance and relevance. Scoring is limited to 0-20 points, and the format used has been chosen because of the very generalized nature of assessing the development of such thinking skills. Although the rubric is posted online, the assessment itself is done individually by the instructor.

Point Scale:

Identification of main points:

Accomplished: Essay identifies most or all major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization
Developing: Essay identifies some but omits some or many major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization
Beginning: Essay fails to identify any major points that affect social, cultural, political, and economic development of contemporary civilization

Impact on the development of justice, development, and human rights in international relations and trade:

Accomplished: Response draws logical, clear conclusions which are somewhat developed.
Developing: Response draws some conclusions but may be brief, somewhat lacking in clarity, or have minor errors in logic.
Beginning: Response draws no conclusion or is appropriate or unrelated to the task.

Relevance of insight to the subject material:

Accomplished: Response draws logical, clear conclusions which are somewhat developed.
Developing: Response draws some conclusions but may be brief, somewhat lacking in clarity, or have minor errors in logic.
Beginning: Response draws no conclusion or is appropriate or unrelated to the task.

Quality of comparative analysis of Catholic and ecumenical teachings on questions considered by this course:

Accomplished: Response draws logical, clear conclusions which are somewhat developed.
Developing: Response draws some conclusions but may be brief, somewhat lacking in clarity, or have minor errors in logic.
Beginning: Response draws no conclusion or is appropriate or unrelated to the task.

Use of Resources:

Accomplished: Learner has made extensive use of relevant resources.
Developing: Learner has made some use of relevant resources.
Beginning: Learner has not used any relevant resources.

Assignment Schedule:
	 
Week 1 (Jan. 11 - Jan. 17): 	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 1: The Bible and Catholic Social Teaching: Will This Engagement Lead to Marriage?
John R. Donahue, S.J.
Chap. 2: Natural Law in Catholic Social Teaching
Stephen J. Pope 

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 1: The Idea: To Universalize "Christendom"

Participate in Week 1 discussion forum

Week 2 (Jan. 18 - Jan. 24):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 3: The Ecclesiological Foundations of Modern Catholic Social Teaching
Richard R. Gaillardetz

Participate in Week 2 discussion forum
 
Week 3 (Jan. 25 - Jan. 31):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 4: Early Modern Roman Catholic Social Thought, 1740-1890
Michael J. Schuck

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 2: The Man: Fred Nolde

Participate in Week 3 discussion forum
 
Week 4 (Feb. 1 - Feb. 7):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 5: Rerum Novarum
Thomas A. Shannon
Chap. 6: Quadragesimo Anno
Christine Firer Hinze

Participate in Week 4 discussion forum
Submit Exam Essays assignment 1
		
Week 5 (Feb. 8 - Feb. 14):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 7: The Christmas Messages of Pius XII
John P. Langan, S.J.
Chap. 8: Mater et magistra
Marvin L. Mich

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 3: To Write a Just and Durable Peace

Participate in Week 5 discussion forum

Week 6 (Feb. 15 - Feb. 21): 	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 9: Pacem in terris
Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Chap. 10: Dignitatis humanae
Leslie Griffin

Participate in Week 6 discussion forum

Week 7 (Feb. 22 - Feb. 28):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 11: Gaudium et spes
David Hollenbach, S.J.
Chap. 12: Populorum progressio
Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J.

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 4: Mobilizing Christian Forces

Participate in Week 7 discussion forum

Week 8 (Mar. 1 - Mar. 7):

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 14: Justicia in mundo
Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M.

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 5: The Joint Committee on Religious Liberty

Participate in Week 8 discussion forum
Submit Exam Essays assignment 2

Week 9 (Mar. 8 - Mar. 14):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 15: Familiaris consortio
Lisa Sowle Cahill

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 6: Preparing for San Francisco

Participate in Week 9 discussion forum

Week 10 (Mar. 15 - Mar. 21):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 16: Laborem exercens
Patricia A. Lamoureux

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 7: The Charter of the United Nations Organization

Participate in Week 10 discussion forum

Week 11 (Mar. 22 - Mar. 28): Spring Break	

Week 12 (Mar. 29 - Apr. 4):	

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations
 
Chap. 17: Sollicitudo rei socialis
Charles E. Curran, Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M., and Thomas A. Shannon

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 8: An Ecumenical Instrument

Participate in Week 12 discussion forum
Submit Exam Essays assignment 3

Week 13 (Apr. 5 - Apr. 11):

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 18: Centesium annus
Daniel Finn

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 9: Finding a Text

Participate in Week 13 discussion forum

Week 14 (Apr. 12 - Apr. 18):

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 19: The Reception of Catholic Social and Economic Teaching in the United States
Charles E. Curran

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 10: Declaring Human Rights

Participate in Week 14 discussion forum

Week 15 (Apr. 19 - Apr. 25):

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 20: The Reception of Catholic Approaches to Peace and War in the United States
Todd D. Whitmore

Reading: For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights

Chap. 11: Conclusion: Faith and Human Rights Need Each Other

Participate in Week 15 discussion forum

Week 16 (Apr. 26 - Apr. 30):

Reading: Modern Catholic Social Teaching: Commentaries and Interpretations

Chap. 21: The Future of Catholic Social Thought
John A. Coleman, S.J.

Participate in Week 16 discussion forum
Submit Exam Essays assignment 4