EXAMS:

Midterm and Final. A good portion of the final will cover materials coming from students' term papers.

TERM PAPER:

1. For undergraduate credit, 15-20 pages long, with at least 10 sources of reference.
2. For graduate credit, 20-25 pages long, with at least 15 sources of reference coming mainly from professional journals.

CLASS ATTENDANCE:

Since no current textbook is available for this course, attendance is required. Good record of class participation will help a student's final grade in "borderline" cases.

COURSE GRADE BREAKDOWN:

Midterm = 30%
Term Paper = 30%
Final = 40%

COURSE OUTLINE:

A. Introduction and Overview
B. Regional Overview
C. Introduction

1. Physical Environment and Resources, Agricultural Systems and Resources
2. Regional Population and Urban Characteristics

D. The Nation-States

1. Republic of Indonesia
2. Republic of the Philippines
3. Federation of Malaysia
4. Republic of Singapore
5. Negara Brunei Darussalam
6. Kingdom of Thailand
7. Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (Myanmar)
8. Socialist Republic of Vietnam
9. People's Republic of Kampuchea
10. Lao People's Democratic Republic

E. Financial Structures and Monetary policies in SE. Asia
F. Special Topics

1. Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. Asian Development Bank
3. Asian Crisis