A woman who spent 10 years working for the Peace Corps on an agricultural development project in Africa will teach a new geography course this spring.Jennifer Olson, assistant professor of geography, said she is planning to present her personal experiences as the case study for the course.The course centers on economic development in Asia, Latin America and Africa and their relationships with the U.S. To get a better understanding of how nations have evolved, students will review current events and regional history.Other aspects such as population, environment, culture and political issues will be a part of the discussions.Since the world has begun the globalization process, it would be great for students to know more about developing countries, said Sang-Il Lee, a second year student majoring in urban and regional track.”For the class I am taking right now, we only compare the economic development from Asia and Latin America, so I would definitely take that class,” Lee said.Olson said people usually have a stereotype about African countries being under-developed, but in some African nations the standard of living has improved.Mbula Mbole, a Kenyan native and president of the All African Student Association, said people are making more money but the gap between rich and poor just gets wider. Kenya also has a lack of access to education, Mbole said.Preserving the national environment is a crucial part of economic development, said David Dzikowski, a graduate student majoring in Regional Analysis. Students are expected to generate strategies to promote developing countries at the end of the course, Olson said.