History 2312 Course Information Sheet
Spring 2004
Instructor: Alan Lehmann Office: Old Main #408
Office Hours: :
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Monday & Wednesday |
8 to 11 a.m. and 2:30 to 4 p.m. |
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Tuesday and Thursday: |
8 to 9:15 a.m. and 2:30 to 4 p.m. |
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Friday: |
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
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And by appointment |
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Phone Number: (979) 830-4226
email: alehmann@blinn.edu (work)
spanky68@ev1.net (that’s a ONE after the ev)
Course Description: The course covers religious, dynastic and imperial developments; industrial revolution; western democracies; rise of nationalism and communism; intellectual revolution; World War I and II; and the contemporary world.
Core Curriculum: This is a Core Course in the 42-Hour Core of Blinn College. As such, students will develop proficiency in the appropriate Intellectual Competencies, Exemplary Educational Objectives, and Perspectives. The URL for the Blinn College Core Curriculum web site is: http://www.blinncol.edu/corecurriculum/index.htm
Student Learning Objectives: Students who successfully complete the course should have a working knowledge of the history of Western Civilization from the early 17th Century until the present.
Readings:
Please read this section very carefully and be aware of the implications
for your successful progress in this course.
History 2312 is designed to allow you a successful and enjoyable introduction
to the many facets of Western Civilization at the college level. It is designed to challenge you as well as
keep you stimulated. In spite of this,
History 2312 should not be too difficult for you if YOU KEEP UP WITH THE ASSIGNED READINGS!
Class lectures and discussions will NOT necessarily cover the same material as in the text. Periodically, handouts will be used to present concepts, applications and examination of selected materials to achieve course learning outcomes. However, examinations will be derived from class lectures, handouts, assignments and the text.
Textbook: Kagan, Ozment and Turner, The Western Heritage, 8th ed, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Examinations: It is the instructor's policy that all students take the exams at the scheduled time. All deviations must be excused in advance. In instances of emergencies, the STUDENT MUST inform the instructor as soon as possible. It is the instructor's decision whether an absence is excused. Failure to take an exam at the scheduled time without an excuse will result in a score of zero (0). Exams (including the comprehensive final) will be primarily multiple choice, true false and fill-in-the-blank with some essay questions included. However, if the instructor decides to allow a makeup exam, the student should expect an exclusively essay exam.
Discussion Policy: Since I will not see you face to face as I would a regular class, I will need to rely on the discussion board and emails for contact with you. Part of a quality college environment is interacting with other students.
To stimulate that, I will require you to post intelligent questions and responses to the discussion board roughly once per week. To qualify, a message must be more in-depth than simply an “I agree” or “you’re wrong” type message. I expect you to put some thought into your questions and comments. If you don’t, your discussion grade may suffer. About 6% of your overall grade will come from these discussions.
That said, I want to remind you to be civil to your fellow students. There are a lot of perspectives from which to view Western Civilization. I don’t want you being personally nasty or vengeful to other students or to me. See the Civility statement below for details.
Should you decide to stop attending a class, it is your responsibility to drop by April 8; if you do not, you will receive a grade of "F" for the semester.
Extra Credit: Completion of assigned projects for up to six points applied to a major exam grade. Assignments must be completed within a week of the major exam to be improved, and should be either dropped off in the nearest Learning Center, mailed or emailed to me.
Cheating: Prohibited and grounds for immediate failure of assignment. There is a possibility of expulsion if the cheating is found to be serious enough.
Administrative Information: Food, Drinks and Tobacco products are NOT allowed in the classroom.
Cell Phones & Pagers: To maintain order, please turn them off or to silent ring while in classroom. During class time, use them only in case of an emergency.
ADA Statement:
Information regarding procedures for documenting disabilities can be obtained from the Counseling Office. Reasonable accommodations will be made for documented disabilities. Students must present documentation as soon as possible for the instructor to arrange accommodations.
Civility Statement:
Members of the Blinn College community, which includes faculty, staff and students, are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all aspects of campus life. Blinn College holds all members accountable for their actions and words. Therefore, all members should commit themselves to behave in a manner that recognizes personal respect and demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights, and freedoms of every member of the College community, including respect for College property and the physical and intellectual property of others. If a student is asked to leave the classroom because of uncivil behavior, the student may not return to that class until he or she arranges a conference with the instructor: it is the student's responsibility to arrange for this conference.
Tentative Class Calendar (a detailed calendar is available on the webct course site):
Date Lesson Readings Topics
1/20-2/10 Section
1 Ch 16, 18 Industrialization, Colonial rebellion
Enlightenment
2/12 to 2/15 Exam I True/False, Fill-in-blank, Essay
2/16-3/9 Section 2 Ch 21, 23 French Revolution,
Napoleon, Romanticism
Conservatives vs. Liberalism
3/10 to 3/12 Exam II T/F, F-B, Essay
3/22-4/14 Section 3 Ch 24, 27 Nation-states, Imperialism
World War I
4/15 to 4/18 Exam III T/F, F-B, Essay
4/19-5/5 Section 4 Ch 28,30 Depression, WWII
Cold War
5/6 to 5/9 Final Exam T/F, F-B
Grading Method:
Three Major Exams (20% each)- 60%
Comprehensive Final 20%
8 Chapter quizzes (drop 1) 14%
Discussion participation 6%
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Total 100%
Track your grades here:
Exam #1: ____
Exam #2: ____
Exam #3: ____
Total ____
Final Exam ____
Chapter Quizzes ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___
Total (keep only top 7) ___
Discussion Participation (30 points maximum) ___
Extra credit earned ___
Total (maximum of 500 points) ____
Grading scale:
450 or more: A
400-449: B
350-399: C
300-349: D
Less than 300 points: F