Download MIDTERM EXAM 2 Due Sunday April 3

Syllabus
World History 1500 to Present
I.GENERAL INFORMATION
Instructor: John Kemp
Course: History 209 – 3001, 3002
Office: Sierra 203C
Term: Spring 2016
Office Hrs: MW 7:00-10:30AM & TR 7:00-9:00AM
Phone: 673-7035
E-mail: Contact through Canvas
II.COURSE DESCRIPTION
History 209 is a detailed survey course designed as a comparative study of world
civilizations, societies, and cultures as well as the interactions that developed after
1500CE in world history, which is essentially European history writ globally. The class
material is divided into three sections: 1.) The Origins of Global Interdependence and the
Rise of European Dominance, 1500-1800; 2.) An Age of Revolution, Industry, and
Empire, 1800-1914; 3.) Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914-Present Day.
Through the textbook, maps, and primary source reading assignments, we will examine
the events, developments, ideas, and concepts in each civilization/society as well as
explore similarities, differences, influences, exchanges, encounters, and conflicts between
them that are essential to an understanding of modern world history. The goal is to
stimulate thoughts and questions and analyze critically and creatively the information
available.
III.
TEXTBOOKS/COURSE MATERIAL
1. Textbook: Bentley, Traditions and Encounters: A Brief Global History, Vol.2, 4th Ed.
IV.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of the course is to teach students to employ historical methods in:
identifying and describing key events and leading concepts and exploring the
fundamental changes in World History after 1500; analyzing the historical forces behind
global expansion, contact, and interdependence between regions, societies, and cultures
that occur in modern world history; developing critical and creative thinking skills in
evaluating historical events using primary and secondary source historical writings.
Assessment Outcomes
Outcome #1: through exams and map exercises, students will identify, describe, and
geographically place cultural, political, and social developments and events in the Asian,
European, African, Meso- and North American, and Oceanic regions in modern world history.
Outcome #2: through essays and discussion boards scored by predetermined rubrics, students
will examine, discuss, and compare/contrast the historical effects of globalization and
modernization in the various political, socio-cultural, and economic systems of the world
civilizations listed in outcome #1.
Outcome #3: through essays and paper assignments scored by predetermined rubrics, students
will write historical analyses of historical problems or issues chosen by the instructor. The
student writing should evaluate cause and effect, consider multiple perspectives, and differentiate
between historical fact and interpretation.
V.PROCEDURE FOR WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
1.Once you have accessed the course homepage on Canvas, the Modules that contain
each week’s assignments will display.
2.Click on the module on which you want to work. NOTE: Each assignment in each
module is due in sequence (e.g. the assignments in Week 1 Module “Transoceanic
Encounters, Global Connections, Transformation of Europe” are due first and
consequently have the earliest due date), so I would strongly suggest that you do the
assignments in order first (Week 1) to last (Week 15). If you miss the due date for any
assignment, there are no second chances.
3.Click on the weekly summary and assignment in the module – this will give you a
paragraph or so introducing the topic for the week, the textbook reading assignment
for that week to prepare you for the quiz, the reading/response/discussion, video clip,
and map exercise assignments for that week. Please complete all of the assigned
readings before attempting the assessments. It is a temptation to go directly to the
quiz without reading the text first and just look up the answers, but you are not
enjoying the full benefit of the course. I would assume that you are taking this course
to get as much as possible from your education. And you will only have 30 minutes to
finish the quiz. I would suggest that you read all of the textbook assignments and all
of the reading assignments carefully several times at least before the quiz-taking and
paper-writing.
4.Once you have completed the textbook readings, click on the Quiz function in that
module. Complete the quiz and submit it. Your grade should be revealed
immediately.
5.For the reading/watch video/response paper assignment (with or without a discussion
component) for that week, complete the paper as a Word document and upload it into
the assignment drop box function in that module. You will notice that each module
with a paper due that week has a drop box within – use only that drop box for that
week’s paper assignment.
6. If the reading/watch video/response paper assignment has a discussion post
component, submit an abbreviated answer (basically what you wrote in your paper
but pared down to 2-3 sentences) on the discussion board. Also, respond
substantively (i.e., not just “good post” or “I agree” – write something that adds
significantly to the discussion) to at least one other post submitted. You will have 4
days after the paper/discussion post Sunday due date to then post a good response to
another student's discussion post (for example, the discussion post and paper for
"Columbian Exchange" are due on Sunday 2/1 -- you must post those two
assignments by then. However, you have until Thursday 2/5 to submit a substantive
response to another student's discussion post). Everyone must respond to another
student’s post substantively – no one or two word responses. You can respond as
often as you like in the discussion but you must post once at the very least for points.
7. If there is a World History Crash Course video clip without textbook material
associated with it for that week, watch it and submit a response paper in the assigned
drop box.
8. Complete the Map Assignment. I would suggest looking over the map(s) posted on the
module for that week and familiarize yourself with the places and associated capital
letter designations (A, B, C,...etc). Then open the map exercise, read the descriptor,
find the corresponding capital letter to that place on the map, and choose that letter
designation on the exercise. The exercise is not intended to be tricky or mindboggling - in fact, I think they are very elementary. The purpose is to help orient you
in world history and help make appropriate associations between the historical
material you are reading and where the action is happening geographically.
Considering historical events and developments in terms of both time and place is
important, especially when examining world history.
8.Congratulations – you have completed the weekly requirements.
IV.REQUIREMENTS
Fifteen Quizzes over the required textbook readings. 10 points each, 150 points total. Each
week, you will have a textbook reading assignment from Bentley, Traditions and
Encounters. Usually that is one chapter, sometimes two. Each week you will have a quiz
covering the material in that assigned textbook reading. Each weekly quiz is due by the
Sunday of that week. If you are unable to complete the reading and quiz by that Sunday due
date, you will be locked out and you will lose the points for that week. ALL weekly
assignments, both quizzes and papers, for the semester will be open on January 26, 2015 (the
first day of class), so you can complete assignments in advance (conceivably, you could work
on an assignment a day and finish the course within the first three weeks of the semester), but
you cannot submit an assignment late. In other words, do not expect to wait until the last
week of the semester to do the work for the entire course. ALSO PLEASE NOTE: I am
giving you 30 minutes to complete the quiz. That should be plenty of time to answer ten
multiple choice questions. Once you start it, the clock is ticking. I suggest that you read the
textbook assignment before attempting the quiz – you will not have enough time to hunt for
the answers in the text while you are answering the questions. Read the assigned textbook
material carefully! In fact, I recommend that you read it several times. The more you read
the material, the more prepared you will be for the quiz.
Six Response Papers AND Discussion Post/Discussion Response. 10 points for response
paper + 10 points for discussion post + 10 points for discussion response = 30 points x 6
= 180 points In Bentley, Traditions and Encounters, you will find sections entitled
“”Sources From the Past,” Connecting the Sources,” and/or “Reverberations.” with primary
or secondary source material on important concepts or developments in world history after
1500CE. Although these are inserted as independent readings within the chapters and
separate from the textbook readings themselves, the assigned textbook readings should give
you sufficient background information to help you understand the discussion readings. A
short response paper is not assigned every week (the response papers/discussions are
assigned in Weeks 1, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13) but on each week that does, you will need to read the
material for that particular section and answer the questions in a 2-3 page paper. I would like
you to interpret the readings from your own perspective. You do not need to research the
material outside the textbook or find scholarship that corroborates your interpretation (unless
you are feeling particularly ambitious and desire to learn as much as possible about the topic
– I would never discourage extra research but you must cite your outside sources – don’t
plagiarize.) I want you to analyze the material critically and creatively based upon what you
understand from what you have read in the class. I know that this is a bit difficult, but please
keep in mind that YOU CANNOT GET YOUR ANSWER WRONG. Whatever you answer
is valid and you will get credit. Any interpretation you offer is acceptable as long as you base
your interpretation upon the primary and/or secondary sources that you read. The only ways
that you will not receive full credit are if 1.) you fail to submit your paper by the weekly due
date – if a discussion reading is assigned in a particular week, it is due by the same time as
the quiz for that week. You do not necessarily have to submit both at the exact same time –
just ensure that both are in by the Sunday night due date; and/or if 2.) you do not show me
that you did the readings or do not answer all of the questions for that section. You cannot
get your answers to questions or interpretations of readings wrong, but you are graded on
how effectively you use the readings and write your argument. Essentially, you will get a
score between 0-10 points depending on how well you use the readings to make your
arguments – specific references with great discussion and analysis will get a 10; vague
references and marginal discussion/analysis will get a 7; a paper with broad generalities in a
few sentences that does not indicate any use of the reading material or even familiarity with
the assigned readings gets a 0. Generally, in the text of your paper, you must refer to the
readings – not necessarily formal citations, but mention the specific passages from the
readings that you are using as evidence to make your argument. The more you show me that
you read and understand the material and make a solid effort to interpret it and answer the
question(s) thoroughly, the higher your grade. Basically, though, as long as you submit the
assignment on time and make an effort to prove to me that you have read the material and
answered all of the questions, you will receive at least some credit. A heads-up – although
the readings for papers are almost invariably contained in that week’s assigned chapter, there
is one exception: in the Week 12 Chapter 31 paper/discussion comparing the concept and
effect of nationalism in Europe, India, Japan, China, and South America, you will be required
to go back and re-read material from Chapters 25, 26, & 27 as well as The “Sources of the
Past” and “Reverberation” sections in Chapter 31 to compare and contrast the
implementation of nationalism in each of those regions and how/why they differ. The
Weekly Calendar below shows the topics but a detailed explanation of the readings and
expectations is in the assignment summaries for each week a paper is due.
An Assignment Drop Box is provided in each Weekly Module in which a paper is due.
Please submit your papers using the drop box specified for the paper, NOT email.
Thanks. Instructions for submitting papers through the drop box are provided above in V.
Procedures for Weekly Assignments.
ADDITIONALLY I would like for everyone to share their thoughts with the rest of the class
on the paper topics. Therefore, at the latest by the Sunday night on which the paper is due,
everyone must also post a brief version of their response paper on the Discussion Board (you
certainly can submit the paper in the drop box and post your thoughts on the Discussion
Board before the Sunday due date BUT NOT after). Over the next 4 days after posting,
everyone must respond to another student’s post substantively – no one or two word
responses. Add something significant to the conversation. You can respond as often as you
like in the discussion but you must post once at the very least for points. The papers are 10
points each, the discussion posts are 10 points each, and the response posts are worth 10
points. Five paper/discussion assignments x 30 points each = 150 points toward final grade.
 Two more Response Papers based upon World History Crash Course video segments
(but no corresponding textbook source readings as with the response papers/discussion
assignments above and no discussion post) 2 papers x 10 points each = 20 points. In
the Week 7 and 14 Modules, I have included video segments on the Railroad and the
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Industrial Revolution and China’s Revolutions in the 20th Century. You only have to
view those videos and write/submit a response paper in the drop boxes for those weeks.
Unlike the response papers/discussion assignments described above, there are no required
source readings on the textbook for those assignments. Just watch the videos and write a
paper answering the questions in the drop boxes.
Map Exercises. 9 exercises x 10 points each = 90 points total. Nine of the fifteen weeks
have a map exercise. You will need to complete each map exercise that relates to the
culture/civilization and time period for that week’s material. The purpose is to help
orient you in the world and help make appropriate associations between the historical
material you are reading and where the action is happening geographically. Considering
historical events and developments in terms of both time and place is important,
especially when examining world history. The maps you need for each week are on that
week’s module, as is the exercise. You only have 30 minutes to complete the exercise
but that should be plenty of time to look at the questions and find the answers on the
map(s). Please keep in mind also that each of the map exercises is worth 10 points toward
your final grade. Most of the exercises in the modules, though, only display “5” points.
Unfortunately, Canvas is not set up to adjust points for questions – it automatically
defaults with 1 point per question. Your final grade will reflect a “2 point per question”
setup. So if you get 4 out of 5 correct, I will change the “4” to an “8” in the grade sheet
for your grade on the exercise. One result of this is that your overall grade percentage is
skewed (the system reads 5 points as 100% but your real score may be higher, which will
artificially raise your percentage score). Because of this, your final grade is based upon
your total POINT score at the end of the semester, not your percentage score.
1st Midterm Exam. 50 points. This exam covers the first section of the class, The
Origins of Global Interdependence and the Rise of European Global Dominance Chapters
19-24 in Weeks 1-5, and is based upon the textbook reading assignments and quizzes (but
NOT map exercises). MOST of the questions on the 1st midterm (BUT NOT ALL) are
taken from the first 5 weekly quizzes. Make sure to review the quizzes but also the
textbook readings for the first five weeks. I will make the quizzes available for review a
week before the exam. Due Sunday March 6.
2nd Midterm Exam. 50 points. This exam covers the second section of the class, An
Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire Chapters 25-28 in Weeks 6-9, and is based
upon the textbook reading assignments and quizzes (but NOT map exercises). MOST of
the questions on the 2st midterm (BUT NOT ALL) are taken from the second 4 weekly
quizzes. Make sure to review the quizzes but also the textbook readings for the second
four weeks of the semester (Weeks 6-9). I will make the quizzes available for review a
week before the exam. Due Sunday April 3.
Third Midterm Exam. 50 points. This exam is not comprehensive – it only covers the
last section of the class, Contemporary Global Realignments 1914-Present Chapters 2934 in Weeks 10-15, and is based upon the textbook reading assignments and the last 6
quizzes. Make sure to review the quizzes but also the textbook readings for the last six
weeks of the semester (Weeks 10-16). I will make the quizzes available for review a
week before the exam. Due Wednesday May 11.
VI. GRADING
A: 537-590(91-100%);B:472-536(80-90%);C:413-471(70-79%);D:354-412(60-69%)
********* PLEASE NOTE --- The TMCC grading policy does not allow the instructor to
withdraw a student after the withdrawal deadline. Also, the deadline for students to drop a
class is April 8 2016. If you do not drop the class before that date and you have not
completed your assignments, I must give you a grade based upon your performance, or
lack thereof.***********
VII. COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Qualified, self-identified students with documented disabilities have the right to free
accommodations to ensure equal access to educational opportunities at Truckee Meadows
Community College. For assistance, contact TMCC’s Disability Resource Center at 775673-7277, TTY 775-673-7888, come by the Red Mountain Building, room 315 B or visit
www.tmcc.edu/drc.
VIII. INCIDENTALS
1. I hold office hours on Monday and Wednesday 7:00-9:30AM and 1:30-3:30PM but
you can contact me through email anytime.
2. Use Canvas to reach me via email. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have
questions or concerns about the class. I will definitely check my email during my
office hours. Although I will respond immediately to any email I receive, expect a
maximum of 24 hour turn around Monday through Thursday. And no guarantees on
weekends, although I will try to get online on Sunday in case you have a last minute
problem. If I have the opportunity to check email Friday through Sunday, I will
respond immediately, but please do not count on it. If you send me an email late
Thursday night, it is entirely probable that I will not respond until Monday morning.
And if you like, you can certainly call me during my posted weekly office hours at
(775) 673-7035.
3.USE THE DROP BOXES specifically designated for each paper provided in each
weekly module for the submission of ALL papers in the course of the semester.
Example: Submit the first paper on the Columbian Exchange using the Drop Box you
will find in Week 1 Module. I will not accept any assignments that you send me via
email. If you have access to a computer, then you have access to the Canvas course
homepage and the Assignment Drop Boxes. This is really for your benefit. Once you
submit your assignments in the drop box, the computer automatically notes that
submission. If you send your assignment to my email account, it is possible I will not
notice it and delete it. Even if I notice it, I will not accept it unless we have made
prior arrangements to do so or you have exhausted all other options and email is an
act of desperation. I prefer that we use the email ONLY for communication, not
submission of assignments.
IX. ACADEMIC CONDUCT
Truckee Meadows Community College encourages all students to pursue academic
studies and other college sponsored activities that promote intellectual growth and
personal development. Students are responsible for complying with Nevada System of
Higher Education (NSHE) and TMCC guidelines. TMCC has an obligation to maintain
conditions under which the work of the college can go forward freely, in accordance with
the highest standards of quality, institutional integrity, and freedom of expression. These
standards, procedures for reporting infractions, and processes for addressing complaints
and allegations are available on the TMCC web site, college catalog (appendix L) and the
office of the associate dean of students (RDMT 327, 673-7114).
Specifics:
1.
Student Behavior: TMCC is committed to providing a safe environment
for students, faculty, and staff. Disruptive student conduct is subject to strict
disciplinary action. (Refer to UCCSN Code, Section 6.3, TMCC Catalog.)
Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
2.
Plagiarism or Cheating: Except in the case of group projects, ALL tests
and assignments submitted in the course MUST be the original work of the
student. In cases of plagiarism or cheating, the instructor may assign an F on the
assignment or an F in the course and is also advised to report such cases
immediately to the administration for disciplinary action.
Examples of academic dishonesty:
-copying the work of other students on tests or assignments.
-any copying without quotation marks and citation from any source,
including the internet.
-attempting to discover unpublished examination questions in advance.
CALENDER
Date
Topic
Read
Assignment
Section 1: The Origins of Global Interdependence & Rise of European Dominance, 1500-1800
WEEK 1 Transocean Enc./Transform Europe
Textbook Ch.19-20
Quiz 1
Reverb “Columbian Exchange” pp.366-7;384 & Video Response paper/Discussion 1
Map Exercise
WEEK 2 European Expansion
Textbook Ch.21
Quiz 2
Map Exercise
Due
1/31
1/31
1/31
2/7
2/7
WEEK 3 Africa – Diaspora
Textbook Ch.22
Quiz 3
Connecting Sources pp.422-3 & Video Response paper/Discussion 2
Map Exercise
2/14
2/14
2/14
WEEK 4 China and Japan
Textbook Ch.23
Quiz 4
Map Exercise
2/21
2/21
WEEK 5 Islamic Empires
Text Chapter 24
Quiz 5
Map Exercise
2/28
2/28
Quiz 6
Map Exercise
3/6
3/6
MIDTERM EXAM 1
Due Sunday March 6
Section 2: An Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire, 1800-1914
WEEK 6 Revolutions/States
Textbook Ch.25
WEEK 7 The Making of Industrial Society
Textbook Ch.26
Quiz 7
3/13
Video World History Crash Course “Railroad Journey and Ind Rev” Response Paper 3/13
Map Exercise
3/13
WEEK 8 The Americas and Independence
Textbook Ch.27
Quiz 8
3/20
WEEK 9 Global Empires
TextbookCh.28
Quiz 9
3/27
Sources p.545, Connecting Sources, p.552-3 & Video Response Paper/Discussion 3 3/27
Map Exercise
3/27
MIDTERM EXAM 2
Due Sunday April 3
Section 3: Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914-PRESENT DAY
WEEK 10 The Great War – World Upheaval
Textbook Ch.29
Quiz 10
Reverberations, p.566-7, 583 & Video Response paper/Discussion 4
4/3
4/3
WEEK 11 Post-War Anxiety
4/10
Textbook Ch.30
Quiz 11
WEEK12 Nationalism and Political Identity
Textbook Ch. 31 Quiz 12
Reverb, pp.486-7, 509, 527, 535; Sources,590 & Video Response paper/Discussion 5
Map Exercise
4/17
4/17
4/17
WEEK13 World War II
Textbook Ch. 32 Quiz 13
4/24
Sources,p.624; Connecting Sources, pp.626-27 & Video Response paper/Discussion 6 4/24
WEEK 14 Cold War and Decolonization
Textbook Ch.33 Quiz 14
Video World History Crash Course “China’s Revolutions” Response Paper
5/1
5/1
WEEK 15 Globalism
5/8
WEEK 16 FINAL MIDTERM
Textbook Ch.34
EXAM Due by Wednesday
Quiz 15
May 11