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Rainy River Community College Course Outline HIST 1650 20th Century World History A. COURSE DESCRIPTION Credits: Lecture Hours/Week: Lab Hours/Week: OJT Hours/Week: Max Class Size: Prerequisites: Co-requisites: MnTC Goals: CIP Code: 3 3 0 0 40 None None 2, 5, 8 540101 th HIST 1650 20 Century World History / 3 cr. Twentieth Century World History is a survey course with emphases on how the world was linked through the following developments: cultural, racial, and religious contacts and clashes; migration; industrialization; and imperialism. Topics include industrialization in Africa and Asia during the early to middle twentieth century, World War I and World War II, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and rapid urbanization and overpopulation during the late twentieth century. MNTC: 2/5/8 B. COURSE EFFECTIVE DATES: 11/07/2001 – present C. OUTLINE OF MAJOR CONTENT AREAS (Course Specific Outcomes) Students will be able to identify, understand, and interrelate the significant political, economic, and social phases of the major trends and developments in world history during the twentieth century, including the following general concepts: o the nature of interdependence and cross cultural influences between regions of the world. o comparisons and contrasts in the ways different regions developed o the role of tolerance and intolerance in the development of various societies o alternative or multiple perspectives on world history -- what it is and how it is created o multi-factor understanding of the causes of major changes within different world regions o critical analysis of both the creative, or contributing, and the destructive, or dominating, roles played by different world societies D. LEARNING OUTCOMES (RRCC Core Outcomes-CHOOSE) 1. Personal & Social Responsibility A. Demonstrate citizenship responsibilities by participating in the community B. Analyze community, state, national, and global issues and develop strategies for action C. Analyze social and environmental issues and develop strategies for action D. Demonstrate ethical decision-making, responsibility, and respectful interactions with others 2. Critical Thinking A. State the problem or issue and possible assumptions B. Collect, analyze, and synthesize appropriate information C. State and discuss the results and support opinions with appropriate evidence D. Evaluate problems in an interdisciplinary context, considering multiple perspectives E. LEARNING OUTCOMES (MN Transfer Curriculum-CHOOSE) MnTC Goal 2: Critical Thinking A. Gather factual information and apply it to a given problem in a manner that is relevant, clear, comprehensive, and conscious of possible bias in the information selected. B. Imagine and seek out a variety of possible goals, assumptions, interpretations, or perspectives which can give alternative meanings or solutions to given situations or problems. D. Recognize and articulate the value assumptions which underlie and affect decisions, interpretations, analyses, and evaluations made by ourselves and others. MnTC Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences A. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. B. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures. D. Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues. MnTC Goal 8: Global Perspective A. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. C. Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution. D. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. F. LEARNER OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT (underline all that apply) 01 Exam, objective 02 Exam, short answer 03 Exam, essay 04 Exam, practical 05 Exam, aural 06 Exam, oral 07 Quiz, written 08 Quiz, oral 09 In class exercises 10 Lab assignments 11 Class participation 12 Field work 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Skill performance Clinical performance Oral presentations Essays Research papers Reflective journal entries Portfolio assessments Written homework Individual projects Group projects Capstone projects Final exam G. SPECIAL INFORMATION RRCC Mission Statement Rainy River Community College serves its communities by guiding learners to achieve their educational, career, personal, and civic goals. Discipline Mission Statement The History discipline provides a historical understanding and appreciation for the political, social, economic and cultural interrelationships of human kind. Suggested Resources A History of World Societies, Vol. C, by McKay, Hill, et al.