Sunday, January 29, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Research Project Assignment
Proposal (2 pages) due January 27
Paper (5 pages) and Presentation due:
Group 1: March 21
Group 2: April 9
Group 3: April 20
Many organizations exist today whose purpose is to promote human rights, combat injustice or, as Tracey Rosebud, curator of the Emmett Till Historical Center in Glendora, Mississippi says, engage in a “war against human wrongs” (personal conversation, December 19, 2011). As the leaders of these organizations know, every injustice in the 21st century has a past, and understanding that past is often a first step to creating a more just world for the present.
This semester, you will choose one form of injustice that exists in the world today, and one organization whose purpose is to combat that injustice. Using the organization as one of your sources of information, please write a 5-page research paper that explains:
o what is the injustice?
o who or what are its victims and who are its perpetrators?
o where and why did it originally arise?
o how did it come about?
o how far back can you trace its roots?
o how has it evolved since it first became an issue?
o how does the organization attempt to combat it today?
o how likely is it that the injustice will no longer be an issue by the year 2100?
Your paper must be a five full pages plus a bibliography. Plan to use at least 5 sources of information. Sources can include books, online articles, scholarly journals, statistical studies, the organization’s website, and interviews or personal conversations with members of the organiza-tion or people who are associated with its work. All cited or paraphrased material MUST be identified with in-text citations. Your paper must be written in 3rd person point of view.
Your proposal should be two pages in length and should indicate the issue and organization chosen, why you chose this issue, what resources you plan to use, whether and how you plan to personally interact with the organization, what obstacles you foresee in completing this project, and what help you think you may need. Your proposal may be written in 1st person point of view.
It is not required that you personally interact with the organization in order to complete this project; however, your paper will almost certainly be more effective if you do. Interaction can take the form of a personal visit, a volunteer activity, a formal interview or informal conversation with a member of the organization or someone who is associated with its work, an email dialogue, or even a phone or skype call.
If you need help raising funds to visit or vounteer for the organization in person, please let me know. Assistance is available for this kind of fundraising.
The following list is in no way comprehensive, but gives examples of the kinds of organizations you might consider:
Equality California
San Francisco, CA
www.eqca.org
This group is involved in a number of legal efforts to promote equality in California.
California NORML
San Francisco, CA
www.canorml.org
Marijuana rights organization (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
• 5 related initiatives collecting signatures for November 2012 ballot
• annual membership meeting coming up on January 21, 2-5pm in SF
The Somaly Mam Foundation
New York, NY and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
www.somaly.org
Dedicated to the prevention of human trafficking and rehabilitation of victims of sexual slavery.
ADAPT Vietnam
Milpitas, CA
http://test.adaptvietnam.org/
Dedicated to preventing trafficking of Vietnamese girls across the Vietnam-Cambodia border.
Marriage Equality
Mid-Peninsula, Bay Area, CA
http://www.marriageequality.org/ca-midsf-peninsula
Seeks to end discrimination against non-heterosexual couples in civil marriage.
Unmarried America
Glendale, CA
http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/
Provides information services for unmarried heterosexual and non-heterosexual couples.
Madre
New York, NY
http://www.madre.org
Advances women’s human rights by meeting urgent needs in communities and building lasting solutions to crisis.
Rights of Mother Earth
Grass Valley, CA and Oberwill, Switzerland
http://www.rightsofmotherearth.com/
A global campaign calling forth the universal acceptance of the rights of nature.
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
Selma, Alabama
www.nvrmi.org
Voting rights are still unequally enforced in the US. This organization has a 3-day event planned for Spring Break week in March, 2012. Think big! If bringing the Civil Rights movement alive sounds exciting to you, it doesn’t get any realer than Selma, Alabama. I am hoping that a small group of students will want to attend the 3-day event together, and I will do all I can to help you organize your fundraising to pay for the trip.
Collective Roots
East Palo Alto, CA
www.collectiveroots.org/initiatives/environment/baylands
Supports a community based process designed to clarify and raise up the environmental agenda in East Palo Alto, esp. with regard to the Baylands watershed.
Save the Bay
San Francisco and Peninsula, CA
http://www.savesfbay.org/
http://www.savesfbay.org/peninsula-south-bay
Promotes the rights of animals, plants and people of the SF Bay to thrive together.
San Francisquito Watershed Council
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.sanfrancisquito.org/
Promotes environmental rights by encouraging urban planning and lifestyles that minimize the human impact on local ecosystems.
WorldVision India
Chennai, India
http://www.worldvision.in
Strives to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty and injustice. Emphasis on children compelled to work.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
San Francisco, CA
http://www.ilrc.org/
Works with and educates immigrants, community organizations and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.
PETA
Norfolk, Virginia
www.peta.org
Animal rights organization (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Paper (5 pages) and Presentation due:
Group 1: March 21
Group 2: April 9
Group 3: April 20
Many organizations exist today whose purpose is to promote human rights, combat injustice or, as Tracey Rosebud, curator of the Emmett Till Historical Center in Glendora, Mississippi says, engage in a “war against human wrongs” (personal conversation, December 19, 2011). As the leaders of these organizations know, every injustice in the 21st century has a past, and understanding that past is often a first step to creating a more just world for the present.
This semester, you will choose one form of injustice that exists in the world today, and one organization whose purpose is to combat that injustice. Using the organization as one of your sources of information, please write a 5-page research paper that explains:
o what is the injustice?
o who or what are its victims and who are its perpetrators?
o where and why did it originally arise?
o how did it come about?
o how far back can you trace its roots?
o how has it evolved since it first became an issue?
o how does the organization attempt to combat it today?
o how likely is it that the injustice will no longer be an issue by the year 2100?
Your paper must be a five full pages plus a bibliography. Plan to use at least 5 sources of information. Sources can include books, online articles, scholarly journals, statistical studies, the organization’s website, and interviews or personal conversations with members of the organiza-tion or people who are associated with its work. All cited or paraphrased material MUST be identified with in-text citations. Your paper must be written in 3rd person point of view.
Your proposal should be two pages in length and should indicate the issue and organization chosen, why you chose this issue, what resources you plan to use, whether and how you plan to personally interact with the organization, what obstacles you foresee in completing this project, and what help you think you may need. Your proposal may be written in 1st person point of view.
It is not required that you personally interact with the organization in order to complete this project; however, your paper will almost certainly be more effective if you do. Interaction can take the form of a personal visit, a volunteer activity, a formal interview or informal conversation with a member of the organization or someone who is associated with its work, an email dialogue, or even a phone or skype call.
If you need help raising funds to visit or vounteer for the organization in person, please let me know. Assistance is available for this kind of fundraising.
The following list is in no way comprehensive, but gives examples of the kinds of organizations you might consider:
Equality California
San Francisco, CA
www.eqca.org
This group is involved in a number of legal efforts to promote equality in California.
California NORML
San Francisco, CA
www.canorml.org
Marijuana rights organization (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
• 5 related initiatives collecting signatures for November 2012 ballot
• annual membership meeting coming up on January 21, 2-5pm in SF
The Somaly Mam Foundation
New York, NY and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
www.somaly.org
Dedicated to the prevention of human trafficking and rehabilitation of victims of sexual slavery.
ADAPT Vietnam
Milpitas, CA
http://test.adaptvietnam.org/
Dedicated to preventing trafficking of Vietnamese girls across the Vietnam-Cambodia border.
Marriage Equality
Mid-Peninsula, Bay Area, CA
http://www.marriageequality.org/ca-midsf-peninsula
Seeks to end discrimination against non-heterosexual couples in civil marriage.
Unmarried America
Glendale, CA
http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/
Provides information services for unmarried heterosexual and non-heterosexual couples.
Madre
New York, NY
http://www.madre.org
Advances women’s human rights by meeting urgent needs in communities and building lasting solutions to crisis.
Rights of Mother Earth
Grass Valley, CA and Oberwill, Switzerland
http://www.rightsofmotherearth.com/
A global campaign calling forth the universal acceptance of the rights of nature.
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute
Selma, Alabama
www.nvrmi.org
Voting rights are still unequally enforced in the US. This organization has a 3-day event planned for Spring Break week in March, 2012. Think big! If bringing the Civil Rights movement alive sounds exciting to you, it doesn’t get any realer than Selma, Alabama. I am hoping that a small group of students will want to attend the 3-day event together, and I will do all I can to help you organize your fundraising to pay for the trip.
Collective Roots
East Palo Alto, CA
www.collectiveroots.org/initiatives/environment/baylands
Supports a community based process designed to clarify and raise up the environmental agenda in East Palo Alto, esp. with regard to the Baylands watershed.
Save the Bay
San Francisco and Peninsula, CA
http://www.savesfbay.org/
http://www.savesfbay.org/peninsula-south-bay
Promotes the rights of animals, plants and people of the SF Bay to thrive together.
San Francisquito Watershed Council
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.sanfrancisquito.org/
Promotes environmental rights by encouraging urban planning and lifestyles that minimize the human impact on local ecosystems.
WorldVision India
Chennai, India
http://www.worldvision.in
Strives to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty and injustice. Emphasis on children compelled to work.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
San Francisco, CA
http://www.ilrc.org/
Works with and educates immigrants, community organizations and the legal sector to continue to build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.
PETA
Norfolk, Virginia
www.peta.org
Animal rights organization (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments
WEEK ONE
January 11
Introductions, syllabus & course overview. Global eras and periodization. What does it mean to be Modern?
January 13
The Renaissance and the Modern world. Syllabus quiz.
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 4 (pp. 397-401). Also, create your blog site using blogger.com or another blog service & email url to me at pandrews@ndnu.edu.
WEEK TWO
January 16
No class, MLK, Jr. Day holiday
Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in an organized MLK Day event & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 1/18.)
January 18
Colonial empires in the Americas.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 403-417)
January 20
Other empires. Assign research paper (Proposal 2 pages, paper 5 pages).
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 417-430)
WEEK THREE
January 23
The impact of one commodity, sugar, on the Early Modern world.
DUE: handout: Weisner, “Sweet Nexus: Sugar and the Origins of the Modern World”
January 25
Early Modern commerce in products.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 433-448)
January 27
Early Modern commerce in people. Post-Modern commerce in people.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 449-458). Also, Research Project Proposal due (2 pages).
WEEK FOUR
January 30
No class: comp day for participation in one or more organized Founder’s Week events.
Written Requirement: Describe the activity or activities in which you participated. What did you learn about the History or Mission of Notre Dame de Namur learning institutions during this week? Discuss how the charism of the Foundresses of the SND de Namur might influence the career choices, research pursuits or other professional activities of a History graduate from NDNU. (2 pages. Due February 3.)
February 1
Religion in Early Modern societies.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (pp. 461-477)
February 3
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (pp. 477-488). Also, Founders’ Week write-up due today.
WEEK FIVE
February 6
Political philosophy of the Enlightenment
DUE: primary source reading TBA
February 8
The problem of Eurocentrism. What does it mean to be an American?
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 (pp. 491-497). Also, handout: Fernandez-Armesto, The Americas: A Hemispheric History
February 10
The revolution in the North American colonies.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (pp. 499-504)
WEEK SIX
February 13
The French Revolution.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (504-507) + primary source reading TBA
February 15
Echoes of revolutions.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (507-524)
February 17
Assign analytical essay (3 pages).
DUE: TBA
WEEK SEVEN
February 20
No class – Presidents’ Day holiday
Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in an organized Presidents’ Day event & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 2/22.)
February 22
The Industrial Revolution. Marxism and social classes.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 (pp. 527-541)
February 24
Industrialization outside of Western Europe.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 (pp. 541-556).
WEEK EIGHT
February 27
Political economy of industrialization.
DUE: primary source reading TBA
February 29
1st half semester review & prep for midterm exam
DUE: Analytical Essay
March 2
Midterm exam
DUE: Study for midterm
SPRING BREAK WEEK
March 5-9
Enjoy your week off!
WEEK NINE
March 12
One-on-one mid-semester reviews. In-class writing activity TBA.
DUE: Nothing – enjoy your break
March 14
Second wave of European colonialism. The “Scramble for Africa.”
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 20 (pp. 589-606)
March 16
Identity and culture during the Colonial era.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 20 (pp. 607-614)
WEEK TEN
March 19
The ethics of Colonial relationships.
DUE: Excerpt from Thomas Massaro, Living Justice, Chapter 5… please read the Introduction, Section 1 (The Dignity of Every Person and Human Rights), and Section 7 (Colonialism and Economic Development).
March 21
Research project paper and presentation (first group).
March 22 is CTA Day
Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in one of NDNU’s Call to Action Day events & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 3/26.)
March 23
The two World Wars.
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part Six and Chapter 21, entire chapter
WEEK ELEVEN
March 26
Communism in Russia and China.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 659-674)
March 28
Evolving notions of rights and responsibilities relating to property and work relationships.
DUE: Massaro, Section 5 (Property Ownership in Modern Society: Rights and Responsibilities) and Section 6 (The Dignity of Work, Rights of Workers, and Support for Labor Unions)
March 30
The Cold War.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 675-689)
WEEK TWELVE
April 2
Post-colonial Africa and Asia.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23, entire chapter
April 4
Non-violent resistance… Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
DUE: short primary source reading TBA
April 6
No class, Good Friday holiday
Extra Credit Opportunity: Using arguments from any faith-based, philosophical or other moral reasoning tradition, write a 500-word essay on the subject of ethical resistance to injustice. (Due April 9.)
WEEK THIRTEEN
April 9
Research project paper and presentation (second group).
April 11
Economic globalization; American exceptionalism in the post-modern world.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 723-734)
April 13
Feminist movements around the world.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 734-739). Also, online reading TBA re role of feminists in the “Arab Spring” of 2011.
WEEK FOURTEEN
April 16
Religious fundamentalism.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 740-747). Also, reading TBA re role of religion in politics in the American Presidential race of 2012.
April 18
Global environmental issues.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 747-755). Also, excerpt from Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Chapter 16 “The World as a Polder: What Does It All Mean to Us Today”?
April 20
Research project paper and presentation (third group).
WEEK FIFTEEN
April 23
Semester review and final exam study guide.
April 25
Final exam
DUE: Study for the final
April 27
TBA
January 11
Introductions, syllabus & course overview. Global eras and periodization. What does it mean to be Modern?
January 13
The Renaissance and the Modern world. Syllabus quiz.
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 4 (pp. 397-401). Also, create your blog site using blogger.com or another blog service & email url to me at pandrews@ndnu.edu.
WEEK TWO
January 16
No class, MLK, Jr. Day holiday
Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in an organized MLK Day event & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 1/18.)
January 18
Colonial empires in the Americas.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 403-417)
January 20
Other empires. Assign research paper (Proposal 2 pages, paper 5 pages).
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 14 (pp. 417-430)
WEEK THREE
January 23
The impact of one commodity, sugar, on the Early Modern world.
DUE: handout: Weisner, “Sweet Nexus: Sugar and the Origins of the Modern World”
January 25
Early Modern commerce in products.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 433-448)
January 27
Early Modern commerce in people. Post-Modern commerce in people.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 15 (pp. 449-458). Also, Research Project Proposal due (2 pages).
WEEK FOUR
January 30
No class: comp day for participation in one or more organized Founder’s Week events.
Written Requirement: Describe the activity or activities in which you participated. What did you learn about the History or Mission of Notre Dame de Namur learning institutions during this week? Discuss how the charism of the Foundresses of the SND de Namur might influence the career choices, research pursuits or other professional activities of a History graduate from NDNU. (2 pages. Due February 3.)
February 1
Religion in Early Modern societies.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (pp. 461-477)
February 3
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 16 (pp. 477-488). Also, Founders’ Week write-up due today.
WEEK FIVE
February 6
Political philosophy of the Enlightenment
DUE: primary source reading TBA
February 8
The problem of Eurocentrism. What does it mean to be an American?
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part 5 (pp. 491-497). Also, handout: Fernandez-Armesto, The Americas: A Hemispheric History
February 10
The revolution in the North American colonies.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (pp. 499-504)
WEEK SIX
February 13
The French Revolution.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (504-507) + primary source reading TBA
February 15
Echoes of revolutions.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 17 (507-524)
February 17
Assign analytical essay (3 pages).
DUE: TBA
WEEK SEVEN
February 20
No class – Presidents’ Day holiday
Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in an organized Presidents’ Day event & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 2/22.)
February 22
The Industrial Revolution. Marxism and social classes.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 (pp. 527-541)
February 24
Industrialization outside of Western Europe.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 18 (pp. 541-556).
WEEK EIGHT
February 27
Political economy of industrialization.
DUE: primary source reading TBA
February 29
1st half semester review & prep for midterm exam
DUE: Analytical Essay
March 2
Midterm exam
DUE: Study for midterm
SPRING BREAK WEEK
March 5-9
Enjoy your week off!
WEEK NINE
March 12
One-on-one mid-semester reviews. In-class writing activity TBA.
DUE: Nothing – enjoy your break
March 14
Second wave of European colonialism. The “Scramble for Africa.”
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 20 (pp. 589-606)
March 16
Identity and culture during the Colonial era.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 20 (pp. 607-614)
WEEK TEN
March 19
The ethics of Colonial relationships.
DUE: Excerpt from Thomas Massaro, Living Justice, Chapter 5… please read the Introduction, Section 1 (The Dignity of Every Person and Human Rights), and Section 7 (Colonialism and Economic Development).
March 21
Research project paper and presentation (first group).
March 22 is CTA Day
Extra Credit Opportunity: Attend or participate in one of NDNU’s Call to Action Day events & submit a 1-2 page written reflection on the activity. (Due 3/26.)
March 23
The two World Wars.
DUE: Strayer, Introduction to Part Six and Chapter 21, entire chapter
WEEK ELEVEN
March 26
Communism in Russia and China.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 659-674)
March 28
Evolving notions of rights and responsibilities relating to property and work relationships.
DUE: Massaro, Section 5 (Property Ownership in Modern Society: Rights and Responsibilities) and Section 6 (The Dignity of Work, Rights of Workers, and Support for Labor Unions)
March 30
The Cold War.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 22 (pp. 675-689)
WEEK TWELVE
April 2
Post-colonial Africa and Asia.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 23, entire chapter
April 4
Non-violent resistance… Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
DUE: short primary source reading TBA
April 6
No class, Good Friday holiday
Extra Credit Opportunity: Using arguments from any faith-based, philosophical or other moral reasoning tradition, write a 500-word essay on the subject of ethical resistance to injustice. (Due April 9.)
WEEK THIRTEEN
April 9
Research project paper and presentation (second group).
April 11
Economic globalization; American exceptionalism in the post-modern world.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 723-734)
April 13
Feminist movements around the world.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 734-739). Also, online reading TBA re role of feminists in the “Arab Spring” of 2011.
WEEK FOURTEEN
April 16
Religious fundamentalism.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 740-747). Also, reading TBA re role of religion in politics in the American Presidential race of 2012.
April 18
Global environmental issues.
DUE: Strayer, Chapter 24 (pp. 747-755). Also, excerpt from Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Chapter 16 “The World as a Polder: What Does It All Mean to Us Today”?
April 20
Research project paper and presentation (third group).
WEEK FIFTEEN
April 23
Semester review and final exam study guide.
April 25
Final exam
DUE: Study for the final
April 27
TBA
Monday, January 9, 2012
Syllabus
World History (3 units)
Spring 2012—MWF 9:00 am
http://WHSpring2012.blogspot.com
Cuvilly 1
Patricia Andrews, MA
pandrews@ndnu.edu
Course Summary
This course will survey the history of world civilizations from approximately 1500 to the present using primary source readings and emphasizing cultural and developmental themes.
Texts
Strayer, Robert, Ways of the World
Additional readings as assigned in class
Learning Outcomes
Students will…
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and artistic experiences of peoples around the world over time; recognize the influence of global forces and identify their connections to local and national developments;
2. Understand how decisions made in the past continue to shape society and political discourse;
3. Demonstrate familiarity with the historical literature and conflicting interpretations of the past;
4. Weigh and interpret evidence and present a sustained argument supported by historical evidence;
5. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate historical knowledge and reasoning orally and in writing;
6. Use the tools of social science research in formulating a research topic, collecting and analyzing evidence, and presenting results.
Requirements
Consistent attendance and reading are essential to college success. In-class quizzes and assignments will assess students’ preparation on a regular basis and will take the place of midterm and final exams.
1) Students will produce a minimum of 32 pages of written work. All formal papers must be submitted in MLA format. A class blog/Reading Journal will be kept on a weekly basis as readings are completed. This will be kept online using blogger.com. Late papers will be penalized in the amount of one full letter grade per week.
2) Note-taking is an essential academic skill. Students are expected to keep appropriate and effective records of what transpires during each class session.
3) Oral communication opportunities develop confidence and skill in public speaking. These will include informal communication in class discussions, impromptu speaking and storytelling opportunities, formal presentations and additional opportunities as assigned in class.
4) Attendance and participation are required.
5) History courses require considerable time spent reading and writing. Please plan your study time accordingly and let me know if you are concerned about falling behind in either of these areas.
Evaluation
A total of 1000 points is possible, broken down into the categories below. Students are encouraged to keep track of their progress on a regular basis throughout the semester.
Exams 2 @ 100 points = 200
Analytical Essay 1 @ 100 points = 100
Class Blog/Reading Journal 1 @ 200 points = 200
Research Project 1 @ 172 points = 172
Attendance 41 days @ 4 points = 164
Participation 41 days @ 4 points = 164
Spring 2012—MWF 9:00 am
http://WHSpring2012.blogspot.com
Cuvilly 1
Patricia Andrews, MA
pandrews@ndnu.edu
Course Summary
This course will survey the history of world civilizations from approximately 1500 to the present using primary source readings and emphasizing cultural and developmental themes.
Texts
Strayer, Robert, Ways of the World
Additional readings as assigned in class
Learning Outcomes
Students will…
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and artistic experiences of peoples around the world over time; recognize the influence of global forces and identify their connections to local and national developments;
2. Understand how decisions made in the past continue to shape society and political discourse;
3. Demonstrate familiarity with the historical literature and conflicting interpretations of the past;
4. Weigh and interpret evidence and present a sustained argument supported by historical evidence;
5. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate historical knowledge and reasoning orally and in writing;
6. Use the tools of social science research in formulating a research topic, collecting and analyzing evidence, and presenting results.
Requirements
Consistent attendance and reading are essential to college success. In-class quizzes and assignments will assess students’ preparation on a regular basis and will take the place of midterm and final exams.
1) Students will produce a minimum of 32 pages of written work. All formal papers must be submitted in MLA format. A class blog/Reading Journal will be kept on a weekly basis as readings are completed. This will be kept online using blogger.com. Late papers will be penalized in the amount of one full letter grade per week.
2) Note-taking is an essential academic skill. Students are expected to keep appropriate and effective records of what transpires during each class session.
3) Oral communication opportunities develop confidence and skill in public speaking. These will include informal communication in class discussions, impromptu speaking and storytelling opportunities, formal presentations and additional opportunities as assigned in class.
4) Attendance and participation are required.
5) History courses require considerable time spent reading and writing. Please plan your study time accordingly and let me know if you are concerned about falling behind in either of these areas.
Evaluation
A total of 1000 points is possible, broken down into the categories below. Students are encouraged to keep track of their progress on a regular basis throughout the semester.
Exams 2 @ 100 points = 200
Analytical Essay 1 @ 100 points = 100
Class Blog/Reading Journal 1 @ 200 points = 200
Research Project 1 @ 172 points = 172
Attendance 41 days @ 4 points = 164
Participation 41 days @ 4 points = 164
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