Course
Syllabus
Spring,
2010
Course Number and
Section: HIS
111
L12; L13;L16;L17
Course
Title: Western
Civilization: Early Modern to Present
Semester
Hours: 3
Meeting
time/location: Early-Bird,
2nd,3rd,4th,6th periods
Room:
214
Instructor: Jeff Washinowski
Phone:
712-274-4000
E-mail:
washinj@sioux-city.k12.ia.us
Office Hours:
7:00-3:00
COURSE DESCRIPTION and PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES:
Surveys Western history from the age of exploration to the
present.
REQUIRED
TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS: The Western Heritage: Kagan, Ozment, and Turner: Combined
volume 7th edition, Prentice Hall,
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this course is to
enable the student to:
1. To
foster an awareness of the unique patterns of thought and systems of values that
constitutes the Western Heritage.
2. To enable
students to understand, characterize and differentiate periods of Western
history and to know what each period has contributed to the contemporary
world.
3. To
promote an awareness of those events, ideas and personalities essential to a
general education.
4. To
introduce theories of causation, both materialistic and
idealistic.
5. To
provide an introduction to the study of history for potential history
majors.
6. To
provide an introduction to the history of Western Civilization for all students
as part of their general education.
7. To
promote awareness that history is a useful tool for understanding our society
and us.
8. To help
students appreciate that human beings have been shaped by past values, events,
and institutions.
9. To
trace the origins and development of rational thought and concepts of political
liberty and the worth of the individual.
10. To
encourage students to respect cultures, which differ from their own, by
increasing their understanding of the values of other
cultures.
11. To
provide a knowledge of the birth and evolution of those political and social
institutions to effective participation in our democratic
society.
CONTENT
OUTLINE:
Age of
Exploration
Two
Paths of Government:
The
Scientific Revolution
Industrial
and Agricultural Revolutions
Age of
Enlightenment
The
French Revolution
Napoleon
and Romanticism
Era of
Unification (
Imperialism
World
War I and the Russian Revolution
Post-War
World
War II
Post
War, Cold War, and the Fall of Communism
COMPETENCIES:
Upon successful completion of the
course, the student will be able to:
1.
Understand and work with primary and secondary sources as they pertain to
history.
2.
Understand and establish a knowledge base of Western
Civilization.
3.
Write successful essays and papers.
4.
Demonstrate basic research and technology skills
TEACHING AND
LEARNING:
Strategies/Methods of Teaching—Lecture:
Question and Discussion; computer assisted research; Cooperative group
activities; Projects and in class activities; Written assignments and papers;
Class presentations; active learning
sessions.
Expectations of
Student Learning—Students must read the text when assigned. Students must
complete class activities as they pertain to the course. Students must
participate in class activities and class discussions. Students must
complete assessments as they are given during the course, both formative and
summative.
EVALUATION/GRADING
CRITERIA:
Course Grading
Methods: Quiz; Unit Tests; Paper; Projects; In class assignments and outside
homework type activities.
Grading
Breakdown:
Exams:
100 points each
Quiz:
all will equal 100 points
Assignments:
all will equal 100 points
Paper
/ Project: 100 points each
Final
Exam: 20 % of Grade
Grading
Scale:
A
100-94 ; A- 93-90; B+ 89-87; B 86-83; B- 82-80; C+ 79-77;
C
76-73; C- 72-70; D+ 69-67; D 66-63; D- 62-60; F 60-0
ATTENDANCE:
WITCC Board policy (Series No. 502.3
revised) states, “Students shall be expected to attend all sessions of classes
for which they are enrolled. Absences shall not lessen student
responsibility for meeting the requirements of any
course.
ACADEMIC
HONESTY:
Students are responsible for their
own learning and development. They have a responsibility to be an active
learner by attending class, completing class and laboratory assignments, and
preparing in advance of the scheduled class session. Examples of academic
dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the
following:
·
Cheating
·
Plagiarism
·
Fabrication
·
Dual
Submission
·
Facilitating Academic
Dishonesty
COMPUTER
CONDUCT:
Each user is expected to follow
established guidelines and not to interfere with or disrupt the orderly
processes
of WITCC resources such as the
Internet. All existing laws and college regulations and policies apply,
including not only those laws and regulations that are specific to computers and
networks, but also those that may apply generally to student/employee conduct.
(See WITCC “Student Handbook” for more details.)
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT (
If you have a disability for which
you will need assistance, please set up an appointment with the instructor to
discuss reasonable accommodations that might be helpful. For additional
information and/or assistance, contact the Disabilities Coordinator in Room A415
or call 274-8733, extension 3216.
OTHER SPECIFIC
INFORMATION:
Cell Phones / Text
Messaging / Electronic devices: NOT ALLOWED
Policy will be discussed
by the instructor.
Tentative schedule of
lecture, text and discussion dates will by handed out separately by the
instructor.