World Civ II Hybrid Syllabus

COURSE SYLLABUS
WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II
COURSE TITLE: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II CRN 13328 SEC PO3
COURSE NUMBER: HIS 1173 (Seal Hall 115) WED 1:00-2:15PM 6TH PER
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. James P. Walsh
OFFICE: Seal Hall-Office R
OFFICE TELEPHONE: (601) 403-1231
E-MAIL: JWALSH@PRCC.EDU
OFFICE HOURS: Office hours are posted next to my office door in Office R.

COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT:
Pearl River Community College is a public institution committed to providing quality educational opportunities for all who seek them.

REQUIRED TEXTS:
Lockard, Craig A. World: Volume 2--Since 1450 (Boston: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2011).
(You will need Scantron sheets for each quiz, midterm, and the final exam. They are available at the bookstore.)
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to identify and explain the significance of the major people, places, events, and ideas that gave shape to human experience around the globe from the 17th Century to the present.
2. The student will differentiate between the most salient interpretive eras of human history since 1500, such as the Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the Cold War.
3. The student will appraise and assess the use of historical themes, such as political, military, socio-economic, religious, intellectual-cultural, and other varieties of history interpretation.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
In 1942, Republican leader and Hoosier Wendell Wilkie described a planet that was becoming “One World.” It is incumbent upon us to understand, appreciate, and honor the origins, values, beliefs, and faiths of the inhabitants of this One World. Thus, the successful student—and citizen—will develop an excellent grasp of the material by honing and perfecting analytical skills, reading and writing fundamentals, and the integral processes of critical thinking by closely reading, evaluating, and “unpacking” lecture material, textbook chapters, and original documents from the agents of history themselves. Further, there can be little doubt that the most fundamental contemporary event in the so-called “Third World” has been the contact between the West and the developing world. Thus, for good or ill, we must come to terms with the world through the lens of empire and expansion—in other words, the attempt by the West to control much of the planet politically, socially, and economically.
EXAMS AND QUIZZES:
2 Mid-Term Exams (100 points each) 200 Points 50% Semester Grade
1 Final Exam (100 points) 100 Points 25% Semester Grade
4 In-Class Quizzes (10 points each) 40 Points 10 % Semester Grade
2 Learning-Lab Quizzes (10 points each) 20 Points 5% Semester Grade
1 Writing Assignment (40 points) 40 Points 10% Semester Grade 400 Total Points
GRADING SCALE:
90 to 100 A Excellent 360 – 400 Total Points
80 to 89 B Good 320 – 359 Total Points
70 to 79 C Average 280 – 319 Total Points
60 to 69 D Poor 240 – 279 Total Points
59 and Below F Failure 239 and Below
MAKE UPS:
The student MUST see the instructor immediately to make arrangements to make up missed exams. There are no make ups for missed quizzes—missed quizzes will be counted as one of your drop grades. It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to make up missed exams.

ATTENDANCE:
Students are allowed to miss twice the number of class sessions as the class meets in a week. Students are therefore allowed two absences during the course of the term. If a student does miss three or more classes, a “cut out” form will be sent to the Admissions office and the student will be dropped from the class roll and receive an F for the course.

TARDINESS:
To be successful in this class, you need to be diligent in your attendance and promptness. Tardy students miss important material, and even more importantly, disrupt the instructor and other students. A student who is more than fifteen minutes late after the official start time of the class will be considered officially absent from class. Further, a student who leaves before class is dismissed by the instructor will also be counted as absent. Three tardies will count as 1 absence.

QUIZZES:
There will be six in-class quizzes based largely on lecture material and four Learning-Lab quizzes based on readings from the textbook. All quizzes are multiple-choice. Learning-Lab quizzes are NOT “open book.” You will not need a Scantron sheet for the Learning-Lab quizzes. I will drop your two lowest in-class quiz scores and your two lowest Learning-Lab quiz scores. If a student takes an in-class quiz at the beginning of class and then leaves the class, he or she will receive a zero for that quiz and an absence for that day. Bring a Scantron sheet to each quiz day.

EXAMS:
There will be two mid-term exams. They are multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, and essay. The final exam will be comprehensive. Bring a Scantron sheet to each exam.

WRITING ASSIGNMENT:
There will be one longer “outside” writing assignment due about two thirds of the way into the semester. The required length will be 3 to 4 pages. More information about the assignment will be handed out as the semester progresses.

EXTRA CREDIT:
There is only ONE opportunity for extra credit in this course. Upon completion of the extra credit assignment, I will replace your lowest (of four) in-class quiz grades with a 100%. I will make details regarding extra credit available through the semester.

EMAILS & OFFICE HOURS:
Office Hours for instructors at two-year colleges are almost always much greater than those for instructors at four-year institutions. Please take advantage of these office hours as much as possible. When emailing or calling the instructor, identify who you are with your first name and last name, and what class you are in. Allow twenty-four hours for a reply
ADA INFORMATION:
If you have a disability that qualifies under the Americans With Disabilities Act and you require special assistance or accommodations, you should contact the designated coordinator for information on appropriate guidelines and procedures: Ms. Moody at 601-403-1060 or tmoody@prcc.edu .
“ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST”:
There are any number of things that the student can do (and not do) to get the grades that he or she thinks they deserve. Some are listed below.
1.) Do not miss class. Come to class on time. Take notes. Prepare. Be ready to learn.
2.) Ask questions in class to stay up in material.
3.) Take advantage of PRCC’s very generous office hours.
4.) Use the restroom before class. Do not get up in the middle of class.
5.) Do not talk while the instructor is speaking.
6.) Do not sleep in class. You must be mentally present, as well as physically. After being warned, if you sleep in class you will be counted absent for that class period.
7.) Do not study for another course in this class. If you continue to do so after being warned, I will give you a zero on your previous quiz score in the grade book. I will continue to do so for every later infraction.
8.) Turn off cell phones BEFORE coming to class. Put away all cell phones once lecture begins. Do not use lap tops, tablets, etc. during class.
9.) Do not text during class. If you continue to text after being warned, I will give you a zero on your previous quiz score in the grade book. I will continue to give you zeros for every later infraction.
10.) If a student persists in talking, sleeping, studying, or texting in class (Numbers 5 through 9 above), I will ask for a personal conference with the student. If the problem persists, I will ask Dr. Breerwood to remove you from my class.
11.) Do NOT plagiarize on the writing assignment. Plagiarism on this exercise will result in a “zero” for the exercise (a loss of forty points, or one letter grade), AND the loss of an additional letter grade on your final course grade.

LECTURE AND CLASS SCHEDULE:
Week 1 8/17 Class Introduction & “The World We Have Lost”
The Renaissance, Reformation , Scientific Revolution & the Age of Reason Chapter 15
Chapter 18
Friday 8/19—Last day to drop and add

Week 2 8/24 Age of Revolution
Chapter 19 (Pgs. 487-499)

Week 3 8/31 Industrial Revolution
Chapter 19 (Pgs. 499-508)
In-Class Quiz I

Week 4 9/7 Nationalism and Imperialism
Labor Day Monday 9/5—Classes do not meet
In-Class Quiz II
Learning-Lab Quiz I by Friday 9/9

Week 5 9/14 Colonialism in Africa
Chapter 21 (Pgs. 543-556)
Exam I

Week 6 9/21 Colonialism in India
Ch. 22 Pgs. 569-581 & Ch. 25 Pgs. 656-660
Learning-Lab Quiz II by Friday 9/23

Week 7 9/28 Imperialism in East Asia
Ch. 23 Pgs. 593-614 & Ch. 25 Pgs. 651-656
In-Class Quiz III

Week 8 10/5 World War I
Chapter 24 (Pgs. 619-625)
In-Class Quiz IV

Week 9 10/12 World War I (cont’d) & the Russian Revolution
Ch. 23 (Pgs. 614-617) & Ch. 24 (Pgs. 625-630)
Columbus Day 10/10 Classes Do Not Meet
Learning-Lab Quiz III by Friday 10/14

Week 10 10/19 The Russian Revolution (cont’d)
Exam II

Week 11 10/26 Great Depression and the Rise of European Fascism
Chapter 24 (Pgs. 630-640)
Writing Assignment due by Noon on Friday 10/28

Week 12 11/2 World War II
Ch. 24 Pgs. 640-645
Learning-Lab Quiz IV by Friday 11/4

Week 13 11/9 Cold War, Decolonization, and Independence
Pgs. 695-700; 740-744; 778-784; 849-855
Wed 11/9—Last day to withdraw with a guaranteed W grade

Week 14 11/16 Iran and the Middle East
669-670; 697-700; 812-814
In-Class Quiz V

Week 15 11/21-11/25 Thanksgiving Holiday 11/21-11/25
Classes Do Not Meet

Week 16 11/30 Afghanistan and International Terrorism
716-717
In-Class Quiz VI

Week 17 12/7 21st Century & Review








FINAL EXAM THURSDAY 12/8 3:00-4:50PM SEAL HALL ROOM 115