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History is an attempt to understand the
stories of the past. We
must not ignore dates and facts, but interpretations define
the way we view the world around us.
Course
Information:
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Course: |
Western
Civilizations I (Hybrid) |
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Section: |
Hist 101 |
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Semester: |
Spring 2020 |
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Date/Time: |
Monday 11:00-12:15 |
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Location: |
LC
315 |
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Name: |
John
(Kinch) Kincheloe |
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What is this
Course? |
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Email: |
jkincheloe@nvcc.edu |
What do I
need to do? |
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Phone |
(703)948-7571 |
How do I
do assignments? |
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Office
Location: |
HEC
316-A
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What
are the course rules? |
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Website: |
What is
a Hybrid Course? |
- Although often falsely depicted as a
linear and inevitable march of increasingly complex cultures,
Western Civilization can better be classified as an amalgamation
of hundreds of different civilizations interacting
and learning from one another.
- This course will examine numerous Western
Civilizations to
better comprehend how nomadic, agricultural, African, European,
Middle Eastern, pagan, Muslim, Jewish, and Christian societies
contributed to the development of present day Western
Civilization. In
the process you just might gain a better understanding of the complexity of
the various cultures in this age of
increasing globalization.
Course
Description
Surveys the general history of the Western world from
about 3000 BCE to 1600 CE and allows students to reach a basic
understanding of the characteristic features of the Western
world's early historical development in that span of time.
Students will learn about some of the important political,
economic, social, intellectual, cultural and religious changes
that shaped the development of the West from earliest times.
Objectives
- Establish a chronology of historical events in the
Western world before 1600 CE.
- Explain the changing geopolitical structures of the
Western world up until 1600 CE.
- Define the importance of key individuals and
developments in Western civilization before 1600 CE.
- Identify the social, economic and political forces
at work in the evolution of early and medieval Western
history.
- Recognize and describe the significance of some of
the cultural achievements of ancient and medieval Western
civilization.
- Analyze complex historical sources and materials
and reach conclusions based on interpretations of those
materials.
There
are no pre-requisites, but this is a writing intensive course so
an introductory English course is highly recommended.
There
are no books to purchase for this class. All textbooks and
monographs are free Open Online Resources linked below:
-Textbook (online)= - WC
=Western Civilization and BWH=Boundless
World History course
draws from both textbooks housed by 'lumen learning"
-Additional online books = Use any
full text online or print version of these that you want.
- Epic of
Gilgamesh
-Beowulf
-Canterbury
Tales: Knights
tale, Miller's
tale, Wife
of Bath's tale
Spring 2020 His 101 Hybrid
Course Schedule
note: due to the Hybrid nature of the
course there are Multiple weekly deadlines.
Class
Date
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Topic:
Face-to-Face
Meeting
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Group Presentation (Vid- Video) (Con-Primary doc. context) |
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(Jan.
13) |
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Read WC (Textbook) Ch. 1
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-Introduction Post -Introduction Assignment -Hymn to Aten -A Poem Attributed to Zoroaster |
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| Jan. 20 |
No Class ------BUT----- Complete Unit 2 Discussion (Wed. 1/22) | ||||
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(Jan.
27) |
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Read WC: Ch. 2
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Complete Unit 3 Discussion
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(Feb. 3) |
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Read WC: Ch. 3 |
Complete Unit 4 Discussion -Herodotus: On the Kings of Sparta -Aristotle: The Polis, from Politics -Thucydides: Pericles' Funeral Oration |
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The Idea of Classical Greece |
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(Feb. 17) |
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Group
7 - Vid |
Read WC:
Ch.
4 Macedonia->
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Complete Unit 6 Discussion Roman law, The Twelve Tables Polybius on the Roman Constitution 146 BCE -The Roman Candidate |
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(Feb.
24) |
ROME 753B.C.E.–305 B.C.E. |
Group
8 - Vid |
Read WC:
Ch. 5 & Ch.
6
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Complete Unit 7 Discussion | |
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Week 7 (Mar. 2) |
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Complete Unit 8 Discussion | |
| Mar. 9 |
No Class |
Spring Break |
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(Mar.
16) |
Christianity and Byzantine Rome 0-350 C.E. |
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Read WC: Ch. 7 |
Complete
Unit 9 Discussion -On
the Resurrection, by Justin Martyr
-The Didache: The Twelve Apostles To The Nations -The Gospel of Mary |
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(Mar. 23) |
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Group
5 - Con Group
2 - Vid |
Read BWH: "the Rise and Spread of Islam" |
Complete Unit 10 Discussion |
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(Mar.
30) |
Age
of Vikings
& the Migration Period
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Read WC: Ch. 8 "Germanic tribes" -> Vikings" |
Complete Unit 11
Discussion
Read - Beowulf |
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(Apr. 6)) |
Middle Ages: Rise of Early
Europe |
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Read WC: Ch.
8"Catholic church->fourth
crusade"
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-Pope Innocent III. -Summons to a Crusade |
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(Apr.
13) |
Middle Ages: |
Group 7 - Con Group 4- Vid
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Read
= Canterbury Tales:
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(Apr. 20) |
The Reformation |
Group 8- Con |
Read WC: Ch.
11
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Complete Unit 13 Discussion
Martin
Luther: Letter to the Archbishop of Mainz, 1517 |
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(Apr.
27) |
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& BWH: Age of Discovery & Humanism |
Complete Unit 14
Discussion |
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Week 15 (May 4) |
Final Exam Essay and Cum. Paper |
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==Cumulative
Paper Due== (directions below in "assessments") |
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All assignments
are graded on a 100 point scale and averaged accordingly to the
percentages listed below.
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Assessment
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Percentage
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Group Presentations |
10 |
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Hybrid Discussions |
20 |
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In class Participation |
10 |
Grading
Scale |
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2 - 3 page papers |
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A |
90-100 |
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Midterm& Final Exam |
20 |
B |
80-89 |
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Cumulative Essay
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20 |
C |
70-79 |
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D |
60-69 |
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F |
59 and below |
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Group Work---
§ You
will
be assigned a group that you will work with throughout the
semester.
·
Your group will have its own private
discussion board and collaboration on BB in week 2 of the
semester.
§ Video
Group
Research Presentations -Click Here = for
detailed instructions.
·
Your group will
produce a publicly posted five minute research presentation to
be shown to the class.
§ Primary Document Context Presentation (Suspended starting March 13th)
· Once during the semester your group will
give a 5 minute lesson to the class providing researched
context (not summary) for the weeks primary documents.
o Briefly lay out for each document =
Who wrote it? / What is the document? / Why
did the write it?/ Who is the Audience?
o Failure to appear will result in a “0” grade for this assignment.
§ Primary
Document discussions will occur every week.
§ Discussion
will be graded based on both quantity and quality of posts.
§ Due every
Wednesday before 12:15pm.
o
Participation
& Quizzes
§ Based
on
attendance and active engagement in daily discussions.
o
2- 3pg. argumentative
papers
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Utilizing
readings from primary sources, books, and the textbook.
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(All
papers
should be submitted via attachment on Canvas before
class of the assigned due date.)
o Midterm
& Final
§
Consists
of 3 parts: Map,
Chronology/Causation, Significance Identifications.
o Cumulative Essay
§ 1 Cumulative essay - 3-4 pg (1000 words) typed essay question (on syllabus)
Cumulative Essay Question
Over the course
of the semester you have examined the relationship of religion
to culture, society, and government across four thousand years
of western history. What is
the role of religion in history?
(Your argument must include
evidence and information from across the breadth of the
semester, Canterbury Tales, and 2 different primary
documents, from those read for this course, to prove your Argument.)
[Footnote and all writing guide rules must be followed.]
Extra
Credit
Assignments (due by the end of Week 13) =
Digital History Project- check it out here.
Hybrid Attendance
Policy:
This is a hybrid
course whereas 50% of the coursework assignments are completed
outside the classroom. Students
are expected to work at least nine (9) hours a week to completed
coursework expectations. Students are required
to log onto Canvas at least three times a week, to
ensure awareness of assignment updates, coursework modifications
and weekly announcements.
Absences,
Late arrival, and leaving early will affect a student’s grade
due to the student not being able to participate in
class/group discussions. Students missing more than 30 percent
of the scheduled classes without an excused absence from the
professor will receive ZERO points for the class participation
grade. Class absence does not excuse a student from meeting
assignment due dates
Course includes
both classroom and online meetings. A portion of this course is
delivered via the World Wide Web in lieu of traditional
classroom hours. Student
must have access to the Internet and access to Blackboard. A
hybrid class requires additional work outside the traditional
lecture period. To that end, you will complete a series of
assignments, which will take you about the same amount of time
as you spend in class. This will require you to have access to a
computer and reliable, preferably high-speed, Internet
connection.
-Students must
have some version of office, have a basic working knowledge of
Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
-Students must
store course work on a cloud server such as Dropbox, Google
Drive, or OneDrive. (A
computer crash is not a valid excuse for late work.)
HYBRID ACTIVITY
DETAILS:
Hybrid
assignments are intended to take the place of in class learning,
and should be thought of as an opportunity to engage with the
material, not just basic HW.
This is a paperless course.
- All additional readings,
assignments, and course materials can be found here on my
website kinchteach.com
-All assignments and quizzes need to
be submitted in Canvas.
-All feedback will be given throught
Canvas.
Formatting:
All Papers should be double
spaced, using 12 point Calibri font and one inch margins.
All papers must be word processed and submitted through
Blackboard as “doc,” “docx,” or “rtf.”
E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
Style and Grammar:
You must present your arguments in clear, concise, and
grammatically correct English. Make sure to proofread and
use spell-check. For information on writing papers for this
class, make sure to read Kinch’s writing guide (under course
documents on BB.) You also might want to consult the
following handy websites:
o NVCC
Loudoun's
Writing Center
o
Charlie
Evans’
History Writing Center
Citations:
You
MUST include a formal citation any time you refer to a specific
passage in a text, even if you do not quote the text
directly. The required method for citing sources in this
class is Chicago Style
formatting for footnote citations.
According to this format, you “Insert Footnote” (under
references) and enter the citation information as laid out in
this link.
Late Assignments
-Late papers and all Hybrid activities will be accepted
after the due date and time for half credit, as long as they are
submitted before the final class period of the term.
-Quizzes, Participation, and Presentation assignments
will only be accepted during the week they are due.
-All assignments should be stored on a cloud server and
submitted online. Excuses
such as “my dog ate my homework” and “my computer crashed” are
no longer valid.
For exam sessions, make-ups will not be given other than
in the case of a genuine emergency with appropriate
documentation (ie, emergency room documents, court summons,
etc.) Missing class due to "not feeling well," not being
able to get a ride, having to work, and the like are not genuine
emergencies.
HW, Hybrid
Assignments, and presentations will be graded and posted within
a week of their due date.
Papers and Exams
will be graded and posted within two weeks of their due date, in
order to give more detailed feedback.
Attendance Policy:
Absences, Late arrival, and leaving early will affect
a student’s grade due to the student not being able to
participate in class/group discussions. Students missing more
than thirty percent of the scheduled classes without an excused
absence from the professor will receive ZERO points for the
class participation grade. Class absence does not excuse a
student from meeting assignment due dates
Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated.
Students involved in cheating will receive a grade of
“0” on the activity during which cheating occurred and
particularly flagrant or obviously intentional instances of
cheating or plagiarism will result in a grade of "F" for the
course. In
addition the student will be reported to the Dean of
Students for further disciplinary action.
**Please read the section titled Student Conduct, Rights,
and Responsibilities: F.
Academic Dishonesty in the Student
Handbook.
Academic
dishonesty, as a general rule, involves one of the following
acts:
1.
Cheating on an examination or quiz;
including the giving, receiving, or soliciting of information
and the unauthorized use of notes or other materials.
2. Plagiarism
- This is the act of appropriating passages from the work
of another individual, either word for word or in substance, and
representing them as one’s own work. This includes any
submission of written work other than one’s own.
-Please note that even copying a
sentence or two from another source without citing it is enough
to trigger a plagiarism penalty. Likewise, changing a word
here or there from content which you copy is plagiarism.
Your work should be entirely in your own words except
for the passages which you quote and appropriately cite. All of
your papers for the class will be checked for plagiarism by
SafeAssign software.
Be aware of
the following:
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Internet-enabled devices, dictionaries and/or calculators are
prohibited during testing.
The primary means
of communication outside the classroom between the Instructor
and the student is via Blackboard Announcements and e-mail.
Students should check Blackboard and their e-mail daily for
any Instructor communications. Failure on the part of the
student to check Blackboard and e-mail on a regular basis is
not an excuse for missed /late assignments or exams. The Instructor
turn-around time to respond to e-mails is 24-to-48 hours
Monday through Friday.
Instructors receive a significant number
of e-mails from students over the course of the semester. To
specifically identify the course in which the student is
enrolled, all e-mail from the student must include
the course and section
number (e.g., ACC211-000) in the Subject of the
e-mail.
I will email you at the email address on
my class list which is your VCCS email address. If you do not
check this address frequently, I would recommend you set it up
for automatic forwarding to an email address you do check more
frequently. When emailing the instructor, always send email
from your VCCS email address.
Please be considerate. Disruptive
behavior, on the ground and online, will not be
tolerated. Private conversations during lecture or class
discussions, ringing mobile phones, texting, sleeping, or
walking into class late or out of class early all distract and
disturb your instructor and your classmates, and will count
against your participation grade. Repeated instances of
rude behavior will result your removal from the
classroom. If you have a question or a comment on
the course material, please raise your hand and share it with
the class.
All students are considered adults and
will conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.
Please read the section titled Student Conduct,
Rights, and Responsibilities: B. Student
Conduct in the Student Handbook.
"Netiquette" is an
abbreviation for "Internet etiquette" – simply, basic rules of
the road for the "Information Superhighway." Online learning
involves much communication using email, bulletin boards,
chats and other methods.
Anonymity – While anonymity is often, and
justifiably, desired in many Internet communications,
maintaining your identity is essential in an online course. If
at any time you have concerns about your privacy in an online
course, please let your instructor know. Make sure you include
your name on all your emails as some messaging systems will
not include this and many email addresses do not indicate the
name of the sender.
Brevity – Very few people want to read long
messages. Other than for special situations, try to keep most
of your communications brief and to the point. Others will
thank you, and you'll be equally grateful to everyone else.
Communication – Use the Subject Line. Make your
entry in the Subject Line concise and informative. Focus on
one subject per message and always include a pertinent subject
title for the message; that way the user can locate the
message quickly. Include your name at the bottom of email
messages. Be careful when using sarcasm and humor. Without
face to face communications, your joke may be viewed as
criticism.
Inappropriate material – Suggestive or pornographic content
or links do not belong in online courses, nor does anything
promoting hatred or discrimination.
Large files – Avoid sending unnecessarily large
files and attachments. Many of those cute screen savers and
computer games circulated via email place a heavy load on
email systems and create large downloads, particularly for
those who are on slower modems or using older computers. They
often may also carry malicious content such as viruses.
Privacy – It is simple to forward a message
you have received from someone else. However, unless it is
clear you have their permission to do so, check first. This is
particularly important when you post a private message sent to
you from someone else to a public bulletin board or email
list.
Readability – Try to format your messages with
lots of breaks and headings. One long paragraph that fills
some else's full screen with no breaks will very likely not be
read. Watch for errors: a careful read as well as a
spell-check will solve most problems--lots of mistakes are
extremely annoying.
Shouting – What is shouting? THIS IS: TYPING A
MESSAGE IN CAPITAL LETTERS IS TYPICALLY UNDERSTOOD AS THE
EQUIVALENT OF SHOUTING AT SOMEONE. It is perceived as rude and
will usually result in a request by others to "Stop yelling"
or worse, a "flame"--a flurry of angry responses that will
bombard your email inbox.
Adapted from http://www.jibc.bc.ca/onlineLearning/online/online/net.htm.
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Monday
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8:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
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Saturday: |
8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
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Phone:
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703-426-4141 |
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Email: |
Anyone observing an
emergency situation should contact the Campus Police Office or
the dean of students.
Procedures
and items to be aware of (click here)
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Campus
Police: |
703-450-2540 |
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Dean of
Students: |
703-450-2512 |
------Note: The instructor has the right to
alter or change the course and course schedule at any time as
he deems appropriate.-------
contact: jkincheloe@nvcc.edu