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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: |
Modern
Western Civilization |
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Section: |
Hist 102 |
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Semester: |
Fall 2018 |
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Date/Time: |
Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 - 1:45pm |
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Location: |
LC
309 |
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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
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How do I
do Assignments? |
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Office
Location: |
HEC
316-A |
What
are the course rules? |
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Website: |
-By focusing on the expansion of ideas
and the use of those ideas, we will probe into the nature of
human society as it acts and reacts to new ideologies and
movements.
-Instead of
studying development in every corner of Europe, we will focus on
the most representative examples to illustrate the wider
movements leading to the modern western mindset that exists
today. In the end,
our search will focus on one phrase:
Dare to Know.
-We will examine
the history of modern Europe by focusing on the history of the
expansion of free thought, the development of new ideas, and how
those ideas have changed the world for the better and worse. In this course you
will be asked to question each other, the textbook, the primary
sources, and even ME, so as to develop your own ideas.
By the end of
the semester you should:
-Be able to
explain how the power of ideology and knowledge has impacted
the western world and continues to reshape the world.
-Be able to
devise original arguments about historical trends and events
and prove them using both primary and secondary information.
Course
Description
Surveys the general
history of the Western world from about 1600 CE to the present
and allows students to reach a basic understanding of the
characteristic features of the Western world's 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 West in this period of time.
Objectives
- Establish a chronology
of historical events in the Western world since 1600 CE.
- Explain the changing
geopolitical structures of the Western world up since 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
modern Western history.
- Recognize and describe
the significance of some of the cultural achievements of
modern Western Civilization.
There are no
pre-requisites, but this is a writing intensive course so an
introductory English course is highly recommended.
-Textbook=
- Western Civilizations Cole,
Symes, Coffin & Stacey (Brief
Edition)
-Additional books =
- Candide, Voltaire
- Frankenstien,
Shelley
- All Quiet on the
Western Front,
Remarque
FALL 2018 His 102 Course
Schedule
Class
Date
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Topic:
Face-to-Face
Meeting
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Group Presentation (Doc-Dis. Lead) (Vid-Research Video) |
Reading
/ Assignments
(to be completed before the class)Tuesday-
Read textbook & take quiz
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(Aug.
23) |
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(Aug.
28 & 30) |
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-Read Textbook Ch.
12 & 14 /
Read Primary Sources
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(Sep. 4 & 6) |
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-Read Textbook Ch.
15
Read:
Candide -Take
Quiz 15
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-Read Textbook Ch.
16 & 17 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take Quizzes 16-17 |
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(Sep. 18 & 20) |
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-Read Textbook Ch.
18 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take Quiz 18Vindication of the Rights of WomenProposal of the Women...(1785) Émigrés Return" by Thérèse Bouisson |
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(Sep.
25 & 27) |
Industrial Revolution
1789-1815
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-Read Textbook Ch.
19 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take
Quiz 19
Leeds Woolen Worker Petition, 1786
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(Oct. 2 & 4) |
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(Oct.
9= No Class |
Liberalism and the Expansion of Revolution (19th Century) |
Group 4 – Doc |
-Read Textbook Ch.
20 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take
Quiz 20
Mill: Liberalism
Evaluated, 1873 |
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(Oct. 16 & 18) |
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(Oct. 23 & 25) |
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-Read Textbook Ch.
23 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take Quiz 23-Frederick
Engels 1847- Communist Confession of Faith |
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(Oct.30 & Nov. 1) |
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-Read Textbook Ch.
21 & 22 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take Quizzes 21 - 22Bismarck’s "Blood and Iron Speech (1862)White Man's Burden Mill: On Colonies and Colonization, 1848 |
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(Nov. 6 & 8) |
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-Read Textbook Ch. 24Read: All Quiet on the Western Front-Take
Quiz 24
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(Nov. 13 & 15) |
The
Interwar Upheaval 1918- 1942 |
Group 7 – Doc
Group 3-Vid |
-Read Textbook Ch.
25 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take Quiz 25-Life in Soviet Regime 1-Life in Soviet Regime 2 -Life in Soviet Regime 3 |
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(Nov. 27 & 29) |
WWII 1938-1945 |
Group 8- Doc Group 4-Vid |
-Read Textbook Ch.
26 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take
Quiz 26
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(Dec. 4 & 6) |
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-Read Textbook Ch. 27
& 28 /Read
Primary Sources
-Take Quizzes 27 - 28-Johnson to
presendent Kennedy "(1961)
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Week
16 |
Final Exam |
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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 |
15 |
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Chapter Quizzes |
5 |
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In class Participation |
20 |
Grading
Scale |
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2 – 3 page papers |
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A |
90-100 |
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Midterm and Final Exam |
20 |
B |
80-89 |
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Cumulative Essay |
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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 discussion
board and collaboration on BB beginning 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 in class.
*Discussion lead --Click Here for detailed instructions.
·Your
group will
present on and lead a class discussion of the primary sources
assigned for your week.
o Participation & Quizzes
§ Based
on
attendance and active engagement in daily discussions.
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2- 3pg. argumentative
papers
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Utilizing
readings from primary sources, and the textbook.
o (All
papers
should be submitted via attachment on blackboard before
class of the assigned due date.)
o Midterm
& Final
o Cumulative Essay
§ 1 Cumulative essay -3 pg typed essay question (on syllabus)
How did ideology,
knowledge, and the escalation of ideas lead to both positive
and negative developments across the span of modern western
civilization? Has society benefited or suffered from the
expansion of “free thought” over the last 500 years. Be sure
to address both sides of the argument and the entire span of
the course.
(Evidence and
Information must be used from across the breath of the semester
and 3 different primary documents to prove your Argument.)
Extra
Credit
Assignments (due by the end of Week 13) =
Digital
History Project- check
it out here.
This is a paperless course.
- All additional readings,
assignments, submissions, and course materials are on
Blackboard.
-All primary source readings are
online and accessible through links in the BB “Course
Schedule.”
-You will need to check Blackboard
acct. weekly for readings and assignments.
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 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.
-Discussion, 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.
Fresentation /
Video feedback will be given in person at the end of class, and
the grade will be posted within a couple days.
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.
Substituting for another person during
an examination or allowing such substitution for one’s self.
3.
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.
4.
Collusion with another person in the
preparation or editing of assignments submitted for credit,
unless such collaboration has been approved in advance by the
instructor.
5.
Knowingly furnishing false information
to the College; forgery and alteration or use of College
documents or instruments of identification with the intent to
defraud.
Be aware of
the following:
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Internet-enabled devices, dictionaries and/or calculators are
prohibited during testing.
- If you need
to leave the room during testing, for whatever reason, your
test will be collected immediately for grading without any
additional time for more work on the test or quiz.
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.
--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.
In event
of an emergency just regarding this class, check
Blackboard for announcements regarding course
progress/assignments.
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Drop/Withdrawal Policy /
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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.
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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