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Course
Information:
Course: |
Modern
Western Civilization (Hybrid) |
Section: |
Hist 102 |
Semester: |
Fall 2020 |
Date/Time: |
Tuesday 12:45 - 2:05 |
Location: |
Virtual
through Zoom |
Name: |
John
(Kinch) Kincheloe |
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What is this
Course? |
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: |
What is
a Hybrid course? |
Change through
Questioning is at the center of the development of Western
History, but those who have put forth new ideologies have
continuously met with oppression and persecution. The one
historical constant is:
1) People will always Question the given.
2) Society and those in power will always resist change.
(Often violently)
3) Change will always happen. (Not always for the better)
-By focusing on the expansion of free
thought, new ideologies, and the use of those ideas to bring
about change, we will probe into the nature of human society
as it acts and reacts to new ideologies and movements.
- 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, and opposition to, ideology and
knowledge 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.
There are no books to purchase for this class. All
textbooks and monographs are free Open Online Resources linked
below:
-Textbook= - BWH=Boundless
World History course
draws textbooks housed by 'lumen learning"
-Additional books =
- The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli
Spring 2020 His 102 Hybrid Course Schedule
---ALL Readings, Videos and assignment
sheets are here in this schedule.
---All assignment submissions, Discussions, exams, and feedback
are on Canvas.....
note: due to the Hybrid nature of the course there are Multiple weekly deadlines.
Class Date(12:45 - 2:05pm) |
Topic:
Face-to-Face
Meeting
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Tuesday Zoom Class (12:45 - 2:05pm)Read Secondary source (textbook)Read Primary sources (document links)
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ThursdayLecture Videos
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(Aug. 25) |
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-Read BWH: "The
Study of History"
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-Introduction discussion post |
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EARLY MODERN ERA | |||||
(Sept. 1) |
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-Read BWH: "The Renaissance" & "The Age of Discovery"Read Primary SourcesLuther, 95 Theses (1517)Louis letter to his son (1661) |
Complete Unit 2 Discussion on CanvasWatch
Videos:
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(Sept. 8) |
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-Read BWH: "The
Rise of Nation-States"
Read: The PrinceRead
Primary Sources
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Complete Unit 3 Discussion on CanvasWatch Videos:1) The
Sun King: Absolutism
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-Read BWH: "The Age of Enlightenment" &"Enlightened Despots" |
Group 1 |
==Paper 1 Due==
Watch Videos:1)Helicentrism: Sci. Rev.2) Dare to Know: Enlightenment |
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The Transition | |||||
(Sept. 22) |
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Group 2
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Research Project Proposal dueWatch Videos:
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(Sept. 29) |
1789-1815 |
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Group 3 |
Complete Unit 6 Discussion on CanvasWatch Videos:2)Liberty,
Equality, Stability: French Rev.
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19th Century | |||||
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-Read BWH: "Change in the Americas"Read Primary Sources-Abolition Speech 1789-Economic Defense of Slavery 1789 -Slavery vs Liberty 1854 |
Midterm Exam |
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Fall
Break = Time to work on the Research project |
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(Oct. 20) |
Reactions: Romanticism, Socialism, and Communism ( 19th Century) |
-Read BWH: "Post-Napoleonic Europe"Read Primary Sources |
Group 4 |
Complete Unit 8 Discussion on CanvasWatch Videos:1-Age of Revolutions Kinch2-Socialist Reactions Kinch |
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(Oct. 27) |
Europe squares off: Imperialism and Nationalism (19th Century) |
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Group 5 |
Complete Unit 9 Discussion on CanvasWatch Videos:
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Week 10 (Nov.
3) |
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==Paper
2 due==
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20th Century | |||||
(Nov. 10 ) |
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Group 6 |
Complete Unit 11 Discussion on CanvasWatch Videos:1-1918
Influenza (Dr. Campbell)
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Week
12 (Nov. 17) |
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-Read BWH: "World War II"Read Primary Sources-Potsdam Declaration.-Truman's Press Release on the bombs.-General Farrell's Survey of Hiroshima |
Group 7
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==Annotated Bibliography due==Watch Videos:1-WWII2-Vichy France Kinch video |
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(Nov. 24) |
The Cold
War 1945-1993 |
-Read BWH: "Cold War "Read
Primary
Sources
-World reactions to Sputniks
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Group 8 |
Thanksgiving = No DiscussionWatch Videos:1-Cold War Origins Kinch video
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(Dec. 1) |
Globalization and the Modern Era 1985 - Your Birth |
-Read BWH: "The Long Decade" & "The 21st CenturyRead Primary SourcesThe
Declaration of Evolution
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==Research Project Due===Watch Videos:1--Globalism Kinch video |
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Week
15 |
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All assignments
are graded on a 100 point scale and averaged accordingly to the
percentages listed below.
Assessment
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Percentage
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Group Discussion Lead |
5 |
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Discussions |
25 |
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In class Participation |
10 |
Grading
Scale |
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Papers |
20 |
A |
90-100 |
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Exams |
20 |
B |
80-89 |
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Research Project
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20 |
C |
70-79 |
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D |
60-69 |
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F |
59 and below |
o Group Discussion lead---Click Here = for detailed instructions.
§ You will be assigned a group in Canvas in
week 2 of the semester.
o Failure to appear will result in a “0” grade for this assignment.
§ Primary
Document discussions will occur following class the week
assigned.
§ Discussion
will be graded based on both quantity and quality of posts.
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Participation
§ Based
on
attendance and active engagement in Zoom class 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
§
Open
Note exams completed on Canvas during the exam
weeks.
o Research Project
§ Travel Log Research Project Click here fore details
Extra
Credit
Assignments (due by the end of Week 13) =
Digital History Project- check it out here.
Once a week will
meet on Zoom. Attendance is mandatory and you are expected
to take an active part in Discussion & Interactive Lecture.
-- You are required to turn on you Camera and your Microphone at
these times.
-- You will need to log on through Canvas directly to participate.
The class will typically consist of:
-Story time (10 min.)
-Questions (10 min.)
-Business of the week (10 min.)
-Skill session (10 min.)
-Interactive lecture (10 min.)
-Class discussion (All class & Breakout rooms) (30 min.)
Hybrid Attendance
Policy:
This is a hybrid
course whereas 50% of the coursework assignments are completed
outside the virtual 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 (Zoom) and online meetings. A portion of
this course is delivered virtually in lieu of traditional
classroom hours. Student
must have access to a computer a reliable high-speed Internet
connection.
-Students must
have some version or equivalent of office, and 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 in the Canvas
Modules and here on my website kinchteach.com
-All assignments and quizzes need to
be submitted in Canvas.
-All feedback will be given through 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 Canvas
through as “doc,” “docx,” or “PDF.”
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.
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 zoom classes without an
excused absence from the professor will receive ZERO points for
the class participation grade. Class ((Zoom) 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 in class testing.
The primary means
of communication outside the classroom or Zoom session between
the Instructor and the student is via e-mail. Students should
check Canvas and their e-mail daily for any Instructor
communications. Failure on the part of the student to check
Canvas 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
- Friday: |
8:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday: |
8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Phone:
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703-426-4141 |
Email: |
Procedures and items to be
aware of (click here)
Anyone observing an
emergency situation should contact the Campus Police Office or
the dean of students.
Campus
Police: |
703-450-2540 |
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