COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will survey the history of World Civilizations from its earliest beginnings to 1650.

REQUIREMENTS:

Students are required to attend and to participate in class and to complete all reading and writing assignments, and exams.
All students are required to activate their Loyola e-mail accounts by the second week of the semester unless they have their own account through an ISP. Every student MUST subscribe to the class listserv. Instructions on subscribing to the listserv will be distributed in class.

REQUIRED READINGS

Craig, The Heritage of World Civilizations, v. 1

Additional internet readings will be assigned on a Daily basis.  If you do not have a PC, you may use the facilities available on
campus, especially the Humanities Lab BO 448.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students are required to attend all classes.  I will allow three absences.  Upon the fourth absence ten points (one letter grade) will be deducted from the student’s final grade with an additional ten point deduction for each further absence.  Tardiness will not be tolerated. Students who are habitually late will be informed by me as such after which time their late arrivals will be counted as absences. If you have an extraordinary reason for missing class, you must notify me in advance of the absence (or after in cases of emergency) and have supporting material, e. g., doctor's notes, etc.

SPECIAL NEEDS:

If you have special needs related to physical or learning disabilities, please make arrangements through the Office of Academic
Enrichment.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Students will be required to read approximately one to two chapters of the Craig text for each class. Daily "outline" assignments will be based on these readings. Additional internet readings and e-mail assignments will be required. Students will also be required to write one short position paper on a reading of their choice (more to follow on this). Of course, students are required to take all quizzes, tests, and complete all assignments on time.

MAKE-UP TESTS AND EXTENSIONS:

Make-up tests and/or extensions will be allowed only in extraordinary circumstances.  To receive permission for a make-up test or paper extension, the student must contact me BEFORE the scheduled test or assignment deadline except in cases of emergency.

GRADING:

Grades will be assessed on a standard ten point scale (90-100=A, 87-89=B+, 80 86.9=B, etc.,  59 or below = F).  The short
position paper will be worth 10%  of your final grade; the daily "Outline" assignments will be worth 20%, and class participation will be worth 10%, the exams will be worth 60% (20% each) of your final grade.

INTEGRITY OF SCHOLARSHIP AND GRADES:

Please read the “Integrity of Scholarship and Grades” statement on pp. 45-46 of the Undergraduate Bulletin.  Any student caught plagiarizing or cheating will receive an “F” for the entire course and the incident will be reported in writing to the Dean.

History Department Statement on Plagiarism

 “Plagiarism—the use of another person’s ideas or wording without giving proper credit—results from the failure to document fully and accurately.  Ideas and expressions of them are considered to belong to the individual who first puts them forward.  Therefore, when you incorporate ideas or phrasing from any other author in your paper, whether you quote them directly or indirectly, you need to be honest and complete about indicating the source to avoid plagiarism.  Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism can bring serious consequences, both academic, in the form of failure or expulsion, and legal, in the form of lawsuits.  Plagiarism is a violation of the ethics of the academic community.”

William G. Campbell, Stephen V. Ballou, and Carole Slade, Form and Style: Thesis, Reports, Term Papers, 6th Edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982), p. 52.

For more information on plagiarism and how to avoid it, go to :
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html
 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT:

I do not allow tape recording or video taping of class sessions without a request from the Office of Academic Enrichment. If you have beepers or cellular telephones, please be sure to turn them off before coming to class. If your beeper or cell phone goes off more than once in the semester, then you will receive a grade of "F" for the course!

REVISION OF SYLLABUS:

 I reserve the right to revise this syllabus at any time during the semester.

ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES:

Specific reading assignments, deadlines, and test schedules will be posted on the web site shortly.

N. B. Students may submit a rough draft of the short paper to me at any time in the semester with the exception of the week before the deadline.

OUTLINES:

You will be required to submit a 1-3 page outline of each chapter of the textbook. Submissions are due via e-mail by 5 p. m. on the day the chapter is assigned (see schedule below). Please  send the outlines in a standard e-mail message, not as attachments.

POSITION PAPER ASSIGNMENT: Search the history journals in JSTOR for an  article appropriate for this class.  Read the article carefully, then write a 1-3 page double-spaced essay that does the following in a continuous narrative format:

1. Provides a concise summary of the article, including identification of the thesis, in your own words.
2. Assesses the contribution of the article to the prevailing views on the subject.
3. Identifies the major primary and secondary sources the author uses. Be sure to note any innovative methodologies.
4. Assesses his/her effectiveness in crafting the argument.
5. Include your own conclusion about the contribution of the essay.
6. Consult the history department guidelines to writing papers.
7. CITE YOUR SOURCES! See the history department guidelines on the history website. Click here.
 
 

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