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, quizzes, 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 -- Click Here:
Stavrianos, The World To 1500
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 Stavrianos text for each class. Daily quizzes 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. There will be no make ups for daily quizzes.
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 quizzes will be worth 25%, and class participation will be worth 5%, the exams will be worth 60% (20% each) of your final grade. The in-class writings and email will receive a check “*” or an “x.” The cumulative number of *’s and x’s will be used to determine your numerical grade for the in-class exercises which will be figured in to my subjective assessment of your class participation. These two items will be the basis of your class participation 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.
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.
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.