History A336-001 A&S
Dr. Fernandez
Office BO 424
Office phone: 865-2566
Office Hours T & R: 9:30-10:30, MWF 8:00-9:00
The Old South
Fall 2002
T-R 11:00-12:15
MA 401
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will survey the history of the Old South from its earliest origins to 1865.
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:
Boles, The South Through Time v. 1.
Gomez, Exchanging our Country Marks.
Blesser, Secret and Sacred.
Genovese, Within the Plantation Household.
Freehling, Prelude to Civil War.
Additional internet readings will be assigned from time to time. 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 complete all reading and writing assignments. Additional internet readings and e-mail assignments may be required. There will be two exams (a mid term and a final). Students will also be required to write three short position papers on class readings as well as a final research paper (more to follow on these). 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 three short papers will be worth 30% (10% each) of your final grade; class participation will be worth 10%, the exams will be worth 40% (20% each) of your final grade. The research paper will be worth 20% of the final grade. 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 part 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.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY 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.
REVISION OF SYLLABUS:
I reserve the right to revise this syllabus at any time during the semester.
ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES:
Mid Term Exam October 3
First Paper -- Write a brilliant (3-5 pp.) analysis on the importance of African identities to American slavery based on your reading of Exchanging our Country Marks. Due October 8
Second Paper -- Write a brilliant (3-5pp.) analysis of life on southern plantations based on your readings of Within the Plantation Household and Secret and Sacred. Due November 5.
Third Paper -- Write a brilliant (3-5pp.) essay on the ideas behind the secessionist movement based on your readings in Secret and Sacred and Prelude to Civil War. Due November 26.
FINAL RESEARCH PAPER DUE LAST DAY OF CLASS! Research Guide: Click here
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 or the term paper to me at any time in the semester with the exception of the week before the deadline.