HST 103
Spring 2010
Dr. Janet R. Bednarek
Office: HM 464
Office Hours: M, W
e-mail: Janet.Bednarek@notes.udayton.edu
webpage: http://academic.udayton.edu/JanetBednarek
TEXT(S):
Bulliet, et al,
The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History, Vol. 2, Since 1500, Brief
Edition, Fourth Edition.
Ponting, A New Green
History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations.
Various readings on-line and on electronic reserve
PURPOSE:
While working within a general chronological framework that will present major social, political and economic events between 1500 and the present, this course will also focus extensively on a number of broader long-term themes and trends including climate change, population growth, urbanization, industrialization, and the environmental consequences of globalization. The purpose of the course is to encourage an understanding of change over time and the importance of thinking about current events within a long-term framework.
This course is part of the Humanities Base program.
EXAMS:
There will be three mid-term exams with the third mid-term serving as the final exam. The mid-terms will be in-class exam and will cover material presented in the three sections of the course, respectively. Study guides will be provided in advance of the exams.
Exam make-up policy:
As a general rule, no make-up tests will be allowed; see the department of history guidelines for more information and possible exceptions. Efforts will be made to accommodate athlete/band/cheerleader/other university sanctioned student events, previously scheduled. A note is required from the appropriate sponsoring program or department. Again, please refer to the History Department Guidelines for further information.
QUIZZES:
There will also be quizzes covering the discussion readings and the document sets. You will be given a total of 12 quizzes throughout the course of the semester. Each quiz will be worth 20 points and only the top 10 quizzes will count toward your final grade.
The quiz schedule is listed in the syllabus. You must be present in class to take the quiz.
No make-up quizzes will be allowed.
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS:
Three class sessions are set aside for the examination and analysis of primary source documents, including the common humanities base documents. Five documents are available on-line and the links are included in this syllabus. One document is on electronic reserve. A total of six documents are involved (three in the first set, two in second and one in the third). In addition to the quizzes scheduled for those days, you will also be required to write a two-to-three-page analysis of the document(s). Each analysis paper will be worth 30 points. All three together will be worth a total of 90 points (almost equal to an exam). The questions to be addressed in each analysis are available on a separate handout.
No make-ups will be allowed on the document analysis papers.
ATTENDANCE and
DISCUSSION SESSIONS:
As per university policy for first year students and 100-level courses, attendance in the course is required. Unexcused absence from more than three class sessions, will result in a five-point deduction from your total points. An attendance sheet will be passed out during each class. It is your responsibility to make sure that you sign in each day.
Other Basic Rules:
Show up on time for class. If you cannot get there on time, do not attend as walking into class late is highly disruptive.
Turn off all cell phones and pagers. Keep your computer turned off and closed. I will give this class my undivided attention, so should you.
Be respectful toward others and others will respect you.
GRADE SCALE:
Tests Midterms 300 (3 @ 100 pts each)
Papers Document Papers 90 (3 @ 30 pts each)
Quizzes Top Ten 200 (20 pts each)
Total 590
Grade: Tests/Forms Total Grade: Tests/Forms Total
A+ 97-100 572-590 C+ 77-79 454-471
A 93-96 548-571 C 73-76 430-453
A- 90-92 531-547 C- 70-72 413-429
B+ 87-89 513-530 D+ 67-69 395-412
B 83-86 489-512 D 63-66 371-394
B- 80-82 472-488 D- 60-62 354-370
F 00-59 000-353
Absolutely no extra credit work will be allowed. Any academic dishonesty, which includes plagiarism, will result in a failure for the course. For definition of plagiarism see: http://library.udayton.edu/faqs/howto/plagiarism.php.
Class Schedule
M 4 Jan Introduction
W 6 Jan Reading: Chapter 15
The World of 1500
F 8 Jan Disc: Ponting, “The Long Struggle,” 87-115.
Quiz One
M 11 Jan The Reformation
W 13 Jan The Scientific Revolution
F 15 Jan Reading: Chapter 16
Disc: Ponting, “The Rape of the World,” 135-170.
Quiz Number Two
M
18 Jan
Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday
W 20 Jan The Columbian Exchange
F
22 Jan
First Set Document Analysis Due
Disc: Humanities Base Documents (three documents)
http://academic.udayton.edu/history/hst103common.htm
Quiz Number Three
M 25 Jan Reading: Chapter 17
Ottoman Society and Culture
W 27 Jan Mughal Society and Culture
Study Guide for First Mid-Term
Exam Distributed
F 29 Jan Reading: Chapter 18
Disc: Ponting, “The Foundations of Inequality,” pp. 171-198.
Quiz Number Four
M
1 Feb
W 3 Feb First Mid-Term Exam
F 5 Feb Reading: Chapter 19
US Revolution
M
8 Feb
Second Set Document Anaylsis Due
Disc: “Declaration of the Rights of Man”
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp
Disc: “Declaration of the Rights of Women”
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1791degouge1.html
Quiz Number Five
W 10 Feb Latin American Revolutions
F 12 Feb Reading: Chapter 20
Disc: Ponting, “The Second Great Transition,” pp. 265-293.
Quiz Number Six
M 15 Feb Technology and the Early Industrial Revolution
W 17 Feb Changing World of Work
F 19 Feb Reading: Chapters 21-22
Disc: Ponting, “The Rise of the City,” pp. 294-313.
Quiz Number Seven
M
22 Feb
Early Imperialism in Africa and
W 24 Feb Reading: Chapter 23
The Second Industrial Revolution
F 26 Feb The Scientific Revolution
M
1 Mar
Mid-Term Break
W
3 Mar
Mid-Term Break
F
5 Mar
Mid-Term Break
M
8 Mar
Study Guide for Second Mid-Term
Exam Distributed
W 10 Mar Reading: Chapter 24
New Imperialism
F 12 Mar Ponting, “Creating the Affluent Society,” pp. 314-341.
Quiz Number Eight
M
15 Mar
Second Mid-Term Exam
W 17 Mar Reading: Chapter 25
Causes of War
F 19 Mar Homefront/Failed Peace
M
22 Mar
Disc.: Keegan, The Face of
Quiz Number Nine
W 24 Mar Reading: Chapter 26
Establishment of the
F 26 Mar The Great Depression and the Path to War
M
29 Mar
Third Set Document Analysis Due
“The Land Ethic,” from Aldo Leopold, The
Sand
Quiz Number Ten
W 31 Mar Reading: Chapter 27
Rise of Modern Nationalism
F
2 Apr
Easter Break
M
5 Apr
Easter Break
W 7 Apr Chinese Revolution
F 9 Apr Ponting, “Polluting the World,” pp. 346-392
Quiz Eleven
M 12 Apr Reading, Chapter 28
Cold War
W
14 Apr
Stander Symposium
F 16 Apr Decolonization
Study Guide for Third Midterm (Final) Exam Distributed
M 19 Apr Reading: Chapter 29
The Fall of Communism and the Challenge of Islam
W 21 Apr Reading: Chapter 30
Globalization
F
23 Apr
Diamond, “
Quiz Twelve
Final Exam:
Wed., Apr 28, 12:20-2:10 p.m.
NOTE:
Due to extenuating circumstances the above class schedule may be subject
to change.
I understand that as a student of the
Complete all assignments and examinations by the guidelines given to me by my instructors;
Avoid plagiarism and any other form of misrepresenting someone else's work as my own;
Adhere to the Standards of Conduct as outlined in the Academic Honor Code.
In doing this, I hold myself and my community to a higher standard of excellence, and set an example for my peers to follow.