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MASTER SYLLABUS |
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HIS 2420 |
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| Class Hours: 3.0 | Credit Hours: 3.0 | ||||||||
| Laboratory Hours: 0.0 | Date Revised: Fall 00 | ||||||||
| Catalog Course Description: | |||||||||
| A survey of the Western world from 1715 to the present. | |||||||||
| Entry Level Standards: | |||||||||
| Students must to be able to read with a questioning mind and write essay answers to examinations in order to perform well in the course. They must be “active learners” in the sense that they should seek to do more than memorize and passively absorb reading and lecture material. | |||||||||
| Prerequisite: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Textbook(s) and Other Reference Materials Basic to the Course: | |||||||||
| Speilvogel, Jackson, Western Civilization, Fourth Edition | |||||||||
| I. Week/Unit/Topic Basis: | |||||||||
| Week | Topic | ||||||||
| 1 | Introduction to course; Scientific Revolution | ||||||||
| 2 | Enlightenment | ||||||||
| 3 | French Revolution | ||||||||
| 4 | Napoleon; Exam I | ||||||||
| 5 | Industrialization | ||||||||
| 6 | Modern Ideologies | ||||||||
| 7 | Revolution and Reaction, 1815-48 | ||||||||
| 8 | Nineteenth-Century Culture; Exam II | ||||||||
| 9 | Nationalism and Nation-Building; Imperialism | ||||||||
| 10 | Modernization; Exam III | ||||||||
| 11 | World War I | ||||||||
| 12 | Rise of Soviet Union | ||||||||
| 13 | Fascism | ||||||||
| 14 | World War II | ||||||||
| 15 | Cold War to the Present | ||||||||
| 16 | Final Exam
NOTE: Number of exams, organization of material, and time allotted to a particular topic may vary from instructor to instructor. |
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| II. Course Objectives*: | |||||||||
| A. | Survey the political, cultural, and social-economic developments in the Western world from 1715 through the present. I, III, IV | ||||||||
| B. | Establish major political, cultural, social-economic themes and trace their continuity and change from 1715 to the present. I, III, IV | ||||||||
| C. | Analyze how past societies differed from our contemporary world. I, III, IV | ||||||||
| D. | Analyze what past societies have contributed to our contemporary world. I, III, IV | ||||||||
| *Roman numerals after course objectives reference goals of the Liberal Arts department. | |||||||||
| III. Instructional Processes*: | |||||||||
| Students will: | |||||||||
| 1. | Read the text and use critical thinking skills to relate factual material to the themes of the course. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision-Making Outcome | ||||||||
| 2. | Listen effectively to lectures, take notes, and use critical thinking skills to organize their lecture notes in preparation for exams. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 3. | Write analytical essays about the past. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 4. | Through participation in class discussions and/or group projects, exchange ideas with their peers. Communication Outcome, Personal Development Outcome, Transitional Strategy | ||||||||
| *Strategies and outcomes listed after instructional processes reference Pellissippi State’s goals for strengthening general education knowledge and skills, connecting coursework to experiences beyond the classroom, and encouraging students to take active and responsible roles in the educational process. | |||||||||
| IV. Expectations for Student Performance*: | |||||||||
| Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: | |||||||||
| 1. | Understand the significant stages of the development of Western religion, rational thought, statecraft, social classes, and economics. A, B | ||||||||
| 2. | Understand how different cultures – and even our own culture in an earlier era – hold values different from their own. A, B, C | ||||||||
| 3. | Develop a greater appreciation of cultures and beliefs different from their own. A, B, C, D | ||||||||
| 4. | Understand how present assumptions, values, and practices emerged from previous ideas and institutions (i.e., the realization that we are products of our past). A, B, D | ||||||||
| 5. | Be more aware of social, political, economic, and environmental issues in contemporary society. D | ||||||||
| 6. | Possess a fuller capacity for analytical and conceptual thought. B, C, D | ||||||||
| 7. | Demonstrate the ability to write analytical essays about historical issues. B | ||||||||
| *Letters after performance expectations reference the course objectives listed above. | |||||||||
| V. Evaluation: | |||||||||
| A. Testing Procedures: | |||||||||
| Western
Civilization II is a writing-emphasis course. Students will be asked
to write a series of essays that require them to create a factually based
interpretation of past societies. The majority of the final grade
will come from this form of evaluation.
2. Students will also be given quizzes that evaluate their comprehension of assigned reading materials. NOTE: The percentage each testing method contributes to the final grade may vary from instructor to instructor. In general, exams will count 75%; quizzes will count 25%. |
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| B. Laboratory Expectations: | |||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||
| C. Field Work: | |||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||
| D. Other Evaluation Methods: | |||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||
| VI. Policies: | |||||||||
| Attendance Policy: | |||||||||
| Pellissippi
State Technical Community College expects students to attend all scheduled
instructional activities. As a minimum students in all courses must
be present for at least 75 percent of their scheduled class and laboratory
meetings in order to receive credit for the course. Individual departments/programs/disciplines,
with the approval of the vice president of Academic and Student Affairs,
may have requirements that are more stringent.
Modifications made to that basic policy are as follows: 1. Students in MWF classes will be allowed 6 absences. Students in TR classes will be allowed 4 absences. Night classes permit only 2 absences. Any absences over the limit will result in a five-point deduction from the student’s grade. 2. Three late arrivals to class count as one absence. |
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