Calumet College of St. Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR WORLD CIVILIZATION II

 

 

Term:  Spring, 2000-2001  (002)  (January 10 - April 19, 2000)

Course Number:   HST 112A

Instructor:   Dr. Edward C. Stibili

Office:  Room # 523

Office Phone:  219-473-4284

E-mail:           

Home Phone: (optional)

 

Office Hours: MF 12:00 – 1:00 PM : TR 10:00 – 10:30 AM : W 5:00 – 7:00 PM , and by appointment

 

Course Time: Wednesdays  7:00 – 10:00 p.m. , Room 264

 

Course Description:   

This introductory course surveys the history of human civilization since 1500 with emphasis on basic social and cultural institutions in worldwide context.

 

Prerequisites:  None

 

Textbooks:

            John P. McKay, et. al.  A History of World Societies.  Vol. II: Since 1500.  5th Ed.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.  A Study Guide is available with the textbook.

 

Statement of Plagiarism:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

 

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.).  All of these guidelines are available in the Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore.  These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

 

Withdrawal from Classes Policy:

Please see the Degree Completion Program’s Student Handbook for withdrawal policy.  All withdrawals are completed through the Degree Completion Academic Advisor’s office.

 

Class Policy on Attendance:

Students will lose two points for each missed class, unless absent for appropriate medical reasons.  Such absences will require he doctor’s signed note.

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Outcomes / Student Competencies:

The objectives of this course will address the following college goal: Students will develop a knowledge of human civilizations and history, as well as the problems of modernity and historical consciousness (see catalogue, p. 11) :

 

1.        Students will review the basic chronology of world civilization from 1500 to the present.

2.            Students will focus on the major events and problems of world civilization from 1500 to the present.

3.        Students will be exposed to some interpretive issues regarding events and problems in world   civilization during this period.

 

Assessment:

Exams (4 Unit Examinations at 20% each)                                  ___80__% of grade

Class participation/collaboration/attendance/assignments ___20__% of grade

 

Grading Scale:

A:  96-100  A-: 91-95   B+: 97-90     B: 84-86         B-:81-83         C+: 77-80

C:  74-76    C-:  71-73  D+:  67-70    D: 64-66         D-:61-63         F:  60 and under

 

Format for Class:

This course will be based on classroom lectures and discussions based on the outline in the textbook.  Visual aids will be used as appropriate.

 

Class Participation:

This will account for 20% of your grade.

 

 

Class Date:                                       Topic-Assignment:

 

Tuesday, January 9:                               Introduction

Friday, January 12:                                Ch. 16, The Acceleration of Global Contact.

pp. 490 - 525

Tuesday, January 16:                             Ch. 17, Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Europe, ca

                                                            1589 – 1725, pp. 526 – 560

Friday, January 19:                                “           “           “           “

Tuesday, January 23:                             Ch. 23, the Revolution in Western Politics, 1775 – 1815,

                                                            pp. 714 – 744                           

Friday, January 26:                                “           “           “           “

Tuesday, January 30:                             UNIT EXAMINATION

Friday, February 2:                                Ch. 24, The Industrial Revolution in Europe,

pp. 746 – 775

Tuesday, February 6:                             “           “           “           “

Friday, February 9:                                Ch. 25, Ideologies and Upheavals, 1815 –1871, 

pp. 776 – 807

Tuesday, February 13:                           “           “           “           “

Friday, February 16:                               Ch. 26, European Life in the Age of Nationalism,

                                                            pp. 808 – 839

Tuesday, February 20:                           “           “           “           “

Friday, February 23:                               UNIT EXAMINATION

Tuesday, February 27:                           Ch. 27, Africa and Asia in the Era of Western                                                                            Industrialization, 1800 – 1914, pp. 840 – 875

Friday, March 2:                                    “           “           “           “

Tuesday, March 6:                                 Ch. 29, The Great Break: War and Revolution,

                                                            pp. 920 – 951

Friday, March 9:                                    “           “           “           “

Tuesday, March 13:                               Ch. 31, The Age of Anxiety in the West, pp. 984-1007

Tuesday, March 16:                               “           “           “           “

Friday, March 20:                                  UNIT EXAMINATION

Friday, March 23:                                  Ch. 32, Dictatorship and the Second World War,

                                                            1008 – 1041

Tuesday, March 27                                “           “           “           “

Friday, March 30:                                  Ch. 33, Recovery and Crisis in Europe and the

                                                            Americas, pp. 1042 – 1081

Tuesday, April 3:                                   “           “           “           “          

Friday, April 6:                                      Ch. 35, Changing Lives in the Developing Countries,

                                                            pp. 1118 – 1143

Tuesday, April 10:                                 UNIT EXAMINATION