Calumet College of St. Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II

 

 

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

Course Number:   HST 240K

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: VAI

 

Course Description:   

This course surveys American Civilization from 1877 to the present.

 

Prerequisites:  None

 

Textbooks:

            Gary B. Nash, et al.  The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society. Vol. II: From 1865. Brief 3rd Ed. New York: Longman, 2000.  The Hisory Place, Available on the Web for students who use this textbook, includes interactive maps, timelines, source documents, and a testing tool.

 

Videotapes are available in the bookstore.  An outline matching the videotapes to the texbook is attached to this syllabus.

 

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.

 

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 1877 to the present.

2.            Students will focus on the major events and problems of world civilization from 1877 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 25% each)                                  ___100__% 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:

There will be four unit examinations given during the term.  Each of the four unit examinations will be worth  25% of the grade for a total of 100%.

 

The unit exams will be scheduled in room 264, 6:00 – 7:00 PM, on the following dates:

1.                   Wednesday, January 31, chs. 17 – 20, pp. 441 – 542

2.                   Wednesday, February 21, chs. 21 – 23, pp. 543 – 626

3.                   Wednesday, March 21, chs. 24 – 27, pp. 627 – 744

4.                   Wednesday, April 11, chs. 28 – 30, pp. 745 – 839

 

Students who prefer a daytime

 

 

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