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Spring 2013
Jack Kaczorowski
Room: EB 1204
Phone: 818-710-4494 Ext 5178
Office Time: Before & After Class
Office Mail Box: 416
Website: jackkacz.com ( Syllabus, lecture outlines, other)
Publisher study aids: bedfordstmartins.com/mckaywestunderstanding )
*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION *
SYLLABUS & SCHEDULE
Required Reading and Materials
1. Understanding Western Society- A Brief History – Volume 1. McKay, Hill, Buckler,
Crowston, Wiesner-Hanks, Perry ( ISBN 0-312-66888-0 )
2. Additional reading material will be passed out in the course of the Semester.
3. Lecture Outline I will do little writing on the board. Lecture outlines for each
session will be on my web
4. site- Jackkacz.com . I suggest that you transfer all the outlines at the beginning of
the semester to Word and create spaces to fill in with my lectures in class.
Attendance
I expect all students to attend all sessions of the class, to be on time and to remain in class
for the entire class period. If you have some emergency why you can’t be here, or must
leave early, let me know ahead of time. You will still be responsible for material that was
presented and for any test you miss. Under extreme circumstances I will consider dropping
one test (but not the Final) in assessing your grade. But to have the benefit of this option you
will need to contact me on a timely basis and have a good reason.
Violation of Academic Honesty
Cheating is immoral. In this spirit, college regulations require all students to be ethical and
moral in the pursuit of their studies. Anyone caught cheating will be given no test points.
Depending on the circumstance, there may also be other consequences. (For more
information see Pierce College General Catalogue and the current Schedule of Classes.)
“Withdrawal” and “Incomplete”
If you need to withdraw from class you must complete a Drop Card at the Admissions and
Record Office or “STEP” telephone system. (Do not ask me to “drop” you. The
responsibility is yours.)
Under some circumstances you may also receive an Incomplete (INC.) This means that you
will have a chance to make up what you missed within one year. You must request an
Incomplete promptly, in writing, and there must be a good reason. (For more information
see Pierce College General Catalogue and the current Schedule of Classes.)
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation will be made for students to practice their religion if that
conflicts with attendance of class. You need to notify me ahead of time. You will then be
excused for that particular session of class. You will still be responsible for the material that
is covered.
Grades
Grades will be based on a midterm a quiz and a final exam All of these will be based on
“multiple choice” and “true & false” questions. These will be divided to cover both the text
and my lectures. “Student Learning Objectives” questions will be included on the final test.
There will be an essay question on the final.
Final Grade will be based on 200 points distributed as follows:
Midterm 75 Points, Quiz 40 Points, Final 85 Points
How do points figure in the grade?
A
180-200 Excellent 90% - 100%
B
150-179 Good
75% - 89%
C
120-149 Fair
60% - 74%
D
100-119 Passing 50% - 59%
F
0- 99 Fail
0% - 49%
At any time you can calculate your grade by dividing the total points you have
achieved so far by the maximum points possible to that point.
Extra Points?
1. You can gain 10 bonus points by visiting the Getty Villa. (See attached form)
2. Although, class participation does not carry any specific number of points, your active
attendance in class may influence your final grade. This means that if you are reasonably
close to a higher grade you may receive that higher grade, if you have participated regularly
in class. The only way you can actively participate in class is by being there regularly, being
there on time, and not leaving before class is dismissed.
How do I do well in this class?
The assumption of the course is that the student has the capacity to read the textbook and to
follow the lectures
Lectures You need to take good and plentiful notes. Remember that many of the questions
that will be asked in the tests will not be from the book. There is a common illusion that one
can remember the full content of what was said based on key words and phrases. It is always
best to write more. Review your notes on an ongoing basis.
Text Book Read the text, so you can correctly answer the multiple choice questions. The
chapter assigned should be read before class.
bedfordstmartins.com/mckaywest Online study guide by the publisher give you sample
questions, some of which will be on the test.
Date
Spring 2013 Class Schedule
Lecture Topic
Read
2/8
Syllabus ,Course expectations, Intro to History,
Prehistory, Culture vs. Civilization
2/15
Presidents Birthday (no class)
Chapter 1& 2
2/22
Minoans, Mycenaeans, Dark Ages, Homer,
Hesiod ,
Chapter 3
3/1
Colonization, Lyric Age
Greek City State
Evolution of the
Chapter 4
3/8
The Greco-Persian Wars, Greek philosophy
.
Greek way of life,
,
The Peloponnesian Wars
Failure of the Greek City State Hellenistic
Civilization
Chapter 5
3/29
Spring Break (no school)
Chapter 8
4/5
Midterm Chapters 1 – 4 and my lectures on
Greeks - Lecture: Early Roman Republic
Chapter 9
Republic- Conquest and consequence
Roman Empire
Chapter 10
3/15
3/22
4/12
4/19
Roman Empire
4/26
Quiz (2) Chapter5-to 7 “Church and its
leaders” p 172 and my lectures on Romans
Lectures: Emergence of Medieval Civilization.:
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 11
5/3
Monasticism ,Missionaries, Carolingian
Renaissance, Chaos and return to order
5/10
The Three Orders : “Those who fight”
“ Those who pray.” “Those who work.”
5/17
The medieval urban revolution. Trade,
technology, industry and commerce. Intellectual
life
The Dismal 14th Century: Crisis of faith, Social
disturbances. Economic downturn. Black Death.
War. Renaissance and After
5/24
5/31
Final (3) (9:30- 11:30 AM )
Chpt 7 beg. With p 172 “Monasticism”
through Chapter 13 and my lectures on
middle ages
Chapter 12
Chapter 13