Western Civilizations II
History 2312 Course Syllabus
Semester Hours Credit: 3
August 13 to October 1, 2014
Text: Primary: Spielvogel Jackson J. (2012) Western Civilization, Volume 2 Since 1500, (8th ed.),
Belmont CA., Wadsworth.
Class Sessions: 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Wednesdays Army Education Center, room 208.
Instructor: Bruce A. McKain, bmckain2@gmail.com OR 270-300-0768 (pager, cell phone, voice
mail)
Course Description: This course entails a survey look at the issues that have faced Western
Civilization since 1715. The course covers chapters 16 through 30 in the text. Students will
complete several in class assignments, an academic research paper, and a comprehensive final
examination.
Prerequisites: None
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, Western Civilization II, the
student will able to: a) identify and describe the significance of major events in World History
from 1715 to present day: b) explain the effect certain historical events have had on subsequent
events, to include possible changes as a result of key decision; c) discuss economic, political,
military, diplomatic, and individual contributions to the development of the modern nation; and d)
explain thoughts and ideas in writing.
Schedule:
Date
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Activity
Course Introduction
New Heaven and Earth and the Age
Of Enlightenment and Turmoil of the
18th Century.
French and Industrial Revolutions
Reaction, Revolution and Romanticism,
The Age of Nationalism
Age of Progress and Rise of Imperialism
The 20th Century Crisis- War and Revolution
and Europe Between the Wars.
World War II and the Cold War
Western World 1965 to 85 and
Academic Book Review Due
The World in the Global Age
Research Paper Due
Review for Final Exam
Final Exam
Reading Assignment
Text Chapters 16-18.
Text Chapters 19-21.
Text Chapter 22-24.
Text Chapters 25-26.
Text Chapters 27-28
Text Chapters 29-30
Class Assignments: On a weekly basis students will review the Chapter Outline and Focus
Questions for each reading assignment/class session. Questions will be used to facilitate class
discussion. Additionally, students will be responsible for input in each class discussion.
Course Assessment Criteria: Students will be graded on the following criteria. Points will be
assessed as follows with the final grade being based on a possible 100 points.
Student Research Paper: 15%. A student researched and written paper on an aspect of Western
Civilization falling within the class time period. Papers will include A Title Page, Comment Page.
Abstract, a minimum of 8 pages in the body of the paper, foot or endnotes, and a complete
Bibliography. The paper will be turned in electronically via e-mail, or on CD in a Word 2007 or older
format. All written work must be the student’s own work with all quotes and facts not in the
common pool of knowledge, being adequately referenced.
Daily Quizzes: 25%. Will cover all reading material as well as all material covered in class lectures.
Class Participation: 25%. Participation and attendance are closely monitored. The points for each
day will be awarded for your presence and active involvement in the class.
Final Exam: 25%. Covers all reading, materials and lectures covered in the class.
Academic Book Review: 10% Review of a non-fiction book, related to the students research paper.
Report will include author biographical data, including other works, restatement of author’s thesis,
How well the author met his/her task. How you liked or dislike the book, and a recommendation to
you reader as to whether the book is worth the read. Book reviews should normally run about two
pages.
Grading Scale: CTC uses a standard grading scale as follows:
90-100 A
80-89 B
IAW CTC policy the grades will be available five (5)
70-79 C
working days after the term ends. Grades will be
60-69 D
available on-line after they are posted by CTC Office Staff.
0-59
F
Late Submission of Assignments: There will be no late submission of work for this class. All
course work MUST be completed by the night of the Final Exam or it will be posted as a zero for
final grade computation.
Incompletes: Any coursework not completed and turned in by the date grades are due will result in
a reported grade of F. Once coursework is completed, if late work has been approved by the
instructor, then a grade change will be submitted to reflect the final grade. This will be done on a
case by case basis and is not to be considered as permission to submit late course work.
Scholastic Dishonesty: Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Use of another’s work,
plagiarism, or cheating will be grounds for removal from the class with a failing grade. All incidents
of academic dishonesty will be dealt with IAW CTC School Policy
Attendance: Attendance is necessary and will be closely monitored. Excessive absences-three or
more- will result in removal from the class.
Withdrawal: Students who decide to withdraw from the class must do so online through the EArmy Ed website. Failure to properly withdraw will result in a grade of F/ Fn.
Problems: The instructor will always be available to discuss problems. If the student desires, the
CTC Site Director will also discuss any student concerns. A final step would be filing a complaint
with CTC Main Campus at Killeen Texas.
ADA Issues: CTC School Policy and the instructor’s personal philosophy of education make the
inclusion of individuals with identified disabilities a priority. Full compliance with Federal and State
laws will made. Individuals with disabilities are responsible for letting the instructor know about
their disability, so the proper accommodation can be made. Notification of a disability after the
fact, ie. After the end of the course, does not allow the instructor the ability to comply with the
law, and/or student needs.
Subject: _________________ Date: _____________
TOPIC
NOTES
Paper Improvement Suggestions
Always keep a back-up copy of your work on an alternate media.
PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, or be penalized.
Ask a classmate or friend to read and criticize your paper. Catch typos and expression problems before turning in your
paper.
Watch verb tense.
Provide full name and identification when referring to a person for the first time.
Identify the author of all quotes (e.g., “As presidential candidate Bubba Blowhard once explained. . .”).
Always avoid “this” without a reference word. (“This was a problem.” What was?)
Like dude, always avoid slang, eh?
Don’t use no double negatives.
Never use contractions in formal writing.
Avoid clichés like the plague.
Eschew obfuscatory morphemes. (avoid jargon)
Do not rely on the words “very” or “extremely.”
Use single quote marks only when quoting within a quotation.
Periods (.) and Commas (,) always go inside quotation marks. Colons ( and Semicolons (;) always go outside quotation marks.
Direct quotes are always footnoted or endnoted. You should also learn to footnote or endnote more than just direct quotes.
Ideas must be developed in structured paragraphs. A single sentence is not a paragraph. A topic sentence should provide a
transition between the rest of the paper and the particular paragraph, as well as introduce the subject to be discussed next.
One or more sentences should provide the evidence and argument necessary to establish the concluding point of the
paragraph, which should be stated in the last sentence.
Students must write exactly what they mean, since papers will be graded on what is written when the paper is submitted
rather than on what the student subsequently explains was “really meant.”
Avoid passive voice. Note: Passive voice is when the subject of the sentence is not performing the action described in the
sentence. Thus “A warning was sent to the British” (passive voice, who sent it?) is less informative than “George Washington
warned the British government” (active voice).
Consult a good style manual, such as Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers for correct form guides.
Research Paper RUBRIC: The research paper will be evaluated
score sheet:
Area
Points Possible
Appropriate Topic
5
Accuracy of Facts
10
Use of Sources
10
Paper Length
10
Timeliness
10
All Required Parts
10
Format
20
Grammar and Construction
20
Focus of Paper
5
Total
100
using the following
Points Earned
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Paper Example
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(Center Top to Bottom)
Paper Title
Course Title
Date
Student’s Name
Instructor
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Comment Page
(Blank)
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Abstract
1
The Abstract is a one page synopsis of your paper. It should be written in a narrative format, not an
outline. The Abstract should include the following: Thesis, major ideas you will be exploring, and any specific
references that you found extremely helpful.
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2
Start your paper on this page. Paper length starts and ends with this section of the paper. Footnotes will
appear at the bottom of the page where the cited material appears. 1
Endnotes – if you prefer – will appear in the next section. Each note is numbered sequentially from number 1
through the end of the paper.
1
This is the insertion point for the first footnote. If more than one note appears on any page it will start on the next
line. Foot notes are numbered from 1 sequentially through the end of the paper.
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Text continues throughout the end of the paper. Page count ends with this section.
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End Notes
?
1
This is the point for the first endnote. All Endnotes will appear on this page, with continuation pages used as
needed. Number the pages, however this is not part of your page count. All endnotes are numbered in the order
they appear in the paper. Notes are single spaced with a return between each note.
2
The second note starts here.
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Bibliography
All references used to write the paper, whether cited or not, appear in the Bibliography. List alphabetically by the
author’s last name. Citations are single spaced, with a return between each citation.
---------------------------------------------------End of Paper-----------------------------------------------Examples of Footnote/Endnote Citation
1
Able A. Smith , History of the Indian Wars (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1990) , p. 44.
(This is a note for a book)
2
Ibid., p. 46. (Ibid. Indicates use of same source as note just preceding)
3
Thomas A. Jones and Gary B. Nash , Native American Wars (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
1990) , p. 44.
4
Able A. Smith , p. 48. (Would denote subsequent uses of Smith’s Book if other Smiths are included in
the Bibliography. If no other Smiths appear use only the last name.
5
“Indian War Revisited,” Palo Alto Times, 12 January 1885, sec. 4, p. E11. (Note for a newspaper- with a
titled article)
6
Willie Smedlapp , “Indian Cultural Facts,” Smithsonian, September 1968, pp. 44-53. (This is a note for a
magazine article)
7
Thomas K. Smith , Indian Warfare of the West, [Online Document] (Available at) http:www.native
americans/ warfare/west.org
(This is an example of a note for electronic documents.)
Examples of Bibliography Citation
“Indian War Revisited,” Palo Alto Times, 12 January 1885, sec. 4, p. E11.
(Note for a newspaper- with a titled article)
Jones, Thomas A., and Nash, Gary B. , Native American Wars Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
1990. (Bibliography cite for book w/ two authors)
Smedlapp, Willie. “Indian Cultural Facts,” Smithsonian, September 1968.
(This is a bibliography citation for a magazine article)
Smith, Able A. History of the Indian Wars. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1990.
(This is
a bibliography entry for a book)
Smith, Thomas K. , Indian Warfare of the West, [Online Document] (Available at) http:www. Native
Americans/ warfare/west.org
(This is an example of a bibliography entry for electronic documents.)
CLASS DATES
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
August 13, 2014
August 20, 2014
August 27, 2014
September 3, 2014
September 10, 2014
September 17, 2014
September 24, 2014
October 1, 2014