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SYLLABUS
Tulsa Community College, North Eastern Campus
Fall Semester, 2011
Fast Track
Course: Modern Western Civilization Fall 2011
Day(s) and Time(s): Monday and Wednesday
5-10:20
Section No: 202
Begins:
10:17
Ends: 11/9
Call No: 10966
Instructor: Victor Hardy
North East Campus Room 2150
Last date to drop 10/19
TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Office: North East Campus Evening
Programs
Phone: 595-7473
Email: MyTcc
TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
OFFICE:
NORTH EAST CAMPUS
EVENING PROGRAMS
PHONE: 595-7473
EMAIL: V_HARDY1@YAHOO.COM
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION
OFFICE
Division Name: Liberal Arts
Division Associate Dean: J. Whitney
Office Number: 595-8415
Division Phone Number: 595-7494
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION
OFFICE
DIVISION NAME: LIBERAL ARTS
DIVISION ASSOCIATE DEAN: J.
WHITNEY
OFFICE NUMBER: 595-7494
DIVISION PHONE NUMBER: 5957494
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
HIST 1063 - Modern Western Civilization (H) 3 Credits The unfolding of the pattern of modern
western civilization from the Renaissance to current times. A study of the Age of Revolution and the
beginnings of industrialism in the nineteenth century and the social, economic, and political factors of
recent world history. Lecture 3 hours. No Laboratory.
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Course Withdrawal: The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed ¾
the duration of any class. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for the deadline
that applies to the course(s). Begin the process with a discussion with the faculty
member assigned to the course. Contact the Advisement Office at any TCC
campus to initiate withdrawal from a course ('W grade) or to change from Credit
to Audit. Withdrawal and/or change to an audit from a course after the drop/add
period can alter the financial aid award for the current and future semesters.
Students may receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the recalculation leaves a
balance due to TCC. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to
withdraw may receive a course grade of "F," which may have financial aid
consequences for the student.
II COURSE GOALS
For students to explain and identify:
1. The Renaissance the historical trends and events; and their impact on European
Trade, Art, Philosophy, and Religion.
2. The Development of European Monarchies, their expansion and impact.
3. The historical events, ideas, personalities, and impact of the Reformation, Age of
Discovery Age, Enlightenment: The American and French revolutions.
4. The historical events personalities and impact of the Industrial revolution.
5. The social challenges and impact of European Urbanization.
6. The development of European science and medicine.
7. The development of nationalism in Europe.
8. The causes of World War I, and World War II.
9. The development of post war and modern Europe.
10. The major artistic, religious, economic, scientific, ideological, philosophical, and
technological developments in Europe from 1500 to the present.
III REQUIRED TEXT
Greer, Thomas H; Lewis; Gavin, Brief History of the Western World: ninth edition
Harcourt College Publishers, New York.2002.
IV COURSE CONTENT
This course will cover European monarchies; the Reformation, European Wars, the
European Age of Discovery and Conquest, the Turkish threat, the Enlightenment, the
Industrial Revolution, European Colonialism, the rise of Prussia, Unification of Germany
and Italy, European military alliances, World War I, the Russian Revolution, the
European economic downturn, the rise of Fascism, World WAR II, the European
Economic Community, the European decolonization, the Cold War, détente, and
Reconciliation to the present. The course will examine the philosophical, literary,
scientific and artistic innovations of each historical period.
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VI COURSE EVALUATION
25%First exam
25% Final exam
25% Paper
25% Classroom participation, attendance
VII TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
10/17 Class 1 Organization and Chapter 8 The Renaissance: Upsurge of Humanism
Class 2 Chapter 8 The Renaissance: Upsurge of Humanism
10:19 Class 3 10/24 Class 4 / Chapter 9 The Reformation: Division and Reform in the
Church
10/26 Class 5 Chapter 10 The Changing West, /11 The Revolutions of
Liberalism and Nationalism
10/31 Chapter 12 The Impact of the Machine/ Chapter 13 Imperialism, World War, and
the Rise of Collectivism
11/2 Chapter 14 The West Divided: Imperialism, World War, and Competing World
Orders/ 10/ Chapter 15 The West Reunited: The Cold War Decolonization, and the end
of Communization.
11/7 Chapter 16 The Revolution in Western Culture Chapter 17 Western Civilization in
the World of Today
11/9 Final and papers due.
Presentations
Presentations
5/3 Class 15 Chapter 14
Presentations
5/4 Class
5/5 Class 16 The Revolution in Western Culture Final
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VIII
Class Rules
A. No exam may be made up unless the instructor is notified prior to the exam.
B. Each day missed will be subtracted from the total points for attendance.
C. The final may not be made up.
D. Intellectual discussion, inquiry and argument are a necessity for the learning
process. Professional inquiry and academic discussion based on evidence in a
Humanities textual document, or inferred from a work of art will be rewarded
with higher class participation grade. Student disruption of the learning process
in a willful and inappropriate manner will result in disciplinary action.
IX
COURSE WITHDRAWAL:
The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class.
Contact the Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course
(“W” grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for
deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw will
receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the
student.
Students who are earning a failing grade should consider withdrawing from the
course by the official drop date. Failure to withdraw will result in the student
receiving a regular grade of “F” at the end of the semester. I do not give "AWs"
to students who earn failing grades in the course.
XADA POLICY
TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student
Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.
Academic accommodations will not be provided unless appropriate
documentations is provided to the disabled student services offices to support the
need.
XI
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY – PLAGIARISM
Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own
work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not
condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa
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Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary
action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are
not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the
case of academic dishonesty, a faculty member may:
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Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to
complete a substitute assignment or test;
Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or
administratively withdraw the student from the class;
Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may
request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative
level by submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services.
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SYLLABUS CHANGES:
Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any
changes to the syllabus in writing.
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