History l - 0386 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