Lake-Sumter Community College Course Syllabus
Course / Prefix Number
EUH 1001
Course Title:
CRN:
20518
Credit:
Course Catalog
Description:
A continuation of the European History from the Reformation to the contemporary period.
Emphasis is placed on the intellectual, political, and industrial revolutions, as well as emerging
nationalism, the growth of nation states, and international rivalries and conflicts.
Western Civilization II
Term:
Michael E. Morse
Instructor:
Office Location:
Faculty
Office,
Room 6
Spring 2011 W 6:30 to 9:15 PM
Contact Information:
morsem@lscc.edu
Phone: 352-356-6304 (email
preferred)
Office Hours:
10-12 MW
3:30-5 MW
8:15-9:45 TH
10:30-11 TH at South Lake
All students are required to use LakerMail for official college e-mail communications.
See the college webpage for instructions on activating LakerMail.
Prerequisites:
Co-requisites:
Textbook and Other
Course Materials:
Technology and Online
Computer Access
Requirements:
C or higher in ENC 1101
Chambers, Mortimer, et. al. The Western Experience, Volume II: 9th ed.
Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2007. ISBN#9780073250861
None
1. Student can assess the relationships between diverse cultural groups.
Course Objectives:
(what the course will do)
Student Learning
Outcomes (SLOs)
Assessed in this Course:
(what the students take
with them beyond this
course)
Academic Integrity:
2. Student can develop critical judgments about long-term trends in Western Civilization.
3. Student can appraise the relationship of past events to current world events.
4. Student can debate the impact of Western colonization on the rest of the world.
Social Responsibility: After successful completion of this course, the student can explain how
concepts learned in completed course will help her/him contribute to society or the
environment.
The successful functioning of the academic community demands honesty, which is the basis
of respect for both ideas and persons. In the academic community, there is an ongoing
assumption of academic integrity at all levels. There is the expectation that work will be
independently thoughtful and responsible as to its sources of information and inspiration.
Honesty is an appropriate consideration in other ways as well, including but not limited to the
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responsible use of library resources, responsible conduct in examinations, and the responsible
use of the Internet. (See college catalog for complete statement.)
Important Information
for Students with
Disabilities:
Any student with a documented disability who requires assistance or academic
accommodations should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities immediately to
discuss eligibility. The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) is located on the Leesburg
Campus, but arrangements can be made to meet with a student on any campus. An
appointment can be made by calling 352-365-3574 and specific information about the OSD
and potential services can be found at www.lscc.edu, then go to “Quick Links” and click on
Disability Services.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR
Part99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of a student’s education records. In order for
Privacy Policy (FERPA): your information to be released, a form must be signed and in your records located in the
Admissions/Registrar’s Office.
Attendance / Withdrawal
Policies:
Attendance is critical to your success in this course; therefore, I will take attendance at the
beginning of each class after the first day. Tardiness is rude to the instructor and fellow
students, so please be on time. If you are not there when I call roll, you are absent until you
tell me otherwise. Do NOT assume I noticed you when you come in late. You can let me know
during or after class, but the tardy will be noted. Once the class has ended and I have left the
room, you are considered absent. It is your responsibility to be here and to be sure that you
are not penalized for your attendance. By the way, consistently tardy students are a pet peeve
of mine.
There are no excused absences, except for LSCC official functions, illness or death in the
family (and each of those must be documented), so I strongly advise you not to miss class
unless absolutely necessary. You never know when life will surprise you…
Withdrawal Deadline:
Friday March 25, 2011
Exams:
1) Exams will come from class lectures, supplemented by the text, so you must read and take
quality notes in class. Exams will not be cumulative, and will be closed-book, including
multiple choice, true-false, and written essay questions.
2) All exam dates will be announced in class at least 2 weeks before exam. The final exam
calendar is available on the LSCC website.
3) Extra credit is not available, so please do not ask.
Methods of Evaluation:
4) Makeup exams: These are only available for students with excused absences, and with
two conditions:
1. Any makeup exam must be taken within a week of the original exam, or not at all.
You should be in a desperate hurry to schedule a make-up exam…
2. The makeup will be an all-essay exam.
It is your responsibility to get in touch with me to arrange a makeup exam!!!!!!!!! If you wait
more than a week, you will get a grade of zero for the exam.
5) Makeup exams will be given at the Learning Center on your campus.
If you know you are going to be absent for the exam, let me know in advance so we can make
appropriate arrangements. I urge you to take the exam on exam day!!!
6) There are no make-ups for the final exam.
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Written work:
As this is a Gordon Rule class, we will have multiple writing assignments. The following
warning/explanation applies to all of them:
Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another person as one’s own. Not only is
plagiarism is a serious academic crime, but it will result in failing this course and may even
result in your expulsion from the college. If you are uncertain what exactly constitutes
plagiarism, I have further handouts that will explain. I will also be glad to examine your paper
before it is due (if provided in a timely manner) to help you confirm that it is OK.
Essays: There will be THREE 3-4 page MLA-format essays for this course. There will be
supplementary handouts regarding the specifics of these papers.
1. I will accept your work until 5pm on the day it is due, but it will be considered late and
penalized if received after that. Late written work is subject to a penalty of one-letter grade per
class day (10 pts). Essays more than 1 week late will not be accepted and will receive a grade
of zero. No exceptions.
2. All essays must be turned in as a hard copy, not an email!!!!!!! Emails tend to be lost or
sent to the wrong address.
3. Since I will accept your essay until 5pm, there is no reason to miss class and lose
attendance points to finish the essay.
Your course grade will consist of the following components:
Grading Policy:
Grade Calculation Policy:
essay)
3 Tests
30 points each (15 points objective 15 points
(No make up policy for TESTS)
Participation and Attendance 10 points
A
B
C
D
F
Grading Scale:
90-100 points
80-89 points
70-79 points
60-69 points
< 59 points
MAKE UP TESTS: There is a no make up policy for tests unless there is an extreme
reason. Car breakdowns, over sleeping, etc do not make for an extreme reason. Death
in the family, or serious injury or illness or official school functions will be accepted if
documented and a test may be rescheduled.
Extra Credit is your attendance and participation in class; therefore you should attend
regularly and not miss. Also, be engaged in class and ask relevant questions. If you get into
trouble with tests or with papers, come and see me as soon as possible for help.
Course Calendar:
Course Outline:
Unit I: (Ch. 15-21)
Week 1 Ch 15: The Reformation and War and Crisis
Week 2 Ch 16: Culture and Society in the Age of the Scientific Revolution
Week 3 Ch 17 &18: The Emergence of the State and The Wealth of Nations
Week 4 Ch 19: The Age of Enlightenment
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Week 5 Ch 20: The French Revolution
Week 6 Ch 21: The Age of napoleon REVIEW for Test I
Unit 2: (Ch. 22-25
Week 7 (Test I) Ch 22: Foundations of the Nineteenth Century Europe
Week 8 Ch 23: States and Nations
Week 9 Ch 24: Progress and its Discontents
Week 10 Ch 25: Neneteenth-Century Empires
Week 11 Adjustment week and Review or (Test II)
Unit 3: (Ch 26-30)
Week 12 Ch 26: WWI and the World it Created
Week 13 Ch 27: The Great 20th Century Crisis
Week 14 Ch 28: The Nightmare of World War II
Week 15 Ch 29 and 30: Europe in the Postwar and The Global Era
Final Exam Wednesday April 27th at 6:30 PM
We will cover approximately one chapter per week.
Student conduct: We have a limited amount of time and a great deal of material to cover,
and these policies are designed with the goal of minimizing disruptions to our shared learning
environment. Therefore, I will not tolerate talking, texting, sleeping, reading newspapers or
anything else, doing outside work, or any kind of tobacco use.
Classroom Rules and
Policies:
Cell phones are absolutely forbidden. Turn them off during class. If you expect a critical
message, inform me of that possibility, set your phone to vibrate mode, and quietly exit the
room to deal with the situation if the call should come. Texting interferes with student focus
and retention, and is unacceptable classroom behavior.
No children are allowed in class. Please make arrangements. Children are extremely
disruptive to other students.
No personal note passing in class.
If you sleep, expect to be awakened. If you sleep repeatedly, expect to be asked to see me
after class.
Violence Statement:
Syllabus Disclaimer:
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Lake-Sumter Community College has a policy of zero tolerance for violence as stated in
College Board Rule 2.17. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken in accordance with
Board Rule 2.17.
Information contained in this syllabus is, to the best knowledge of this instructor, considered
correct and complete when distributed to the student. The instructor reserves the right, acting
within policies and procedures of Lake-Sumter Community College, to make necessary
changes in course content or instructional techniques without prior notice or obligation to the
student.
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