SPC Fall 2016: WOH 2040(2324) Dr. Angela M. Zombek

SPC Fall 2016: WOH 2040(2324) Dr. Angela M. Zombek

The Twentieth Century (Please email directly through MyCourses)

Internet Office Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 11:00am-1:30pm; Wed. 11:00am-2:00pm

Phone: 727-791-2553

Office: ES -313 C

Course Description & Goals: Welcome to our journey through world history! This course surveys the major social, political, cultural, diplomatic, and economic trends that have shaped the development of the world from 1750 through the twentieth century. Students are encouraged to think critically and historically to analyze the causes, outcomes, and historical significance of European dominance and colonization, the Great War, the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the development of the “Third World,” and current international issues such as terrorism. Students will understand how the military conflicts apparent in nineteenth-century Europe laid the groundwork for WWI, will comprehend the rise and global impact of Soviet Russia, fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, neo-imperialist Asia, and communist China, and will compare and contrast the United States with other national powers. The course emphasizes how different models of political leadership, from democracy to dictatorship, resulted in both major conflicts and surprising, yet sometimes tense, compromises. Finally, this course will demonstrate how countries around the world have become increasingly connected in a global economy throughout the long 20th century. We will focus on themes such as:

-  The rise of industrialization

-  The development of nationalism

-  The positive and negative consequences of colonization

-  The economic and political consequences of globalization

-  The rise of the West and consequent resistance

As the instructor, it is my goal to help you learn, think clearly about, and understand the course material. Please, if you need help ASK! I enjoy teaching and am more than happy to meet with you during office hours over the phone or in person by appointment if you are having trouble. I want to help ensure that you understand the material and enjoy the course.

Student Participation Expectations:

To successfully participate in this course, you are expected to do the following (Please note – these requirements are mandatory for meeting the requirements of attendance at the 60% point):

- Log in to this course at least three times per week (Monday through Sunday).

- Review the syllabus, read chapter Power Points, and view all videos posted in each chapter. Remember: I can tell - and will be checking - to see that everyone is keeping up with the material. I will use your 3 log-ins and access of chapter power points and videos to calculate your participation grade for each chapter.

- Check course email at least 3 times per week.

- Ask questions via MyCourses email, phone, or in person during office hours if you need clarification or assistance. Also, please notify me ASAP if you are having any difficulties completing course work.

- Submit all assignments on time (see syllabus for deadlines). Late work will result in a loss of 5 points per day late, including weekends.

- Participate in all chapter Discussion Forums and Question, Answer, and Insight Forums.

- Use the following citation format for discussion posts. All citations should be parenthetical and come at the end of a sentence before the period: (Tignor, Worlds Together, 52); (Pollard, Worlds Together Companion Reader, 26); (Zombek, Chapter 15 Power Point).

- Complete all chapter quizzes.

- Watch all assigned videos (these may be made by me, may come from YouTube or another website, and/or from the Films Media Group [FMG] database). You should have immediate access to these videos, but may need to log in using your Borrower ID (student ID number) and password (last for digits of your Social Security number).

- Complete the "Student Survey of Instruction."

- Please understand that YOU are responsible for keeping up with chapter modules, completing the midterm and the final on time, submitting chapter quizzes on time, submitting current events assignments on time, and responding to discussion forums on time. Please follow due dates listed on the syllabus to ensure on-time submission of assignments. Remember, late penalties will apply.

- Familiarize yourself with SPC’s Academic Honesty Policy.

- Familiarize yourself with SPC’s Syllabus Addendum. Please especially let me know as soon as possible if you require special accommodations and be prepared to provide the appropriate confidential documentation from the Disabilities Resources Office.

Class Conduct & Proper Internet Etiquette: When participating in online discussion forums, please remember that all of your classmates and I can view what you have written. Keep the following pointers in mind when participating in discussions and sending emails:

-  Restrict comments to issues directly relevant to the study of World History.

-  Do not interject your own political opinions into discussions.

-  Respond to others and write your own posts with RESPECT. This means that absolutely NO profanity, personal insults, or other offensive language will be tolerated.

-  Remember that what you write reflects on you! Please be sure to proofread all posts and emails for content, grammar, and spelling.

-  Failure to follow these procedures will result in a deduction of points.

Question, Answer, and Insight Forums (abbreviated Q,A,&I Forum): At the end of the first week during which a new chapter module is opened, you will be required to write a BRIEF entry in the chapter’s Question, Answer, and Insight Forum. These entries must be at least 4 sentences (no penalty for exceeding this limit) and may take ANY of the following forms (in other words, select one of the following three formats – you do not need to comment in all three forms):

1.  Write a brief entry on the most interesting/surprising thing you learned from the week’s readings and/or video presentations. Explain why the item was of interest to you.

2.  Write a question on an issue about which you would like to know more. Explain why you’re curious about it.

3.  Answer another classmate’s posted question.

You may choose to cite either the Tignor, Worlds Together textbook, the Pollard, Worlds Together Companion Reader OR videos in these forums. Please note that you must cite ONE of these three sources in these forums. These forums are designed to keep you engaged in the material, offer opportunities for students to share knowledge and interests with each other, and give me the opportunity to clarify any issues that need further explanation for the whole class. Chances are that if you have a question about an issue, someone else does too, so feel free to ask!

Please keep in mind that these forums ARE NOT the appropriate place to ask questions about or comment on issues such as grades or personal circumstances that you’re facing. Please email or call me directly with those issues.

Discussion Forums: These forums serve as our virtual classroom. Each chapter will contain one discussion forum prompt. It is your job to write a SUBSTANTIVE original response to the question posed in EACH CHAPTER. In addition, you must write ONE SUBSTANTIVE REPLY to another classmate’s post. (This means that you MAY NOT simply write “I agree” or “I disagree” as an original post or as a reply post. You must explain WHY you came to the conclusions that you did in both your original post and in your replies and cite evidence from assigned course materials). Make sure you clearly demonstrate how your analysis and citations answer the question posed. Your original post MUST cite information from the Tignor Worlds Together textbook, AND the Pollard Worlds Together Companion Reader. Citation of chapter Power Points and videos for these posts is optional. All original posts should be at least 250 words (one typewritten page). Reply posts must be 150 words and must cite at least ONE of the following: the Tignor Worlds Together textbook, the Pollard Worlds Together Companion Reader, OR assigned videos. Remember, the more you participate in online discussions, the more you will enjoy the course!

Helpful tips: One of the greatest skills that you’ll learn through taking a history class is how to craft a logical, substantiated argument. Your discussion forum posts and replies should be argument-driven and clearly answer the question posed, beginning with a strong thesis. To craft historical arguments, historians analyze information from primary documents (produced by individuals who lived through a time period under study) and scholarly secondary sources (written by historians or other scholars). In this course, you’ll be using evidence presented in the course books, videos, and Power Points to craft arguments that answer the discussion forum prompts. Remember – these are NOT opinion-based assignments! You must use the assigned materials to write a logical, substantiated historical argument!

** Please note that when quoting from any source in any assignment, you must introduce your quote. In other words, a quotation may not stand alone as a sentence in your writing. Introduce the quote by analyzing how the information it contains answers a posed question and/or supports your argument. For example, an analysis of the Gettysburg Address may appear like this: In his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln contended that the soldiers who fought in that battle consecrated the hallowed ground “far above our poor power to add or detract” (Lincoln, “Gettysburg Address”). FAILURE TO INTRODUCE QUOTES WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF POINTS.

N.B. – DO NOT CITE ANY OUTSIDE MATERIALS (BOOKS, WEBSITES, ETC.) IN THE ONLINE DISCUSSION AND “Q,A,&I” FORUMS. Citation of outside materials will result in a loss of points.

Current Event Analysis: Throughout the semester you will search reputable news sources on the internet (major newspapers: eg.,Tampa Bay Times, New York Times; major media outlets: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, NPR, The Daily Beast) for current news items that illustrate course themes and topics. There will be two current events discussion forums: Post one entry by SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 and the second by SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20. The posts should follow this format:

-  Post the news article’s web address.

-  Summarize the issues that the article presents, analyze how the news piece illustrates themes, or is reminiscent of historical events, discussed in the class. Provide specific citations from the Tignor, Worlds Together textbook or Pollard, Worlds Together Companion Reader to illustrate the connections that you’re making. Keep in mind that you may draw connections between news pieces and information from the textbook that we have not yet covered. These summaries should be at least 375-400 words (the equivalent of 1.5-2 typewritten pages).

-  You must post ONE reply to a classmate’s article in the Current Events One discussion board and ONE reply to a classmate’s article in the Current Events Two discussion board. Replies should be at least 250 words (the equivalent of one typewritten page) and should cite either the Tignor, Worlds Together textbook or Pollard, Worlds Together Companion Reader.

Turn It In Statement: The instructor of this course provides access to Turnitin.com as a tool to promote learning. The tool flags similarity and mechanical issues in written work that merit review. Use of the service enables students and faculty to identify areas that can be strengthened through improved paraphrasing, integration of sources, or proper citation. Submitted papers remain as source documents in the Turnitin database solely for the purpose of detecting originality. Students retain full copyright to their works. The Turnitin Usage Agreement can be reviewed at https://turnitin.com/agreement.asp?. Students who do not wish to submit work through Turnitin must notify their instructor via course email within the first seven days of the course. In lieu of Turnitin use, faculty may require a student to submit copies of sources, preliminary drafts, a research journal, or an annotated bibliography.

Instructor Expectations:

As your instructor, I will:

- Log into this course throughout the semester, from the first day of the term through the last day of the term.

- Respond to all email and voice mail messages within 24 hours Monday through Friday.

- Notify you in advance if I will be out of contact for more than two days.

- Have your assignments and exams graded within 10 days of the due date. Late work will be graded when my schedule permits, which may not be until the end of the semester.

- Provide you with weekly updates via Course Mail or the Notices tab in MyCourses.

Required Readings: (Both available from Barnes & Noble bookstore, Clearwater Campus)

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World: From the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present, 4th Edition, Volume C. (Robert Tignor, Jeremy Adelman, Stephen Aron, Peter Brown, Benjamin Elman, Stephen Kotkin, Xinru Liu, Suzanne Marchand, Holly Pittman, Gyan Prakash, Brent Shaw, and Michael Tsin) W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A Companion Reader, Vol. 2, 2nd Edition. (Elizabeth Pollard & Clifford Rosenberg, eds.)

Grading

All assignments must be completed!

The breakdown of points is as follows:

-  Midterm Exam: 100 points (Typed, take-home essay format. Directions to follow during the semester.)

-  Final Exam: 100 points (Typed, take-home essay format. Directions to follow during the semester.)

-  Chapter Discussion Forums

o  Introduction Forum: 10 points

o  Original posts & replies (8 total, 40 points each): 160 points

-  Question, Answer, and Insight Forum posts (7 total, 10 points each): 70 points

-  Chapter Quizzes: (8 total, 30 points each): 240 points

-  Current events analysis: 25 points each (50 points total)

o  Current events replies: 20 points each (40 points total)

-  Attendance & participation: (10 points per chapter: includes 3 log-ins and viewing of posted power points and videos): 80 points

TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS: 1010

Grading Scale: The following grading scale will be used for exams, papers, and participation.

N.B. – Final averages will NOT be rounded up!

A = 90-100 D = 60-69

B = 80 – 89 F = 0-59

C = 70 – 79

Academic Honesty: Please note that plagiarism is a serious offense that could result in severe consequences such as failure of assignments or removal from the course with a failing grade. You are not permitted to represent the work of any other entity - from published sources to your peers - as your own. You should demonstrate original thought and cite sources appropriately at all times. St. Petersburg College does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Please make yourself fully aware of St. Petersburg College’s policies regarding academic honesty. They are defined in Board Rule 6Hx23-4.461. Student Affairs: Academic Honesty Guidelines, Classroom Behavior and can be accessed online at Academic Honesty Policy or through the Syllabus Addendum.