Instructor: Doug Bocaz-Larson Email: dbocaz@nmsu.edu
Meeting Time:
Phone: 287-6656 Office: 124
Office hours/Tutoring:
Course Description: Modern
Economic, social, political, and cultural development from 1700 to the present.
The focus is on the people and events that shaped history and how these events relate to today.
Text: Western Civilization 7th Edition Volume 2 ISBN 0-618-27105-8
(used as a resource for assignments, activities, essays, and exams)
Instructor
Availability:
I will be happy to work with you in a computer lab at NMSU-Grants at
scheduled times. Please call my cell phone (505-290-1739) or my office (505-287-6656)
or email me (dbocaz@nmsu.edu) for questions or to arrange a time to me. Email is actually the quickest way to reach
me followed by leaving a message on my cell phone. I check my office phone the least often. Feel
free to ask questions anytime. Most importantly, turn your assignments in on time
and don't get behind.
Attendance and
Grading:
Your attendance directly affects your grades. Again and again, I see that students with
high attendance learn more and achieve higher grades than students with low
attendance. The most successful student
will be at every class meeting. Students
are asked not to bring children to class.
Students who are not able to follow the NMSU attendance policy are
asked to drop the course to avoid receiving a failing grade. On a positive note, students who show up
on time and have perfect attendance will NOT have to take the
mid-term or final exam. Perfect
attendance means no absences for any reason. Make-up quizzes and assignments will not
receive full credit. 10% will be taken
off for each class period the assignment or quiz is not completed. If
you are absent, you must complete the in-class activity on your own and you
will need to complete an extra credit assignment to make up for missing
in-class participation.
Evaluation:
In-class
Participation 15%
In-class
Activities 15%
Assignments 15%
Homework
15%
Projects 15%
Attendance* 15%
Midterm
Exam* 5%
Final Exam* 5%
Grading scale:
100-90%
A
89-80%
B
79-70%
C
69-60%
D
>59% F
Important Dates:
January 14 Classes Begin
January 19 MLK – No Class
March 11 Last day to drop
March 22-26 Spring Break– No Class
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Class Dates |
Topics Covered |
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1/16 |
Lecture
topic: Discovery and Globalization Essay
expectations: teach me or make me think (length, works cited) Essay topic (due 1/30):
In-class
activity: Read:
Chapter 16 |
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1/23 |
Lecture topic: The Evolution of the State (Hapsburgs of
Spain, The Tutors of England [Henry VII], Peter the Great of Russia) In-class
activity: Read: Chapter 17 and 18 |
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1/30 |
Lecture
topic: Science and Reason In-class activity: Essay topic (due 2/13) : Read: Chapter 19
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2/6 |
Lecture
topic: Revolution In-class activity:
Read:
Chapter 20 |
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2/13 |
Lecture
topic: Napoleon In-class activity: Essay topic (due 2/27): Read: Chapter
21-23
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2/20 |
Lecture topic: More Revolutions In-class activity:
Read:
Chapter 24-26 |
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2/27 |
Lecture
topic: Thought and Culture In-class activity: Essay topic (due 3/12): Read: Chapter 27
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3/5 |
Lecture
topic: In-class activity:
Read:
Chapter 28 |
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3/12 |
Lecture
topic: Thinkers In-class activity: Essay topic (due 4/2): Read: Chapter 29
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3/19 |
Lecture
topic: WWI In-class activity:
Midterm
Exam Read: Chapter 30
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3/26 |
NO CLASS Spring Break March 22-26
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4/2 |
Lecture
topic: Communism - Nazi Germany In-class
activity: Essay topic (due 4/16): Read:
Chapter 31 |
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4/9 |
Prep Group Project ?spring holiday? |
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4/16 |
Lecture
topic: Thought (Charlie Chaplin) In-class
activity: Essay topic (due 4/30): Read:
Chapter 32 |
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4/23 |
Lecture
topic: World War II and the Holocaust (Anne Frank) In-class activity: Read: Chapter 33
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4/30 |
Lecture
topic: After World War II In-class
activity: Read:
Chapter 34 |
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5/7 |
Lecture
topic: In-class activity: |
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5/14 |
Final Exam
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1/14 Classes Begin, 1/19 MLK, 1/23 Last day to add, 3/11 Last day to drop
Important Notes to Students (the fine print):
If
you have, or believe you have, a disability that would benefit from any
accommodation(s), you may wish to register with the Student Services Office on
the first floor of Martinez Hall. All
medical information will be treated confidentially. After you have registered, please make sure
that I receive a copy of the accommodation memorandum from Student Services
within the first two weeks of class. It
will be your responsibility to inform me or the office of Student Services (in
a timely manner) if the services/accommodations are not meeting your
needs. If you have a condition that may
affect your ability to exit safely from the premises in an emergency or that
may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss any concerns
with Ms. Irene Charles-Lutz, Campus Student Services Officer at 287-6629, or
with me at 287-6656.
Any
student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary
action. Academic misconduct includes,
but is not limited to, the following actions: cheating; plagiarism;
unauthorized possession of examinations, reserve library materials or
laboratory materials; unauthorized changing of grades on an examination,
instructor’s grade book or grade report; nondisclosure or misrepresentation in
filing out applications or other college records; or violation of computer use
policies. The following disciplinary
actions and sanctions may be imposed for any of the above infractions of regulations:
disciplinary probation, disciplinary suspension, dismissal, expulsion.