Office: CA 503B Office: CA 540

Office Hours: by appointment Office Hours: T.Th. 11:00-12:00, or by

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Office Phone: (317) 274-4898 Office Phone: 274-2571 Email: rgaston@iupui.edu

This course is a survey of the World History between 1500 and 1800. Background knowledge of World Civilization from the origins to A.D. 1500, is desirable, but not absolutely necessary. The purpose of this course is to encourage an appreciation for different culture in the global context and to acquaint students with significant historical events that made an impact on mankind. The course will primarily be lecture. Slide presentations, video displaying and student discussion will supplement the format. The midterm exam is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 17 (during regular class time), and the final exam for Tuesday, December 10 from 1:00 – 3:00. The final exam will include only the materials covered since midterm.

Required Readings:

William J. Duiker & Jackson J. Spielvogel. World History, Volume Two: Since 1500. 3^rd Ed.

Wadsworth/Thompson Learning. Stamford, CT, 2001.

Course Requirements:

1) Regular class attendance (missing no more than four lectures for daytime classes and two nights for evening classes).

2) Two written exams: each exam will include only the materials covered since the previous one.

3) One paper: on the topic chosen by the students themselves. The papers must include a minimum of two books as references. Neither copying from textbooks nor direct source work from the internet is allowed.

The length of term paper: 5-7 double-spaced, typewritten pages. Using a computer for word-processing is encouraged. The following is the guideline for the term paper:

1) Choose two (or more) books for reference

2) Summarize the arguments of the authors

3) Use some facts from the book to back up your argument

4) Conduct your analysis

5) 5 - 7 double-spaced and typewritten pages in length

6) Include footnotes and a bibliography

Due date: one week before the final exam.

Assessment Methods: Midterm Exam (30%), term paper (40%), and final exam (30%).

Lectures & Readings

1-2. EUROPE'S SELF-TRANSFORMATION: 1500-1650

Readings: Duiker & Spielvogel, 427-449, 516-526.

3-5. THE GREAT EUROPEAN DISCOVERIES: 1480-1550

Readings: Duiker & Spielvogel, 574-612.

Document, Alfred Crosby. The Columbian Exchange. Ch.2 "Conquistador y Pestilencia," Greenwood Press, 1973.

6-8. THE WORLD BEYOND EUROPE: 1500-1700

Readings: Duiker & Spielvogel, 460-515.

9-11 East Asian World

Readings: Duiker & Spielvogel, 410-425, 691-694, 703-713.

12-13 EUROPE'S OLD REGIME

Readings: Duiker & Spielvogel, 528-579, 587-592.

14-15 THE DEMOCRATIC AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: 1776-1850

Readings: Duiker & Spielvogel, 593-625.

Policy concerning plagiarism

Plagiarism is the offering of the work of someone else as one's own. Honesty requires that any ideas or materials taken from another source from either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged. The language or ideas taken from another may range from isolated formulas, sentences, or paragraphs to entire articles copied from books, periodicals, speeches, or the writings of other students. The offering of materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment is also considered plagiarism. Any student who fails to give credit for ideas or materials taken from another source is guilty of plagiarism.

A faculty member who has evidence that a students is guilty of cheating or plagiarism shall initiate the process of determining the students' guilt or innocence. No penalty shall be imposed until the student has been informed of the charge and of the evidence on which it is based and has been given an opportunity to present a defense. If the faculty member assesses a penalty within the course and promptly reports and the case in writing to the dean of the school or comparable head of the academic unit. The report should included the names of any other students who may be involved in the incident and recommendations for further action. The dean, in consultation with the faculty member if the latter so desires, will initiate any further disciplinary proceeding s and inform the faculty member of any action taken. In every case, a record of the offenses remains on file in the Office of the Dean.

H108 Policy on Plagiarism

I understand the stated description and possible punishments of committing plagiarism; including the retention of the offense on any permanent records, as well as possible class expulsion and failure. Having understood, I will abide by the aforementioned instruction on citation and scholarly acknowledgement, accepting all punishment for failure to comply.

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