Perspectives:
World 1800 to Present
Professor: Xin
Zhang
Office: CA
503P
Office Hours: T.Th.
Office
Phone: (317)
274-4898
This course is a survey of the World History
between 1800 and present. A background knowledge of World Civilization from the
origins to A.D. 1800, 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.
Further,
this course is designed to encourage the development of IUPUI’s Principles
of Undergraduate Learning in the following ways: Communication and Quantitative Skills are
developed through writing a researched paper and taking essay exams enabling
the student to develop skills targeted at expressing ideas and facts in a
variety of written formats, understanding and interpreting texts, and applying
these ideas in order to answer questions.
Critical Thinking: By reading
text, doing research, and listening to lecture the student gains the ability to
take information from a variety of sources, combine
and synthesize sources in order to use this knowledge to evaluate and
understand different perspectives.
Understanding Society and Culture:
By studying the world history, the student is exposed to a variety of
diverse cultural perspectives and required to evaluate history within a
different culture perspective of not only time but place. This ability will assist the student in
understanding complex cultural questions in today’s world.
Students
taking the course are required to take two written exams, a midterm and a
final, and to write one term paper on a subject related to the World. The midterm exam is scheduled for _____, and
the final exam for______. The final exam
will include only the materials covered since midterm.
Paper
Assignment: The paper will be ten pages long and use at least two
books as reference material. These books
should be history books, not textbooks, and on the subject of your paper. You may use additional books to help fill in
material as necessary. Additional
material can come from texts or web pages. Papers will be graded on content and
quality of research. All papers should
have a well-developed introduction and conclusion.
The
papers can be on any topic of interest so long as the subject meets the
following guidelines: the main area of
research must be before the year 1950, although conclusion may take you past
1950. I will be happy to discuss any
paper topics prior to your beginning your research. You shall include footnotes
and a bibliography.
The
course will primarily be lecture. Slide
presentations, video displaying and student discussion will supplement the
format.
Attendance
Policy: An attendance sheet will be passed around at each
lecture. You may miss 6 lectures without any excuses needed. Any subsequent absences without a reason will
result in the loss of a letter grade. Be no later than 15 minutes to
class, you will be counted absent after 15 minutes. You will also be marked
absent if you should leave class early.
It is your responsibility to make sure you sign the attendance
sheet. It is our only record of your presence.
It is imperative that you sign the attendance sheet each day!
Assessment
Methods: Midterm Exam (30%), term paper
(40%), final exam (30%).
Required
William
J. Duiker & Jackson J. Spielvogel
World History: Since 1500
William
J. Duiker & Jackson J. Spielvogel (Prepared by Donna Van Raaphorst)
World History: Since 1500 (Student Work Book)
Course
Requirements:
1) Regular class attendance (missing no
more than four lectures for day-time 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 may at
least two books as references. Copying
from textbooks is not allowed.
The length of term paper: 5-10 doublespaced,
typewritten pages. Using a computer for
wordprocessing 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)10-15 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%).
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 copies 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.