HIST151/152 Syllabus Check                                                                        Spring 2021, HIST 151/152 -- Witten   This assignment is to check that you have read and understood the syllabus

Syllabus Check                                                                        Spring 2021, HIST 151/152 -- Witten

This assignment is to check that you have read and understood the syllabus. While it counts for no points, it is a required assignment. If I do not have this document on file from you, you cannot receive a grade in this class, no matter how much of the course you have completed.

In many cases, you can answer a question with a single word, or a number/percentage. However, if you make more than two (2) errors, I will ask you to correct and resubmit this document.

1. Name the books required for this course.

-- Hansen/Curtis. Voyages in World History, Volume 1, Third Edition

-- The Bhagavad-Gita (Bantam Classics) – Trans. Barbara Miller

2. True/False: this course is self-paced.

False

3. Where do you post your Reflections?

Under Discussion/Private messages -> relevant chapter link -> Click New Topic -> Put my name and then post.

4. What is a Commentary Post? And how many do you need to write before the end of term?

Commentary post is provided by the professor on discussion questions for additional information, analysis and information. We need to write atleast 8 commentary responses before the end of term.

5. What is the name of the book for which we have a class-wide discussion? And on which a portion of your Final Exam is based?

-- The Bhagavad-Gita (Bantam Classics) – Trans. Barbara Miller

6. How many exams are there?

2 Exams are there

7. All files submitted to Laulima as attachments will be submitted in what file format?

pdf

8. Do I respond to Private Messages (PM) on Laulima?

No

9. The deadline for Reflections is what day of the week?

Sunday

10. What are the key terms for Week 8?

Byzantine empire, wergeld, Charlemagne, Vikings, Principality of Kiev

11. Where is the prompt for your Reflections assignment?

For each chapter in the textbook reading, complete the following assignment and upload it to the corresponding chapter folder under Discussions and Private Messages on Laulima.

Please title your file with your name and the dominant issue, theme, or historical process on which you’ve chosen to reflect (the topic related to Step 3).

            e.g. Adam Witten – the Agricultural Revolution and its continuances

A Reflection has three components. To earn a full score, address each of the following components, properly labeling them within your composition.

Step 1)

Make a list of the most important developments in the chapter, including key information for those developments. Pay particular attention to specific individuals, interactions, processes, events, technologies, and discoveries.

You may compose this section as bullet points or in complete sentences; however, this section should not just be a list of key terms. If it fails to illustrate your comprehension of the material it will receive a zero.

Step 2)

Pose two questions you have, based on the reading, that you could answer by doing more reading/research. These questions should be distinct from the discussion questions I have asked.

Step 3)

Pick one of your own questions (from Step 2) and follow up on it, providing a discussion of the information you found through an outside source or sources. In your discussion of that information, make it very clear how that information adds to your understanding, addresses your own question, and builds on the chapter, as a whole. 

This component of your Reflection should be at least three (3) sentences long, should present and engage with the information that you located, and illustrate how you are working over that information in relation to the reading.

Remember to cite your source.

In terms of the quality of sources, this is a college class. Use academic and/or credible sources. Wikipedia, Ducksters, etc. will earn you a shake of my head and a zero.

12.  What can be found directly following the prompt for the Reflections assignment, in the Syllabus?

Midterm Directions

13. What citation style(s) are accepted in this class?

Any citation style is accepted as long as its consistent.

For example, APA, MLA, Chicago or Turabian style.

By typing my name below, I certify that I have read and understood the syllabus for this class. Furthermore, if I have any questions or concerns about it, or for anything having to do with this class, I understand it is my responsibility to contact the instructor.

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