HISTORY 1617
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
SYLLABUS

Instructor: William Bakken	Home Phone: 288-8602
Office: Memorial Hall 213	Office Phone: 280-5009
Office hours: (T-Th)	9 AM - 10 AM, and by appointment
E-Mail Address:	bakken1@aol.com
Course Internet site:	http://www.acd.roch.edu/courses/hist1617/

Textbook:	McKay, et al,	History of World Societies, Vol A
	Plato,	The Apology of Socrates & The Crito

Course Description:

This course provides a survey of world history from the Big Bang and the beginnings of civilization to 1500 CE. The prehistoric and early literate societies of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and India are investigated first. A review of the classical societies that developed in these areas and in Europe follows. The course concludes with an examination of the medieval period in Europe. Cross cultural interactions are noted throughout the course and are especially important as trade and religious expansion extends contacts of people to different regions of the world.

Attendance Policy:

You are expected to be present in class and to participate in class discussions. You must arrange with the instructor if exceptional circumstances require make-up tests or other assigned work. Class attendance will count for about 10% of your grade. My office and home phones have answering machines and I check my e-mail regularly so you can always reach me.

Tests and Quizzes:

There will be four objective tests in this course. Test I covers chapters 1 and 2, Test II will review chapters 3 through 5, Test III will cover chapters 6 through 9, and Test IV the remainder of the course. We will discuss the nature of the tests the first week of class. Before each test, you will receive a list of map locations and study terms to help you prepare for that test. Make-up tests not arranged before the test was given can still be taken, but the test grade will be reduced by ten percent in the first week after the due date and twenty-five per cent thereafter.

There also will be other quizzes and/or essays assigned in the course of the semester. Some of these assignments will be in the form of short papers that will be done at home and then discussed in class. In class quizes can not be made up unless you have an excused absence.

The four tests will be worth about sixty per cent of your final grade, the quizzes, other assignments, and class attendance and participation will cover the remainder.

Any evidence of cheating on a test or quiz will result in a 0 grade. Plagarism on an essay will result in a zero grade for the essay and a reduction of one grade in your semester grade. Also, evidence of cheating in any form will result in a maximum grade of D for the class. In addition, student conduct action is possible. (See 3.6.1 Student Code of Conduct in your 2006-2007 Student Policy and Advising Handbook.) A second incident of cheating in any form by the same individual will result in a failing grade for the class.

Approximate Total Points Possible = 650. A = 585; B = 520; C = 455; D = 390.

The dates and topics above may vary depending on class discussion, etc.

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