Syllabus

** Spring Grove Area High School ** ** College in the High School (CHS) ** ** WESTERN CIVILIZATION I SYLLABUS ** ** SPRING 2010 ** **Instructor:** Kathleen Krall **Phone:** 225-4731 ext. 7347 **Room:** SGHS room 347 **Email:** Krallk@sgasd.org **Classes**: HIST 201 Sections 33599, 33600 Perry, //Western Civilization 1: A Brief History// (6th Edition) Computer Access to Spring Grove Area School District Moodle Flash Drive Article Handouts given by the instructor. **Course/Catalog Description**: Survey of the development of civilization in the Middle East, Greece, Rome, and Europe from ancient times through the Reformation. ** Prerequisite :** A good command of reading and writing of the English language. **Learning Outcomes:** Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:  1. Demonstrate student understanding of the principles upon which history is founded  2. Explain the foundations of Western Civilization as developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire.  3. Apply the Historian’s values of objectivity, accuracy, and truth, to the study of Europe during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Emerging nation states to 1715.  4. Develop analytical skills in writing reports and learn the geographic principles associated with the historical development of these civilizations. ** POLICIES ** HACC Administrative Policy 661 will be followed regarding attendance and absence. See your Student Handbook for the full Procedure.  1. Students are expected “to attend all scheduled classes/laboratories and are responsible for all class work and assignments.”  2. Excused absence is one that is “beyond the student’s control to prevent,” or “significant enough to reasonably prohibit attendance in class even if controllable.”  3. Unexcused absence is one that is “within the student’s control to prevent,” or “not significant enough to reasonably prohibit attendance in class, even if controllable.”  4. Ultimately it’s up to the instructor to decide what constitutes an excused versus an unexcused absence.  1. If you know that you will be absent from class, it is your responsibility to inform me in advance in person, email, or voicemail. Assignments due during that absence are expected to me in advance.  2. Upon returning to class, it is your responsibility to be prepared for class that day.  3. A high school class or high school activity shall not supersede this class. This is a college class after all. When you decided to take this class, you became a student of HACC. **HACC Academic Honesty** “Academic honesty is one of the fundamental principles upon which the College was founded and upon which it must operated to continue to perform its most important function. Students are expected to be honest in all of their academic endeavors. The College views academic dishonesty as a serious breach of conduct. Depending upon the nature and severity of the dishonest act, the faculty and the College may discipline a student for verifiable acts of dishonesty occurring in or out of the classroom. Specific procedures for handling incidents of academic dishonesty are contained in Regulation 584.” A=90-100 B=80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F=0-59 *Specific readings will be assigned throughout the course* Chapter 1 The Possibility of Civilization; History Begins at Sumer Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt: The Ancient Near East in the Ages of Confusion. Chapter 3 The Greeks and the Hellenistic World Chapter 4 The Rise and fall of Rome and Julius Caesar Chapter 5 The Rise of Christianity Chapter 6 The Medieval East, making of Europe and the Age of the Crusades Chapter 7 Christian Europe Chapter 8 The Renaissance and Reformation Chapter 9 The Age of Discovery, Wars of Religion in England and France Chapter 10 The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment **Exams:** Four exams will be given in class and are composed of essay, multiple choice, and short answer questions. **Quizzes:** Quizzes will be based on your supplemental readings. **Research Paper:** You are required to write a 10-15 page research paper for this course. You may write your paper on the following themes. · The development in the West of political freedom, constitutional government, and concern for the rule of law and individual rights. · The shifting relations in the West among religion, society, and the state. · The development of Science and Technology and their expanding impact on Western thought and everyday life. · The major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. · The impact of Western culture on Women. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· “Does History Repeat itself?” Argue how the impact of religion, individual rights, philosophy, and warfare has contributed to the rise and fall of civilization in the West as well as the argument for historical repetition. ** PHRC Syllabus Requirement ** The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (“PHRAct’) prohibits discrimination against prospective and current students because of race, color, sex, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, handicap or disability, record of a handicap or disability, perceived handicap or disability, relationship or association with an individual with a handicap or disability, use of a guide or support animal, and/or handling or training of support or guide animals. The Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act (“PFEOAct”) prohibits discrimination against prospective and current students because of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, record of a handicap or disability, perceived handicap or disability, and a relationship or association with an individual with a handicap or disability. Information about these laws may be obtained by visiting the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission website at www.phrc.state.pa.us. 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