SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY

HIS 4423 World Civilization

Instructor: Mary Jackson Spring 2001

Course Syllabus

Course Description

A survey of world cultural history which treats the development and growth of civilization not as a unique European experience but as a global one through which all the great culture systems have interacted to produce the present-day world. Special emphasis is placed on the social, economic, political, religious, aesthetic, legal, and technological elements of history.

Course Knowledge Prerequisites

A basic knowledge of the course of world history and civilizations will be helpful, but not essential, for success in this course.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

A. Trace the political and cultural reemergence of the world's non-Western peoples that have played an important role in world affairs. These people, their cultures, and their civilizations must be known and understood to know their importance in present and future world roles.

B. Describe the important social, cultural, political, agricultural, and military aspects for those civilizations.

C. Identify selected individuals, concepts, terms, and events significant to the region during the period up to twenty-first century.

Textbook

Walbank, T. Walter (Late); Brummett, Palmira; Edgar, Robert B; Taylor, Alastair M.;

Bailkey, Nels M.; Jewsbury, George F.; Lewis, Clyde J.; Hackett, Neil J.

Civilizations Past & Present. 9^th ed. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.,

2000.

Course Plan

The Course will be organized into the following basic sections:

China and India

Africa

Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Russia

Material for which the student will be responsible will come form class lecture, audio-visual materials, the textbook, and library assignment reading.

Course Requirements

A. Five Tests covering textbook material, lectures, and audio-visual presentations. The first four tests do not cover material from previous test, but the Final Exam is cumulative, covering the entire semester. Tests will consist of objective and essay questions.

B. A Research Paper written on a topic pertinent to World Civilization will be required. Directions for the research paper are given in the syllabus. A suggested Research Topic List is also included in the syllabus.

C. Reading Assignments on the Library Reserve Readings will be averaged as one grade. The instructor will give the student the questions on the reserve readings. Students may use the readings to complete the assignment. Assignments must be turned in on the due date.

D. Reading Quizzes will be given periodically to ensure the students are keeping up with the reading assignments. The lowest reading quiz grade will be dropped before averaging the grade.

Course Assignments

Reading in the Textbook:

China & India- (Chapters 5,6, & 10)----February 1

Africa- (Chapters 11, 23, & 27) ---- February 27

Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia- (Chapters 12, 17, & 18)---- March 29

Russia- (Chapters 31, 32, & 34)---- April 24

Library Assignment Readings:

"Did the Benefits of the First Emperor of China's Rule Outweigh the Human Costs?" January 18

"Did the Indian Emperor Aurangzeb's Rule Mark the Beginning of Mughal Decline?" January 30

"Did Tokugawa Politics Strengthen Japan" March 8

"Did Peter the Great Exert a Positive Influence on the Development of Russia" April 5

Research Paper due April 19

Exam Dates: Dates may be changed to meet the class' schedule.

Test 1----February 6

Test 2----March 1

Test 3----April 3

Test 4----April 26

Grading System

Letter grades will be used to indicated the following levels of achievement:

90-100= A (superior); 80-89= B (above average); 70-79=C (average); 60-69=D (inferior); 59 and below = F (failing); I (incomplete); and W (withdrawn)

Grading

Test 1----1/8 of final grade

Test 2----1/8

Test 3----1/8

Test 4----1/8

Library Reserve Reading Assignments-----1/8

Reading Quizzes----1/8

Research Paper-----1/8

Final Exam-----1/8

Class Policies

A. Attendance

Southwestern's on-campus academic program is designed as an in-class learning experience. In this type of instructional setting, the ability to pass examinations and complete outside projects is only a partial measure of the student's knowledge, skills, understanding, and appreciate the subject matter. Therefore, students are required to maintain regular class attendance.

Absences which exceed twenty percent (20%) of the number of times that a class meets per semester, (9 absences for classes meeting 3 times per week; 6 absences for classes meeting 2 time a week; and 3 absences for classes meeting 1 time per week). Regardless of the nature or reason for the absences, will result in the student being administratively dropped automatically from the course, receiving a grade of "w". The student will be assessed the established course withdrawal fee.

A student who is absent from a class is totally responsible to make the appropriate advanced arrangements with the faculty member for possible make up work. The

Faculty member will have the prerogative to determine if the student may make up any examinations or outside assignments based upon the reason for a student's absence and when the make up work must be complete. However, no point reduction will be assessed to a student's final grade for absenteeism.

As a reminder, "School Assignment" is no longer given for any type of absence. Therefore, all absences will impact the number allowed by the attendance policy.

B. Tardy

Students missing fifteen minutes of class will be counted absent for that session. Every three tardies acquired in classes that meet three times a week and every two tardies acquired in classes that meet twice a week will be considered as an absence. The student is responsible, at the end of class, to identify his/her tardiness to the professor. No changes will be made after the date of the student's tardiness.

C. Late Work/Make-up Tests

Required work such as the research paper will be penalized one letter grade for each class day they are late up through the fourth day. No further penalty will be given after that, but the work may still be turned in up to the end of the semester.

All students in class on a test day will take the test. As students missing a major test will not be allowed to take a make-up test unless a valid excuse is presented. The test must be make up by the next class day, after the test.

Reading quizzes are not considered major test. There will be no make-up for reading quizzes. A missed reading quiz will be recorded as a zero. A student's lowest reading quiz grade will be dropped before averaging.

D. Final Examination

During the Final Exam Week, a final exam will be administered in class at the time that the university has established as printed in the class schedule. No final exam will be giver prior to Final Exam Week. Students with scheduling problem may arrange with the professor (subject to professor's approval) to take and exam at an alternate exam time. The arrangement must be done the week prior to exam week. The alternate exam time is scheduled on Monday and Tuesday nights from 6:00 - 7:20 p.m. of Final Exam Week.

Graduating seniors with a grade of B or higher within a course may be exempted from the last examination of the course if the professor designates it as a comprehensive final exam. However, a graduating senior with a grade of B or higher with a course, at the professors prerogative, may or may not be exempted for a unit exam given during the Final Exam Week.

E. Cheating

Students are expected to be honest in fulfilling al academic requirements and assignment. This pertains to examinations, themes, book critiques, reading reports, etc. A student will not be allowed to withdraw from a course if he/she is under investigation for academic dishonesty. In the event that the student is determined guilty of academic dishonesty, then the student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will receive the grade determined by the faculty member, either an "F" for the assignment and/or and "F" for the course. Dishonesty could possibly result in further disciplinary action. Refer to Major Infractions in the Student Handbook.

F. Miscellaneous

Students must wait 15 minutes for a faculty member before leaving class unless they have been notified otherwise.

The following policy regarding the posting of grades has been approved for 1999-2000. To eliminate any potential violation of the Privacy Act for Students, students' grades for examinations or any other academic assignments will no longer be posted.

Office Hours and E-mail Address

Feel free to see the instructor during the hours below or at any other time by appointment:

Office: A113-C Telephone: #3232

Office Hours: MWF - 8:55 - 9:55 a.m. & 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

TTH - 9:50 - 10:50 a.m.

E-mail----- mjackson@sagu.edu

Direction for Research Papers

A research paper is a report on a certain topic. The student gathers material from several different sources (books, magazine articles, newspaper articles, government documents, letters, etc.,) and integrates that material into a report. The student must give credit to the sources from which he or she obtains facts, direct quotations, and other material that is not considered "common knowledge." This credit is given by indicating the source in either an endnote (Turabian form) or a citation in the text (MLA form).

Students may use either A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Thesis, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Copies of both are usually available in libraries and bookstores. Either the Turabian or the MLA form must be used.

If the student decides to use the MLA form, the complete paper will consist of a title page, the text or main part of the paper, and a Bibliography or Works Cited page on which the student lists, in proper form, all the sources consulted in writing the paper.

The title page should be centered on a piece of paper and should contain the following information: Title of Paper, Student's Name, Course Name and Number, Instructor's Name, and Date.

The text, or main part of the paper, must be between 6 and 8 pages long. Shorter papers will not be accepted. The first paragraph of the text should be an introduction in which you acquaint your reader with the topic of the paper and state the thesis or main idea of the paper. Succeeding paragraphs will form the body of the paper, the part in which you will present the information you have gathered, in a clear and logical form to support your thesis. End the text with one or more concluding paragraphs in which you state your conclusions and summarize what you have written.

A minimum of 5 sources must be used for the paper and listed on the Bibliography or Works Cited page.

Margins should be 1 inch on all sides. Beginning with the second page, number each paper in the upper right hand corner.

All research papers must be typed, double-spaced. Handwritten papers will not be accepted. Use 10 or 12 pitch, if you use a computer to prepare you paper.

Avoid the use of contractions, slang, and personal pronouns in the first or second person (I, me, we, us, our, etc.,). Use the past tense.

The instructor's approval must be given for your topic before you write the paper. Papers will not be accepted from students who have not gotten such approval of their topics.

Research Paper Topic Suggestions:

China

Boxer Rebellion Book of Marco Polo & Kublai Khan & Kathy

Claire L. Chenault & The "Flying Tigers Burma Road

Chinese-Japanese Wars Great Wall of China

Indochina Oriental Drama

Ming Dynasty Mongol Empire

Open-Door Policy Joseph W. Stillwell & the Stillwell Road

Sung Dynasty Trans- Siberian Railroad

Chinese Ancestor Worship Buddhist in China

Christianity in China Confucianists in China

Islam in China Taoists in China

India

Akbar Asoka

Aurangzeb Babar

Chandragupta Maurya Indira Gandhi

Mohandas K. Gandi Rajiv Ghandi

Nehru Alexander the Great in India

Aryans East India Company

Gupta Dynasty Indus Valley Civilization

Kushan Empire Maurya Empire

Mongul Empire Mongol Empire

Sepoy Rebellion Hinduism

Africa

Addis Ababa Barbary States

Cecil J. Rhodes Henry Stanley & David Livingstone

People of Africa Aswan Dam

Arabs & the Berbers Sculpture & Handicrafts of Africa

Literature of Africa Religions of Africa

Music & Dance of Africa Education of Africa

Land Regions of Africa Animal of Africa

Agriculture of Africa Manufacturing & Mining of Africa

Transportation & Communication in Africa Exploration & Discovery of Africa

Carthage Sir Richard Burton

Korea, Japan, and South East Asia

Korean War United Nations & Korea

Peng Teh-huai Japanese Influence in Korea

Location, Size, and Surface Features of Korea Natural Resources of Korea

Korean Way of Life Gender Roles in Korea

Hirohito Shogun

World War II in Japan Sumurai

Kamakura Period Kamikaze

Products & Industry in Japan Ancestor Worship in Japan

Buddha Japanese Language

Theater & Drama in Japan Foreign Trade in South East Asia

Russia

Leonid I. Brezhnev Nikita S. Khrushchev

Lenin Joseph Stalin

Leon Trotsky Alexander (of Russia)

Catherine Ivan

Nicholas (of Russia) Peter I (the Great)

Berlin Congress Crimean War

Genoa Conference Alexander Puskin

Russian Revolution Religions of Russia

Cold War in Russia Ballet & Drama in Russia

Eastern Orthodox Churches Fairs & Expositions in Russia