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Course Title

Course Description

This is a general survey of world history from ancient times to the 1500s.

 

Prerequisites

none

 

Instructor

 


Eric Smith

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Email

 desmith@nemcc.edu

Phone

720-7451

Office

Patterson 218

 

 

Course Materials

Learning Management System

 

Northeast uses the Canvas Learning Management System for course delivery. For direct support of Canvas through Northeast Mississippi Community College, contact the eLearning Office located on the second floor of Cartwright Hall, Booneville, MS.

Email: canvas@nemcc.edu

Office: 662.720.7191

 

 

Textbook Requirements

 

The Essential World History 9th edition, by Duiker and Spielvogel

Supporting Materials

 

Any supporting materials and readings will be included in the Modules section of Canvas.

Goals and Objectives

Core Learning Objectives

To achieve a broad understanding of significant historical eras and events from ancient times to 1500.

 

 

Student Objectives/Outcomes

  1. Students will identify significant historical periods, events, individuals, cultures, and ideas of American history since 1865
  2. Students will analyze changes in America since 1865.
  3. Students will examine the part geography plays on the development of United States history.
  4. Students will interpret primary and secondary sources of American history since 1865.
  5. Students will conduct basic historical reading and/or research using primary and/or secondary scources.
  6. Students will produce clear, precise, effective writing to communicate historical events and ideas.

 

Instructional Techniques

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods will include textbook and primary source readings, PowerPoint presentations, videos.

Methods of Evaluation

Chapter quizzes, discussion boards, reading responses, essays, and midterm and final exams.

Grading

 

Midterm Exam                     25%

Final Exam                           25%

Discussion board/               25%

Reading responses

Chapter Quizzes                  25%

 

Course Policies

Attendance

 

Attendance will be taken through the completion of weekly chapter quizzes. You can receive two abences before being cut out of class on the third absence.

Northeast Policies on Attendance, Withdrawals, and Reinstatement

 

Academic Honesty

 

Academic honesty is a fundamental attribute of higher learning. Students who violate the principle of honesty deny themselves an opportunity to master the skills that they are credited to possess, cheat their classmates of deserved recognition, and demean the college and its degrees. It is a matter of great concern that all members of the college community strive for high standards of personal integrity.

Evaluation of each student’s level of knowledge and understanding is a vital part of the teaching process, and requires tangible measures such as reports, examinations, and homework. Any act that interferes with the process of evaluation by misrepresenting the relationship between the work being evaluated and the student’s actual state of knowledge is an act of academic dishonesty. These acts of dishonesty include but are not limited to: fraud, cheating, plagiarism, forgery, and facilitating dishonesty. (Definitions and discipline procedures may be found in Northeast Procedures Manual).

 

American with Disabilities Act

 

Northeast Mississippi Community College provides adaptations and modifications to the learning environment for eligible impaired and/or disabled students. All students with a disability, including distance learning students, are strongly encouraged to contact the ADA/Section 504 Counselor/Coordinator, Mrs. Leigh Ann Stewart, located in Wright Hall 106 at (662) 720-7192, or via email at lastewart@nemcc.edu to discuss their disability and the appropriate accommodations. Students may also contact the ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer, Mr. Ray Scott located in Ramsey Hall Room 216, or at (662) 720-7179. Students must self-identify in order to receive accommodations. NEMCC Disability Applications may be obtained from the Counseling Center in Ramsey Hall or online from NEMCC’s website at http://www.nemcc.edu/disability-accommodations/ada-statement/.

 

 

Canvas Accessibility Statement

 

Title IX Policy

NEMCC is committed to complying with Title IX, a federal policy that prohibits discrimination, including violence and harassment, based on sex. NEMCC’s educational programs and activities must be free from sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual misconduct. If you or someone you know has experienced sex discrimination, sexual violence and/or harassment by any member of the campus community, you are encouraged to report the conduct to NEMCC’s VP of Student Services, Mr. Ray Scott (jrscott@nemcc.edu), or to NEMCC’s Title IX Coordinator, Ms. Beth Benson (elbenson@nemcc.edu). Additional resources are available at http://www.nemcc.edu/about/title-ix/faq/ & http://www.nemcc.edu/about/title-ix/sexual-misconduct-policy/.

 

Course Communication

 

The best way to reach me is via email (desmith@nemcc.edu). I will respond to emails as quickly as possible but within 24 hours.

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