History 141 Syllabus
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Course Description A comparative history of the American nations in the 19th and 20th centuries with an emphasis on themes of political development and social and economic change.
Course Content
Required Texts John Chasteen. Born in Blood & Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. Carl J. Guarneri. America Compared: American History in International Perspective. Volume II: Since 1865.
Articles posted on class Blackboard site.
All texts are available in the Palomar College Bookstore and Off-Campus Books (1450 W. Mission Road, San Marcos), and should be purchased at the beginning of the course.
Attendance The class meets three hours each week, not including district holidays. Students enrolled in the course are expected to arrive on time and attend each meeting, as class participation is important for success in the course.
Several class meetings will be replaced by online assignments, and students should consult the Calendar and Announcements area on the class Blackboard site frequently for listings of such changes.
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class by handout sheet up until the official deadline for dropping a class, Tuesday, October 22.
If you find it impossible to continue attending this class, you are expected to personally drop the class. If you stop attending the class after the official drop deadline and your name is still on the grade sheet at the end of the semester, an "FW" may be entered next to your name.
Evaluation Student grades are based upon the following criteria:
There will be a take-home essay exam. The objective of the exam is for you to express what you have learned during the course from the lectures, films, and readings. This exam will be worth 100 points.
Class Projects Each student will create three research projects and computer presentations on topics from the course subject matter. Each assignment will be worth 100 points, for a total of 300 points.
Journals & Discussion Boards There are several short writing assignments based upon readings assigned from the Chasteen and Guarneri texts, and Internet assignments. Each assignment will be worth 25 points, for a possible total of 250 points.
Discussion Board posting will be worth 5 points each, with a possible total of 150 points.
The Grading Formula The formula by which the final letter grade is determined is as follows: |
| Exam |
100 points |
| Projects |
300 points |
| Journals & DB |
400 points |
| Total Possible Points |
800 |
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A |
540 - 600 |
90-100% |
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B |
480 - 539 |
80-89% |
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C |
420 - 479 |
70-79% |
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D |
360 - 419 |
60-69% |
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F |
0 - 359 |
0-59% |
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General Information |
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1. Class announcements regarding assignments will usually be made only once. If you are absent or late to class, it is your responsibility to find out any needed information and to obtain that information from another student. If you lose your course syllabus or other class handouts, please borrow one from a fellow student and make a copy. This information will also be available on the course Internet page.
2. The Book Review must be typed when submitted for evaluation. Students who do not have access to a typewriter or word processor at their home should use the word processing systems available at Palomar College.
3. As mentioned in the Palomar College Catalog, each student is expected to spend 2 hours per week in preparation for each hour you spend in class. For this 3 unit class, that would be 16 hours per week for class preparation during Summer Session. The California State Universities recommend 3 hours per week per hour in the class. This class is designed to prepare you for transfer to the CSU or UC systems.
4. I ask that you observe a positive, cheerful, pleasant and polite attitude toward your instructor and fellow students. Do not talk while I or your fellow students are speaking to the class.
Your comments, questions, and observations that are appropriate to our class are always welcome. I promise you to create a cheerful and friendly environment. You will get the utmost respect from me and will expect no less from you.
5. The following behavior is not acceptable in a college classroom. Should a student repeatedly commit one of these acts, they will be required to leave the classroom, and the instructor has the option of suspending his or her attendance for several class meetings: |
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Also, please turn off your beepers or portable telephones when you enter the classroom.
6. If you are unavoidably delayed in arriving to class, do not enter the classroom late and disrupt my presentation to the class. Please wait until there is an appropriate moment to enter.
Parking difficulties are not considered “unavoidable problems” in arriving on-time to class. You should become accustomed to the parking realities on campus as soon as the semester begins.
If there are special circumstances which force you to miss a portion of the class, or if there are other special considerations that you feel I should be aware of, please speak to me before class about them.
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