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1 1 Dr. Matthews Social Sciences Office: Room 408 GLOBAL STUDIES I COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2013 We live in a global world: our daily lives are increasingly connected in a myriad of ways economic, political and cultural to the lives of other peoples across the world. The most fundamental questions of our identity our understandings of who we are and what we are doing are shaped by our place in this global world. This course will take the form of a set of inquiries into the emergence of this global world, with a focus on the study of the historical dynamics at work. Our goal will be a better understanding of what it means to be global citizens of this world, and of the rights and responsibilities that global citizenship bestows upon us. We come to global citizenship as Americans, and so a particular focus will be understanding the role of our nation in the global world. An emphasis will be placed on the study of political ideas in global development especially different conceptions of citizenship in order to inform our own understanding of what it means to be a global citizen. For the ancient Greeks, historia, from which our term "history" is derived, meant learning or knowing by inquiry. It is this definition of history as a way of learning (as opposed to a vision of history as simply one thing after another) that we will employ in this course. Our class meetings will consist of a series of inquiries into various aspects of humanity's past to We will bring a dual focus to the history we study: the development of key political, social, economic, cultural, and religious traditions on the one hand, and the encounters which took place between groups, societies, and worldviews on the other. At the same time, course activities will develop and practice a series of skills designed to help you read critically, think analytically, and express yourself clearly and effectively. Course Objectives - Substantive To be an active citizen, shaping your world for the better, you must possess a set of skills upon which we will focus in this class: the ability [1] to think critically, [2] to analyze political, economic and cultural developments and ideas from a number of different perspectives, reaching your own reasoned conclusions, [3] to write and to speak persuasively, using logical argument and supporting evidence in support of your position and [4] to engage in dialogue and intellectual exchange as part of a community of scholars. Particular attention will be paid to the study and analysis of written documents and texts from the periods and societies being studied. The fall term of this course will focus on what might be called the traditional world the development of the classical civilizations of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The spring term will focus on the emergence of the modern world in Europe and North America, and the encounters and conflicts between that modern world and the other peoples of the world. Global Studies Themes: Through course activities, you should develop your capacities to identify and understand: 1. Patterns of change and continuity across time and space. 2. Patterns and effects of interaction between societies and regions 3. Effects of technological, economic, and population change 4. Systems of social and gender organization 5. Cultural, intellectual, and religious developments. 6. Changes in the structure and function of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities Global Studies Skills: Course activities are also designed to develop your ability to: 1. Read, understand, and analyze a variety of visual and written primary and secondary sources to understand

2 and interpret the information they contain and the diverse attitudes and worldviews they reflect. 2. Listen carefully to your peers and contribute actively and productively to discussion. 3. Take effective notes from readings and class discussions. 4. Construct and evaluate arguments on the basis of thesis, logic, evidence, point of view, and context. 5. Assess change as a process and explore why and how change takes place. 6. Identify global patterns and processes over time and space, and connect local developments to global patterns. 7. Develop a historical awareness that explores the similarities and differences between past societies and our own. 8. Understand how and why historians disagree on how to interpret the past. 9. Make careful and thoughtful connections between past and present in order to consider history s role in understanding contemporary affairs and acting as productive citizens in the present. Materials You Need for This Class Your textbook: Craig Lockard s Societies, Networks, and Transitions, 1st edition. You will borrow this textbook from the bookroom and will keep it at home. Some copies are available in the Writing Center for use during the day. These copies must remain in the library unless you have my explicit, written permission in order to safeguard continued access. You may also ask to use a copy in room 408. A spiral bound notebook for your Historical Journal to be used exclusively for this class. (If you prefer to use a binder instead, that is okay too.) All handouts, including the syllabus, handouts and primary sources that we use in class will be available through Moodle. You will receive an online invitation to join. You must bring to every class meeting your historical journal and the relevant unit folder, or binder Reading Craig Lockard s Societies, Networks, and Transitions will serve as your basic textbook and reference for the course. In addition, there will be more thematic readings found in our Course Packett Global History Fall Most of your required reading (approximately ten pages per class meeting) will be assigned from these books, although you will also receive other photocopied texts. Because our class activities will build upon, rather than repeat, the material covered in the textbook reading, it is imperative that you complete all reading assignments before you arrive in class so that you will fully understand class activities and can participate intelligently. Your commitment to keep up with course reading will significantly enhance your ability to enjoy and succeed in this course. At the start of each unit of the course, you will receive a reading schedule which indicates your reading assignment for each class meeting. Historical Journal Each of you will keep a Historical Journal for this class. This journal will contain most of your written work for the class: reading notes and reactions to what you read along with any other daily homework, questions you have about the reading and connections you perceive with other periods and societies, focused free writes and class notes from all discussions and other activities, definitions of unfamiliar terms from class meetings or the reading. You must bring this journal with you daily, along with the appropriate unit folder, to every class meeting. Your Historical Journal is your most important resource for this class. Label it and protect it carefully!! To emphasize its importance, you will be allowed to use your journal (and only your journal) on quizzes given in the course. Your journal will be most effective as a tool if it is carefully organized. Please label each entry ( Class Notes, Reading, FFW, ) and include the date and other relevant information (author, text, article and page numbers, for example). Your journal will be collected and graded periodically. I may grade only that day s notes, or the full unit. Collection of the journal will not be announced beforehand, so please keep your journal up to date, and have it with you at every class meeting. Late journals will be penalized ½ letter grade for every day they are late. Grades for historical journals will be based on the rubric attached to the back of this sheet.

3 3 Assessments 1. Class Participation. In Global Studies I, assessment of class participation focuses particularly on contributions to discussion and any required presentations. In this section, class participation is central. The energy and enthusiasm you devote to it will determine to a large degree what you get out of it. As a result, you should plan to: Attend every class and arrive on time. Show yourself to be an attentive and interested member of the class. Be an active, thoughtful participant in class. Come prepared with questions and comments for discussion. Take diligent class notes. Work not only to develop and to express clearly your own ideas, but also to advance the understanding of the class as a whole. Show due respect for your classmates and their varying viewpoints. Grades for class participation will be based on the attached rubric. Protocols. Each class will begin with a protocol, written by a student. A protocol is a prose recounting of the significant themes discussed in the preceding seminar. Only the first paragraph should be devoted to any logistical announcements made in the previous class. The rest of this writing piece should interpret -- and not describe -- the ideas debated in our last meeting. The best protocols will be those that do not simply reproduce word for word everything that was said during class, but that instead rearrange the material thematically, editing out what was unimportant and emphasizing what was significant. In other words, your protocol should never be a mere stenographic record of who said what in which sequence; it should instead be an analysis of arguments made whose perceptive insight generates fruitful questions ripe for further discussion. An average protocol will be one single-spaced page in length. For those days when a protocol is due, a student will compose a protocol that A) will be posted on the course website before class, B) will be read aloud at the beginning of the period, and C) will be given to Matthews at the end of the seminar. Because of the importance of discussion, you need to be in class every day. According to the BHSEC attendance policy provided in your planner, Students must attend all classes... Students must inform their instructor s ahead of time of [any expected] absences and make up any work missed. Similarly, if illness or emergency necessitates missing a class, the student should talk with the instructor about how to make up the work missed. Excused absences are limited to religious holidays or illness verified by a doctor s note. Doctor's appointments and college visits are not officially excused. The instructor and the BHSEC attendance office will record these absences as official absences. Students should consult with individual course policies to understand the specific consequences of missing classes and not rely on a note from a parent to excuse them from missed work. Attendance, therefore, will affect your class participation grade. In view of possible illness and family emergency, three unexcused absences will not be penalized. For every unexcused absence beyond the first three, 10 points will be deducted from your class participation school (from a total of 100). If you miss class, it is crucial that you take the initiative to see me (or contact me by phone or in the case of an extended absence) to get any handouts or needed instructions on work you have missed. Please do not rely on a classmate, who may give you incorrect advice. 2. Formal Writing. In Global Studies I, you will complete ten to fifteen pages of formal analytical writing. In this section, this requirement will take the form of three short essays (of four to five pages each). Each writing assignment should be treated as a formal presentation of your critical and literary skills. Problems of form, organization, argument, and documentation will affect your grade, so do not hesitate to come to tutoring for help, or to consult the

4 Writing Center or a writing guide. You will receive a style sheet for this class that provides basic guidelines for all of our written work in the class. Please use it systematically. We will use turnitin.com for each of the longer essays (and any shorter papers or other assignments I may require). Where submission to turnitin.com is required, no student will receive a grade unless the essay is, first, uploaded to that site. Class ID numbers are: Alpha 1 st period: Beta 5th period: Password for both classes is plato. Plan to turn in a hard (paper) copy of each assignment on the day it is due. Assignments should be handed directly to me, not left on my desk or elsewhere (unless I have made prior arrangements for you to do so). Make sure to keep the digital file safe or an extra copy on hand until you have received the graded paper back. Also remember that the library printer is often out of order so please do not wait till you get to school to print out assignments. All deadlines for the submission of assignments are final and non-negotiable, except in the case of documented emergency. If you anticipate a genuine problem, please see me at least one day before the due date. Late papers will be subjected to a penalty of 1/3 letter grade per for every day they are late. If there is any question about when an essay was submitted, the date used to calculate any penalty will be the date of submission to turnitin.com. 3. Journal and Informal Writing. Informal writing may take the form of notes, response journal entries, in-class writing, and other short assignments. In this section, you can expect assessment of informal writing to focus particularly on the quality of your reading and class notes in your Historical Journal, in-class writing, and short assignments that help to assess your understanding of one class activity or prepare for another. 4. Examinations and Quizzes. Regular exams and quizzes are typical assessments for Global Studies. Exams will be based on all course materials (reading, discussions, handouts, films, etc.) and will consist of a variety of types of questions, including map, modified multiple-choice, short answer, primary source analysis, and essay questions. Exams may include one or more questions which ask you to apply material from prior units. Exam dates and times are non-negotiable except in cases of accommodation for a disability and documented emergency. If you need to miss an exam for any reason, you (or a parent or guardian) must contact me before the exam in question via phone or in order to safeguard the privilege of a makeup exam. A makeup exam may vary in form and content from the regularly scheduled exam. In addition, you will take several journal quizzes on course reading. These quizzes will gauge your preparedness for that day s class and your understanding of course readings. These quizzes will be unannounced, but you are always permitted to use your reading notes while taking them. (Only notes in your historical journal will be permitted no textbook, handouts, or photocopies, etc.) Please note that journal quizzes are only in-class exercises and no make-ups of any kind will be offered, so please do not ask. The lowest grade will be dropped at the end of the semester to accommodate an absence for illness or other difficulty. Tutoring Tutoring for all classes takes place between 3:20 and 3:50. You will need to organize your time so that, over the course of a week, you can get the help you need in each of your classes. Some tutoring sessions may focus on a particular topic (such as notetaking), but tutoring will most often be an opportunity for you to ask questions or receive any help that you might need. You are welcome at any or all tutoring sessions! This semester, Friday is priority tutoring day for Social Studies. That means that your other teachers may require your presence in tutoring on any other day but Friday, and that I may require you to attend Friday tutoring sessions. Course Grade Components Your final grade for the course will be based on the following breakdown: Class participation and attendance: 25% Formal Essays: 25% Journals and Journal Quizzes 15% Exams: 35% Total 100%

5 5 Academic Integrity From our Academic Integrity Handbook (2012): BHSEC has developed an extensive academic integrity policy addressing cheating, plagiarism, and other issues. Please take note of the consequences for violating this code, the guiding principle of our work as students and scholars. Please consult your Academic Integrity Handbook for school guidelines. Repeated disregard for the BHSEC academic integrity policy may result in the withholding of the A.A. degree. COMPUTER POLICY You are expected to: 1. Maintain an account and check daily. 2. Set up and know how to use both a engrade.com and a turnitin.com account, as well as access course materials 3. Use a word processing program for all written assignments and ALWAYS maintain a backup of all your work submitted (on a flash drive, hard drive, or cloud server). All copies of all files should be saved until your final grade for the term is received. Dr. Matthews Fall 2013 Teaching Schedule All Classes and Advisory meet in 402 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1-9-9:50 GS GS GS Prep GS 2-9:55-10:45 Prep Prep Prep Prep Prep 3-10:50-11:40 FYS Prep FYS FYS FYS 4-11:45-12:35 Lunch Lunch Advisory Lunch Lunch 5-12:40-1:30 GS GS Lunch GS GS 6-1:35-2:25 Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours 7-2:30-3:20 FYS FYS Dean s Hours FYS FYS 8-3:20-3:50 Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours

6 Name Date: Global Studies Fall 2012 Class Participation Rubric A B C D F Thoughtful, consistent participation in class discussions. Always prepared for class and obviously engaged in the Willing to take risks and offer new ideas to discussions. Raises the level of class discussions. Always ready to share reading responses, homework or focused free writes. Actively engaged in group activities. Listens attentively and respectfully to classmates. Actively encourages and supports ideas from the group. Shows clear interest in advancing the understanding of the group as a whole. Consistent participation in class discussions. Generally prepared for class and solidly engaged in Often willing to take risks and offer new ideas to discussions. Usually ready to share reading responses, homework or focused free writes. Engaged in group activities. Listens attentively and respectfully to classmates but rarely responds to ideas from the group. Often shows interest in advancing the understanding of the group as a whole. Irregular participation in class discussions Often unprepared for class but sometimes seems engaged in Sometimes willing to take risks and offer new ideas to discussion. Sometimes ready to share reading responses, homework, or focused free writes. Sometimes engaged in group activities. Sometimes listens to classmates but is not necessarily respectful of them. Sometimes shows an interest in advancing the understanding of the group as a whole. Rare participation in class discussions. Mostly unprepared for class and largely unengaged in class Rarely willing to take risks and offer new ideas to discussion. Rarely ready to share reading responses, homework, or focused free writes. Rarely engaged in group activities. Rarely listens to classmates. Distracted when classmates are speaking or distracting to group. Rarely shows an interest in advancing the understanding of the group as a whole. Grade from above rubric (on a 100-point scale) Have you accumulated more than three unexcused absences (see syllabus for details)? (No. unexcused absences 3) x 2 points = - Have you been late more than three times (see syllabus for details)? (Late arrivals/3) x 2 points = - Class participation grade Silent in class discussions Routinely unprepared for class and unengaged in course Never willing to take new risks and offer new ideas to discussion. Never ready to share reading responses, homework, or focused free writes. Never engaged in group activities. Disruptive in class. Uninterested in advancing the understanding of the group as a whole.

7 7 Name Date: Global Studies Fall 2012 Historical Journal Assessment Rubric A B C D F Journal contains Journal contains Journal contains almost all required many required some required but components and components and few or no other includes other includes other relevant entries. appropriate and appropriate useful entries. entries. Journal contains all required components: class notes reading notes, reactions, questions and connections; focused free writes; & daily homework. Journal also contains vocabulary lists and any other relevant entries that will help you to understand and apply course Consistently thorough and accurate notes from both class meetings and from readings. Notes clearly distinguish main from supporting points and arguments from information. Insightful responses to reading that should include personal reactions, questions, and connections you see with other societies, times, places or ideas. Responses show extra effort and strong engagement. Journal entries are extremely well organized and clearly labeled (entry type, date, and where appropriate article and page numbers). Student is always prepared with journal, and assignments done on time. Class and reading notes are generally accurate, but may not be consistently strong. Notes generally distinguish main from supporting points, and arguments from information. Interesting responses that include personal reactions, questions, and connections. Journal entries are generally organized and thorough. Almost all assignments are titled and clearly labeled. Student is almost always prepared with journal and assignments done on time. Adequate notes. May include lapses and inaccuracies. Notes sometimes distinguish main from supporting points, and arguments from information. Adequate reactions. Missing elements in responses. Journal entries are organized or thorough but not both. Most assignments are titled and clearly labeled. Student is mostly prepared with journal and assignments done on time. Minimal notes from class and readings. Notes rarely distinguish main from supporting points, and arguments from information. Minimal responses to reading. Journal entries are somewhat organized and/or thorough. Some assignments are titled and labeled Student is sometimes prepared with journal and assignments done on time. Journal is missing many components and includes few or no other relevant entries. Few or no notes from class or readings. Notes make no distinction between main and supporting points, or between arguments and information. Few or no responses to reading Many journal entries are missing and disorganized. Few if any assignments are titled and labeled. Student is rarely prepared with journal and assignment done on time.

8 Global Studies Fall 2013 **Please detach from syllabus and return to Dr. Matthews** To Global Studies students and parents or guardians: This form is designed to encourage parents/guardians and students to review together syllabi and requirements for this course together. Please take time to read the syllabus together and to familiarize yourself with course objectives and components. In the syllabus, I have tried to lay out all policies clearly. Parents/guardians may wish to take particular note of the need for prior notification if a student will not be able to turn in a written assignment or take an exam on the scheduled deadline. These policies exist in order to make needed accommodations fairly. In addition, please familiarize yourself with the BHSEC Academic Integrity Handbook (which students will receive in advisory). If you are not familiar with BHSEC policies on attendance and other important issues, please review those policies, available in the student planner. As you will see in the syllabus, several online resources provide added resources: moodle.bhsec.bard.edu: a internet site for course support. The page for this class will make available all handouts and primary sources. Students, you will receive an online invitation to join the site. It is the students responsibility to provide their login information to parents who wish to have access to this site. turnitin.com: a site that completes originality checks to discourage plagiarism. Access information to register for this class is available in the syllabus. As with the Moodle site, it is the students responsibility to provide login information to parents who wish to have access to this site.. engrade.com: a site that includes an online gradebook. You may, in other words, check a grade at any time. The site also indicates missing work. Parents will receive a printout of current grades at fall parent-teacher conferences. In the meantime, students, you will receive instructions for registering for the class as soon as I have set it up. As with other online resources, it is the students responsibility to provide login information to parents who wish to have access to this site. This site will make available all handouts and primary sources. Students, you will receive an online invitation to join the site. It is the students responsibility to provide their login information to parents who wish to have access to this site. BHSEC Daedalus or Kramer system: I send messages to individuals, groups, classes and parents through our school computer system, called the Daedalus (also known as the Kramer ) system. It is therefore vital that all students and parents are signed up to receive messages through this system. Students should see Peter Kolbe, BHSEC s IT director, at pkolbe@bhsec.bard.edu to update their addresses, while parents should contact Parent Coordinator Carol Turitz at CTuritz@schools.nyc.gov. Once you have reviewed the course syllabus and read this form together, please sign and date this form. Please return it by Friday, 20 September The copy on the follow page is for your records. Student name Student signature Parent/guardian name Parent signature Date 8

9 9 9 Global Studies Fall 2013 **Please detach from syllabus and return to Dr. Matthews** To Global Studies students and parents or guardians: This form is designed to encourage parents/guardians and students to review together syllabi and requirements for this course together. Please take time to read the syllabus together and to familiarize yourself with course objectives and components. In the syllabus, I have tried to lay out all policies clearly. Parents/guardians may wish to take particular note of the need for prior notification if a student will not be able to turn in a written assignment or take an exam on the scheduled deadline. These policies exist in order to make needed accommodations fairly. In addition, please familiarize yourself with the BHSEC Academic Integrity Handbook (which students will receive in advisory). If you are not familiar with BHSEC policies on attendance and other important issues, please review those policies, available in the student planner. As you will see in the syllabus, several online resources provide added resources: moodle.bhsec.bard.edu: a internet site for course support. The page for this class will make available all handouts and primary sources. Students, you will receive an online invitation to join the site. It is the students responsibility to provide their login information to parents who wish to have access to this site. turnitin.com: a site that completes originality checks to discourage plagiarism. Access information to register for this class is available in the syllabus. As with the Moodle site, it is the students responsibility to provide login information to parents who wish to have access to this site.. engrade.com: a site that includes an online gradebook. You may, in other words, check a grade at any time. The site also indicates missing work. Parents will receive a printout of current grades at fall parent-teacher conferences. In the meantime, students, you will receive instructions for registering for the class as soon as I have set it up. As with other online resources, it is the students responsibility to provide login information to parents who wish to have access to this site. This site will make available all handouts and primary sources. Students, you will receive an online invitation to join the site. It is the students responsibility to provide their login information to parents who wish to have access to this site. BHSEC Daedalus or Kramer system: I send messages to individuals, groups, classes and parents through our school computer system, called the Daedalus (also known as the Kramer ) system. It is therefore vital that all students and parents are signed up to receive messages through this system. Students should see Peter Kolbe, BHSEC s IT director, at pkolbe@bhsec.bard.edu to update their addresses, while parents should contact Parent Coordinator Carol Turitz at CTuritz@schools.nyc.gov. Once you have reviewed the course syllabus and read this form together, please sign and date this form. Please return it by Friday, 20 September The copy on the follow page is for your records. Student name Student signature Parent/guardian name Parent signature Date