SYLLABUS: FALL DUG 2016
HI 152:  WORLD  CIVILIZATION  1500 C.E. - PRESENT

CHAMINADE  UNIVERSITY  OF  HONOLULU
Willis H A Moore, Instructor - - - - - willis.moore@chaminade.edu 
808-782-3562 - - voice and text
Office hours - - MWF - 0930h - 1130h - - - Henry 208 C

A Text is required:  CONNECTIONS: A World History - Judge

Knowledge of the world’s people and civilizations is essential to any academic program.  Citizens of the 21st Century must understand where human culture, political and societal organization, and religious persuasions have come from in order to process contemporary challenges.  This course begins with a summary up to the 16th Century and proceeds to the present.

Students will demonstrate verbally in class participation, in brief written essays, and on map / essay exercises, an understanding of the personalities, trends, issues, locations and developments in the history of Earth’s people since the “Age of Discovery” in the 16th Century.  

On a midterm examination, and a final examination, written in essay format, students will demonstrate in writing an ability to synthesize facts, dates, personalities, and their situations.

Through “extra credit” efforts such as films, lectures, Art Museum visit, students will demonstrate through brief written synopses what these have done to enlarge upon, clarify, or enhance concepts of this course.

YOUR GRADE:

CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION:
There are 40 class meetings; attendance is expected. 
If you cannot attend, contact instructor in advance by e-mail or text messaging, do not wait with excuses later.
In general, work will not be made up; if you have “unusual circumstances” for missing class and/or assignments, an e-mail contract is required.

TEXT:
Reading the text is your responsibility; Instructor will enlarge upon concepts, answer questions, guide discussions of assignments.  Essay questions require you to know the material, then be able to synthesize into your own words and arguments.  Weekly written assignments will be given, 12 in all; each is due in ONE week after delivery.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students will demonstrate geographical knowledge of the earth, its nations, regions, historical development, using map/geography exercises and quizzes; Students will demonstrate in writing general understandings of basic concepts such as “civilization”, “empire,” “republican/monarchial/democratic government systems,” “geographic determinism”, trends of developing systems of governance and economic activity, nation states. Students will demonstrate verbally in class, and in written work, comprehension of personalities involved in world civilizations, turning points in political change, the role of religious thought, writings, and action in world civilizations.

NOTES:  

Due to prior commitments made before this term, Prof Moore may miss a class or two - - he will e-mail you to confirm such occasions if/as they occur.

CHAMINADE policy is to use CHAMINADE.EDU for e-mail correspondence.  You may arrange to have your STUDENT.CHAMINADE.EDU mail forwarded to another e-mail account; but you must at least open your CHAMINADE.EDU and set up this feature.  The University will contact you, send bulletins, news, and minders to your CHAMINADE.EDU address; final grades are posted on the web portal.
NOTE:  Those using mobile devices as primary computer/internet access may find that attachments from the Instructor are “lost” or “hidden;” and if you attempt to write and send assignments from your mobile device it may not succeed.  
ALWAYS TITLE YOUR MESSAGE and state what it is in the first sentence.

PREFERRED FORMAT FOR ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS is that you write and send an e-mail message.  If you wish to create an attachment, it must be either a PDF, .docx, or Rich Text Format (RTF)…..other formats can cause difficulty in downloading and displaying.

You may print (or hand write in ink) your assignments (single-spacing please) and bring to class, or you may send your work via e-mail for grading and

FINAL GRADE COMPUTATION:
There will be a MID TERM EXAMINATION and a FINAL EXAMINATION:  each is worth 20 points.  You should give careful and thoughtful attention to these questions, since each question merits at least one page in your answer.

There will be weekly writing assignments, each worth 5 points; you may expect 12-13 total.  These are due ONE WEEK after the class meeting in which they are given out; late work, with acceptable excuse, will incur a point-penalty.

If you completed at least 10 of the weekly assignments, the MID TERM, and the FINAL, and your total points are 90+, you will receive an “A” grade.  
(NOTE:  You may choose to do ALL the weekly assignments in order to boost your total points.);

If you completed at least 10 of the weekly assignments, the MID TERM, and the FINAL, and your total points are 80+, you will receive a “B” grade.  
(NOTE:  You may choose to do all the weekly assignments in order to boost your total points,);

70+ will earn you a “C”, 60+ will garner a “D” grade.  Below 60 is failure.

SCHEDULE: 2016

Week beginning:
22AU - Intro, background, requirements, and “catch-up to 1500 CE,” Assignment: Chapter 19 in text; - assignment, Optional MASS on Friday the 26th,
29AU - Chapter 20 - essay assignment
05SE – LABOR DAY HOLIDAY on 5th - Chapter 21 - essay assignment
12SE - Chapter 22 - essay assignment
19SE - Chapter 23 - essay assignment
26SE - Chapter 24 - essay assignment
03OC - Chapter 25 - essay assignment                                               MID TERM EXAMINATION – COVERING TEXT READINGS TO DATE
10OC - Chapter 26 - essay assignment
17OC - Chapter 27 - essay assignment
24OC - Chapter 28 - essay assignment
31OC – HALLOWE’EN COSTUME OPTIONAL - Chapter 29 - essay assignment
07NO - Chapter 31 - essay assignment
14NO - Chapter 32 - essay assignment
21NO - Chapter 33 - essay assignment – THANKSGIVING VACATION
28NO – Chapter 34 and FINAL EXAMINATION
Note:  Some chapters will be combined in a given week in order to progress more closely to the 21st Century….that is, more of the Text may well be included.

GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON THE CHAMINADE.EDU WEBSITE NO MORE THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THE LAST CLASS MEETING.