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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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World Civilization 2321 |
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Course Prefix & Number:
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HIST 2321
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Section Number: 400
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Semester/Year: F24
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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3
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Lab Hours:
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0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from emergence of human cultures through the 15th century. The course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include the emergence of early societies, the rise of civilizations, the development of political and legal systems, religion and philosophy, economic systems and trans-regional networks of exchange. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange. 48 lecture hours. Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requiremen
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Course Prerequisite(s): None
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Required Course Materials:
TBA
ISBN:
The Web-based material is unique to NCTC. You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly through Canvas, to the McGraw-Hill publishing Connect website.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Stephen Wolfrum
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Campus/Office Location:
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Cor Faculty office (TBA)
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Telephone Number:
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TBA
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E-mail Address:
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SWolfrum@nctc.edu
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11:30-12:30
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11:30-12:30
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and by appointment
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
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Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
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Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of the World History.
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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1st Mid Term Test |
100 |
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2nd Mid Term Test |
100 |
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1
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Final Exam
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100
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extra credit See Addendum |
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Attendance See addendum |
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COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
Grading Criteria: The student can earn a total of 1,000 points in the course. The grade breakdown is based on how many of the 1,000 points are earned by the student.
A =100 to 90 Points
B = 89 to 80 Points
C = 79 to 70 Points
D = 69 to 60 Points
F = 59 to 0 Points
Paper: (100 Points) In accordance with the mission and purpose of the History, Humanities, and Philosophy Department and North Central Texas College, we aim to help students succeed in their college experience and their subsequent careers. This assignment will be used to evaluate student competency in the areas of Critical Thinking, Communication, Personal Responsibility, and Social Responsibility. It will also gauge student understanding of key concepts in the discipline, specifically those defined as Learning Outcomes in the syllabus.
Exams (300 Points) Four exams (worth 100 points each) test your knowledge of the subject material. All test material will be provided by the instructor.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy:
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is __________4 Nov_____.
DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).
Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.
For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321. Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)_______
o Communication
o Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & Culture
o Creative Arts
o Government/Political Science
o Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
X American History
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
o Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
X Personal Responsibility
X Social Responsibility
COURSE TYPE
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
Course Calendar
27 Aug Class begins - syllabus and introduction
29 Aug Prehistory and ancient China/Japan
3-5 Sept China Japan Continued
9-12 Sept Ancient India
17-19 Sept Ancient Mesopotamia
24 - 26 Sept Ancient Egypt
1-3 Oct Ancient to Classical Greece and Rome
8 Oct 1st Mid-term Tentative
10 17 Oct Medieval China Japan
22-24 Oct India of the Raj
29-31 Oct Medieval Europe
5 Nov 2nd Mid-term Test Tentative
12-14 Han China and Tokugawa Japan
19-21 Nov late Classical India
3- 12 Dec Renaissance Europe
16 Dec Final Exam as scheduled