TIME:            Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11:45 to 12:45.

TEXTBOOK: Dennis Sherman and Joyce Salisbury, The West in the World, 3rd  edition,  2008.

PROCEDURE: 
                       The usual class attendance, taking notes on lectures (with instructor's hope that something is happening), exams, group meetings and class discussions
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NOTE ON READING: 
               Please be careful to  check your  assignment  sheets  before each  section as textbook readings   will vary each week.  Also noted on the course assignment sheets will be   the date of   group  meetings and   the question you are expected to prepare.
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GROUP MEETINGS:
There will be ten group meetings during the semester. Students will interact with four or five other individuals to discuss the readings, creative insights and personal hang-ups(not required) according
to the questions in each chapter(except for the first group meeting).

Each student is to come prepared to discuss the material in accordance to the questions or problems in the chapter as specified on the assignment sheet.

In order to facilitate these discussions, students must bring a 3 x 5 card (or equivalent) with notes or a short outline pertaining to the material the student will discuss. Students ARE NOT to read an answer.
              
GROUP EVALUATION: 
Group meetings will count 1/4 of your grade.  Each group meeting is worth 10 points--a total of 100 points.

The 10 points for each group meeting will be given by a self-evaluation form which will be checked against a group chairperson's evaluation and the instructor's opinion from listening to the group discussions as he moves from group to group.

MISSING MEETINGS: 
If you should decide to be absent the day of the group meeting or if you decide you do not want to participate in the group meeting, you must submit within three weeks of your return to class a 2-page typewritten (3 pages if handwritten) answers to the questions due for that group meeting
       
COURSE GRADE:
The course grade will be the exact average of the three exams and the sum of the 10 group meetings.

WARNING:      
You can withdraw from this class within the first three weeks of the semester without any notation appearing on your transcripts.  Between the third and the twelfth week of the semester your withdrawal will appear on the transcript as a W.  After the twelfth week I must give you a grade for the course.  If  you withdraw after this deadline the only grade I will give you is an F. All withdrawals must be done through the Registrar's office. If you are in class anytime during the semester and do not withdraw officially, you will  receive an F.

CREDIT/NO CREDIT: 
This course may be taken for credit/no credit. You must register with the admission's office no later than the fourth week of the semester. To receive credit for the course you must receive at least a C grade.

ONLINE: This course outline and example exams are on the internet.  You can get to the Western Civilization website in one of three ways:

                                                http://www.ohlone.edu /people/akirshner  
                                               
                                                OR
                                   
                                                http://www.kirshnerisms.com

                  After  entering the site click on “About My Courses.”

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Academic dishonesty defrauds all those who depend upon the integrity of the college, its courses, and its degrees and certificates.  Students are expected to follow the ethical standards required in Ohlone courses.  These standards are defined in the Policy on Academic Dishonesty.   Violations of this policy include cheating and plagiarism.

STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT:
The student has the right and shares the responsibility to exercise the freedom to learn.  The student is expected to conduct himself/herself in accordance with the standards of the College that are designed to perpetuate its educational purposes.                       

OFFICE HOURS: I will hold court in 8320 between 10:45 and 11:40 AM Monday through Friday. If I cannot minister to your needs during these hours, please contact me & I will try and fit you in some other time. You are also welcome in my office any time my door is open even if I am not there.

TELEPHONES: My office number is 659-6242.  In case of an emergency (missing class is not an emergency), you can call me at (510) 659-0358.  My e-mail is akirshner@ohlone.edu.

I.             BOUNDED:  The Rise of National States

II.            EMERGING:   The Baroque Era & The Enlightenment

III.           EXPULSION:  The Age of Revolution

V.              ENERGY:  Industrialism and the Rise of the Masses

VI.            SCRAMBLE:  Western Imperialism

VII.           EXPLOSION:  World War I and Its Aftermath

IX             IMPLOSION: World War II and its Aftermath

X.             POLARIZATION:  Cold War, Détente & Modernity

EXAM III (Click

 COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
I.            BOUNDED:  THE RISE OF NATIONAL STATES
Dates:             January 26, 28, 30, February 2, 4
                       Read:        pp. xxiii-xxxii,  Chapter 12 & 13           
Group Meeting (February 4):  Discuss the emergence of the Nation-State.  How did it occur?  What did the Nation-State mean for world history?  
OPTIONAL:     Ohlone  iTunes video podcasts 1/29/07 (Part 1), 1/29/07 (Part 2), 1/31/07, 2/9/07, 2/12/07                                        

1. EMERGING:  THE BAROQUE ERA & THE ENLIGHTENMENT

Dates:            February 6, 9, 11, 18, 20
           Read:           Chapter 14

Optional: Ohlone  iTunes video podcasts 2/21/07, 2/28/07, 3/5/07,

Group Meeting (February 20):  What was enlightened during the Enlightenment?
III.   EXPULSION:  THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
                       Dates:            February 23, 25, 27 March 2, 4
Read:            Chapter 15 and Chapter 16
Optional:            Ohlone  iTunes video podcasts 3/7/07, 3/9/07, 3/14/07

Group Meeting (March 4):  Describe the long range impact of the French Revolution on Western Civilization.
EXAM I   (MARCH 6)
IV.   CHANGE:   THE RISE OF NATIONALISM   
                     Dates:            March 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18
Read:                      Chapter 18 and Chapter 19
Optional:            Ohlone  iTunes video podcasts , 3/14/07 (repeat--especially last part of tape) 3/16/07, 3/19/07, 3/21/07, 3/23/07

Group Meeting (March 18):  How did the 19th century set the seeds for the 20th century?
V.   ENERGY:   INDUSTRIALISM AND THE RISE OF THE MASSES
                     Dates:              March 20,  30 April 1,
Read:          Chapter 17 and Chapter 21

Optional: Ohlone  iTunes video podcasts  4/2/07, 4/4/07, 4/6/07, 4/9/07

Group Meeting (April 1):  Describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution had on sex, family life and health.
VI.   SCRAMBLE:   WESTERN IMPERIALISM
                    Dates:            April 3, 6, 8, 10
Read:          Chapter 20

Optional:             Ohlone  iTunes video podcasts 4/11/07,  4/13/07

Group Meeting (April 10):  Do you think Imperialism was beneficial for the world?  Explain!

VII.   EXPLOSION:    WORLD WAR I AND ITS AFTERMATH
                 Dates:            April 13, 15, 17
Read:          Chapter 22

Optional:            Ohlone iTunes video podcasts  4/16/07, 4/18/07             

Group Meeting (April 17):     Describe the impact of World War I on the world.

EXAM II  (APRIL 20)
VIII.   ANTITHESIS:  THE MASS MOVEMENTS OF MARXISM AND   FASCISM
                       Dates:              April, 22, 24, 27, 29
Read:          Chapter 23

Optional: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 4/30/07, 5/2/07, 5/7/07

Group Meeting (April 29)  Bring material to the group meeting that will aid you in developing an essay based upon my lecture outline.
IX.   IMPLOSION:     WORLD WAR II AND ITS AFTERMATH
                      Dates:              May 1, 4, 6
            Read:                      Chapter 24
Optional:            Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 5/11/07, 5/14/07, 5/16/07
Group Meeting (May 6):   Describe the changes in people’s lives after World War II.
X.   POLARIZATION:  COLD WAR—DÉTENTE & MODERNITY      
                       Dates:             May 8, 11, 13, 15,
Read:          Chapter 25 and Chapter 26

Optional: Ohlone iTunes video podcasts 5/18/07

Group Meeting (May 15):            Paul Valery a French Poet wrote:  “The future isn’t what it used to be!”  EXPLAIN!
EXAM III (FRIDAY, MAY 22, 9:30 to 11:30 AM)