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SIS 200, Autumn 2005
States & Capitalism

Course Expectations

All assignments are designed to give students many occasions to integrate critical analytic skills through reading, writing, and discussion and to give them many opportunities to demonstrate engagement with the course materials.

Participation

Everyone is expected to attend lectures, films, and weekly sections regularly and be prepared to ask questions and participate in discussions in class and in sections. Attendance will be taken regularly in weekly sections and through pop quizzes in lectures.

Assignments

You must keep up with the daily reading assignments. This is important because the course’s aim of learning how to present a persuasive explanation and analysis can be achieved only if you are developing some historical awareness and encountering alternative explanations. My lectures will parallel the readings, and the readings will also be discussed specifically in weekly sections.

Study Groups

Each student will participate in a Study Group of 4-6 students, all attending the same section. Students may form these groups on their own or be assigned to them by TAs. In either case, your TA should have a complete list of all the study groups by the time you meet with your sections during the second week of classes (Oct. 6).

Participation in a study group is mandatory. These groups will play an important role in the completion of your research paper. The Study Groups should also meet outside the class at CLUE sessions and elsewhere to discuss and analyze readings and other course-related issues.

Every other week or so I will post study questions on the class web site. These will help you in reviewing the readings and the lectures in preparation for the final examination.

Newspapers

You must read The New York Times daily. You can subscribe to this newspaper at a special student rate at the HUB. The daily contents of the paper will be discussed in quiz sections and will be included in your quizzes.

Maps

You must learn the basic map of the world during each of the major historical periods we will be covering in class (the geographic location of major states, cities, waterways, oceans, and mountain ranges). You should consult atlases regularly as you read about different places and hear about them in the Section.

A blank map of the world is available here.

The following are good historical atlases that can be useful in this regard. You can find them in the reference section of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library:

Hammond Historical Atlas of the World
Times Atlas of World History
Penguin Atlas of Modern History
Penguin Atlas of Recent History.

There will be a map question in the final exam.



[an error occurred while processing this directive] Home Assignments Schedule Expectations Resources Policies Course Materials Discussion Board Film Schedule	SIS 200, Autumn 2005 States & Capitalism Course Expectations All assignments are designed to give students many occasions to integrate critical analytic skills through reading, writing, and discussion and to give them many opportunities to demonstrate engagement with the course materials. Participation Everyone is expected to attend lectures, films, and weekly sections regularly and be prepared to ask questions and participate in discussions in class and in sections. Attendance will be taken regularly in weekly sections and through pop quizzes in lectures. Assignments You must keep up with the daily reading assignments. This is important because the course’s aim of learning how to present a persuasive explanation and analysis can be achieved only if you are developing some historical awareness and encountering alternative explanations. My lectures will parallel the readings, and the readings will also be discussed specifically in weekly sections. Study Groups Each student will participate in a Study Group of 4-6 students, all attending the same section. Students may form these groups on their own or be assigned to them by TAs. In either case, your TA should have a complete list of all the study groups by the time you meet with your sections during the second week of classes (Oct. 6). Participation in a study group is mandatory. These groups will play an important role in the completion of your research paper. The Study Groups should also meet outside the class at CLUE sessions and elsewhere to discuss and analyze readings and other course-related issues. Every other week or so I will post study questions on the class web site. These will help you in reviewing the readings and the lectures in preparation for the final examination. Newspapers You must read The New York Times daily. You can subscribe to this newspaper at a special student rate at the HUB. The daily contents of the paper will be discussed in quiz sections and will be included in your quizzes. Maps You must learn the basic map of the world during each of the major historical periods we will be covering in class (the geographic location of major states, cities, waterways, oceans, and mountain ranges). You should consult atlases regularly as you read about different places and hear about them in the Section. A blank map of the world is available here. The following are good historical atlases that can be useful in this regard. You can find them in the reference section of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library: Hammond Historical Atlas of the World Times Atlas of World History Penguin Atlas of Modern History Penguin Atlas of Recent History. There will be a map question in the final exam.
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