DR. RON SPILLER

HIST 101.001 / 101.004WORLD CIVILIZATION I

THE GROUND RULES

• No drinking

• No cell phones

• No computers

COURSE COMPONENTS

• Three (3) major exams.• Lowest grade dropped

• Major Map Exam.• Final Exam (counts twice).

• Participation can be a consideration.

• Pop quizzes a possibility.

GRADE CALCULATION

• Exam 1 75%• Exam 2 65%• Exam 3 87%

•Map Exam 84%• Final Exam 88%

GRADE CALCULATION

• Exam 1 75% 75• Exam 2 65%• Exam 3 87% 87•Map Exam 84% 84• Final Exam 88% 88 x 2• 84.4 = B

Excel formula: =SUM(A4,C4,D4,E4,E4)/5

Participation can be a subjective number of points not to exceed 8%.

A B C D E F G

EX 1 EX2 EX3 Map Final

FinalAverag

e75 65 87 84 88 84.4

GRADE CALCULATION

• Exam 1 45% 45• Exam 2 35%• Exam 3 63% 55•Map Exam 73% 75 80• Final Exam 74% 75 x 2 85 x 2• 65 = D 70 = C

60% of you points come on the last day.

EXAMS

• Largely based on your text and lectures and class discussion.

• 40-60 objective questions. 80%

• Map 10%

• 1 short essay (paragraph). 10%• Choice of 2-3 questions (maybe)

ESSAY RUBRIC

• Did you answer the question?

• Did you actually say something?

• Did you provide (accurate) evidence?

• Grammatical?

TEXT

• Read the text!

• You will be responsible for all the chapters.

• Pay attention to the “Review and Respond” questions at the end of each chapter.

MAP EXAMS

• A map will be on each exam• 10%• May be modern and historical geography.• Emphasis on the maps in your text.

• Major Map Exam• The same day as the Final.• Modern world.• Start learning them now.

FINAL EXAM

• 100 objective questions• Essay• Cumulative • 80% based on Exams 1-3

COURSE WEBSITE

http://users.edinboro.edu/rspiller/home.html

► Current Courses► HIST 101.001► HIST 101.004

CONTACTING ME

•Room 119 Hendricks Hall• Office Hours on website

• 732-2966• Calls generally not returned

• rspiller@edinboro.edu• Best way to contact me

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS

COURSE?

YOUR ASSUMPTIONS . . .

• Needless requirement• This class diverts you from your goal

• YOUR GOAL:

A degree that lets you make

• Your degree will directly = your life goal.

THE FALLACIES OF YOUR ASSUMPTIONS

• College ≠ training • College = education “educated: . . . Cultivated, cultured . . .”

• Your ultimate job probably won’t have anything to do with your undergraduate degree.

THE REAL PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE

• This is a “gate keeper” class.

• It provides context and a way of understanding who and what you are.

• This stuff—and a lot more—is on the Praxis Test.

SOME OF BILL GATES’S RULES . . .

1. Life is not fair – get used to it. 2. The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

4. You think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

8. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT.

The rest of the world is not like us. Why?

“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred

battles without a single loss.”

SUN TZU c. 500 BCE

REQUIREMENTS:

• By Friday: • Read and understand everything on the website • Text Chapters 1 and 2

Questions ?