Syllabus Supplement HUM 206: Eastern Civilizations

Neosho County Community College

Fall Semester, 2011 Section 91, Online Kevin Blackwell Office: (785) 242-2067 ext. 303 (816) 824-0309 kblackwell@neosho.edu Office Hours:

Instructor: Phone: E-mail:

NCCC-Ottawa, Rm. 314 Monday and Wednesdays, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Tuesday and Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 PM Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

ACADEMIC HONESTY Plagiarism of any type will not be tolerated in this class. Your reflections, exam essays and research project must be your own work. I do not care if you use outside materials as long as you use proper citations and quotation marks around words that you didnt write. Copying and pasting material from the Internet as your own work will earn you an AUTOMATIC F IN THIS COURSE. Dont take the risk. EMAIL POLICY 1. All class-related communication must be through your NCCC email account (P-mail). Emails from any other account will not be answered. 2. When writing an email put the following in the subject line: HUM 206-91. All students must send a certification email to me within the first week of class. 3. Since this is an online class, the primary form of communication between you and me will be via email. I will endeavor to answer all emails within 24 hours of the time you send the email. I generally check email three times per day. If you have not heard back from me within 24 hours, please dont hesitate to call me at the above numbers. 4. All e-mails and written communications to me (including written assignments and forum posts) must utilize reasonably proper grammar, capitalization and spelling. Communications in this course will not be treated as posts on Facebook or Twitter or any other social network/chat program protocol.

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EVALUATION AND GRADING: Students will be evaluated by their performance on introductory assignments, class participation, examinations and research projects. The student will be able to access their progress and current standing in the class via an online Grade Book. I will endeavor to grade and post evaluations of exams, research projects, map quizzes and introductory assignments within 48 hours of their submission. I will endeavor to grade and post evaluations of Reflections and Replies within 48 hours of the closing of the forum they are contained within. LATE ASSIGNMENTS (Reflection Forums and Replies) WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO. NO EXCEPTIONS! Each component of the grade is described in detail below: 1. Introductory Assignments Students will be expected to complete an introductory unit on course mechanics and structure to familiarize themselves with the working of an online course. These assignments will include a certification email to me, certification that the student has read and understands the Course Syllabus and this Syllabus Supplement, a Scavenger Hunt to introduce the content of the Course Webpage and how to navigate to various areas, and an introductory forum post to the class introducing the student. Students will also earn their NC105 Completion Certificate. 2. Class Participation Reflection Forums: Class participation in the online environment will take the form of student posts on a class discussion board. Students will be given a choice of three Reflection topics for each of the ten substantive units in the course. The student will have a specified time to respond to two of the three Reflection topics per week. Due to the wealth of material, Unit II on Ancient India and Unit III on Ancient China will have six Reflection Forums. Following the expiration of the specified time for response, no further responses will be possible and the student Reflection posts will become read-only. The Reflection topics will cover the main learning outcomes of the course: various topics in history, religion/philosophy, culture and art/literature. Replies: For each of the substantive units of the course, students will be required to post two replies to the Reflection posts of other students. The replies must conform to the Rules of Netiquette as outlined on the Course Webpage. 3. Map Quiz There will be one Map Quiz in the course covering physical geography and political geography and designed to assess your understanding of Outcome One.

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4. Examinations There will be FOUR examinations during the semester. The exams will include both objective questions (multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank) and subjective essays. Essays will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 1. 2. 3. 4. Knowledge of the material. Analysis of ideas. Synthesis of major themes. Clarity of written expression.

If there are technical problems with your exam which prevent you from completing it on the specified day, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. WITHOUT SUCH CONTACT, A MAKEUP EXAM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. It is also YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHEN EXAMS AND MAP QUIZZES ARE SCHEDULED AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN ADVANCE IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE EXAM DURING THE SCHEDULED TIME. IF YOU FAIL TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN ADVANCE, A MAKEUP EXAM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

5. Research Project Students will be required to complete a major research project by the end of the semester exploring a topic in the geography, history, religion, philosophy, culture, society, art or literature of a region of Asia. Students must have their topics approved by me. Details on the requirements for the Research Project and its grading will be found on the Course Webpage.

The course grade will be calculated as follows: Introductory Assignments 5% Class Participation 25 % Map Quiz 5% Examination One 10% Examination Two 10% Examination Three 10% Final Examination 15% Research Project 20%

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Course Schedule
DATE Week of August 22, 2011 TOPIC Course Mechanics ASSIGNMENT Course Mechanics Unit Introductory Assignments must be completed by 11:00PM on August 28, 2011. (NC105 Certification Certificate due September 9, 2011 by 11:00PM). Online Unit I y Unit I Initial Forum Posts are due on September 1, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit I Replies are due on September 4, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. MAP QUIZ Map Quiz must be taken sometime during September 6, 2011. Online Unit II y Unit II Week One Initial Forum Posts are due on September 8, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit II Week One Replies are due on September 11, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Online Unit II (cont.) y Unit II Week Two Initial Forum Posts are due on September 15, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit II Week Two Replies are due on September 18, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. EXAMINATION ONE Exam One must be taken sometime during September 19, 2011.

Week of August 29, 2011

Geography and Prehistory

September 6, 2011 Week of September 5, 2011 Ancient India

Week of September 12, 2011

Ancient India

September 19, 2011

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DATE Week of September 19, 2011 TOPIC Ancient China ASSIGNMENT Online Unit III y Unit III Week One Initial Forum Posts are due on September 22, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit III Week One Replies are due on September 25, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. RESEARCH TOPIC DUE Research Topic is due by 11:00PM on September 23, 2011. Online Unit III (cont.) y Unit III Week Two Initial Forum Posts are due on September 29, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit III Week Two Replies are due on October 2, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Online Unit IV y Unit IV Initial Forum Posts are due on October 6, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit IV Replies are due on October 9, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. EXAMINATION TWO Exam Two must be taken sometime during October 10, 2011. Online Unit V y Unit V Initial Forum Posts are due on October 13, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit V Replies are due on October 16, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only.

September 23, 2011 Week of September 26, 2011 Ancient China

Week of October 3, 2011

Medieval India and Southeast Asia

October 10, 2011 Week of October 10, 2011 Chinas Golden Age

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DATE Week of October 17, 2011 TOPIC Early and Medieval Korea and Japan ASSIGNMENT Online Unit VI y Unit VI Initial Forum Posts are due on October 20, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit VI Replies are due on October 23, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE Research Project Bibliographies are due by 11:00PM on October 21, 2011. Mughal India and Online Unit VII Central Asia y Unit VII Initial Forum Posts are due on October 27, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit VII Replies are due on October 30, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. Western Arrival, Online Unit VIII Manchu China y Unit VIII Initial Forum Posts are and Tokugawa due on November 3, 2011 by Japan 11:00PM. y Unit VIII Replies are due on November 6, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. EXAMINATION THREE Exam Three must be taken sometime during November 7, 2011. Online Unit IX Western Imperialism y Unit IX Initial Forum Posts are due on November 10, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit IX Replies are due on November 13, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only.

October 21, 2011 Week of October 24, 2011

Week of October 31, 2011

November 7, 2011 Week of November 7, 2011

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DATE Week of November 14, 2011 TOPIC Asia in Modern Times ASSIGNMENT Online Unit X y Unit X Initial Forum Posts are due on November 17, 2011 by 11:00PM. y Unit X Replies are due on November 20, 2011 at 11:00PM; after that time the Forum will become read-only. THANKSGIVING BREAK NO ASSIGNMENTS DUE Study and Research

Week of November 21, 2011 Week of November 28, 2011 Week of December 5, 2011 December 9, 2011 December 12, 2011

Study and Research

RESEARCH PROJECT DUE Research Project is due by 11:00PM on December 9, 2011. FINAL EXAMINATION Exam must be taken sometime during December 12, 2011.

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