MBW Courses http://markbwilson.com/blog Postings related to courses taught by Mark Wilson Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:58:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Slides for the Whole Semester http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/07/01/slides-for-the-whole-semester/ http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/07/01/slides-for-the-whole-semester/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:50:50 +0000 Mark Wilson http://markbwilson.com/blog/?p=226 I’m posting a web version of the PowerPoint slides I’ve used for the whole semester (up through World War II). Many of them are only images, but they might also be memory-joggers.

http://markbwilson.com/courses/slides/CORC1220_slides.htm

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The exam will cover up through what we discuss in class on Tuesday, which should be the introduction of the Cold War. You’re responsible for all assigned readings, including the textbook and one primary source per class, and all class discussion.

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Midterm Review

The exam will cover up through the French Revolution and Napoleon at the most. If we don’t get all the way through to Napoleon by Thursday, the exam will cover as far as we get by Thursday.

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ENLIGHTENMENT TIMELINE

]]> http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/13/timeline-scientific-revolution-and-enlightenment/feed/ 0 [CORE 2.2] “Dawn of the Modern” http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/08/core-2-2-dawn-of-the-modern/ http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/08/core-2-2-dawn-of-the-modern/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:58:41 +0000 Mark Wilson http://markbwilson.com/blog/?p=209 Here’s a handout from today (as a PDF).

Dawn of the Modern

]]> http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/08/core-2-2-dawn-of-the-modern/feed/ 0 [CORE 2.2] Position Paper Handouts http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/08/core-2-2-position-paper-handouts/ http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/08/core-2-2-position-paper-handouts/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:52:06 +0000 Mark Wilson http://markbwilson.com/blog/?p=202 Here are the handouts I gave out in class relating to the position paper.


Position Paper Requirements PDF
Position Paper Topics PDF
 
Strategies, Guidelines, and Samples
— Writing a Position Paper PDF HTM
— Sample Proposal PDF HTM
— Research Approaches and Resources PDF HTM
]]> http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/06/08/core-2-2-position-paper-handouts/feed/ 0 [CORE 2.2] Summer Syllabus and Schedule http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/19/core-2-2-summer-syllabus-and-schedule/ http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/19/core-2-2-summer-syllabus-and-schedule/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 01:43:41 +0000 Mark Wilson http://markbwilson.com/blog/?p=200 Here are the main handouts for Core 2.2.

Core 2.2 Syllabus PDF HTM
Core 2.2 Schedule PDF HTM
Examining Primary Sources PDF HTM
]]> http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/19/core-2-2-summer-syllabus-and-schedule/feed/ 0 [CORE 2.2] Reminders for the Final Exam http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/19/core-2-2-reminders-for-the-final-exam/ http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/19/core-2-2-reminders-for-the-final-exam/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 16:29:43 +0000 Mark Wilson http://markbwilson.com/blog/?p=198 The final exam will be held Tuesday, May 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room 504A. You must attend unless you have a documented medical emergency.

The exam will cover up through the topics covered on Tuesday — World War II through 1945. (No Cold War, though you can discuss the Cold War as a legacy of World War II.)

The exam will consist of identifications, multiple choice, a world map, short answer, and an essay. The identifications and multiple choice will cover only material since the midterm.

The review sheet is here: http://markbwilson.com/blog/category/cc22-2010-1/

One thing you might want to do is ponder possible essay topics as a kind of advance prep. In what kinds of themes arch over the entire course, from 1500 to 1945? Think of two or three themes like this and maybe jot down some examples from different centuries and/or places that you could bring into a discussion of that theme. What kinds of ideas tie the course together?

One more reminder: You are responsible for all of the assigned readings up through 1945, regardless of whether we discussed the topic in class, INCLUDING the primary sources you read for the daily assignments.

As you review you will want to refresh your memory of both the textbook readings AND the primary source readings!

]]> http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/19/core-2-2-reminders-for-the-final-exam/feed/ 0 [CORE 2.2] Books You’ll Need http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/12/core-2-2-books-youll-need-2/ http://markbwilson.com/blog/2010/05/12/core-2-2-books-youll-need-2/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 17:25:18 +0000 Mark Wilson http://markbwilson.com/blog/?p=196 Two books are required for CORE 2.2: (1) The Textbook, and (2) The Reader.

Spielvogel (Latest edition)

(1) The Textbook:
Jackson J. Spielvogel
Western Civilization: A Brief History
Volume II, 5th Edition (or later—may say 7th Edition)
Wadsworth: Cengage: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-495-57149-0

  • PLEASE NOTE THE EDITION: I am using the latest edition of this book, which differs substantially in organization from earlier editions (4th Edition and before). Make sure the cover looks like the one pictured here. If you get an earlier edition, you will have difficulty following the assignments.
  • Available from Brooklyn College Bookstore, either in person or via their website: http://whywaitforbooks.com
  • Available for slightly less from Amazon and other online retailers, but make sure you get the right edition (see below). Use the ISBN above to search for this volume and edition
  • You can rent the textbook online for the semester for about half price. For more info, go to http://cengage.com/wadsworth and search for this book by ISBN (9780495571490, without the hyphens)

The Reader

(2) The Reader:
Brooklyn College Dept. of History
The Shaping of the Modern World
4th Edition
Pearson Custom Publishing: 2007
ISBN: 0-536-48964-5

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