History 350

SYLLABUS

The Great War: A Global History

Spring 2020

Hunt Tooley htooley@austincollege.edu schedule

Office Hours Sherman Hall 108, ph. 2292
Spring 2020
MW--3:30 to 4:30
TTH--9:30 to 10:30
and by appointment or serendipity

I will hold regular office hours at the listed times, unless I announce otherwise. Occasionally I will be out of town for a conference, or I will get delayed by the train or something. But you can drop by during these posted times without an appointment and feel pretty certain of finding me in the office, or in the workroom of Sherman Hall, etc. You may have to wait for a bit if one of your fellow students is consulting on some matter with me, but normally you can see me before very long. If you have classes or other commitments at these times, please make an appointment with me, in person or by email, and we will find some time when we are both out of class and available. Catching me right after class is possible, but I will often be on my way to a faculty meeting or to some other commitment, so I might not have the time that you might need from me. On the other hand, you can often get a quick needed signature or piece of information after class. I am usually setting up for class or preparing for it in the 20 minutes before each of my classes starts, so I am rarely able to meet with you at that time.

Remember, with few exceptions, the most effective and quickest way for you to get help from me is to let me know that you need it. So don't hesitate to come to my office to talk.

Course Objectives

The purpose of of this course is to study the Great War deeply. This war has shaped the modern world in myriad ways, impacting our own lives every day. We will be studying an array of war-related topics, from the battlefields to the home fronts, from the Western Front in northern France and Belgium to the strategies of Indian nationalists in the subcontinent. We will look at art and read poems. We will try to comprehend the experiences of women and men during this great conflict which shaped our world.

Readings The only book to order is Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory. The rest of the readings will be digitized and online.

How We Will Go About This

You will take a reading quizzes throughout the semester. These reading quizzes are always given at the beginning of class. If you come in late, you will miss the quiz. The average of these will count 15 % (no makeups, but I will drop the three lowest grades at the end). Two map quizzes will count 5 % each. The Final will include a large section that is "comprehensive."

Midterm Exam	15%
Final Exam	30%
Reading Quiz Average	15%
Two papers @ 20%	40%
Total	100%

Course Grade 100%

The regular tests will be 50-minute exams, consisting of some multiple choice questions, some essay-type, and extended ID questions. The Final will be much the same, with the exception of added questions covering the whole of the course material. All tests will be taken in a bluebook (or greenbook--the test booklets available at the bookstore and elsewhere). Please bring one to class for each test. I may have you trade greenbooks beforehand, and I may look through each student's greenbook.

In this course, 93 or higher is an A; 90-92.9 is an A-; 87-89.9 is a B +; 83-86.9 is a B; etc.

Attendance, Late Assignments, and Academic Integrity

You need to come to class. After more than five absences, you run the risk of being dropped from the course, and since students who miss that much frequently have a failing average, there is a double risk of being dropped with a failing grade (see AC Bulletin). This course will follow the policies on academic integrity laid out in the Environment and other official college publications. Please read these guidelines carefully; we will follow them strictly. All violations will be turned in, with appropriate evidence, to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Academic honesty is absolutely essential. This means: no cheating. If you are ever in doubt as to what constitutes plagiarism, please feel free to come by and discuss the question with me, or any other faculty member for that matter. We will also be talking about this when we get to the paper assignments. On the plagiarism issue, just remember: whenever you use someone's words or ideas, you must tell that you have used them. You must give credit where credit is due. For very good information on what plagiarism is, see the Plagiarism.org website https://www.plagiarism.org/article/what-is-plagiarism.

Testing rules:

Everyone must surrender any cellphone or tablet device to a table at the front of the room before the test, if called to.
If a test booklet is turned in with a page torn out, the test grade will be 0.
No whiteout may be used on exams.
All tests must be in ink--no erasable ink or pencils.
No restroom visits will be permitted during an exam except under extraordinary circumstances.

The Papers
Paper 1: An annotated bibliography
Paper 2: See Instructions