Syllabus for Western Europe Enlightenment to the Modern Age

UHC - History 0124

The Crisis of Europe 1789-1945

Why do we study History?

"Not to have knowledge of what happened before you were born is to be condemned to live forever as a child."
- Cicero

What do we learn from our study of History?

"Without the mistakes of the past, we would not have the misery of the present."
- Anonymous poster to Pravda

How do we deal with that knowledge?

"It’s not the despair. I can stand the despair. It’s the hope that gets me."
John Cleese - "Clockwise"

Table of Contents:

Academic Integrity and Disability Support Statement
Class Schedule - Weekly Class Schedule
Course Information
Course Requirements
Email Policy
Online Book Sites - Much Cheaper!
Required Books
Resources for Studying History and this Class that you need to print and keep.
Timelines - These will help you stay focused on each of the eras.

Course Information

Time: 4-5:15

Days: T-H

Room: CL 302
Instructor: Tony Novosel, Ph.D.

Office Hours: By Appointment and at Einstein's in Posvar Hall on the days of class from 2-3:3:30

Office Phone: 648-7464

Home Phone: 412-519-4713

e-mail address: pugachev@pitt.edu

Skype: novoawl

Required Books:

History of Modern Europe (V2) From the French Revolution to the Present, John Merriman, Norton, Third Edition
- Student Resource Center for Text Book.
Germans into Nazis - Peter Fritzsche
Europe in the Era of Two World Wars: Volker Berghahn
The Communist Manifesto - This links you directly to a hypertext version.

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Academic Integrity Guidelines

All students are expected to observe the same code of academic honesty required of all University of Pittsburgh Students. The conduct below constitutes a violation of this code.

Taking of Information
- Copying graded assignments from another student.
- Each written assignment must be the student’s own work.
Tendering of Information
- Giving your work to another student to be copied.
Plagiarism
- To present as one's own work, the ideas, representations, or words of another, or to permit another to present one's own work without customary and proper acknowledgement of sources. (University of Pittsburgh Guidelines on Academic Integrity, p. 5)
Honors Pledge
- You will do the mid-term and the final exams for this course according to my “Honor System.” Your signature, either typed or physically signed, on the exam verifies that you completed the exam independently. You may not collaborate with anyone.
University of Pittsburgh's Guidelines
- http://www.as.pitt.edu./academicintegrity.html

Disability Resources and Services

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union, 412-648-7890/412-383-7355 (TTY), as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course. You can view a comprehensive description of the services of that office at www.drs.pitt.edu.

Printable and Downloadable PDF Format

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Documents for the Class. DO NOT begin your paper until you have read the ones dealing with how to write for History. Also print out those that are necessary for the class and keep them in a folder.

Resources for Studying History

Writing and Researching for History Papers - Use this link. It has everything you need for writing for History.

Excellent Research Sites for this class.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook - From Fordham University. Very, very good site. BOOKMARK IT!!!
Women's History - Fordham University
19th Century History -The History Channel
20th Century History -The History Channel

Print these and keep them for Reference:

Map of Diocletian's Split of the Roman Empire - MS Word Format
Map of Europe in 1648 - Make sure you look at this.
World Map - Go here to see the size of Europe in relation to the rest of the world.

Refer to these regularly to stay up on when events took place. I have put a number of these in for you and you can choose which you like best.

World Timeline - Excellent site for locating events from the ancient world to the present.
Timelines of History - Excellent Site
18th Century Timeline
19th Century Timeline
English History Timeline
French History Timeline
20th Century Timeline

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Course Requirements:

Requirements and Grading for the Class:
- Short (2 page paper) for the first week. (Ungraded)
  - This is to give me a sense of who you are and your writing skills.
- Take Home Short Answer Exam for mid-Term (Due 11:59pm on 26 February) (30% of your grade)
- Take Home Essay (5-7 pages) (30% of your grade)
  - I will give out the essay three weeks before the final class. It is due back at 11:59pm on 29 April.
  - Make sure you read Grading criteria for History Papers and make sure you read the rules for writing for History at: Writing and Researching for History Papers - Use this link. It has everything you need for writing for History.
- Group Project- I will divide you into your groups two weeks into the term. (30% of your grade)
  - 25% for the writing, presentation and discussion of your project.
  - 5% for the audience grading of the assignment for the play. This will count as 50% of the project and my grading of the project will count as 50% of the project grade.
  - You will present your Group Project in class either on 18 or 19 April. Go to Courseweb and click on the group you are active in. Then go to "File Exchange" all your information is there for your Group Project.
- Post a question on the Discussion Board each week based on readings for us to discuss in class. (10%)
- You will all also be required to read the assigned readings and participate in class discussion. (Will be taken into account in your final grade.)
Grading
- Grading criteria for History Papers
- Grading Rubric for Group Project - Go to your group page for this information.
Late Policy
- For everyday past the deadline you will lose one letter grade. There will be no exceptions, unless there are serious, documented reasons why you've submitted an assignment late.

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Class Schedule - Week- by-Week:

Week-1	Week-8
Week-2	Week-9
Week-3	Week-10
Week-4	Week-11
Week-5	Week-12
Week-6	Week-13
Week-7	Week 15
Final Essay - Take Home

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Important Note: If you do not want to buy the books at the Bookstore there are many online resources that are much cheaper. Go to:

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Email Policy:

The University of Pittsburgh e-mail Policy 09-10-01 states:

Each student is issued a University e-mail address (username@pitt.edu) upon admittance. This e-mail address may be used by the University for official communication with students. Students are expected to read e-mail sent to this account on a regular basis. Failure to read and react to University communications in a timely manner does not absolve the student from knowing and complying with the content of the communications. The University provides an e-mail forwarding service that allows students to read their e-mail via other service providers (e.g., Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo). Students that choose to forward their e-mail from their pitt.edu address to another address do so at their own risk. If e-mail is lost as a result of forwarding, it does not absolve the student from responding to official communications sent to their University e-mail address.

The link to this policy is located at: http://www.bc.pitt.edu/policies/policy/09/09-10-01.html

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