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American History Study Guide, Spring, 2011
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American History Course Syllabus, Spring 2011
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Speaking Beautiful English
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British History Course Syllabus Fall 2010
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Chinese History Course Syllabus
Sias International University
College of International Education
Chinese History Course Syllabus
Spring Semester 2009
Instructor: __Gary L. Todd, Ph.D.__________Peter Hall Room #: _A310__
Email: __LeeFoxx1949@gmail.com________Phone #: _62607770_______
Office Hours: By Appointment
Course Objective: To learn the history of the world’s oldest continuous civilization, and one of today’s world superpowers.
Textbook: Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China.
Classroom Rules: Please respect all your teachers and classmates, be honest, do your best in class, keep awake, and keep your classroom and country clean. Treat others the way you wish to be treated.
Course Grading Assessment:
v Written Research Paper 50%
v Final Examination 50%
Total Percentage 100%
As stated in official school policy, absences will be deducted directly from final grade. So, come to class!
Weekly Schedule Course Content Date
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Week 1 |
Xinzheng City; Neolithic & Xia China |
Feb 23 |
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Week 2 |
Shang & Western Zhou |
Mar 2 |
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Week 3 |
Spring & Autumn; Warring States |
Mar 9 |
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Week 4 |
Hundred Schools of Philosophy; Qin Empire |
Mar 16 |
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Week 5 |
Western Han, Xin, & Eastern Han |
Mar 23 |
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Week 6 |
Three Kingdoms, Buddhism, & Disunion |
Mar 30 |
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Week 7 |
Sui & Tang |
Apr 7, Tuesday |
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Week 8 |
Korea, Japan, 5 Kingdoms, & Northern Song |
Apr 13 |
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Week 9 |
Song Culture, Liao, Jin, & Southern Song |
Apr 20 |
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Week 10 |
Yuan & Ming |
Apr 27 |
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Week 11 |
Ming & Qing |
May 4 |
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Week 12 |
Qing and Encounter with the West |
May 11 |
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Week 13 |
End of Qing & Republican China |
May 18 |
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Week 14 |
People’s Republic of China |
May 25 |
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Week 15 |
Post-Mao China; Research Paper Due |
June 1 |
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Week 16 |
Final Examination (tentative) |
June 8 |
My Philosophy and Practice of Grading
I have taught for over 30 years, mostly history, but also courses in philosophy, government & political science, psychology, English, and a few other things. I have taught in public and private high schools, public community colleges, a private sectarian college I helped to found, maximum and medium security penitentiaries, two major American universities, and two Chinese universities. Throughout that time my philosophy and practice of grading has not changed one bit. Continue reading