Grading
Points Chart | Outcomes | Rubric | Cheating & Plagiarism
The course is graded on a simple 100-point scale. Without extra credits, that's a simple percentage (i.e. each quiz is worth 10% of the grade).
| Points Chart | Points |
| Quizzes
(7 at 10 points each) These contain multiple-choice questions and essay. |
70 |
| Participation
Assessments (2 at 10 points each) Based on self-assessments supported by the Participation portion of the Rubric (below). |
20 |
| Final
examination A comprehensive essay exam. |
10 |
| Extra credit |
? |
| 100+ |
Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will
be able to:
1. construct a historical thesis that could
be supported by selected primary sources
from the era covered by the course
2. estimate the correct era from which a
primary source derives
3. articulate the causal and/or consequential
elements of an event from the era covered
by the course
4. analyze cultural expressions as evidence
of an historical theme
Course Grading Rubric
| Grade | Quizzes and Final Exam | Participation | Overall |
A
90-100%
|
Essay answers on quizzes have made full use of class materials. Final exam shows full understanding of material at the analytical level -- evidence that you can apply historical knowledge. Essays emphasize broad trends in history and themes are appropriate and well-explained. For last few quizzes and the final exam, analytical themes were proven with multiple primary sources. | Logs into class at least three times a week, posts twice a week and on time, focus kept on questions as they develop, good response to instructor guidance, helpful to other students, excellent sources posted in forums, quality posts contain excellent theses, relate to course materials and indicate extensive or intensive reflection about the issues. | Use of sources and facts is extensive. Throughout the course, work and discussion posts have been of high quality and satisfy or exceed the number of contributions. Sources are always cited correctly in essays and the forums. |
B 80-89%
|
Essay answers on quizzes have made good use of class materials. Final exam uses sources and facts at a highly interpretive level. For last few quizzes and the final exam, highly interpretive themes were proven with multiple primary sources. | Logs into class at least twice a week, usually posts twice per week and on time, mostly responds to instructor guidance, helpful to other students, very good sources posted in forums, very good theses, posts usually relate to course materials and indicate some reflection about the issues. | Shows ample understanding of assigned work at the analytical or deeply interpretive level -- evidence that you can apply historical knowledge. Throughout the course, work and discussion posts have been of high quality and satisfy the number of contributions. Sources are usually cited correctly in essays and the forums. |
C 70-79%
|
Essay answers on quizzes may have been factual in nature, but well-supported. Or essays may have been at a high level but examples were not supported with detail. For last few quizzes and the final exam, good factual or interpretive themes were proven with some primary sources. | Logs in about twice per week, posts at least once per week, typically posts during the same week, occasionally helpful to and rarely distracts other students, posts good sources and factual theses, which occasionally relate to course materials and indicates a modest amount of reflection. | Shows understanding of interpretive nature of historical events, and how they connect to each other. May lack deep understanding of these events, or the trends they represent. Throughout the course, work and discussion posts have been of average quality and sufficient quantity, but not fulfilling the total requirement. Sources are often cited correctly in essays and the forums. |
D 60-69% |
Essay answers on quizzes have missed significant points from class materials, or have not been answered. Use of sources is superficial, or completely factual. For last few quizzes and the final exam, themes were factual or not used and/or primary sources or evidence weak. | Logs in irregularly, posts less than once per week, doesn't usually post on time, rarely helpful to other students, posts indicate pat responses and little reflection. | Demonstrates a superficial or purely factual understanding of content. May show some memorization or basic familiarity with events, but no understanding of the significance of these events or how they can be seen in a context outside their own timeframe. Discussion posts did not contribute new perspectives or utilize class content. Sources are not usually cited correctly in essays and the forums. |
F 59% and below |
There may be little use of sources or facts in essay answers, or a number not answered at all. Final exam fails to connect ideas from throughout the class. | Rarely logs in, has just a few posts, often not on time, no help to other students, posts do not add to general discussion and indicate little or not reflection. | Demonstrates no understanding of events from the textbook, and little name recognition of any details. Sources are mostly not cited correctly in essays and the forums. |
Cheating |