Chinese and World History

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

Week 1	Xinzheng City; Neolithic & Xia China	Feb 23
Week 2	Shang & Western Zhou	Mar 2
Week 3	Spring & Autumn; Warring States	Mar 9
Week 4	Hundred Schools of Philosophy; Qin Empire	Mar 16
Week 5	Western Han, Xin, & Eastern Han	Mar 23
Week 6	Three Kingdoms, Buddhism, & Disunion	Mar 30
Week 7	Sui & Tang	Apr 7, Tuesday
Week 8	Korea, Japan, 5 Kingdoms, & Northern Song	Apr 13
Week 9	Song Culture, Liao, Jin, & Southern Song	Apr 20
Week 10	Yuan & Ming	Apr 27
Week 11	Ming & Qing	May 4
Week 12	Qing and Encounter with the West	May 11
Week 13	End of Qing & Republican China	May 18
Week 14	People’s Republic of China	May 25
Week 15	Post-Mao China; Research Paper Due	June 1
Week 16	Final Examination (tentative)	June 8

 

Chinese History-related videos will be shown on selected Tuesday evenings to be announced

BRITISH HISTORY Review Paper  (Dr. Gary L. Todd)

This is the first of two review papers for the one-semester course of British and American History. A second review paper for the American history half of the course is also available at this website. This review paper contains the text of all the text-only slides, plus many of the captions to slides with photos. If you print it up in advance, you will not need to take notes in class. All exam questions will be based on topics contained in this review paper. The review paper generally follows the textbook, but contains some new material. It is intended only as a guideline for purposes of review. You should still read the textbook. I have tried to be as historically accurate as possible. When I give a personal opinion, I will make every effort to label it as such. Click on “more” to see review paper. (more…)

Sias International University

School of Foreign Languages

Britain & USA History Course Syllabus

Fall 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 Britain & America; to develop an awareness, understanding and appreciation of the culture from which the English language derives.  

 Course Materials: An Outline Introduction to Britain and America, textbook. Students should always come prepared to class with their book, notebook or course outline, and pen. 

 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  Normal Score: (mid-term examination, participation, quizzes, etc.)              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

Week 1	Course Overview/Administration/Getting Acquainted  Vol 1; Ch 1; Secs 1-5  Introduction to Great Britain	Sept 7-9
Week 2	Vol 1; Ch 2; Sec  1  Origin of the English Nation	Sept 14-16
Week 3	Vol 1; Ch 2; Secs 2-4  Middle Ages & Tudor Era	Sept 21-23
Week 4/5	Vol 1; Ch 2; Secs 5-7  Civil War & Modern English History	Sep 28-30**
Week 6	Vol 2; Ch 2; Sec 1  Native Americans & British ColoniesWritten Midterm Examination (Britain only) To Be Announced	Oct 12-14
Week 7	Vol 2; Ch 2; Sec 2  American Revolution	Oct 19-21
Week 8	Vol 2; Ch 2; Sec 3  Constitution & Federalist Era	Oct 26-28
Week 9	Vol 2; Ch 2; Sec 4  Era of Expansion	Nov 2-4
Week 10	Vol 2; Ch 2; Sec 5    War Between The States	Nov 9-11
Week 11	Vol 2; Ch 2; Secs 6-7  late 19th & early 20th centuries	Nov 16-18
Week 12	Vol 2; Ch 2; Secs 7-8  20s, Great Depression, & World War II	Nov 23-25
Week 13	Vol 2; Ch 2; Sec 8      World War II to the Present	Nov 30-Dec 2
Week 14	Written Final Examination (United States only)	Dec 7-9
Week 15	Supplemental Unit (grades due)	Dec 14-16

**No classes Oct. 1-8 due to the National Holiday. Oct. 7 classes moved to Sept. 26

 

Syllabi may also be viewed on the web at: http://www.sias.edu.cn/en/syllabi/

Review Paper for UNITED STATES HISTORY

 Dr. Gary L. Todd

 This is the second of two review papers for the one-semester course of British and American History. It deals only with American history. The review paper for the British half of this course is also available at this website. (more…)