• Professor Max Riedlsperger
• Instructional Methods
• Web Support: Each lecture will be supported by outlines and other materials accessible from this website. To access this site from home click here
  

  Password: I have permission to use some copywrite-protected material on the condition that I limit access to students in my courses. When you click on the protected links you will be asked for a user-name (history315) and password which is the license number of my car.

  If you will be accessing this site via a modem and wish to sign up for the Cal Poly Internet Connection Service, you may do so by starting here.

• Readings
  • Text: Findley and Rothney, Twentieth Century World, 5th edition..
  • Collateral Readings: Burton and Riedlsperger, An Introduction to the Modern World
  • Historical Atlas of the World. (Hammond)
  • You will also need two blue books, one for the mid-term and another for the final. For both the mid-term map quiz and the final map quiz you will need to buy outline maps of the World from El Corral. If you elect to do the map assignments (see below) you will need to additionally buy another World map and one of Asia.
  • Periodical literature: One of the purposes of general education courses of this type is to provide students with a foundation of knowledge that that is part of being educated beyond the training specific to their chosen vocations. Part of being an educated citizen is reading a good newspaper. I read the New York Times every day and occasionally will list articles, under "Today," that are interesting and relevant to our study of modern world history. Click here to go to the "periodical literature" page for the exact citation.
  • Quizzes: Click on quizzes for a general description and tips on how to study for them. For the quizzes (the mid-term and the final as well) you will need Scanton forms. They are included in your materials packet.

  After each quiz a short discussion of the points raised in each question will be posted. To access this discussion, click on Quiz Analysis in the frame to the left.

  • Reading for Content: Click here for a discussion of content literacy and a guide on how to read the materials assigned in this course for maximum effectiveness.

• Map Assignments: OPTIONAL. However, if you choose to complete these assignments, you may earn up to an additional 115 points for the course. The percentage total on which your final grade will be calculated would therefore be 565 rather tha 450. In the past students have typically found that they can raise their overall percentage by doing these homework assignments.
  • Regardless of whether you choose to do the map assignments, you will be responsible for knowing the material the assignments are designed to help you learn. This material will be tested on two map quizzes.
• Map Quizzes: There will be two map quizzes, each worth 25 points. The first will take place during the first twenty minutes at the beginning of the class following the mid-term. Click here to see an example of the kind of questions that will be used. Which blank maps you will need for each quiz will be announced.
• Examinations: Click here for a description
• Finals Schedule:
• History 215-02: Fri: June 10: 1:10-4:00
• History 215-70: Th. June 9: 10:10-1:00
• Grading: Please read: Click here for a description
• Attendance and Drop Policy: Please read here.
• Office Hours: Click here

Tel. 756-5706 : You are welcome to call during office hours and indeed any time that I am in my office. If you need to contact me when I am not in my office please use email. Please do not use voice mail unless you have a dire emergency and have no access to send me email.

 

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This project was developed as part of the College of Liberal Arts WorldWideWeb Workshop, funded by the Cal Poly Plan (CPP). For more information on the Cal Poly Plan: http://www.calpoly.edu/~inststdy/cp_plan/index.html