IDS 321
History of Western Thought
SYLLABUS
IDS 321 is a survey course based on selected texts to be read, a weekly lecture, and student completion of weekly assignments. Students must demonstrate in group discussions, written assignments, and exams a knowledge of both texts and lectures.
John L. Beatty and Oliver A. Johnson, eds. Heritage of Western Civilization, Vol II.
Desiderius Erasmus, Praise of Folly. Penguin Classics
Jean Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract. Penguin Classics
The principal elements of the Summer 2004 IDS 321 course
· Homepage. Each time the student logs in, he or she should check the announcement on the Home page. Information about papers due, exam schedules, chatroom, etc. will be there. Students are responsible for information provided in all Homepage announcements.
· Weekly lectures provided by the instructor, posted by Friday of the week preceding the topic.
· A glossary of terms to be printed and kept for exam reference
· Weekly reading assignments (Note Weekly Assignment Schedule below)
· Weekly Forum interaction between instructor and students in groups set up by the instructor; the weekly discussion topic will be provided at the end of the weekly lecture
· A Chatroom (students must attend two during the course) The Chatroom schedule will be posted In the WebCT Forum by June 20.
· A weekly web report assignment included at end of weekly lecture
· A 3-4 page Reading Report, due no later than July 26 by WebCT email attachment.
· A 6-8 page Course Paper, due Aug, 7 by WebCT email attachment.
· Two exams: Mid-term exam, July 11-13, and Final exam, Aug 15-17.
THE WEEKLY INSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
1. By Friday a lecture on the topic(s) for the following week will be posted through the “Weekly Topics” link on the Homepage. Students are responsible for the content of the lectures.
2. By Wednesday, 10:00 PM, of the week following the Friday when the lecture is posted, groups must post in the Forum, under the Summary heading, a summary of the group’s discussion of that week’s topic. Each group will identify a member to post the week’s summary. Group discussion should begin no later than Monday and the discussion threads should demonstrate some exchange of questions and ideas, not simply a set of single, short statements about the topic.
3. By each Friday, the instructor will post a response to each of the group summaries.
4. Each lecture will include a Web Report Assignment: a site to be visited and reported on by each student by Friday noon. The report must indicate two or three ideas that were gained from that website. Statements like “it was interesting” or “it taught me a lot about Rousseau” fail.
5. A schedule of Chatroom meeting dates and times will be determined in Week One and posted by Monday, June 20. All students are expected to participate in two chat rooms during the course.
By July 24, each student must submit—as a WebCT email attachment—a 3-4 page, written summary of the content of a chapter from a list posted on the “Reading Report Topics” under Course Menu on the Homepage. This summary should be a brief but adequate restatement of the ideas and information presented in the chapter. A few brief quotations should be used but most of the report must be in the student’s own words. NOTE: The first page must have the name of the student and the title and chapter of the book being summarized. Also, please paginate and follow the requirements for the Course Paper below; also, please proofread before submitting.
NOTE Some books on the Reading Report list can be hard to get, especially outside of Portland. Students should identify books of interest and look into library availability no later than two weeks before the Report’s due date. Ask the Linfield Library for help. Do not wait until the report is due.
By Aug. 7, each student must submit—as a WebCT email attachment—a 6- to 8-page paper that explores one of the topics on the Course Paper Topic List provided under “Course Menu” on the Homepage. Only topics on this list may be used. It must observe the following formal requirements:
· Double-space the text; use 10- or 11-point font size; be sure the paper is at least 6 pages
· Leave no more than 1” margins on all sides of each page.
· Put the paper’s title, followed by student’s full name, on page one, not on a separate, cover page.
· Put last name and page number on each page
· Send the paper by WebCT email.
· Paper must include some quotations from a text being discussed or a supporting text; quoted passages should not be longer than 4 lines; use no more than 4 quotations in the paper.
There will be a Mid-Term exam (July 11-13) and a final exam (August 15-17). The Mid-Term will cover material through July 10; the Final Exam will cover material since the mid-term. Note: both exams will be posted on Monday and will have two parts. The first part will be a 20-question True/ False/Multiple Choice quiz to be answered in the WebCT Quiz link by noon Tuesday. The second part will be a glossary/essay question exam. Answers are due by WebCT email by noon on Wednesday. REVIEW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND BE SURE YOU KNOW WHEN TO TAKE THE EXAMS.
Weekly group discussions and web reports
Reading Report
Chatroom participation
An A requires completion of all assignments and exams. A B or higher grade requires completion of all of the writing assignments and most of the other assignments.
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
June 10 Introductory Lecture posted;
Week 1, June 13-19 Erasmus, Praise of Folly
Read: Praise of Folly: pp. 9-70 (to “…to every human relationship”); pp. 84-96 (to
“…into our midst.”); pp. 104-126 (“I’ve long been wanting…” to “…mount of
knowledge.”)
Week 2, June 20-26 Luther: The Break With Rome
Read: Letter Concerning Christian Liberty, Parts 1, 2 and 3, on line by hyperlink at end of
lecture.
Week 3, June 27-Jul 3 The Scientific Revolution
Read: Beatty/Johnson: Early Modern Europe, pp. 3-5
“ Malleus Malificarum (The “Hammer of Witches”), pp. 6-13
“ Rene Descartes, pp. 14-25
“ Galileo Galilei, pp. 26-42
Week 4, Jul 4-10 Political Philosophy, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Read: Beatty/Johnson, Thomas Hobbes, pp. 53-64
Beatty/Johnson, John Locke, pp. 65-78
Week 5, July 11-17 Midterm Exam. Exam posted on Monday, July 11; TrueFalse/MC quiz due back by
noon, Tues., July 12; glossary/essay question answers due back by noon, Wed. July 13.
Week 6, July 18-24 Jean Jacques Rousseau
Read: Beatty/Johnson: Jean Jacques Rousseau. 114-124
Social Contract; “Introduction,” 9-43; Book 1, Ch. 1-7, 49-64; Book 2,
Ch. 1-6, 69-83; Book 3, Ch. 1, 101-107; Book 4, Ch. 1 and 2, 149-154.
Week 7, Jul 25-31 Revolution and Romanticism:
Read: Beatty/Johnson, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, pp. 125-133
“ “ Edmund Burke: “Reflections on the Rev. in France,” pp. 139-151
“ “Romanticism,” pp. 152-159
Reading Report due by WebCT email attachment, midnight, July 24
Week 8, Aug. 1-7 The Industrial Revolution.
Read: Beatty/Johnson, “The Nineteenth Century,” pp. 135-137
“ “Saddler Report,” pp. 172-185
“ Marx/Engels, “Communist Manifesto,” pp.197-213
Course Paper due by WebCT email, Aug. 7.
Week 9, Aug 8– 14 The Modern Period
Read: Beatty/Johnson, The Contemporary world, pp. 258-260
Beatty/Johnson, Simone de Bouvoir, pp. 361-372
“ “Frantz Fanon,” pp. 373-383
Aug. 15-17 Final Exam: posted Noon, Aug. 15; True/False and Multiple Choice answers due by Noon, Aug. 16; Glossary and Essay answers due by Noon, Aug. 17.