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HIS 4104 - HISTORICAL EPISTEMOLOGY CRN 81180 |
School: College of Arts and Sciences
Subject Area: General History
Course Number: HIS 4104
Credit Hours: 4
Class Meetings: T 5:00-8:45 pm
Building: ABII, Room 144 (Mac lab classroom)
NOTE: Upon completion of ABIII, our class may move to another location. We will have ample warning that this is to occur.
Additional Course URL: http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/jkent/81180/index.htm (If your browser shows a dash (-) in this address, please omit it when you enter the address.
Professor's Name: Jacquelyn Briggs Kent
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Professor's Phone No.: |
Home: 561-7731 |
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Office: 590-7209 |
Professor's E-mail address: jkent@fgcu.edu
Office Location: Trailer A, Room 105
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Office Hours: |
Tuesday: 3-4:00 pm in office |
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Wednesday: 3-5 pm in office |
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Wednesday: 5-6 pm in cafeteria |
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Evenings, Weekends and other hours: By Appointment |
Professor's URL: http://www.fgcu.edu/jkent
This course is required for the History Concentration (but is open to all upper-level students) and is recommended to be taken during the first semester of the senior year. It is essentially an analysis of historical schools of thought and methodologies from ancient times through the present.
This course essentially is an analysis of historical schools of thought (historiography) and methodology from ancient times to the present. It will also examine historical interpretation of primary sources and, in preparation for the Pro-Seminar, examine the ways of writing history. It will teach students the art of oral history. The final project will be participation in creation of an oral history website. Each student will learn how to create his/her own website and how to present history on this site.
It will be conducted as a seminar. As such, students must attend each session, participate in the assignments and discussions, ask questions and participate where necessary, and critically critique the conclusions and works of their peers and other historians.
Learning Objectives and Assessments:
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To meet the goals set forth in the mission statement of the history concentration, the College or Arts and Science and Florida Gulf Coast University
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oral projects, self-evaluations, written assignments, class discussions, web assignment |
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Required:
Michael Bentley, MODERN HISTORIOGRAPHY: AN INTRODUCTION
Norman J. Wilson, HISTORY IN CRISIS? RECENT DIRECTIONS IN HISTORIOGRAPHY
James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle, AFTER THE FACT: THE ART OF HISTORICAL DETECTION
James Hoopes, Oral History: An Introduction for Students
Josephine Tey, DAUGHTER OF TIME
A tape recorder and audio tapes (not available
at bookstore - see Dr.
Kent if you have a problem regarding this item)
Optional:
Kate Turabian, A MANUAL FOR WRITERS OF TERM
PAPERS,
THESES, AND DISSERTATIONS, 6th edition
Software - Claris Home Page (available at the
bookstore and
elsewhere)
Richard Fenno, CLARIS HOME PAGE 3 FOR
WINDOWS AND
MACINTOSH: VISUAL QUICK START GUIDE
Maria Langer, CLARIS HOME PAGE COMPANION
To utilize the following schedule, click on the table below to go to subject of specific classes and reading assignments. Once at the assignments for specified dates, click on the date or use the link noted to go to course objectives or to specific assignments for that date.
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Grading Policy
Students will be involved in self- and peer evaluation of projects in this class.
Grades will be based on points earned for assignments in class. It is possible to earn 600 points in the class.
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Written Assignments (10 at 10 points each) |
100 points
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Discussion Participation (10 at 10 points each) |
100 points
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Daughter of Time Project |
100 points |
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Library project |
50 points |
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Final Project |
250 points |
Based on points earned by eah student, final grades will be determined on the following basis:
See Additional Information below for explanation of each assignment.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Reading assignments must be completed for each class. Text reading assignments are listed on the course calendar above and on the assignments portion of this website.
2. Additional reading/writing assignments will be given each week. For each assigned reading in the book AFTER THE FACT, students are required to write a two to three paragraph response to a question assigned in class the week before due. Students also will be given historical interpretation exercises or other types of exercises each week which must be completed for discussion the following week. Each assignment is up to five (5) points each, totaling up to ten (10) points each week. On weeks where assignments only come from handouts and not the reading, that assignment will be worth up to ten (10) points. There are 13 weeks of these types of assignments, totaling up to 130 points.
3. Students must participate in discussions on the assignments in each of the thirteen weeks. Students will earn up to ten (10) points for their contributions in class discussions. Therefore, attendance is mandatory to earn this credit. There will be 13 of these discussions worth up to 130 points each.
4. Students must read DAUGHTER OF TIME. Explanation of this assignment will be given in class. The class will be divided into two or three sections to discuss this subject of this book. Each group will be given a position to take during the discussion and must work together to present a "defense" of that system to the class on the date noted in the calendar. Each student will write a two (2) page paper explaining his/her position and the defense to be used in the discussion. The paper will be due on the night of discussion. The paper and class discussion will be worth up to 50 points.
5. The class will initiate the Florida Gulf Coast University/Southwest Florida Oral History Project. Details of this project will be explained in class. Click here for more information on this project. At times given in class, students will present progress reports on this project (up to 50 points total), conduct an oral history interview(s) (tape recorded) (up to 100 points), create a website as a part of the overall project (up to 75 points), and present her/his findings and website in class (up to 75 points). This total project equals up to 300 points.
6. Rules for discussions will be placed on the website for this class, currently under construction.
7. All students will be signed on to a listserver called HistMeth@h-net.msu.edu. Through this list, you will discuss various aspects of historiography with students from campuses at other universities. This list will be for discussion among students on the subject, but will be monitored by the professors of each class. For more information, click here.
8. I reserve the right to make changes in this syllabus and the course calendar as deemed necessary with notice given via electronic mail and in class as required.
University Statements:
Academic Dishonesty/Cheating Policy:
"All students are expected to demonstrate honesty in their academic pursuits. The university policies regarding issues of honesty can be found under the "Student Code of Conduct" on page 11, and under "Policies and Procedures" on pages 18 - 24. of the Student Guidebook . All students are expected to study this document which outlines their responsibilities and consequences for violations of the policy. "
Disability Accommodations Services:
Florida Gulf Coast University, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the university's guiding principles, will provide classroom and academic accommodation to students with documented disabilities. If you need to request accommodation in this class due to a disability, or you suspect that your academic performance is affected by a disability, please see me or contact the Office of Multi Access Services. The Office of Multi Access Services is located in the Student Services building, room 214. The phone number is 590-7925 or TTY 590-7930.
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