Contemporary World

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop academic skills in order to demonstrate the ability to identify and use campus sources and resources

• Develop goals and plans related to personal purpose, interests, or values between self and community

• Build connections between self and community relationships with peers, faculty, and staff

• Critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of formats

• Incorporate and cite sources accurately and correctly

• Demonstrate, through written communication, quizzes, and discussion boards, the patterns, issues, and complexities of contemporary world history

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Discussion Boards	20%
Annotated Bibliography	15%
Media Analyses	15%
Quizzes	15%
Exams	20%
Resource & Connections Round-Up Assignment	15%

The following grading scale will be used to evaluate student performance:

Percentage	Letter Grade
94-100	A
90-93	A-
87-89	B+
83-86	B
80-82	B-
77-79	C+
73-76	C
70-72	C-
67-69	D+
63-66	D
60-62	D-
59 and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Even in the online environment, regular class attendance is a responsibility and a privilege of university education. It is fundamental to the orderly acquisition of knowledge. Students should recognize the advantages of regular class attendance and accept it as a personal responsibility. Weekly activity on the Canvas site and the timely turning in of assignments constitutes attendance for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

This course uses open access readings through Jackson Library and requires no purchased materials.