CCCOnline LogoCourse Snapshot for HIS101 - Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1650

The information listed below is subject to change. Please review the course syllabus within your online course at the start of class.

Course Competencies

The competencies you will demonstrate in this course are as follows:

  1. Four general goals integrate history with workplace skills:

    A. Acquire information from many sources.
    B. Break complex and multiple sources of information down into parts to create clearer understanding.
    C. Understand the impact of time and space on perspective.
    D. Develop narrative structures and arguments based on evidence.

  2. Throughout the course, students will be introduced to course content, practice using course content, and demonstrate they can:

    A. Describe how peoples, groups, cultures, and institutions covered in this course change over time.
    B. Understand the events covered in the course in historical context and recognize how social, cultural, gender, race, religion, nationality and other identities affect historical perspective.
    C. Communicate orally and in writing about the subject of the course and select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems and compile information.
    D. Use different resources for historical research, including libraries, databases, bibliographies and archives.
    E. Analyze secondary sources and recognize differences in historical interpretation.
    F. Identify types of primary sources, the point of view and purpose of their author or creator.
    G. Create substantive writing samples which employ critical analysis of primary and secondary sources, and document those sources correctly.
    H. Construct knowledge in the discipline and synthesize historical narratives and time lines from primary and secondary sources, maps, and/or artifact and critically analyze, interpret and evaluate many different points of view to construct historical arguments.

Learning concepts for this course are enchanced using presentations, websites, and online discussions.

Module Outcomes Mapped to Competencies

Module 1 Learning Outcomes

 Mapped to Course Competencies (above)
Review Course syllabus and schedule 1a
Familiarize yourself with online course layout 1a, 1b
Survey the Course Content 1b
Identify the origins of humankind 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c
Chronicle the discoveries of Mesopotamia and Egypt that led them to be the first urbanized civilizations. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c
Explain the semi-nomadic societies and the monotheistic religious traditions they established. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c
Describe the first Greek-speaking societies, their collapse, and the emergence of a more powerful civilization. 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2d
List & summarize the research tools available at the CCCOnline Library. Submit a brief summary of research tools available, ask questions, and begin basic research for final assignment (History Detective). 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2d

Module 2 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Examine how the Greek victory over Persia allowed for great political and cultural production 1a, 1b, 1c, 2,c, 2d, 2e, 2f
Analyze the impact of Greek internal war on Greece and how they became easy prey for Macedonia. 1a, 1b, 2d, 2e, 2g,
Identify the Roman attributes that helped them expand their power abroad.

1b, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g
Utilize online research resources to identify and locate primary and secondary source items related to specific terms. 1b, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g

Module 3 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Analyze the various factors that contributed to the rise, decline, and fall of the Roman Republic and the Western Roman Empire

1a, 1b, 2d, 2e, 2f
Identify and evaluate the successes/failures of key personalities to political, social/cultural, and economic developments in Roman civilization.

1a, 1b, 1c, 2c, 2d
Analyze the transformation of the Roman world through the introduction and spread of Christianity.

1a, 1b, 2d, 2e, 2f
Describe the impact of geography, war/conquest, the struggle for individual freedoms, and religion on the rise, development, and fall of civilizations with specific examples.

1b, 1d, 2c, 2d, 2f
Create a Webliography on a term related to the module using proper citation format. 1b, 1d, 2c, 2d, 2f

Module 4 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Evaluate the impact of the Byzantine and Islamic Empires on Western culture, social, and political development.

1a, 1b, 2d, 2f, 2g
Describe the key characteristics of Islamic faith, and compare/contrast those characteristics with both the Christian and Judaic belief systems.

1b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g
Describe the religious, political, social, and economic characteristics of the Carolingian Empire.

1b, 1d, 2c, 2d, 2g
Identify and evaluate the successes and failures of the major personalities of the Middle Ages.

 

1b, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g
Evaluate and compare a Primary and a Secondary source on the same topic. 1b, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g

Module 5 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Analyze the culture of William the Conqueror and his successors including the peasants, the knights and courts, and religious reform movements. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2e, 2h
Evaluate the rebirth of commerce and urban society. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2e, 2h
Trace the development of medieval monarchies. 1a, 2c, 2d, 2g, 2h
Examine the rise of Central Europe as a stage of cultural and political action. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2e, 2h
Identify the Hundred Years' War, Black Death, and Great Schism. 1a, 2d
Create a timeline of events. 1a, 1b, 2d, 2h

Module 6 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Identify the characteristics of life, the major artists and ideals during the Renaissance. 1a, 1b, 1c, 2d, 2e, 2f
Examine the qualities of the "New Monarchies. 1a, 1b, 2c, 2e. 2f
Describe the transformation of the role of the monarch during the 15th - 17th centuries and explain the economic and social/cultural impact of that transformation. 1a, 1b,2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g
Produce a complete well-researched draft of the History Detective assignment. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g

Module 7 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Discuss the Intellectual Reformation particularly in relation to the Religious Reformation. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2f, 2g, 2h
Examine and evaluate the causes of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2
Discuss and analyze the cause and effects of the French Wars of Religion, the Revolt of the Netherlands, and the Thirty Years' War from 1618 - 1648. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d
Compose a first person, historical narrative illustrating your knowledge of events, people, and culture during the Religious Reformation and following century of war. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h
Review and evaluate the research skills of yourself and your peers through a peer review discussion. 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2f, 2g, 2h

Module 8 Learning Outcomes

Mapped to Course Competencies (above)

Examine social and economic conditions of early modern Europe. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c
Discuss the rise and justification of absolute monarchial power. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c
Analyze a controversial historical event that occurred in the time frame this course covers and compose an evidence-based, argumentative essay on this topic. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2c

Course Time Commitment and Expectations

For every credit hour, students should plan to spend an average of 2-3 hours per week for course-related activities in a 15-week course. For example, a 3 credit hour course would average an average 6-9 hours per week to read/listen to the online content, participate in discussion forums, complete assignments, and study the course material. For 10  and 6-week courses, the amount of time per week will be higher so all course competencies, module outcomes, and assignments will be covered.

Aside from typical reading assignments, this course has the following (Please Note: This list is subject to change based on the discretion of the instructor facilitating this course.):

Assignment

Points

Module Assignments 625
Discussion Participation 375
TOTAL 1000

 

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