Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

History 2

1. Cite and discuss key ideas in primary and secondary texts in both oral and written form.
   


2. Evaluate historical arguments and formulate an articulate analysis of concepts studied in primary and secondary texts.
   


3. Compose an organized, stylistically competent written assignment, which both describes and discusses historical information, while also demonstrating an overall assessment of the significance of the material.
   

Demonstrate the ability to think independently, review and analyze historical information reflectively, and reason logically based on review (reading) and interpretation (writing) of historical information.

Identify the various sources of historical information, demonstrate knowledge of research methodologies, and explain the nature of historical processes.

Recognize, cite, and evaluate primary historical documents.

Understand and describe the evolution of major political, economic, religious, cultural, and social systems throughout the world from the 16th century to the present.

Describe the shared features and make distinctions in political and economic organization, religious and cultural values, and social life among world civilizations since the 16th century.

Discuss and interpret contemporary world events in light of their roots in the past.

• Lectures and facilitated large group discussions, which both disseminate information and pose problems in order to develop the students’ ability to describe historical events, identify historical processes, and comprehend contemporary society;
• Assignment to small group question-based, problem-based, or document-based activities which emphasize the students’ ability to interpret and assess the meaning of historical information and research methodologies;
• Arranged field trips to attend lectures, seminars, presentations, exhibits symposia;  utilize Instructional Media:  films/videos/slides/audio tapes/graphic displays; host guest lecturers in order to further facilitate that stated learning objectives;
• On-line instruction, hybrid format, telecourses, and web-enhanced delivery of the course in order to make the class available to students who need alternative forms of access to courses and instructor interaction in order to achieve the stated learning objectives.  These forms of delivery would also include variants of the above mentioned methods of instruction.May require assigned outside reading that involves independent research in addition to the required readings.

• Quizzes; examinations (at least three) containing objective questions (multiple choice, matching, fill-in and essay) and essay questions emphasizing recall, comprehension, evaluation , and mastery of course material.
• Class participation; oral reports, group presentations as a means of facilitating collaborative learning in order to stimulate the students’ skills in synthesizing and assessing the key themes in the course material.
• Written work such as research papers, term reports, and interpretive essays in order to demonstrate the ability to cite, describe, and interpret historical material and to formulate a considered appraisal of its meaning.

• Andrea, Alfred and Overfield, James H., eds.. The Human Record: Sources of Global History, vol. II Since 1500. 5 ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
• Bentley, Jerry H. and Ziegler, Herbert F. . Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past. Volume II: From 1500 to the Present. 1 ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2000.
• Brummett, Palmira, et al. Civilization: Past and Present, vol. II from 1300. 11 ed. New York: Longman, 2007.
• Craig, Albert M.. The Heritage of World Civilizations, vol. II Since 1500. 7 ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2006.
• Fields, Lanny B., et al. . The Global Past. Volume II, 1500 to the Present. 2 ed. New York: St. Martin’s, 2000.
• Kishlansky, Mark, et al. . Sources of World History: Readings for World Civilization. 1 ed. Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007.
• McKay, John P., et al. . A History of World Societies, vol. II, Since 1500. 5 ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
• Nystrom, Elsa A., ed.. Primary Source Reader For World History, vol. II since 1500. Toronto, Canada: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006.
• Reilly, Kevin, ed.. Worlds of History: A Comparative Reader, vol. 11 Since 1400. 3 ed. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2007.
• Stearns, Peter N., et al. . World Civilization: The Global Experience, vol. II: 1450 to the Present . 3 ed. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.
• Stearns, Peter N., ed. . Documents in World History. 2 ed. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.