{"id":30,"date":"2018-01-20T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T13:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-military\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2021-01-19T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T14:23:03","slug":"course-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-military\/course-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In this class, students will learn to:<\/p>\n

1. Develop historical perspectives
\n2. Express themselves clearly
\n3. Locate relevant information
\n4. Identify key historical issues and debates
\n5. Support plausible historical arguments.<\/p>\n

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Attendance & Participation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Class attendance and participation are both required, though with some adaptations this semester owing to continued limitations caused by the global pandemic.\u00a0 Our Tuesday classes will meet via Zoom.\u00a0 Anyone who cannot participate live must email some thoughtful reflections on the reading assignment before the Zoom session begins.\u00a0\u00a0Reflections should be about a paragraph or two in length and should focus on explaining what you consider to be the most significant insights or lessons from the reading assignment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Everyone in the course must submit such emailed\u00a0 reflections for our Thursday classes.\u00a0 For those who are on campus, we will then meet at the HUB to discuss those short reflections in person.\u00a0 After class, everyone, including those learning remotely, will receive a curated transcript prepared by Prof. Pinsker from those various reflections and his own comments.\u00a0 All Zoom sessions will be recorded but those recordings are only intended for participants in the course and should not be posted or shared in any way.\u00a0 The discussion sections at the HUB will not be recorded or broadcast.\u00a0 Owing to the special conditions related to the pandemic, there will be extra flexibility for students regarding participation deadlines, but students must communicate their need for extensions clearly and repeated failure to contribute in a timely manner will result in a reduction in course grades. Participation grades will be determined largely on the basis of the quality of your Zoom discussion efforts and your weekly emailed reflections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sample Discussion Transcripts:<\/p>\n