COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a comprehensive examination of the causes, course, and significance of World War II.

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2 HIWD 555 Syllabus COURSE SYLLABUS HIWD 555 WORLD WAR II COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a comprehensive examination of the causes, course, and significance of World War II. RATIONALE World War II is the most costly war that the world has ever known and caused significant changes in the world as old power structures collapsed and new ones arose. This course will provide the student the opportunity to explore why the war occurred, how it was fought, and what the consequences were for the 20th century. I. PREREQUISITE For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog. II. III. IV. REQUIRED RESOURCE PURCHASES Click on the following link to view the required resource(s) for the term in which you are registered: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR LEARNING A. Computer with basic audio/video output equipment B. Internet access (broadband recommended) C. Microsoft Word (Microsoft Office is available at a special discount to Liberty University students.) MEASURABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: A. Identify major figures and events in World War II. B. Explain how a variety of issues including political, economic, diplomatic, and cultural factors influenced the countries involved in World War II. C. Demonstrate graduate competencies in reading comprehension, document analysis, research, and historical writing. D. Evaluate interpretive and historiographical approaches to the study of World War II. Page 1 of 3

3 HIWD 555 Syllabus E. Apply a Christian worldview to the problems and issues relevant to the study of World War II. V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS A. Textbook readings and presentations B. Course Requirements Checklist After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1. C. Discussion Board Forums (2) The student is required to write a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 3 other classmates threads. Each reply must be words. D. Bibliography The student will compile a 10-source Bibliography in current Turabian format that focuses on a significant World War II military or political leader. The student must use the JSTOR database to find 5 scholarly articles and the ILRC or Worldcat to find 5 scholarly books on the subject. E. Biography The student will write a 7 8-page Biography in current Turabian format that focuses on a significant World War II military or political leader. The student must use footnotes to cite a minimum of 10 scholarly articles and books. A bibliography must be included at the end of the paper. F. Book Reviews (3) The student will write 3 Book Reviews in current Turabian format that focuses on each of the following books: Browning s Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland, Glantz and House s When Titans Clash: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler, and Hasegawa s Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan. Each Book Review must be 4 5 pages. G. Content Quizzes (8) Each quiz will cover both the textbook readings from Lyon s World War II: A Short History as well as the presentations for the module/week in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 25-minute time limit. H. Document and Essay Quizzes (5) Each quiz will cover the required documents and essays in Stoler and Gustafson s Major Problems in the History of World War II for the module/week in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes; contain 10 multiple-choice and true/false questions as well as 1 essay question (a minimum of 200 words is required); and have a -minute time limit. Page 2 of 3

4 HIWD 555 Syllabus VI. COURSE GRADING AND POLICIES A. Points Course Requirements Checklist 10 Discussion Board Forums (2 at pts ea) 60 Bibliography 50 Biography 120 Book Reviews (3 at 100 pts ea) 0 Content Quizzes (8 at pts ea) 320 Document and Essay Quizzes (5 at pts ea) 150 Total 1010 B. Scale A = A- = B+ = B = B- = C+ = C = C- = D+ = D = D- = F = 679 and below C. Late Assignment Policy If the student is unable to complete an assignment on time, then he or she must contact the instructor immediately by . Assignments that are submitted after the due date without prior approval from the instructor will receive the following deductions: 1. Late assignments submitted within one week of the due date will receive a 10% deduction. 2. Assignments submitted more than one week late will receive a 20% deduction. 3. Assignments submitted two weeks late or after the final date of the class will not be accepted. 4. Late Discussion Board threads or replies will not be accepted. Special circumstances (e.g. death in the family, personal health issues) will be reviewed by the instructor on a case-by-case basis. D. Disability Assistance Students with a documented disability may contact Liberty University Online s Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) at LUOODAS@liberty.edu to make arrangements for academic accommodations. Further information can be found at Page 3 of 3

5 HIWD 555 Course Schedule COURSE SCHEDULE HIWD 555 Textbooks: Browning, Ordinary Men (1998). Glantz & House, When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (1995). Hasegawa, Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan (2005). Lyons, World War II: A Short History (2010). Stoler & Gustafson, Major Problems in the History of World War II (2003). MODULE/ WEEK READING & STUDY ASSIGNMENTS POINTS 1 Lyons: chs presentations 2 websites Course Requirements Checklist Class Introductions DB Forum 1 Bibliography Content Quiz Browning: Preface, chs. 1 9 Lyons: chs websites DB Forum 2 Biography Content Quiz Browning: chs Lyons: chs Book Review 1 Content Quiz Glantz & House: Introduction, chs Lyons: chs Content Quiz 4 Document and Essay Quiz 1 5 Glantz & House: chs Lyons: chs Book Review 2 Content Quiz 5 Document and Essay Quiz Lyons: chs presentations 2 websites Content Quiz 6 Document and Essay Quiz 3 Page 1 of 2

6 HIWD 555 Course Schedule MODULE/W EEK READING & STUDY ASSIGNMENTS POINTS 7 Hasegawa: Introduction, chs. 1 4 Lyons: chs Content Quiz 7 Document and Essay Quiz 4 8 Hasegawa: chs. 5 7, Conclusion Lyons: chs , Aftermath Book Review 3 Content Quiz 8 Document and Essay Quiz DB = Discussion Board TOTAL 1010 NOTE: Each course week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Page 2 of 2