History 100: Western Thought to 1600

Prof. Brian W. Ogilvie - UMass/Amherst - Spring 2007

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Welcome to History 100!

Announcements

The review session will be Friday, May 18, 2:00-3:30 p.m., in Fernald 11.

• 5/14: The study guide for the final exam is available in PDF format.

Response papers: Topics and guidelines for the required response papers are available on a separate page. It will be updated as each new topic is listed. Topics will also be circulated to the class email list.

Paper assignment and resources

• Formal paper assignment, with checklist and paper grading standards (PDF)
• History Department Style Sheet for papers (PDF; also available in HTML)
• Patrick Rael, “Reading, Writing, and Researching for History”
• TurnItIn.com (for turning in your paper electronically) - due date Mon. 4/23, 11:59 p.m. You should click on the link for "new users" in the upper right-hand corner of the web page and follow the instructions for creating a new student account and adding a class (the class ID is 1865825 and the password is history).
• More writing resources via the History Department website

The syllabus is available as a PDF file. The midterm study guide is also available as a PDF file.

If you are not yet registered for the course, you can read the assignment for Wednesday online via these links:

Hayakawa, chapter 2
Hayakawa, chapter 8

Once you are registered for the course, you will have full access via SPARK, OIT's new online learning system (referred to as WebCT in the syllabus because they just changed the name).

Lecture outlines are available (look for the date in the list of PDF files).

More information about this course will be posted soon. In the meantime, you can find out more about me on my personal website.

Contact me: email ogilvie@history.umass.edu or call 545-1599. Office hours: Mon. 11-11:45 and 3:30-5, Wed. 11-11:45, and by appointment. I will have to cancel Monday office hours from time to time, especially in February, due to unavoidable conflicts.