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Calendar for HIST 103 DCE – Fall
2008
The course calendar is organized mainly around the
lectures, or episodes. In association with each lecture you have readings
from Tocqueville to discuss via the list and an online quiz to take. Be sure
to read this calendar in conjunction with the study guides for the lectures,
because the study guides provide more information about documents to review
and themes to emphasize. Also, keep an eye on the weblog framed into the home
page of the course. That’s where updates and explanations will be posted.
Here are a few things you’ll notice about the dates posted in the calendar.
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Generally, units (time periods during which we
focus on a particular lecture and on particular readings from Tocqueville)
are scheduled on a Monday-through-Saturday basis. Sunday is open time—no
discussion postings should be sent to the e-mail list on Sunday, no quizzes
taken on Sunday. Feel free to post discussion items to the list and carry on
discussions pertaining to the unit Monday through Saturday. Make sure you
take the quiz for the unit by Saturday.
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The calendar ignores holidays. No holiday
takes up a whole week. Thanksgiving takes two days, so do the work earlier in
the week, or over the holiday if you prefer (hey, anything to get away from
the relatives for a while).
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The calendar builds in a little slack time at
the beginning. We need this for the sake of logistics. During the first week
of term, we need to get the roster settled, get access and permissions
arranged, get mailings out, that sort of thing.
I emphasize again: keep up with the work! The course has a lot of flexibility—do your work in your
pajamas at two in the morning, no problem—but you have to stay on schedule
with the class.
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26-30 Aug
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Preliminaries
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Explore website, familiarizing yourself with course
requirements and procedures
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Send an e-mail to your
instructor, who will subscribe you to a section of Cumberland
Gap and mail you your CDs
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1-6 Sept
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Unit 1
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Read the introductions to Tocqueville
(a.k.a. TQ), so you understand where the book is coming from
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Study Episode
1, complete Quiz 1
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Send your introductory message to Cumberland
Gap (a.k.a. the list)
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8-13 Sept
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Unit 2
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Discuss TQ Ch 12, “Unlimited Power of the Majority in
the United States
and Its Consequences”
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Study Episode
2, complete Quiz 2
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15-20 Sept
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Unit 3
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Discuss TQ Ch 1, “Origin of the Anglo-Americans”
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Study Episode
3, complete Quiz 3
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22-27 Sept
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Unit 4
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Discuss TQ Ch 2, “Democratic Social Condition of the
Anglo-Americans”
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Study Episode
4, complete Quiz 4
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29 Sept – 4
Oct
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Unit 5
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Discuss TQ Ch 48, “Why Great Revolutions Will Become
More Rare”
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Study Episode
5, complete Quiz 5
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6-11 Oct
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Unit 6
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Discuss TQ Ch 7, “Aspects of the Federal Constitution”
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Study Episode
6, complete Quiz 6
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13-18 Oct
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Unit 7
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Discuss TQ Ch 8, “Political Parties”
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Study Episode
7, complete Quiz 7
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20-25 Oct
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Unit 8
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Discuss TQ Ch 51, “Some Considerations on War in
Democratic Communities”
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Study Episode
8, complete Quiz 8
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25 Oct
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Deadline noon today for earning bonus hard points for
early submission of soft-point assignments (see Evaluation
page)
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27 Oct – 1
Nov
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Unit 9
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Discuss TQ Ch 11, “Advantages of Democracy in the United States”
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Study Episode
9, complete Quiz 9
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3-8 Nov
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Unit 10
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Discuss TQ Ch 15, “Future Prospects of the United States”
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Study Episode
10, complete Quiz 10
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10-15 Nov
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Unit 11
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Discuss TQ Ch 41, “How Americans Understand Equality of
the Sexes”
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Study Episode
11, complete Quiz 11
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17-22 Nov
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Unit 12
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Discuss TQ Ch 9, “Liberty
of the Press in the United
States”
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Study Episode
12, complete Quiz 12
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24-29 Nov
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Unit 13
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Discuss TQ Ch 5, “Decentralization in America—Its
Effects”
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Study Episode
13, complete Quiz 13
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1-6 Dec
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Unit 14
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Discuss TQ Ch 20, “Why the Americans Are More Addicted
to Practical than to Theoretical Science”
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Study Episode
14, complete Quiz 14
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8-13 Dec
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Unit 15
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Discuss TQ Ch 25, “Some Characteristics of Historians in
Democratic Times”
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Study Episode
15, complete Quiz 15
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13 Dec
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Deadline
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All written assignments for soft points must be
submitted by noon this day; no credit for any work submitted after this
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15-17 Dec
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Wrap-up
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Take authorized make-up quizzes
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Complete final assessment (via email reply to
instructor)
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