World war I syllabus

Attendance

             Students are expected to attend class and attendance will be taken. If a student by the end of the semester has less than 3 absences during the semester, he or she will receive an additional 25 points added to their grade for the course.

John McCrea, the author of "In Flanders Fields"

Films

             A number of videos will be shown during the course of the semester to dramatize World War I. The screenings will take place during the class in order to enhance a student’s comprehension of the subject and serve as the basis for future discussions.

German Troops in No Man's Land

Review Sessions

             Before each examination, the professor will arrange to hold a review session in the evening in order to help students prepare for the coming test. Students should keep notes, bring their review handouts, and be prepared to answer questions in order to complete their pre-examination review.  The professor will announce the time, day, and classroom at a later date.

Academic Honesty

             Students are advised that cheating or plagiarism, the deliberate copying the work of others without the proper citation of that work will not be tolerated.  If a student is caught cheating or plagiarizing the work of others, he/she could face immediate failure of the paper/test as well as other sanctions deemed appropriate by university authorities. As a consequence, all test books will be turned into the professor at least one week before each examination.

 University ADA Statement

            Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services and the professor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the professor will be strictly confidential.

Who is the guy with the mustache?

Important Dates

 First Examination – October 4, 2002

Second Examination – November 8, 2002

Final Examination – December 17, 2002 at 10:10

Reaction Paper I  – October 18, 2002

Reaction Paper II – December 6, 2002

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Textbooks

S. L. A. Marshall, World War I, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964/2001.

Stephen O’Shea, Back to the Front, New York: Walker and Company, 1996.

John Ellis, Eye-Deep In Hell: Trench Warfare in World War I, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1976.

Robert Graves, Good-Bye To All That, New York: Anchor/Doubleday, 1929/1998.

Supplemental Text

Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, New York: Oxford University Press, 1975.