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SURVEY OF CANADIAN HISTORY, 1885 TO THE PRESENT COURSE OUTLINE Course Director: Dr. R.A. Frager, CNH 631, 905-525-9140 X24133, frager@mcmaster.ca Lectures: Wednesdays at 11:30 and Fridays at 1:30 Course Description: History 2TT3 explores the forces which have shaped the development of modern Canada. Focusing on the period from 1885 to the late 20th century, the course emphasizes such areas as political conflicts, ethnic tensions, regionalism, social reform movements, the advance of industrial capitalism, and the influence of the United States. The course lectures provide a general overview of modern Canadian history, as well as exploring certain themes in more depth. The tutorials allow for a more detailed exploration of selected topics. Course Objectives: Students will learn to analyze the historical development of Canada while building their critical thinking skills. The assignments are meant to encourage students to hone their writing abilities and to become more articulate in tutorials. Course Website: We will use Web CT for the course website. As the course progresses, various notices will be posted on the site, in addition to the course outline and essay topics. Since students will be using web ct to sign up for essay topics, please make sure that you can access this site. To access this site, please go to http://www.ltrc.mcmaster.ca/webct/index.shtml http://webct.mcmaster.ca(or you can type “web ct” into the search box on McMaster’s home page). Please note that you may have to modify your security settings temporarily so that you are able to view the material posted on the website. http://webct.mcmaster.caReadings: All but one of the required readings can be found in the History 2TT3 custom courseware, vols. 1 & 2. These volumes are now available from Titles, the university bookstore. The only required reading that is not in the custom courseware is the following booklet which will be available at the bookstore: David MacKenzie, Canada’s Red Scare, 1945-1957 (Canadian Historical Association, Historical Booklet #61, 2001). There is a textbook that is recommended but not required. This text is: J.M. Bumsted, The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History, Second Edition (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2003). This textbook is available at the university bookstore. This book is intended for those who feel that they need more background in Canadian history or those who want a narrative chronology to accompany the course. Students who were enrolled in History 2T3 (Survey of Canadian History: Beginnings to 1885) last term and purchased H.V. Nelles’s A Little History of Canada may wish to continue with this text as recommended reading, instead of the Bumsted text. Copies of the required and recommended readings have been put on reserve. (Please note that if a specified article appears in an anthology, you might find the item in the Reserve listing under the title of the anthology rather than under the title of the particular article.) A copy of Mary Lynn Rampolla’s A Pocket Guide to Writing in History has also been put on reserve, in case you wish to consult this. Please note: Students will also be required to do additional reading related specifically to their topics for the major essay. Evaluation: Participation in tutorials, including brief papers.........30% Tutorial Participation: Your tutorial will meet eight times to discuss selected topics in modern Canadian history. Please note that once you have signed up for a tutorial, you should not change groups without specific authorization. You will not receive any credit for participating in a tutorial to which you have not been assigned. Your participation grade will be based on the quality of your active and informed contributions to the discussions and on the quality of your written submissions. Of the 30% allotted for the participation grade, 15% will be based on class participation, and 15% will be based on the brief papers. During the term, you will be expected to submit five brief papers related to the tutorial readings. In other words, while you are expected to participate in all eight tutorials, you choose five tutorials for which you will be submitting brief papers. Each paper should be approximately 250 words (one double-spaced typewritten page). Express your ideas in your own words, and try to avoid direct quotation from the material you are reading. No bibliography will be necessary, but footnotes or endnotes should be used where appropriate (especially to provide page references). For those of you who wish to prepare a brief paper for the first tutorial, the specific topic for that brief paper is set out later in this course outline, next to the readings for Unit 1. The specific questions for all subsequent brief papers will be set by each tutorial leader. We do not need to know in advance which five tutorials you will be choosing for your brief papers. Just make sure to submit five brief papers in total. And please keep a photocopy of each paper you submit. Please note that because these papers are designed to help you prepare for the tutorial discussions, no tutorial leader will accept any paper that is submitted later than the beginning of that particular meeting. If you miss a tutorial for a legitimate and documented reason, you may avoid a grade of zero for that particular session by writing a paper of 750 words (approximately three double-spaced typewritten pages) related to the discussion material. Such a paper must be submitted within two weeks of the missed tutorial. Major Essay: Instructions for the essay proposal and the essay itself will be distributed in class. The essay proposal will consist of a brief outline and an annotated bibliography. Essays must be 2,000-2,500 words in length (8-10 double-spaced typewritten pages), plus endnotes and bibliography. Students are expected to hand in all written work in class on the specific due date. Major essays that are late will be penalized 2% per day (including Saturdays and Sundays) in order to be fair to students who hand their work in on time. (The same late penalties will apply to the essay proposals as well.) Extensions will only be granted if the student ensures that the instructor receives the appropriate documentation from the Office of the Dean of Studies. Poor work planning (e.g. "I have a mid-term in another course this week") is not grounds for an extension. No papers will be accepted after the last day of classes in April, unless the student officially obtains deferred standing. http://csd.mcmaster.ca/academic/ Students are reminded that essays will be marked for grammar, clarity of writing, and organization, in addition to content and analysis. The Centre for Student Development provides help for students who want to improve their essay-writing skills. The Centre is located in the McMaster University Student Centre, Room B107, and can be reached at 905-525-9140 X24711. For information about the Centre’s Writing Clinic, see http://csd.mcmaster.ca. Two useful on-line booklets are available via the Centre’s website. They are entitled “Writing Essays and Reports” http://scd.mcmaster.ca/booklets/bk7/.and “Using and Acknowledging Sources in Essays.”http://csd.mcmaster.ca/booklets/bk8/. In addition, McMaster’s website for American history, has a very useful section entitled “Researching Your Paper.” Please consult this at: http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~history/links/amhist/Research%20Help%20Pages/0%20 Students are required to keep all research notes and rough drafts for their major essays and may be required to hand them in. Failure to do so may result in a zero for the essay. Please be sure to keep this material even after the essay has been graded and returned. If you are working on a computer, obtain daily printouts as you work toward the final draft and be sure to create frequent backup files. Students should retain a photocopy (xerox) of the essay proposal and the essay. Essay proposals and major essays should be handed in to the course director personally, at the scheduled time. If it is impossible for you to submit your essay proposal or the essay itself at the scheduled time, please contact your tutorial leader. As a last resort, you may place these works in the white mail box outside Chester New Hall 619. Please do not leave any written work under your instructor’s office door. Also, please note that it is not acceptable to turn in any written work via fax machine or email. Course Evaluations: Please note that, toward the end of the term, students will be asked to evaluate the course (including the tutorials). Special Needs: Please note that students with disabilities can receive accommodations to assist them in the completion of their assignments and exams. Please contact the Centre for Student Development for advice and for arranging assistance. Any student with special needs regarding the format or deadlines for any of the assignments must inform the course director in writing by the end of the third class. You will need written evidence to support this request. Communications Policy: If you wish to correspond with the course director and/or tutorial leader directly via email you must send the message(s) from your official McMaster University email account. This protects the confidentiality and sensitivity of information, while confirming your identity. Please note that the preferred form of communication with the course director and tutorial leaders is in person, during office hours. If you resort to email, you should not expect an instant reply. We will try to respond to email messages in a timely fashion (within a day or two). Please do not use email to ask your instructor to repeat information that has already been provided in class. Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: “Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty”), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university. It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at: http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/policy/AcademicIntegrity.pdf The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty: A summary of guidelines for avoiding plagiarism is attached to the end of this course outline. In order to minimize academic dishonesty, the course director may request that a student submit an electronic copy of a particular assignment to Turnitin.com.
Weekly Schedule:
(Week of 1 January: no tutorials) 1) 3 & 5 January: Key Themes in Modern Canadian History Part A: At the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Week of 8 January: no tutorials) 2) 10 & 12 January: Policies Toward Native Peoples ===================================================================== 3) 17 & 19 January: Industrialization 4) 24 & 26 January: French-English Tensions (Week of 29 January: no tutorials) ****************************************************************************** 5) 31 January & 2 February: Immigration Policy and Immigrants’ Experiences ===================================================================== 6) 7 & 9 February: Social Reform ===================================================================== Part B: From the First World War to the Second World War 7) 14 & 16 February: The Impact of World War I (19-23 February: Mid-Term Recess) (Week of 26 February: no tutorials) 8) 28 February & 2 March: The Interwar Years ===================================================================== ****************************************************************************** 9) 7 & 9 March: The Impact of World War II ===================================================================== Part C: In the Last Half of the Twentieth Century 10) 14 & 16 March: Cold War Canada ===================================================================== 11) 21 & 23 March: The Making of Modern Quebec ===================================================================== 12) 28 & 30 March: Competing Identities (Week of 2 April: no tutorials) 13) 4 April: Review ******************************************************************************
* * * * * * * * * * Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious offense. It involves the improper use of material in essays or other assignments. It can occur through carelessness when a student is preparing an essay, or it can be a product of intentional deceit. In either case, the penalties for plagiarism are severe. In the recent past, several History students have failed at least one course because of plagiarism. Fortunately, it is a relatively simple matter to learn the procedures for providing proper references for material used in essays, thereby avoiding plagiarism. The central point is: A STUDENT SHOULD ALWAYS IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF IDEAS, WORDS, AND PHRASES WHICH ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S. The aim here is not to discourage students from incorporating others' concepts into their own thinking but to make it clear to the reader from whence this material has come. It is generally better to over-identify than to under-identify sources. Direct Quotations: All phrases or passages (of whatever length) taken directly (i.e. word for word) from another's writing must be enclosed in quotation marks and immediately identified with a footnote or endnote. This means that if you take one phrase from an author --- even if it is just three words in length --- you must use quotation marks and provide the appropriate reference. Moreover, unless it is clear that quotations closely interspersed in the text are all taken from the same source and the same page, it is necessary to indicate the source of each with a footnote or endnote. The listing of a source at the end of a paper in the bibliography does not constitute acceptable citation of the source with respect to the identification of quotes and paraphrases. Even when you make minor modifications to the wording of a quotation (see below), you are still obliged to acknowledge the source properly in a note.
Minor modifications to quotations: If you wish to introduce minor changes in the wording of a quotation (e.g. in order to insert some observation of your own or to render the quotation grammatical in the context of the surrounding material) such changes should always be enclosed in square brackets. If you wish to omit some material from the quotation, you insert ellipsis marks (three dots...). Paraphrases and Ideas: When you substantially reproduce the form and combination of ideas taken from another source (even though you do not repeat the exact words as they were originally expressed), this is called paraphrasing. In other words, you paraphrase when you take an idea from a particular source and put it in your own words. The source for each paraphrase must be identified in a footnote or endnote. Taking Notes: In order to avoid plagiarism, you need to take notes carefully when doing research for an essay. As you take notes, you should be careful to identify the three major kinds of material being collected: direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas. (Uncontested and well-known factual information --- such as dates and place-names --- may be presented without specific acknowledgement.) In order to distinguish between paraphrases and your own ideas, it is helpful to put your own comments in square brackets in your notes. Always put direct quotations in quotation marks in your research notes in order to avoid confusion. When taking notes, be sure to record the exact page references for both quotations and paraphrases. Collaboration: Allowing someone else to copy your work -- whether an essay or an exam (in whole or in part) -- is an unacceptable practice even though the work you yourself submit is completely your own. When preparing for examinations it is acceptable to study together and to anticipate possible questions. However, you should not prepare an answer to be used by more than one student. Each answer must, in the end, represent considered reflection upon the subject material and must be a product of your own thought processes, expressed in your own words. Taking an Exam Please note that when taking an exam, no examination aids of any sort are permitted. Submission of One Assignment to More than One Course: It is not permissible to submit the same (or substantially the same) assignment to more than one course. . |
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