HIST401 Syllabus
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Study Questions
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Essay Reviews
  Essay Review Instructions
  Assignment #1
  Assignment #2
  Example #1 by Student
  Example #2 by Student
  Example by Instructor

Instructor:
Dr. Stephen G. Brush
Distinguished University Professor of the History of Science
Department of History
  and
Institute for Physical Science & Technology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 USA

Stephen G. Brush Home Page

Last modified:
July 30, 2004
© Stephen G. Brush

HIST 401, Fall 2004 , p. 4

Components of Course Grade
      Grades are based on the total number of points accumulated, as follows:

Final exam	35	Assignment #1	10
Midterm exam	15	Assignment #2	30
Class participation	10	Extra credit	up to 20

A+ = 100 to 120, A = 93 to 99, A- = 90 to 92, B+ = 87 to 89, B = 83 to 86, B- = 80 to 82, C+ = 77 to 79, C = 73 to 76, C- = 70 to 72, D+ = 67 to 69, D = 63 to 66, D- = 60 to 62, F = below 60

      Regardless of the number of points accumulated, no student will receive a passing grade unless he/she has taken both exams and turned in both essay reviews.

Honor Pledge and Academic Dishonesty
      As explained in the Schedule of Classes, the Honor Pledge is a statement all undergraduate and graduate students will be asked to write by hand and sign on the front of each examination or assignment not specifically exempted by the instructor:

"I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment/examination."

In HIST 401, this applies to both exams and both essay reviews.  If you object to this Pledge for any reason, you should contact the instructor to explain why.  No exam or essay review will be graded until this requirement is met.
      Regardless of whether you write and sign the Honor Pledge, you are still subject to the Code of Academic Integrity, which prescribes penalties for plagiarism, unauthorized sharing of information, and other forms of academic dishonesty.  Students are expected to be familiar with the University's policies on Academic Dishonesty, Attendance and Assessment.
      To avoid any possible misunderstanding, students in HIST 401 are asked to supplement the Honor Pledge with the following statement, to be written above their signature on the front of each essay review, immediately following the Honor Pledge:

"I understand that plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty may result in suspension or expulsion from the University."

Again, if you object to this request, contact the instructor to explain why.  In any case the Honor Pledge should be understood to mean that all forms of academic dishonesty are forbidden.

Make-ups and incompletes
      All students are expected to turn in the essay reviews when they are due and take the exams at the scheduled times (except as noted above).  Please do not ask for a make-up exam, permission to hand in an assignment or paper late, or an incomplete grade except in cases of medical emergencies, or other serious reasons, as evidenced by written documentation.  Note that, according to the Attendance and Assessment Policy, students must notify the instructor by the end of the Schedule Adjustment Period (Sept. 13 ) if they expect to be absent for a scheduled exam for an approved reason such as religious observance or participation in university activities at the request of university authorities.  If the due date for an essay review falls on a holiday observed by your religion, you are expected to submit it on or before that day.
      According to UMCP policy, "The mark of "I" is an exceptional mark that is an instructor option.  It is given only to a student whose work in a course has been qualitatively satisfactory, when, because of illness or other circumstances beyond the student's control, he or she has been unable to complete some small portion of the work of the course.  In no case will the mark "I" be recorded for a student who has not completed the major portion of the work of the course."  (See further details regarding removal of the "I" in the Undergraduate Catalog.)

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