Not applicable 6. Students will be able to use a computer. Computer use is urged for ease in writing and modifying their papers but is not required. Students are willing to receive information and respond to it. Improve ability to articulate knowledge Ten percent of the grade is based on attendance and participation, but we do not eject the lazy nor embarrass the shy.
Many students find discussion classes a waste of their time.
Many come here lacking the most basic knowledge of history necessary to become responsible citizen or succeed in college. Students develop values, organize them into systems, and apply those systems to their private and public lives. Instill a sense of historical perspective. This is not a course in indoctrination, individual adjustment, or political activism. The course looks as changing social and political values from the Native American cultures to the era of Clinton.