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Please answer questions 1-6 for the entire introductory survey sequence.
1. Does your department offer an introductory-level survey course in European History/Western Civilization that includes the period from the Renaissance to the present?
Yes [ ] Please go to question 2. No [ ] Please go to question 17.
Yes [ ] Please go to question 2.
No [ ] Please go to question 17.
2. What is the title of the introductory survey course?
__________________________________________________________________________
Semesters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] Trimesters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] Quarters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] Other __________________________________________________________________________
Semesters 1 [ ] 2 [ ]
Trimesters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ]
Quarters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ]
Other
4. How many semesters, trimesters, or quarters cover the period from the Renaissance to the present? (Check one.)
Semesters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] Trimesters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] Quarters 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4 [ ] Other__________________________________________________________________________
5. When does the introductory survey course begin? (Check one.)
Prehistory [ ] Classical Period [ ] Late Classical [ ] Early Middle Ages [ ] Late Middle Ages [ ] Renaissance [ ] Reformation [ ] 17th c [ ] 18th c [ ] 19th c [ ] 20th c [ ] Other: __________________________________________________________________________
Prehistory [ ]
Classical Period [ ]
Late Classical [ ]
Early Middle Ages [ ]
Late Middle Ages [ ]
Renaissance [ ]
Reformation [ ]
17th c [ ]
18th c [ ]
19th c [ ]
20th c [ ]
Other:
6. When does the introductory survey course end? (Check one.)
Late Classical [ ] Early Middle Ages [ ] Late Middle Ages [ ] Renaissance [ ] Reformation [ ] 17th c [ ] 18th c [ ] 19th c [ ] 20th c [ ] Present [ ] Other: __________________________________________________________________________
Present [ ]
Please answer the remaining questions for the entire sequence or for your particular course, as appropriate.
7. How is the introductory survey course organized? (Check one.)
Chronologically [ ] Topically or Thematically [ ] A Combination [ ] Other__________________________________________________________________________
Chronologically [ ]
Topically or Thematically [ ]
A Combination [ ]
8. Indicate below the approximate percent of the introductory course devoted to the following historical approaches. (Percents should total 100.)
Political/Diplomatic [ %] Cultural/Intellectual [ %] Social/Economic [ %] Other [ %](Specify.) __________________________________________________________________________
Political/Diplomatic [ %]
Cultural/Intellectual [ %]
Social/Economic [ %]
Other [ %](Specify.)
9. For each European history theme listed, check the number indicating the theme’s importance in the introductory course. (Use a 1 to 5 scale: 1 = Unimportant; 2 = Not very important; 3 = Important; 4 = Very important; 5 = Most Important.)
1 2 3 4 5 Changes in religious thought and institutions 1 2 3 4 5 Secularization of learning and culture 1 2 3 4 5 Scientific and technological developments and their consequences 1 2 3 4 5 Major trends in literature and the arts 1 2 3 4 5 Intellectual and cultural developments and their relationship to social values and political events 1 2 3 4 5 Developments in social, economic, and political thought 1 2 3 4 5 Developments in literacy, education, and communication 1 2 3 4 5 The diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups 1 2 3 4 5 Changes in elite and popular culture, such as the development of new attitudes toward religion, the family, work, and ritual 1 2 3 4 5 Impact of global expansion on European culture 1 2 3 4 5 The rise and functioning of the modern state in its various forms 1 2 3 4 5 Relations between Europe and other parts of the world: colonialism, imperialism, decolonization, and global interdependence 1 2 3 4 5 The evolution of political elites and the development of political parties, ideologies, and other forms of mass politics 1 2 3 4 5 The extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political); majority and minority political persecutions 1 2 3 4 5 The growth and changing forms of nationalism 1 2 3 4 5 Forms of political protest, reform, and revolution 1 2 3 4 5 Relationship between domestic and foreign policies 1 2 3 4 5 Efforts to restrain conflict: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations 1 2 3 4 5 War and civil conflict” origins, developments, technology, and their consequences 1 2 3 4 5 The character of and changes in agricultural production and organization 1 2 3 4 5 The role of urbanization in transforming cultural values and social relationships 1 2 3 4 5 The shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social classes: the changing distribution of wealth and poverty 1 2 3 4 5 The influence of sanitation and health care practices on society; food supply, diet, famine, disease, and their impact 1 2 3 4 5 The development of commercial practices, patterns of mass production and consumption, and their economic and social impact 1 2 3 4 5 Changing definitions of and attitudes toward mainstream groups and groups characterized as the “other” 1 2 3 4 5 The origins, development, and consequences of industrialization 1 2 3 4 5 Changes in the demographic structure and reproductive patterns of Europeans: causes and consequences 1 2 3 4 5 Gender roles and their influence on work, social structure, family structure, and interest group formation 1 2 3 4 5 The growth of competition and interdependence in national and world markets 1 2 3 4 5 Private and state roles in economic activity 1 2 3 4 5 Development and transformation of racial and ethnic group identities
1 2 3 4 5 Changes in religious thought and institutions
1 2 3 4 5 Secularization of learning and culture
1 2 3 4 5 Scientific and technological developments and their consequences
1 2 3 4 5 Major trends in literature and the arts
1 2 3 4 5 Intellectual and cultural developments and their relationship to social values and political events
1 2 3 4 5 Developments in social, economic, and political thought
1 2 3 4 5 Developments in literacy, education, and communication
1 2 3 4 5 The diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups
1 2 3 4 5 Changes in elite and popular culture, such as the development of new attitudes toward religion, the family, work, and ritual
1 2 3 4 5 Impact of global expansion on European culture
1 2 3 4 5 The rise and functioning of the modern state in its various forms
1 2 3 4 5 Relations between Europe and other parts of the world: colonialism, imperialism, decolonization, and global interdependence
1 2 3 4 5 The evolution of political elites and the development of political parties, ideologies, and other forms of mass politics
1 2 3 4 5 The extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political); majority and minority political persecutions
1 2 3 4 5 The growth and changing forms of nationalism
1 2 3 4 5 Forms of political protest, reform, and revolution
1 2 3 4 5 Relationship between domestic and foreign policies
1 2 3 4 5 Efforts to restrain conflict: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations
1 2 3 4 5 War and civil conflict” origins, developments, technology, and their consequences
1 2 3 4 5 The character of and changes in agricultural production and organization
1 2 3 4 5 The role of urbanization in transforming cultural values and social relationships
1 2 3 4 5 The shift in social structures from hierarchical orders to modern social classes: the changing distribution of wealth and poverty
1 2 3 4 5 The influence of sanitation and health care practices on society; food supply, diet, famine, disease, and their impact
1 2 3 4 5 The development of commercial practices, patterns of mass production and consumption, and their economic and social impact
1 2 3 4 5 Changing definitions of and attitudes toward mainstream groups and groups characterized as the “other”
1 2 3 4 5 The origins, development, and consequences of industrialization
1 2 3 4 5 Changes in the demographic structure and reproductive patterns of Europeans: causes and consequences
1 2 3 4 5 Gender roles and their influence on work, social structure, family structure, and interest group formation
1 2 3 4 5 The growth of competition and interdependence in national and world markets
1 2 3 4 5 Private and state roles in economic activity
1 2 3 4 5 Development and transformation of racial and ethnic group identities
10. Are students in the introductory course required to read and analyze historical source materials? (Check one.)
No [ ] A little [ ] A fair amount [ ] A great deal [ ]
11. Are students given assignments that include the written analysis of historical source material?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
12. Are students asked to read and analyze historical source materials on in-class examinations?
13. Approximately what percentage of your final exam is devoted to each of the following? (Percents should total 100%.)
No Final Exam [ ] Please go to question 15.
Long essays on historical themes ________%
Short-answer (paragraph) ________%
Identification/Fill in the blank ________%
Multiple-choice questions ________%
Map questions ________%
Other ________% Specify:
14. The final exam grade in your course contributes approximately what percent to the final course grade? ________
15. Which of the following textbooks do you use as the primary textbook in your course? (Check one.)
No Primary Textbook [ ] Please go on to the next question. _____ Chambers, Mortimer, Hanawalt, Barbara, Rabb, Theodore, Woloch, Isser, Grew, Raymond. The Western Experience _____ Coffin, Judith G., Stacey, Robert C., Lerner, Robert E., Standish, Meacham. Western Civilizations _____ Greaves, Richard L., Zoller, Robert, Roberts, Jennifer. Civilizations of the West _____ Greer/Lewis, A Brief History of the Western World _____ Hollister, Warren, McGee, Sears, Stokes, Gail. The West Transformed: A History of Western Civilization _____ Hunt, Lynn, Martin, Thomas, Rosenwein, Barbara H., Hsia, R. Po-chia, Smith, Bonnie G., The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures _____ Kagan, Donald, Ozment, Steven, Turner, Frank M. The Western Heritage _____ King, Martha L. Western Civilization: A Social and Cultural History _____ Kishlansky, Mark, Geary, Patrick,O’Brien, Patricia. Civilization in the West _____ McKay, John P., Hill, Bennett D., Buckler, John. A History of Western Society _____ Merriman, John. A History of Modern Europe _____ Noble, Thomas F. X., Strauss, Barry S., Osheim, Duane J., Neuschel, Kristin B., Cohen, William B., _____ Roberts, David D. Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment _____ Palmer, R. R., Colton, Joel, Kramer, Lloyd. History of the Modern World _____ Perry, Western Civilization from the 1400s _____ Spielvogel, Jackson J., Western Civilization _____ Willis, F. Roy. Western Civilization _____ Winks, Robin, Brinton, Crane, Christopher, John B., Wolff, Robert L. A History of Civilization: Prehistory to the Present _____ Other: __________________________________________________________________________
No Primary Textbook [ ] Please go on to the next question.
_____ Chambers, Mortimer, Hanawalt, Barbara, Rabb, Theodore, Woloch, Isser, Grew, Raymond. The Western Experience _____ Coffin, Judith G., Stacey, Robert C., Lerner, Robert E., Standish, Meacham. Western Civilizations _____ Greaves, Richard L., Zoller, Robert, Roberts, Jennifer. Civilizations of the West _____ Greer/Lewis, A Brief History of the Western World _____ Hollister, Warren, McGee, Sears, Stokes, Gail. The West Transformed: A History of Western Civilization _____ Hunt, Lynn, Martin, Thomas, Rosenwein, Barbara H., Hsia, R. Po-chia, Smith, Bonnie G., The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures _____ Kagan, Donald, Ozment, Steven, Turner, Frank M. The Western Heritage _____ King, Martha L. Western Civilization: A Social and Cultural History _____ Kishlansky, Mark, Geary, Patrick,O’Brien, Patricia. Civilization in the West _____ McKay, John P., Hill, Bennett D., Buckler, John. A History of Western Society _____ Merriman, John. A History of Modern Europe _____ Noble, Thomas F. X., Strauss, Barry S., Osheim, Duane J., Neuschel, Kristin B., Cohen, William B., _____ Roberts, David D. Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment _____ Palmer, R. R., Colton, Joel, Kramer, Lloyd. History of the Modern World _____ Perry, Western Civilization from the 1400s _____ Spielvogel, Jackson J., Western Civilization _____ Willis, F. Roy. Western Civilization _____ Winks, Robin, Brinton, Crane, Christopher, John B., Wolff, Robert L. A History of Civilization: Prehistory to the Present _____ Other: __________________________________________________________________________
16. What kinds of supplementary materials do you use in your course? (Check all that apply.)
[ ] Collections of readings If checked, which one do you use? _____Beatty, Heritage of Western Civilization _____R. Golden, Social History of Western Civilization _____Kishlansky, ed., Sources of the West _____Perry, Peden, and Von Laue, Sources of the Western Tradition _____Rogers, Aspects of Western Civilization _____Sherman, Western Civilization: Sources, Images and Interpretations _____Somerville and Santori, Social and Political Philosophy _____Tierney, Kagan, and Williams, Great Issues in Western Civilization _____Weber, The Western Tradition _____Wiesner, Discovering the Western Past _____Perspectives from the Past (Norton reader) [ ] Videos/films/slides [ ] Novels [ ] Political writings [ ] Atlases and maps [ ] Scholarly articles [ ] Online materials [ ] CD-ROMs, laser discs, etc. [ ] Exercises on diskettes [ ] Other:________________________________________________________________________
[ ] Collections of readings
If checked, which one do you use?
_____Beatty, Heritage of Western Civilization _____R. Golden, Social History of Western Civilization _____Kishlansky, ed., Sources of the West _____Perry, Peden, and Von Laue, Sources of the Western Tradition _____Rogers, Aspects of Western Civilization _____Sherman, Western Civilization: Sources, Images and Interpretations _____Somerville and Santori, Social and Political Philosophy _____Tierney, Kagan, and Williams, Great Issues in Western Civilization _____Weber, The Western Tradition _____Wiesner, Discovering the Western Past _____Perspectives from the Past (Norton reader)
[ ] Videos/films/slides
[ ] Novels
[ ] Political writings
[ ] Atlases and maps
[ ] Scholarly articles
[ ] Online materials
[ ] CD-ROMs, laser discs, etc.
[ ] Exercises on diskettes
[ ] Other:________________________________________________________________________
17. Does your department grant advanced placement and/or credit to entering students who have received a qualifying grade on the AP European History Examination?
Placement: Yes [ ] [ ] Credit: No [ ] [ ] Qualifying grade: 5 [ ] 4 [ ] 3 [ ] 2 [ ]
Placement: Yes [ ] [ ]
Credit: No [ ] [ ]
Qualifying grade:
5 [ ] 4 [ ] 3 [ ] 2 [ ]
18. If your syllabus is available via the Internet, list the address below.
19. For members of your department who may be interested in evaluating student essays written for the AP history examinations, an electronic form of the application is available at:
20. Additional Comments:
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