LAIR: Syllabus - Flexible Hybrid Model

Syllabus – Flexible Hybrid Model

Course:	Liberalism & the Industrial Revolution (a.k.a. 19th Century History)
Code	PH1007
Semester	October-December 2017
Professor	Francisco García González
E-mail	fgarciagonzalez@itesm.mx
Website	http://fgg23.blogspot.com (Go to the tag for the class)
Asesorías	On demand, please schedule them via e-mail or Remind.

A. General Objective

This course aims to set the stage for students to experience the necessary balance between concepts, abilities, and content to be able to understand the topics they will study in IB History.

B. Specific Objectives

Upon completing this course, students should have a firm grasp on:

1.     Evaluating historical sources through the OPCVL (Origin, Purpose, Content, Value, Limitations) format.

2.     The discussions surrounding the historical concepts of liberalism, nationalism, and imperialism.

3.     Regional dynamics and international relations as viewpoints from which to study history.

4.     The use of different types of sources in historical research.

C. Work Methodology

-       The class will include real-time conference calls via Zoom every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, as well as constant communication via e-mail and Remind at the hour of the class every Tuesday and Thursday. Conference calls will be recorded and uploaded to Youtube in an unlisted playlist that will be shared with each group.

-       Content will be made available to students on the morning of the day before each session through the professor’s blog (fgg23.blogspot.com) in the class’s tag. Active reading or watching of the content is mandatory, as it will be the source material for the questions in exams and weekly questionnaires.

-       Weekly questionnaires are individual and will be made available via Blackboard every Monday, and must be answered and uploaded to an assignment on Blackboard every Friday before midnight.  

-       Book Presentation: The group will be divided into teams with an assigned novel from the 19^th century. On the assigned date, they should show a 7-10 minute Youtube video that includes the plot of the book and the historical themes it touches upon. Each student will present at least twice in the semester. The rubric and the teams will be posted in the blog.

D. Class Instructions

In order for the class to flow smoothly, some specific rules will apply:

1.     Be honest. Using information without a proper citation in written assignments, presentations, projects, or exams will be penalized as Academic Dishonesty (D.A.) according to Article 33 of Tecnológico de Monterrey’s General Rules and Regulations for Students.

2.     Be responsible. The professor reserves the right to reschedule due dates, quizzes, and exams. While it is true that certain unexpected situations make deadline extensions acceptable and necessary, this is generally not the case, and deadlines are scheduled for specific reasons. Please respect the professor’s time and your own by planning accordingly when possible, and speaking up when necessary. Regarding absences, the class policy is that joining the conference calls is optional, as long as each student takes the responsibility of watching them at a later date and turning in all the activities.

3.     Be respectful. While cellphones and electronic tablets are a staple of contemporary life, texting and taking calls while someone else is speaking in a conference call is impolite and counterproductive. Please raise your hand and wait for your turn to talk during class discussions, debates and lectures. If a student is unable to pay attention or participate respectfully, they will be removed from the class.

4.     Be present. As each class is only 1-hour long and activities are fast-paced, any absence (even to go to the bathroom) is distracting and probably unnecessary. This also applies for the usage of computers, tablets and phones for things that are unrelated to the class. You already made it to class, so you might as well make the most of it.

F. Course Topics

	Date	Topic
State-building	4-Oct	Instructions
	5-Oct	Self-directed study techniques
	6-Oct	Nationalism
	9-Oct	State Building Activity
	10-Oct	Congress of Vienna
	11-Oct	European concept of Nation-State: Congress of Vienna
	12-Oct	American Civil War
	13-Oct	American concept of Nation-State: American Civil War
	16-Oct	INTEGRATION
	17-Oct	Partial Evaluation
	18-Oct	Partial Project
	19-Oct	Colonial Mexico
	20-Oct	Independence of Mexico in context
	23-Oct	Reform War
	24-Oct	Foreign interventions in Mexico
	25-Oct	Porfiriato in context
Imperialism	26-Oct	INTEGRATION
	27-Oct	TEAM PRESENTATION: "Los Empeños de una Casa" & "Sab"
	30-Oct	Imperialism
	31-Oct	French Imperialism
	1-Nov	Imperialism and Industrialization
	2-Nov	British Imperialism
	3-Nov	TEAM PRESENTATION: "Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man", "Things Fall Apart", "Burmese Days" & "Around the World in 80 Days"
	6-Nov	INTEGRATION
	7-Nov	Chinese isolation and the Opium Wars
	8-Nov	Asian responses to industrialization and imperialism
	9-Nov	Russian expansion and stagnation
	10-Nov	TEAM PRESENTATION: "The Travels of Lao Can" & "A Young Doctor's Notebook"
	13-Nov	INTEGRATION
Review	14-Nov	Concepts: Revolution, Conservatism
	15-Nov	Concepts: Liberalism, Capitalism, Socialism
	16-Nov	Concepts: Nation, State, Nationalism / FINAL PROJECT
	17-Nov	Concepts: Imperialism
	20-Nov
	21-Nov	REVIEW
	22-Nov	Feedback Session
	30-Nov	FINAL EXAM

G. Course Evaluation

First Partial
Partial Exam: September 5	33%
Activities	50%
Partial Project: August 29	17%
TOTAL	100%

Second Partial
Partial Evaluation: October 17	20%
Activities	70%
Partial Project: October 18	10%
TOTAL	100%

Final Grade
Partial 1	30%
Partial 2	15%
Activities	25%
Final Project: November 16	10%
Final Exam: November 30	20%
TOTAL	100%

H. Professor’s Profile

Francisco García González holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, and a Master of Arts in Public Administration and Public Policy from Tecnológico de Monterrey’s School of Government and Public Transformation. His areas of specialization have included corruption, conflicts of interest, security, and globalization.

He has also studied at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies in the International Relations and Conflict Resolution track of their “Semester in Washington” program, as well as Universidad Católica del Uruguay’s Winter School of Research Methods and Data Analysis.  He has worked for the Mexican federal government, the National Defense University’s William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in Washington, DC, and Yale University’s Center for the Study of Globalization.