Welcome to the web page for History 102, which will be shown on cable television during the Spring Semester 1998 at the University of  Wisconsin-Madison.  If you have any questions about the course or this site, please contact us using the comments email form. 

      General course information can be found below on this page.  More specific information can be found by clicking on the images to the left.

General Course Information

• Professor Schultz
• Required Texts
• Videotape Copies of Lectures
• Lecture Times
• Assignments and Grading
  

Professor Schultz

Office hours:
Thursday, 11-12 and 1:15-3:00.
To set an appointment for a different time,
please send an email to skschult@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Required Texts

• Davidson, James W., et al,  I (Concise ed), vol. II
• Lewis, Sinclair, Babbitt
• Marcus, Robert & Burner, David, America Firsthand, vol. II
• Sinclair, Upton, The Jungle
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X 

Click here for a list of suggested readings for the writing assignment.

Videotape Copies of Lectures
On reserve at:

• Learning Support Services Media Library
  Room 259 Van Hise Hall  (608) 262-1408
  Monday-Thursday 8:30am-8:30pm, Friday 8:30am-3:30pm, closed Saturday and Sunday
• College Library Media Lab
  Room 2250 Helen C. White Hall  (608) 262-3245
  Monday-Friday 8:30am-2:45am, Saturday 10:00am-11:45pm, Sunday 10:00am-2:45am
  Student IDs required at both locations. Students cannot take videotapes out of the libraries.

Lecture Times
For broadcast times of specific lectures, see the Calendar.

• Cable Television
  Cable Channel 23
  Mondays and Wednesdays
  9:00 am to 10:00 am
  beginning Wednesday, January 21
• WHA Broadcast TV
  Cable 11/Broadcast 21
  Tuesdays
  4 am to 6 am
  beginning Tuesday, January 20

Assignments and Grading
We have scheduled two examinations during the course.  Each will consist of a choice of essay and short answer questions.  Either similar study questions, or the precise questions, will be handed out in class at least one week before each examination.   There will be a required mid-term examination (time to be announced by Professor Schultz) and a final examination (scheduled by the College as printed in the Timetable).

     In addition to examinations, there will be one required writing assignment.  This will be a short (5-8 double-spaced, typewritten pages) essay review (format to be given in discussion section) of  reading mutually agreed upon by the student and the Teaching Assistant.  The due date for the assignment will be given in discussion section.

     All reading assignments will be given in discussion section.   Students  should begin their reading with the chapter on “Reconstruction” in the  textbook.

     To find out more about the examinations and review materials we have prepared for them, visit the Exams section of this site.

     Students will view two lectures (60 minutes each) and attend one   required discussion section (50 minutes) per week.  A Teaching Assistant will lead the discussion section which normally will focus on the reading assignments for the course.

     Grades will depend on the student’s performance on the examination, the essay review, and attendance at and participation in the discussion sections.  Steady improvement over the semester will find its rewards in the final grade.  We will evaluate your work on its blend of necessary factual information and thoughtful analysis of the major issues.

     Review materials, such as the multimedia quiz or lecture notes, are optional and are not graded.