ASSIGNMENTS

Modern Middle East will revolve around a series of weekly lectures, discussions, and materials provided by the professor. Extra material will be given to all students enrolled in the class on the 3.5 disk. The disk will contain articles downloaded from the New York Times and converted to MSWord concerning the Islamic World, Modern Middle East, and/or Terrorism. Students are not only encouraged to read the articles, but are also expected to participate in the discussions that follow. Undergraduates will take two take home examinations during the course of the semester as well as a pre and post test. The grade on the post test will be included for the final determination of a student's grade. In-class projects involving group activities will occur during the course of the semester. Likewise, undergraduates will also write a book review over one of the assigned readings for the class or from the reading list provided with the syllabus.

Graduate students working on a Master of Arts of Teaching will prepare a unit plan of study, which will include a general essay explaining their project. They will also take the first midterm examination as well as the pre/post test and write a book review over one of the readings for the course.

Graduate students working on a Master of Arts degree will take the pre/post examination like the MAT students and Undergraduates, but they will have the option of completing either a research project derived from materials at the Eisenhower Presidential Library or a comprehensive book review essay over eight books concerning the history of the region. MA students will also take the first midterm examination.

GRADES

Unlike other disciplines, students enrolled in Modern Middle East, will not be evaluated by using a curve. Instead, a standard distribution of 90 percent, 80 percent, 70 percent, and 60 percent out of the possible 400 points available during the course of the semester. The assignment and examination distribution is listed below:

� Pre and Post examination (only the post test will count toward the final grade) 100 pts

� Two take home examinations (100 pts each) 200 pts

� Book Review/Teaching Unit/Research Project 100 pts