Week

Due Dates/ Notes

1

Campus section meets Tuesday Aug. 17

Course Introduction

For online readings, study hints, and content information consult:
Lesson 1

Using distance education technology. Study Hints. Help desk

Introduction to course textbooks, including Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts.

Introduction to course web pages, including syllabus.

First Assignment

Complete the Get-Acquainted Exercise.

Survey of Research and Teaching Projects

2

Campus section meets Tuesday Aug. 24

Focus on Early and Medieval German Civilization.

Lesson 2

Survey: Research and Teaching Projects.

1. Germanen	2. Karl der Große
3. Das Nibelungenlied	4. Das Mittelalter

Monday 8/30, 8:00 PM

Second Assignment: Posting in German [or English] to a "Webliography" forum: Submit URL addresses and brief descriptions of Internet bookmarks you found most useful during your inquiries. Post followup commentaries

3

Campus section meets Tuesday Aug. 31

Focus on 1500-1800: Reformation, Enlightenment, and Classicism.

Lesson 3

Survey: Research and Teaching Projects:

5. Dürer und Luther	6. Religionskriege
7. Aufklärung	8. J. W. von Goethe

The third Assignment consists of writing 10 essays over 10 weeks.

First of 10 essays due: Essays Forum

Sunday 9/5, 8:00 PM

Holiday on Monday!

4

Campus section meets Tuesday Sep. 7

Focus on 19th-Century German Civilization.

Lesson 4

Survey: Research and Teaching Topics:

9. Mozart, Beethoven	10. Grimms Märchen
11. Frauen im Vormärz	12. Zeitalter Bismarcks

Textbook Reading: Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, Kapitel 6, S. 43ff. Anna Mosegaard: Mein Leben als Dienstmagd 1895-1898

Essay no. 2 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 9/13, 8:00 PM

Focus on German Modernism and the Holocaust:

Lesson 5

Survey: Research and Teaching Topics:

13. Wissenschaften	14. Expressionismus
15. Weimarer Kultur	16. Nazi Holocaust

Textbook Reading: Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, Kapitel 22, S. 191ff. Konrad Adenauer: Kriegsende 1945

Essay no. 3 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 9/20, 8:00 PM

Drafting Papers and Designing Web Exhibits

6

Campus section meets Tuesday Sep. 21

Focus on the Post-war Period.

Lesson 6

Survey: Research and Teaching Topics:

17. Teilung BRD, DDR	18. Atomzeitalter
19. Handke und Wolf	20. Massenmedien

Textbook Reading: Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, Kapitel 34, S. 279ff. Ihsan Atacan: "Meine Nichte Kismet" 1979.

Essay no. 4 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 9/28, 8:00 PM

7

Campus section meets Tuesday Sep. 28

Selection of Research or Teaching Projects.

Lesson 7

Drafting Paper Titles, and Project Outlines. Designing Web Exhibits.

Research and Argument. Tools for Teachers and Students
Online Scholarly Journals
Library of Congress: "Explore the Internet" guide

Essay no. 5 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 10/4, 8:00 PM

First paper outline (working title, 1-2 text pages) due: Tuesday, October 5.

8

Campus section meets Tuesday Oct. 5

Construction of Research Bibliographies.

Lesson 8

Collecting and Preparing References, Resources, Data, Quotes, Literature Citations, etc.

Researching Electronic Databases, Online Library Resources, and the CARL UNCOVER Web.

Ordering Articles through Document Delivery Services (via class account).

Essay no. 6 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 10/18, 8:00 PM

First Web exhibit design (optional) due: Tuesday, October 19.

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Oct. 12

Fall Break

10

Campus section meets Tuesday Oct. 19

First Paper Draft Presentations and Critiques

Reader Responses to First Paper Drafts, and Web Exhibits.

Sample Web Exhibit: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit. Wege der Deutschen 1949-1999.

Textbook Reading: Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, Kapitel 36, S. 303ff. Girrbach, Walser, Wolf: "Die große Wende in der DDR" 1989.

Essay no. 7 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 8/25, 8:00 PM

2nd Paper Outline (3-6 text pages, bibliography) due: Tuesday, October 26.

11

Campus section meets Tuesday Oct. 26

Second Paper Draft Presentations and Critiques

Reader Responses to Second Paper Drafts, and Web Exhibits.

Sample Project Exhibit: Kreuzberg Online. Portrait eines Berliner Bezirks.

Essay no. 8 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 11/1, 8:00 PM

12

Campus section meets Tuesday Nov. 2

Online Collection of Multimedia and/or Visual Resources for the Project.

Search for Multimedia Materials, Web Museum Exhibits, and Illustrations.

Presentations and Discussions of Resources.

Sample Exhibit: Holocaust Ausstellung

Textbook Reading: Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, Kapitel 21, S. 179ff. Lucie Begov: "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 1944.

Essay no. 9 of 10 due: Essays Forum

Monday 11/8, 8:00 PM

Primary Literature and Research Articles

13

Campus section meets Tuesday Nov. 9

Online Search for Primary Literature, Authentic Texts, Memoirs, Diaries, Letters of the Project Periods.

Presentation and Discussion of Literature.

Selection of Literary Quotes and Citations for Inclusion in Semester Papers and Web Exhibits.

Textbook Reading: Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, Kapitel 5, S. 37ff. Arno Holz: "Erinnerung" 1870.

Last essay (10 of 10) due: Essays Forum

Monday 11/15, 8:00 PM

14

Campus section meets Tuesday Nov. 16

Online Search for Cultural Exhibits, Secondary Literature and Scholarly Articles.

Browse through Robert Shea's German Culture Resources on the Web.

Read article by Wulf Koepke: "Das kulturelle Leben in Deutschland". In Die Deutschen. Fort Worth: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1993, S. 297-315. (Course Handout)

Third Paper Draft (4-8 pages, bibliography) due: Tuesday, November 23.

15

Campus section meets Tuesday Nov. 23

Third Paper Draft Presentations and Critiques.

Reader Responses to Third Paper Drafts.

Monday 11/29 8:00 PM

Deadline for posting final Web exhibits (optional): Tuesday, November 30.

16

Last Campus section meets Tuesday Nov. 30

Final Web Exhibit Presentations and Critiques.

Open-ended Session

Reader Responses to Final Web Exhibits.

Open-ended Session

Fourth Assignment

Final Paper: (cover page, 5-10 text pages, bibliography) due: Tuesday, December 7, 8:00 PM.