Western
Michigan University--School of Music
Spring
2013 Syllabus
Music 1520: Rock--Its Genesis and Development
Mondays and Wednesdays 5-6:15PM Room 2452
Knauss Hall
Call Number 11865--3 Credits
Instructor:
Dr. Daniel Jacobson
Office: 2136 Dalton
Center * Office Hours 4-4:50PM Mon/Wed * E-mail: daniel.jacobson@wmich.edu
* Phone: 387-4685
Course Description and Objectives
This
course traces the rock phenomenon from its earliest ancestors to the present. A
wide variety of styles, artists and approaches will be studied, as well as
their impact on the development of 20th- and 21st-century society and culture.
Required Materials
The
only item you need to purchase for this class is a McGraw-Hill User's
Registration License for the online Textbook & Workbook for The
Development of Rock 'N' Roll ISBN: 0-07-338790-8 (Publisher:
McGraw-Hill) $48 (available for purchase only at the WMU Bookstore in Bronco
Mall)
When
this license is turned in to the instructor, you will have access to the online
textbook readings, workbook assignments and supplemental study materials for
this course. If you cannot find the license in
the bookstore shelved under "MUS1520", then look on the shelf under
"MUS1500" (the same McGraw-Hill User Registration license form is
used in MUS1500).
The
E-Learning link for MUS1520 is only used to access the online textbook and
workbook from McGraw-Hill Publishers. Until you turn in
your McGraw-Hill User License, your MUS1520 textbook and workbook quizzes will
not be accessible for you (you still have access to E-Learning in all other
ways--the MUS1520 link just cannot take you to the McGraw-Hill
textbook/workbook material until your license is activated). All other
class information is posted on the MUS1520 homepage
(see "Class Website" below).
Final
grades in this course are based on a 1000-total point scale:
|
Exam 1
(Chaps. 1-3) |
= 240
points possible |
|
Exam 2
(Chaps. 4-6) |
= 240
points possible |
|
Final
Exam (Chaps 1-9) |
= 250
points possible |
|
Workbook |
= 270
points possible |
|
|
1000
points possible |
Distribution
of Final Grades:
A
=1000-940 points (100-94%)
BA
= 939-890 points (93.9-89%)
B
= 889-840 points (88.9-84%)
CB
= 839-790 points (83.9-79%)
C
= 789-740 points (78.9-74%)
DC
= 739-690 points (73.9-69%)
D
= 689-600 points (68.9-60%)
E
= 599 or below (59.9% or lower)
Class
Attendance
Regular attendance is critical to your
success in this course. You are responsible for all notes, recordings,
films/videos presented in class.
Class
Website
(http://www.wmich.edu/mus-gened/mus152/mus152.html)
General
information will be updated regularly on the class homepage; however, the
majority of your web-based work for Music 1520 will be done through the WMU
E-Learning site (see "Online E-Workbook" below).
You can
also get to the Music 1520 website by doing the following:
1) go to the WMU Music homepage (http://www.wmich.edu/music)
2) click on the "Course Materials" link
3) click on the "Music 1520: The Genesis of Rock and
Roll" link
Exams
There are
3 exams (including a comprehensive final). Each exam includes multiple choice, matching, and true/false questions based ion
material covered in the class lectures, textbook and videos. Exam dates are
listed on the "Schedule of Lectures and Assignments." Review
guidelines and study aids will be posted online one week before each exam.
Online
"E-Workbook" Assignments (E-Learning Quiz Assessments)
Each chapter
of the textbook has an online assignment (e-learning quiz assessment)
associated with it, as accessed
through the WMU E-Learning link that connects to the McGraw-Hill online
materials for this course. E-Workbook assignments for each chapter become
available online at various times over the semester (see "Course Schedule"
link). To help you prepare for exams and stay on schedule
with the class material, you should complete each E-Workbook assignment within
one week of when it becomes available online; however, the E-Workbook
assignments are not "due" or graded until the scheduled date of the
in-class final exam. Your cumulative point score for the e-workbook
assignments will determine approximately one-fourth of your final course grade
in Music 1520 (maximum of 270 points possible).
If you
miss a test, you must call or e-mail the instructor by the end of that class
day in order to be eligible for a make-up.
E-mail
(best way to reach me): daniel.jacobson@wmich.edu
Phone:
387-4685 (OK to leave message 24 hours a day)
Make-ups must
be completed within 2 class days of the original due date.
NO MAKE-UP
WILL BE GIVEN AFTER EXAM ANSWERS ARE POSTED ON THE WEB.
Extra
Credit
You can
choose to do 1 optional assignment for 20 points of extra credit. Detailed
instructions are posted on the Music 1520 website (see the "Extra Credit"
link).
WMU's
"Academic Honesty" Policy
You are
responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures
in the Undergraduate Catalog that pertain to Academic Integrity. These
policies include cheating, fabrication, forgery and falsification, multiple
submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. If there is reason to
believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to
the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. You will be given the opportunity to
review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the
opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain
about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or
test.