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Testing and grading; there will be 3 hour examinations
关于考试和成绩，这门课将会有三次
over the course of the semester, each will be worth
三个小时的考试，每场考试的成绩
30% of your final grade.
在期末总成绩中都占30%
Our exam one will cover unit 1, America 1500 to 1865,
第一次考试的范围是第一单元和
and unit 2, the Roman Republic, that is the material
第二单元罗马共和国
on your first 2 compact discs. Our exam 3,
这两部分内容压缩在前两张光盘上
our exam 2 will cover unit 3, the Roman Empire,
第二次考试的范围是第三单元罗马帝国
and unit 4, the Russian Empire,
和第四单元俄罗斯帝国
these are the materials on your 3rd and 4th
这部分内容压缩在第三和第四张光盘上
compact discs. Finally our exam 3 will cover unit 5,
最后一次考试的范围是第五单元
the Soviet Union, and unit 6, America 1865 to
苏联，和第六单元1865年后的美国
the present, this is the material covered on your
这两部分内容压缩在
5th and 6th compact discs.
第五和第六张光盘中
Each of the 3 hour examinations will be worth 100
每场考试的满分都是100分
points. 65 to 70% of the score will be based on
其中65%-70%的分数是客观题
objective questions; identification, short answer and
比如名词辨析，简答和连线题
some matching. 30 to 35% will be based on the essay question. Each of these 3 hour examinations will focus
30%-35%的分数是论述题每场考试都会主要关注规定的两章内容
primarily but not totally on the 2 units indicated but
但又不局限于这两章
you can expect important material and important
过往章节中的重要材料和
concept from the previous lectures to reappear.
概念也可能出现
For example I introduced the term imperium in unit 1
例如，在第一单云中我介绍了一个
and fully discuss it in unit 2, I have named my
概念，帝权，并在第二单元详细讲解
World Wide Web server after the word imperium,
我的互联网服务器就以帝权一词命名
you're going to be seeing this term imperium
在本课程中，你会遇到很多次这个词
throughout the balance of the course. The last 10
总成绩中剩下的10%将
percent of your final grade will come from your
由你们的写作报告组成
written project. Your position project will be a
你们需要根据"大国沉浮"
written piece in which you express your view of
这门课上的相关资料
the United States future in light of the materials
就"美国的未来"
in this class, the rise and fall of super powers.
这一话题写一篇报告
Your grades on the exams and on the written project
你们每次考试的成绩和
will bee posted on the University's blackboard site,
报告的成绩都会输入学校网站
it's essential that you register. If you have any
你们需要进行注册，如果对最终的
question about the grade you received or about
分数存在任何疑问，或者对评分
the grading of the work in general please bring it
方式存在疑问
to my attention as soon as possible
请尽快与我联系
and we will work it out.
我们会尽快解决
Responsibilities of the student; for each of the
下面我要讲讲大家的任务
6 units you are required to master the materials
大家应该完成并掌握
covered in the lectures along with any other
每个单元的材料以及
reading or assignments indicated on the syllabus.
课程安排上的阅读资料和作业
Although there are lecture transcripts available
尽管每讲的讲稿在网站上
from the website you are strongly advised against
都能找到，但是我建议大家
relying only on the transcripts, I think the
不要依赖这些讲稿
transcripts are right over there. The lectures
讲稿就在那边，但是
themselves which I encourage you to watch are
我鼓励大家认真听讲座
important because one you get to see my smiling face
因为首先你们可以看到我
and number 2 because we have put together graphics
其次，在讲座中我们会结合
and textual elements that will greatly enhance
图表和文本进行讲解，以加深大家的
your learning experience and benefit your grade.
理解，以便大家获得更高的分数
This course is not an exercise in trying to read the
在这节课的课堂上，请不要试图
instructors mind. My wife would tell you there's
猜测我要出的题，我妻子会告诉你们
really no point in trying. My hope is that you will
这是不可能的，我希望大家能
master the material well enough to perform well on
充分掌握材料，以便在考试和
the exams and do a good job on the final project.
报告中都能取得好成绩
If so you will get a good grade in this course.
这样你这门课的总成绩就会很高
