Journal Requirements

Dr. Kenneth Wilburn
Department of History
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Office Telephone: 252-328-1029
E-Mail: wilburnk@ecu.edu
Academic Home Page: http://core.ecu.edu/hist/wilburnk/


Course Journal: Your course journal is a writing intensive exercise that will improve course retention and writing skills. A superb effort will produce a strong study guide for the final exam. A grade will be given each time your journal is collected, reviewed, and returned. To pass this course you must complete your journal, pass the journal requirement, and do your own work. Copying the entries of other students is plagiarism and grounds for immediate failure. Above average grades are earned by following directions, being punctual and thorough, creating quality, and taking advantage of extra credit opportunities.

Journal Format: Use a non-spiraled, folder-type paper cover with pocket inserts. Inside your journal folder keep all entries and handouts. Keep your lecture notes and blank paper out of your journal. All entries must be single-spaced and typed using Times New Roman #10 font. Carefully craft sentences, use correct grammar and paragraphs, and number all pages. Use your software's spell, grammar, and style check functions to help you craft your best writing. Record all entries on your Table of Contents handout, which also serves as your course calendar. Keep class, reading, and Internet entries in separate sections in your journal. Paginate by using C (class), R (reading), and I (Internet) prefixes for your page entry numbers. For example, your first class entry would be C-1.

Back up your journal file and print entries each time you complete them. Crashed hard drives or printer problems are not excuses for significantly incomplete journals.

Table of Contents (http://core.ecu.edu/hist/wilburnk/Africa/j-tocah.htm): Keep this handout in the inside front pocket of your journal and record all entries on it.

Journal Entry Format: use the following headings:

Lengths of Typed, Single-Spaced Journal Entries (book reviews double-spaced):


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First Online Edition: 30 June 1997
Last Revised: 2 July 2011