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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title: U.S. History to 1865
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Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1301
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Section Number: 231
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Semester: 2017 FA
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Semester Credit Hours: 3
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Lecture Hours: 3
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Lab Hours: 0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.
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Course Prerequisite(s): None
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. 8th edition. McGraw-Hill. 2014. ISBN # 978-1259969118
The web-based material is unique to NCTC. You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly through Canvas, to the McGraw-Hill publishing Connect website.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Ariana Warren
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Campus/Office Location:
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CANVAS
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Office Hours
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Mondays: 5:30-7:30 pm
Wednesdays: 5:30-7:30 pm
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E-mail Address:
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awarren@nctc.edu
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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14
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Learn Smart Assessments
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20%
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4
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Primary Source Assignments/CANVAS Assignment
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20%
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4
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Discussion Assignments
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20%
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2
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Exams
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25%
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3
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Research Paper:
Annotated Bibliography
Outline
Final Paper
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15%
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
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Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
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Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
You will be expected to take part in all course activities and give the same effort you would in a traditional classroom setting. Just because this is an online course does not mean it is any easier. Yes, you have the flexibility of "attending" class whenever you have the time, however, it is your responsibility to keep up with assignments and due dates. This being said, I do not accept late work.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Assignment Calendar-December Mini-mester 2017
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Module
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Assignments
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Due Date
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· Plagiarism Tutorial and Quiz
· Pre-test
· Getting to Know you Discussion
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12/20
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Modules 1,2, & 3
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· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 1: The Collison of Cultures
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 2: Transplantations and Borderlands
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America
· Chapters 1 and 2 Primary Source Activity
· Discussion #1: Indentured Servants
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12/21
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Modules 4,5, 6, & 7
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· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 5: The American Revolution
· Discussion: Revolution
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic
· Chapters 4,5, and 6 Primary Source Activity
· Learn Smart Reading 7: The Jeffersonian Era
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12/26
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Exam #1 Chapters 1-7
Opens 12/26 @12:01 am
Closes 12/27 @11:59 pm
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12/27
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Annotated Bibliography
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12/28
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Modules 8,9,10, & 11
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· Learn Smart Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 9: Jacksonian America
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 10: America’s Economics Revolution
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 11: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
· Chapters 10 & 11 Primary Source Activity
· Discussion #2: Nat Turner
· Research Paper Outline
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12/30
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Modules 12, 13, & 14
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· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis
· Learn Smart Reading Chapter 14: The Civil War
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1/6
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Research Paper
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1/4
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Exam #2 Chapters 8-14
Opens 1/6 @ 12:01 am
Closes 1/7 @ 11:59 pm
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1/7
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Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is 12/29.
DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.
North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112). http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA______________________________
o Communication
o Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & Culture
o Creative Arts
X American History
o Government/Political Science
o Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
o Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
X Personal Responsibility
X Social Responsibility
COURSE TYPE
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal R.M. Wright
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus, Room 824
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731, ext. 4320
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E-mail Address:
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cwright@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Dr. Larry Gilbert
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Office Location:
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Corinth Campus, Room 305
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6216
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E-mail Address:
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lgilbert@nctc.edu
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