NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	US History I-US History to 1865
Course Prefix & Number		1301	Section Number:	200	Semester/Year:	May 2018
Semester Credit Hours:		3	Lecture Hours:	3	Lab Hours:	0
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.
Course Prerequisite(s): none
Required or Recommended Course Materials: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People.  8th edition.  McGraw-Hill. 2016  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.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	James R. Reynolds
Campus/Office Location:	Corinth Room 201
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address:	jreynolds@nctc.edu – Students are to us the email program embedded in Canvas to correspond with the instructor during the semester.

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1220 to 1250	1220 to 1250	1220 to 1250	1220 to 1250

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
	Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
	Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
	Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.

 

 

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
24	Quizzes	400
3	Exams	300
10	In Class Discussions	300

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

Section 01, 14 to 20 May 2018

Lectures:

• Exploration and Colonization
• The Colonial Period
• The Imperial Crisis and Secession

In Class Discussions:

• The Tradition of Local, Self-Government
• The Virginia Resolutions to the Stamp Act, 1765
• Federalism

Lecture Quizzes 01 through 03

Reading Quizzes 01 through 05

Exam 01: Power Point Reviews 01 through 04

Section 02, 19 to 26 May 2018

Lectures:

• Forming and Framing the Early Republic
• Crisis in the Early Republic
• The Virginia Dynasty

In Class Discussions:

• The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
• The Marshall Court
• Slavery in the Ante-Bellum Period: Why Slavery?
• Did Tariffs Cause the “Civil War”?

Lecture Quizzes 04 through 09

Reading Quizzes 06 through 11

Exam 02: Power Point Reviews 05 through 08

Section 03, 25 to 31 May 2018

Lectures:

• The Age of Jackson
• Abolitionism and Slavery
• Crisis in the Republic
• Secession and War

In Class Discussions:

• Secession

Lecture Quizzes 10 through 12

Reading Quizzes 12

Exam 03: Power Point Reviews 10 through 12

 

For more detailed and specific requirements, assignments and grading scheme see the Methods of Evaluation located in the Course Documents module of Canvas.

 

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy: Students must be present for at least 90% of class meetings to be eligible for ANY extra credit that may be offered.

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Friday, 25 May 2018.

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).

Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc.  Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.

For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321.  Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core___________           

         Communication

         Mathematics               

         Life and Physical Science

         Language, Philosophy & Culture

         Creative Arts

 

         Government/Political Science

         Social and Behavioral Sciences

         Component Area Option

         History

 

         Critical Thinking

            Communication

            Empirical and Quantitative

 

            Teamwork

            Personal Responsibility

            Social Responsibility

COURSE TYPE

STUDENT HANDBOOK

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY