HIST 1301 341 - UNITED STATES HISTORY I

Introduction

Fall, 2018 Syllabus

 

Course Title:

US History I-US History to 1865

Course Prefix & Number: 

1301

Section Number: 

341

Semester/Year:

Fall 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 Page

Campus/Office Location:

Corinth  Room 333

Telephone Number:

 

E-mail Address:

jpage@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

4

Tests

100 points each

10

Discussion Forums

250 points total

1

Writing Assignment

150 points

 

 

 

 

GRADE DETERMINATION:  Your final grade will be determined by using the following scale.

720 + points = A
640 – 719 points = B
560 – 639 points = C
480 – 559 points = D
Below 480 points = F

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates)

Fall, 2018 Calendar

The Calendar below has the due date of every assignment for this class.  Only dates when an assignment is due are listed.  Every assignment is due on the due date at 11:59 p.m.  Assignments will not be accepted late.  I expect you to be familiar with this Calendar. 

There are several things you should realize about the assignments in this class.  First, you should notice that there are not any reading assignments.  Test 1 will be available to you from Tuesday, September 18 at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, September 19, at 11:59 p.m.  Test 1 will cover chapters 1, 2, and 3.  I expect you to read those three chapters before you take the test.  I expect you to study those three chapters before you take the test.  When you read and study those chapters is up to you.  You should follow that pattern for Test 2 (chapters 4, 5, and 6), Test 3 (chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10) and Test 4 (chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14).  Due dates for each of those tests is on the Calendar so you should figure out how to pace your reading/studying.  Please note that the questions on the tests in this course are based on information in the textbook we use and anything else I might ask you to read or study.  You should also note that each of the four tests is available on Tuesday and Wednesday of test week.

Second, you should know that each of the Discussion Forums has two due dates (except the first one). The first due date is for your original post in the Discussion Forum.  That is your answer to the question posed in the Discussion Forum instructions.  The second due date is for your response posts.  These are your responses to what your classmates posted.  You must make at least two response posts (except in Discussion Forum 1; no responses are required for Discussion Forum 1).  Each discussion forum is worth 25 points.  Since one of the skills this department focuses on is writing, you may lose some points in a discussion forum because of grammar issues.  I expect everything you write in this class to be well written. Also, if you make your original post late, you will not receive credit for it.

Third, I do not accept assignments late.  You know now when each assignment is due.  I expect you to submit it by the due date.

Week 1     Monday, August 27 -  Sunday, September 2
     Due Sunday, September 2 at 11:59 p.m. 
          Discussion Forum:  Getting to Know You (25 points)

Week 2     Monday, September 3 - Sunday, September 9

     Due Friday, September 7 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 2 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, September 9 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 2 response posts (5 points)

Week 3     Monday, September 10 -  Sunday, September 16

     Due Friday, September 14 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 3 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, September 16 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 3 response posts (5 points)

Week 4     Monday, September 17 -  Sunday, September 23

     Due Wednesday, September 19 at 11:59 p.m.
          Test 1  (100 points)
          Test 1 will cover chapters 1, 2, and 3.  It will be available to you beginning Tuesday
          morning, September 18 at 12:01 a.m.

Week 5     Monday, September 24 - Sunday, September 30

     Due Friday, September 28 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 4 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, September 30 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 4 response posts (5 points)

Week 6     Monday, October 1 - Sunday, October 7

     Due Friday, October 5 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 5 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, October 7 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 5 response posts (5 points)

Week 7     Monday, October 8 - Sunday, October 14

     Due Wednesday, October 10 at 11:59 p.m.
          Test 2  (100 points)
          Test 2 will cover chapters 4, 5, and 6.  It will be available to you beginning Tuesday
          morning, October 9 at 12:01 a.m.

Week 8     Monday, October 15 - Sunday, October 21

     Due Friday, October 19 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 6 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 6 response posts (5 points)

     Due Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 p.m.
          Writing Assignment  (150 points)

Week 9     Monday, October 22 - Sunday, October 28

     Due Friday, October 26 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 7 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, October 28 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 7 response posts (5 points)

Week 10     Monday, October 29 - Sunday, November 4

     Due Friday, November 2 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 8 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, November 4 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 8 response posts (5 points)

Week 11     Monday, November 5 - Sunday, November 11

    Due Wednesday, November 7 at 11:59 p.m.
          Test 3  (100 points)
          Test 3 will cover chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.  It will be available to you beginning Tuesday
          morning, November 6 at 12:01 a.m.

    Thursday, November 8 is the last day to withdraw with a grade of W.

Week 12     Monday, November 12 - Sunday, November 18

    Due Friday, November 16 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 9 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, November 18 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 9 response posts (5 points)

Week 13     Monday, November 19 - Sunday, November 25

     There are no assignments due this week.  All campuses are closed all day 
     Wednesday, November 21, until Monday morning, November 26 for Thanksgiving

Week 14     Monday, November 26 - Sunday, December 2

    Due Friday, November 30 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 10 original post (20 points)

     Due Sunday, December 2 at 11:59 p.m.
          Discussion Forum 10 response posts (5 points)

Week 15     Monday, December 3 - Sunday, December 9

     There are no assignments due this week.

Week 16     Monday, December 10 - Thursday, December 13

     Due Wednesday, December 12 at 11:59 p.m.
          Test 4 (100 points)
          Test 4 will cover chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14.  It will be available to you beginning 
          Tuesday morning, December 11 at 12:01 a.m.

     Semester ends Thursday, December 13

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

For online students, failure to log into the class at least two times each week will be considered unexcused absences.  The instructor reserves the right to drop students from class for failure to log in regularly.

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, November 8.

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)

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)        

 

o         Communication

o         Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

 

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

X         History

 

 

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)

 

X         Critical Thinking

X         Communication

o         Empirical and Quantitative

 

o         Teamwork

X         Personal Responsibility

X         Social Responsibility

 

COURSE TYPE

X        Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

o        Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        WECM Course

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

 

Instructor-specific Academic Dishonesty Policy:  Cheating of any kind will result in a grade of 0 on the assignment without any make-up.  This includes plagiarism.

 

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Crystal Wright

Office Location:

Gainesville Campus, Room 824

Telephone Number:

940-668-7731, ext. 4320

E-mail Address:

cwright@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Dr. Bruce King

Office Location:

Gainesville Campus

Telephone Number:

940-668-4267

E-mail Address:

bking@nctc.edu

 

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