Spring, 2019 Syllabus
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Course Title:
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US History I-US History to 1865
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Course Prefix & Number:
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1301
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Section Number:
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312
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Semester/Year:
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Spring, 2019
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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3
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Lab Hours:
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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. 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.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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James Page
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Campus/Office Location:
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Telephone Number:
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E-mail Address:
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jpage@nctc.edu
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog
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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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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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4
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Tests
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100 points each
400 points total
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10
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Activities
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10 points each
100 points total
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1
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Writing Assignment
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100 points
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4
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Discussion Forums
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25 points each
100 points total
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GRADE DETERMINATION: Your final grade will be determined by using the following scale.
630 + points = A
560 – 629 points = B
490 – 559 points = C
420 – 469 points = D
Below 420 points = F
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates)
Spring, 2019 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, February 12 at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, February 13, 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. Each discussion forum is worth 50 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 Tuesday, January 22 - Sunday, January 27
There are no assignments due this first week of class
Week 2 Monday, January 28 - Sunday, February 3
Activity 1: Getting to Know You
Due: Monday, January 28, at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Activity 2: Quiz over Syllabus and Calendar
Due Monday, January 28, at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Week 3 Monday, February 4 - Sunday, February 10
Activity 3: Why Slavery
Due Monday, February 4, at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
Discussion Forum 1: Historical Characters
Original post due Thursday, February 7, at 11:59 p.m. (20 points)
Response posts due Sunday, February 10, at 11:59 p.m. (5 points)
Week 4 Monday, February 11 - Sunday, February 17
Test 1 available from Tuesday, February 12, at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, February 13,
at 11:59 p.m.
Test 1 covers chapters 1 - 3
Test 1 is worth 100 points
Week 5 Monday, February 18 - Sunday, February 24
Activity 4: The Revolution of 1800 (10 points)
Due Monday, February 18, at 11:59 p.m.
Writing Assignment due Sunday, February 24, at 11:59 p.m. (100 points)
Week 6 Monday, February 25 - Sunday, March 3
Discussion Forum 2: Why Did the North Abolish Slavery?
Original post due Thursday, February 28, at 11:59 p.m. (20 points)
Response posts due Sunday, March 3, at 11:59 p.m. (5 points)
Week 7 Monday, March 4 - Sunday, March 10
Test 2 available from Tuesday, March 5, at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, March 6, at
11:59 p.m.
Test 2 covers chapters 4 - 6
Test 2 is worth 100 points
Week 8 Monday, March 11 - Sunday, March 17
Spring Break
Week 9 Monday, March 18 - Sunday, March 24
Activity 5: Thomas Jefferson (10 points)
Due Monday, March 18, at 11:59 p.m.
Week 10 Monday, March 25 - Sunday, March 31
Activity 6: The First World War (10 points)
Due Monday, March 25, at 11:59 p.m.
Discussion Forum 3: Separating Slave from Free
Original post due Thursday, March 28, at 11:59 p.m. (20 points)
Response posts due Sunday, March 31, at 11:59 p.m. (5 points)
Week 11 Monday, April 1 - April 7
Activity 7: Shots Heard 'Round the World (10 points)
Due Monday, April 1, at 11:59 p.m.
Thursday April 4 is the last day to withdraw from class with a "W"
Week 12 Monday, April 8 - Sunday, April 14
Test 3 available from Tuesday, April 9, at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, April 10 at
11:59 p.m.
Test 3 covers chapters 7 - 10
Test 3 is worth 100 points
Week 13 Monday, April 15 - Sunday, April 21
Activity 8: Underground Railroad (10 points)
Due Monday, April 15, at 11:59 p.m.
Week 14 Monday, April 22 - Sunday, April 28
Activity 9: The Cotton Kingdom (10 points)
Due Monday, April 22, at 11:59 p.m.
Week 15 Monday, April 29 - Sunday, May 5
Discussion Forum 4: The "Irrepressible Conflict"
Original post due Thursday, May 2, at 11:59 p.m. (20 points)
Response posts due Sunday, May 5, at 11:59 p.m. (5 points)
Week 16 Monday, May 6 - Sunday, May 12
Activity 10: Battle Hymn of the Republic (10 points)
Due Monday, May 6, at 11:59 p.m.
Week 17 Monday, May 13 - Thursday, May 16
Test 4 available from Tuesday, May 14, at 12:01 a.m. until Wednesday, May 15, at
11:59 p.m.
Test 4 covers chapters 11 - 14
Test 4 is worth 100 points
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, April 4.
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
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal 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. Bruce King
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-4267
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E-mail Address:
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bking@nctc.edu
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