HIST 1301 311 - UNITED STATES HISTORY I

Introduction

Summer I 2019 Syllabus

 

Course Title:

US History I-US History to 1865

Course Prefix & Number: 

1301

Section Number: 

311

Semester/Year:

Summer I, 2019

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:

 

Telephone Number:

 

E-mail Address:

jpage@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. -
1:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 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
400 points total

5

Activities

10 points each
50 points total

1

Writing Assignment

50 points

 

 

 

 

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

There is a total of 500 points available for this class. 

450 + points = A
400 – 449 points = B
350 – 399 points = C
300 – 349 points = D
Below 300 points = F

 

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates)

Summer I 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 Sunday, June 9, at 12:01 a.m. until Monday, June 10, 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 notice that the tests are spaced about one week apart so you will have approximately the same amount of time to prepare for each test.

Second, since one of the skills this department focuses on is writing, you may lose some points in any assignment that requires writing because of grammar issues.  I expect everything you write in this class to be well written.   You have studied English grammar since you began school many years ago.  This is the time and place to demonstrate what you have learned in all of those years.  This is not an English class.  This is an opportunity to use what you have learned in English class. 

Third, with the exception of tests, I do not accept assignments late.  The five activities and the one writing assignment must be turned in on time or you will not receive credit.  You know now when each of those assignments is due.  I expect you to submit it by the due date.  Until this past spring semester, I did not accept tests late.  If you cannot take the test when by the due date, you may take it the day after it is due.  If you take a test late there is going to be a penalty of 20% of the grade that you earn.   You will receive a grade of 0 if you do not take a test within the three day window that it will be available to you (two regular days and one late day).  Also, you may only take one test late during the course of the semester.  Test 4 cannot be taken late. 

Week 1     Monday, June 10 - Sunday, June 16

     Friday, June 14:  Activity 1   Getting to Know You Discussion Forum (10 points)
     Friday, June 14:  Activity 2   Syllabus and Calendar Quiz (10 points)
     Sunday, June 16:  Access to Test 1 begins at 12:01 a.m.  (100 points)
          Test 1 covers chapters 1, 2, and 3

Week 2     Monday, June 17 - Sunday, June 23

     Monday, June 17:  Test 1 is due by 11:59 p.m.

     Friday, June 21:  Activity 3  "Shots Heard 'Round the World" due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)
     
Week 3     Monday, June 24 - Sunday, June 30

     Monday, June 24:  Access to Test 2 begins at 12:01 a.m.  (100 points)
          Test 2 covers chapters 4, 5, and 6
     Tuesday, June 25:  Test 2 is due by 11:59 p.m.

     Wednesday, June 26:  Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"

     Thursday, June 27:  Activity 4   "Separating Slave from Free" due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)

     Friday, June 28:  Writing Assignment due at 11:59 p.m.  (50 points)

Week 4     Monday, June 10 - Sunday, June 16

    Tuesday, July 2:  Access to Test 3 begins at 12:01 a.m.  (100 points)
          Test 3 covers chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10
    Wednesday, July 3:  Test 3 is due by 11:59 p.m.

     Friday, July 5:  Activity 5  "Irrepressible Conflict" due at 11:59 p.m. (10 points)

Week 5     Monday, July 8 - Sunday, July 11

    Wednesday, July 10:  Access to Test 4 begins at 12:01 a.m.  (100 points)
          Test 4 covers chapters 11, 12, 13, and 14
    Thursday, July 11:  Test 4 is due by 11:59 p.m.
    Please note that Test 4 cannot be taken late.

 

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 Wednesday, June 26.

 

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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