NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	United States History I
Course Prefix & Number:		1301	Section Number:	0410	Semester/Year:	Sum 2020
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 Course Materials: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People.  9th edition.  2019. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-1264031924 The web-based material is unique to NCTC.  You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly through your Canvas course.   Students will receive copies of primary sources for 5 Quick Writes assigned throughout the semester.   Students are required to choose one supplementary book from a provided list and write a book review.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Brittany Hancock, Ph.D.
Campus/Office Location:	Corinth, Rm 335
Telephone Number:	940-498-6536
E-mail Address:	BHancock@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday		Thursday		Friday
10:00 -11:00 AM	10:00-11:00 AM		10:00-11:00 AM	10:00-11:00 AM
Or by appointment.

 

 

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
5	Quick Writes	(20 pts. Each) 100 pts/ 21% %
1	Midterm	90 pts/ 19.5%
1	Review Essay	90 pts/ 19.5%
1	Final Exam	90 pts/ 19.5 %
10	Readings	35 pts/ 7.5%
10	Chapter Activities	17.5 pts/ 3.25%
4	Discussions	(10 pts each) 40 pts/ 8.25%   TOTAL 462.5

 

 

A Quick Write is a 1-2 question quiz given online. Students will study a primary source at home, and then have 14 minutes to answer the question. Students must answer in informal essay writing. Quiz is open note.

 

Students will be required to read 10 chapters of the book and complete 10 Chapter Activity Assignments (posted on Canvas). There are 14 chapters, so professor will drop the 4  lowest scores.

 

 

 

GRADES:

 

A= 90-100%

B=80-89%

C=70-79%

D=60-69%

F= 59 or Below

 

 

 

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

 

 

Week 1- June 8/ Pt 1-

A Collision of Cultures, The Founding of the Colonies

Readings, Chs 1-2 due June 14

 

Week 1- June 10/ Pt 2

Colonial Ways of Life, The French and Indian War

Readings Ch 3- due June 14, QW #1- June 12

 

 

Week 2- June 15- Pt 1

Coming of the Revolutionary War, The Revolutionary War

Readings Ch 4-5, due June 21, QW #2- June 17 Discussion- June 18

 

Week 2- June 17- Pt 2

Constitution and New Republic/ Jeffersonian Era

Readings Ch 6-7- due June 21

 

Week 3- June 22- pt 1

Varieties of American Nationalism/ Review Day

Readings CH 8- due June 28              

 

Week 3- June 24- Pt 2

JUNE 24- MIDTERM/Jacksonian Era

Reading Ch 9- due June 28

 

Week 4- June 29- Pt 1

America’s Economic Revolution/ Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Readings Chs 10-11- July 5, QW #3- July 1 Discussion #3- July 2

 

Week 4- July 1- Pt 2

Antebellum Culture and Reform/Study day

Reading, Ch 12  due July 5, QW #4, July 5

 

 

Week 5- July 6- Pt 1

Manifest Destiny/ The Impending Crisis

Reading Ch 13 – due July 12

 

Week 5- July 8- Pt2

The Civil War/ Review day

Reading Ch 14- due July 12 QW #5/Discussion #4, Due July 9

 

 

Week 6- July 13S

FINAL MONDAY JULY 13

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 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)

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is __June 29, 2020_____________.

 

 

 

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

 

X            Critical Thinking

X            Communication

o           Empirical and Quantitative

 

o           Teamwork

X            Personal Responsibility

X            Social Responsibility

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