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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE 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:
0313/0309
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Semester/Year:
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Summer 2020
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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. 9th 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.
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.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Brittany Hancock, Ph.D.
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth/ Rm. 335
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Telephone Number:
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(940) 498-6536
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E-mail Address:
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bhancock@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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Online 9-11:30 AM
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9:30-11:00-AM Corinth
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Online: 9-11:30 AM
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9:30-11:00-AM
Corinth
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Sat- Denton Campus students only: 11-1 PM
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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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5
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Quick Writes
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(20 pts. Each) 100 pts/ 21% %
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1
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Midterm
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90 pts/ 19.5%
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1
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Review Essay
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90 pts/ 19.5%
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1
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Final Exam
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90 pts/ 19.5 %
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10
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Readings
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35 pts/ 7.5%
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10
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Chapter Activities
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17.5 pts/ 3.25%
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4
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Discussions
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(10 pts each) 40 pts/ 8.25%
TOTAL 462.5
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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)
Schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Week 1:
Oct 19/20: A Collision of Cultures; Begin the Founding of the Colonies
Oct 21/22: The Founding of the Colonies/ Colonial Ways of Life
Reading: due Oct 25 Chs 1-3, Discussion #1 – Oct 22
Week 2:
Oct 26/27: QW #1 (Oct 26); Imperialism (First half of Ch 4); The Coming of the Revolutionary War (2nd half)
Oct 28/29: The Revolutionary War
Reading: Nov 1: Chs 4-5; Discussion #2- Oct 29
Week 3:
Nov 2/3: QW #2 (Nov 2)The Constitution and the New Republic
Nov 4/5: The Jeffersonian Era, Varieties of American Nationalism
Reading: Nov 8: Ch 6-8
Week 4:
Nov 9/10: Review
Nov 11/12: Midterm (Nov 11)/ Jacksonian Era
Reading Due Nov 15 Ch 9
Week 5:
Nov 16/17: America’s Economic Revolution
Nov 18/19: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
Reading: Nov 22: Ch10-11; Discussion #3 (Nov 19)
Week 6:
Nov 23/24:QW #3 (Nov 23) REVIEW ESSAY DUE NOV 24 Antebellum Culture and Reform
Nov 25/26: Thanksgiving
Reading: Nov 29, CH 12
Week 7:
Nov 30/ Dec 1: QW #4 (Nov 30) Manifest Destiny (CH 13, PART ONE)
Dec 2/3: The Impending Crisis (CH 13, PART TWO)
Reading; Dec 6, CH 13-14,
Week 8:
Dec 7/8: QW #5 (Dec 7) The Civil War (Reading due Sun Dec 6)
Dec 9/11: FINAL EXAM THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2020; Discussion #4, due Dec 8
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 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 Nov 23, 2020
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
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
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
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)]”.
Academic Dishonesty includes plagiarism, which we will discuss at length in class. Paraphrasing is okay, but directly copying someone else’s work, or switching around sentences or finding synonyms, is considered plagiarism. Students will be clear about what constitutes plagiarism before their written assignments.
Any student caught cheating on an assignment or plagiarizing their review essay will receive a zero on the assignment.
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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