Syllabus

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title: U.S. History from 1865  

Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1302

Section Number:  413

Term Code: 161S

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 Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History II include: American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy.

Course Prerequisite(s): None    

Required or Recommended Course Materials:

 

Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People.  Eighth Edition.  McGraw-Hill Companies: New York, NY. 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:

J.P. Godwin

Campus/Office Location:

Corinth Campus, Room 331 (336)

Telephone Number:

940-498-6250 – Prefer direct email (below)

E-mail Address:

jpgodwin@nctc.edu

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Points Values

4

Exams (4) – All Count-No Grades Dropped

    70 percent

12

E-Book - Canvas/McGraw-Hill Homework Assignments (12)

    25 percent

Multiple

Attendance, Participation, Punctuality and Attitude

      5 percent

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

Student Learning Outcome

 

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.

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, November 3rd, 2016.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance is mandatory and will be taken and recorded each day

 

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

See separate attached document (also posted on Canvas)

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.

 

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).   http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA____________________          

 

         Communication

         Mathematics               

         Life and Physical Science

         Language, Philosophy & Culture

         Creative Arts

 

X         American History

         Government/Political Science

         Social and Behavioral Sciences

         Component Area Option

 


REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES

 

X   Critical Thinking

X   Communication

   Empirical and Quantitative

         Teamwork

X         Personal Responsibility

X         Social Responsibility

 

 

COURSE TYPE

 

 - Academic General Education Course (from ACGM, but not in NCTC Core)

X - Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

 - WECM Course

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2015-2016/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook

 

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Crystal R.M. 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. Larry Gilbert

Office Location:

Corinth Campus, Room 305

Telephone Number:

940-498-6216

E-mail Address:

lgilbert@nctc.edu

 

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