NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title: U.S. History from 1865
Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1302	Section Number:	Semester: Spring 2017
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.  8th edition.  McGraw-Hill. 2014.  ISBN #978-1259969118 The web-based material is unique to NCTC.  You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly from McGraw-Hill publishing.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	James C. Jones
Campus/Office Location:	Gainesville MSS 817 Office Hours MWF 9:15-11:00 AM MW 2:00-3:00 PM T 5:00-6:00 PM F 1:00-2:00 PM
Telephone Number:	(940) 301-1571
E-mail Address:	jcjones@nctc.edu

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
3	Exams	50.00%
1 12	Project Quizzes/Discussion Boards	20.00% 10.00%
1	Paper	10.00%
1	Participation	10.00%

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

	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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

 

All students are required to attend every class. If you are going to be absent, email the instructor through the NCTC or Canvas system BEFORE class. Make-up assignments are only available for those who follow the attendance policy.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

See attached

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is ______April 6th_________.

 

LATE WORK

 

Late work will only be accepted if the student followed the attendance policy and informed the instructor of an absence BEFORE the assignment due date. Any other attempt to turn in late work must be accompanied by a note from a doctor.

 

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

 

Unless specified as a necessary tool by the Office for Students with Disabilities, no electronic devices (i.e. computers, tablets, or recording devices) are allowed in the classroom during class time.

 

 

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 (Links to an external site.)

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA______________________________           

 

o         Communication

o         Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

X         American History

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

 

 

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES

 

X            Critical Thinking

X            Communication

o           Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

X            Personal Responsibility

X            Social Responsibility

 

COURSE TYPE

o           Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

X         Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        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

 

 

Topic Schedule

 

1. Reconstruction—15
2. Westward Expansion—16
3. Industrial Change—17
4. Gilded Age—18
5. Progressivism—20
6. American Imperialism—19
7. World War I—21
8. 1920s—22
9. Causes of the Great Depression—23
10. FDR and the Great Depression—24
11. World Between the Wars/World War II—25/26
12. Holocaust
13. Origins of the Cold War—27 
14. McCarthyism—28
15. Politics of the 1960s—29
16. 1960s/Civil Rights
17. Vietnam—30
18. New Right and New Left—31 

 

 

Final Exam:

 

Section 101: May 8^th 11-1250

Section 102: May 10^th 12-150[1]

Section 105: May 9^th Class Time

LHS: May 8^th Class Time

PPHS: May 9^th Class Time

 

 

[1] This is 30 minutes earlier than the usual class time. Please make arrangements.