NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: U.S. HISTORY FROM 1865
Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1302	Section Number:  407	Class Room: 368
Semester Credit Hours: 3	Lecture Hours: 3	Campus: Corinth
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.
Class Meeting Times:  Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm to 4:20pm
Office Hours Available:  Days and times posted on Canvas and office door (336)
Required 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:	Professor 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	Lecture Notes/Canvas/McGraw-Hill MCQ (12)	25 percent
Multiple	Attendance, Participation, Punctuality and Attitude	5 percent

 

GRADING SCALE

A = 90-100 Average, B = 80-89 Average, C = 70-79 Average, D = 60-69      Average, F = 0-59 Average

 

EXTRA CREDIT

Pre/Post Tests on Canvas/McGraw-Hill Website and Writing Assignment Assessment

 

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE WITH A “W” IS THURSDAY, APRIL 6^th, 2017

 

SYLLABUS LAW

Any event or issue that arises during the semester that is not defined in this syllabus is left up to the discretion of the instructor……this is NON-NEGOTIABLE

Topic	General Description of Subject Matter
Reconstruction	Post-Civil War Reconstruction
Growth and Revolt	Transformation of South/West, Urbanization, Agrarian Revolt
Creation of Modern America	Imperialism and Empire, Progressivism, Great War, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression
The Emergence of American Power	World War II, Cold War, Foreign Intervention, Vietnam War
Social Change	Civil Rights, Great Society, 1960’s, Conservative Resurgence
America at the Turn of the Century	Foreign Policy Challenges, Global Terrorism, Technology Boom

 

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.

 

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

 

GRADING POLICY AND PROCEDURES________________________________________________ 

There will be 4 Exams equaling 70 percent of student’s final overall grade. Exams will consist of true/false, matching and multiple-choice questions covering the information discussed during lectures, class discussions and the homework assignments throughout the semester. Reviews may be provided and will be posted on Canvas no earlier than one week prior to the exam. Reviews are optional resources left up to instructor’s discretion. Make-up exams are ONLY allowed for extreme circumstances and NOT available for Exam 4 (Final).

 

There will be twelve Multiple Choice Question Homework Assignments due throughout the 2017 Spring semester. These can only be completed by going through the Canvas/McGraw-Hill Connect System and it requires an E-Book Access Code that must be purchased. This code is good for both U.S.  History 1301 and 1302 courses offered at NCTC as long as they are completed within 12 months. These homework assignments will account for 25 percent of student’s overall grade. See Tentative Course Schedule for due dates for these assignments (in a separate document). Late work cannot be accepted and students not completing these assignments by the due date, 11pm, will receive a zero. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Work must be completed individually and it is not group work.  

ATTENDANCE POLICY                                                                                                                 

Attendance is mandatory and will be taken and recorded every day. Students must attend and are expected to arrive on time, as class will begin at 3pm and will last until 4:20pm, every Monday and Wednesday throughout the 2017 Spring semester. Attendance, participation, punctuality and attitude will account for 5 percent of student’s overall grade. There are no excused absences. Grade reductions will include any absence, arriving late, leaving early, and disrupting the class, electronics violations and anything else not appropriate in the classroom. Students are required to participate in class discussions, be prepared, take or edit notes and have a positive attitude. Tardiness and/or leaving early will affect 5 percent of the student’s final grade. Students will lose 5 points for every absence, 5 points for being late twice, 5 points for leaving early twice and 15 points for electronics, cell phone/texting and/or inappropriate behavior violations. Only those students registered and enrolled in course are allowed to attend class and anyone not listed on the official class roster must leave immediately. After first day of class, discussion regarding attendance policy will be done in private.

 

INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR                                                                                                      

Some behaviors have no place in a college classroom, such as yelling, sleeping, snoring, not paying attention, studying for other courses, throwing objects, bringing smelly foods or other odors to class, using prejudicial or discriminatory language, cursing/bad language, distracting electronics use any sort (texting, listening to music), writing inappropriate letters/notes, inappropriate group work, constantly going in and out of the classroom, and any other thing that disrupts the learning environment and/or creates a negative situation. Penalties include reduction in student’s grade by 15 points, being removed from class and turned into Dean’s office for disciplinary action and/or receiving a failing grade.

 

ELECTRONICS POLICY                                                                                                                

Classroom disruption due to electronics is prohibited and the banned devices include cell phones, I-phones, I-Pods, music devices or anything that causes distractions. Only exceptions will be for individuals who have a documented disability with a needed use. Students may use I-Pads, Laptops or Net-books for note-taking purposes only. Students are not allowed to use cell phones or I-phones for note-taking purposes or for anything else for the course. Students may print notes and bring to class, with notebook paper, spiral notebooks, pencils, pens, etc. Any recording devices must be approved before use in class. Violation of any of these will result in a reduction of 15 points on overall grade and possible banishment from class and failing the course. This electronics policy is none negotiable.  

 

SCHOLASTIC INTEGRITY AND ACADEMIC ETHICS                                                             

Scholastic dishonesty shall constitute a violation of college rules and regulations and is punishable as prescribed by Board policies. Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See the Student Handbook for more information. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to the submission as one’s own work material that is not one’s own and may include one more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and/or falsifying academic records.

 

PLAGIARISM                                                                                                                                               

This is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.

 

CHEATING                                                                                                                                      

This is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination, using someone else’s work for the assignments as if it were one’s own, and/or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course. This includes group work, which is not allowed. Any and all assignments are not to be copied, word for word, between students. If this occurs, all students involved will receive a zero.

COLLUSION                                                                                                                                    

This is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to, providing a paper or project to another student, giving answers to a classmate during an examination, allowing a classmate to copy one’s answers, group work, and/or viewing or knowing about scholastic dishonesty, plagiarism and cheating and not reporting it to the instructor.

 

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

 

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

 

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

See separate attached document (also posted on Canvas)