Spring 2018 Syllabus

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	U.S. History from 1865
Course Prefix & Number:		HIST1302	Section Number:	343	Semester/Year:	Spring 2018
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. 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:	James Page
Campus/Office Location:
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address:	jpage@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.	9:00 a – 2:00 p	7:00 – 10:00 p.m.	9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	9:00 a – 2:00 p

 

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 the United States History.

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
4	Test	100 points each
1	Writing Assignment	100 points
15	Discussion Forums	20 points each

 

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

 

Spring 2018 Calendar

This calendar is a list of the due dates for each assignment for the entire semester.  You should be familiar with this calendar.  The assignments are organized by week.  Each week begins on Monday and ends the following Sunday. 

Things you should know:
First, you have a discussion forum due every week.  Each discussion forum has two parts:  your original post and your response posts.  This requires two due dates.  The original post (worth 10 points) is your answer to the question posed in the discussion forum.  It is always due on Friday.  The response posts (worth a total of 5 points) are your responses to at least two of your peers.  These posts are always due on Sunday.  You will not be given credit for an original post that is posted after the Friday due date. 

Second, you have a 48 hour window to take each test.  I expect you to take each test within that 48 hour window.  Each test is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of test week. 
Test 1 covers chapters 15 - 18.
Test 2 covers chapters 19 - 22.
Test 3 covers chapters 23 - 27.
Test 4 covers chapters 28 - 32.

Third, you should notice that there are no reading assignments on this calendar.  I am going to assume that you will read the appropriate chapters for each test before the test.  I would highly recommend that you do that.  When you read is up to you. 

Week 1     Tuesday, January 16 - Sunday, January 21
     Sunday, January 21:  Post to Discussion Forum Getting to Know You

Week 2     Monday, January 22 - Sunday, January 28
     Friday, January 26:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 2
     Sunday, January 28:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 2

Week 3     Monday, January 29 - Sunday, February 4
     Friday, February 2:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 3
     Sunday, February 4:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 3

Week 4    Monday, February 5 - Sunday, February 11
     Wednesday, February 7: Test 1 will be available from 12:01 a.m.
     Thursday, February 8: Test 1 is due at 11:59 p.m.

     Friday, February 9:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 4
     Sunday, February 11:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 4

Week 5     Monday, February 12 - Sunday, February 18
     Friday, February 16:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 5
     Sunday, February 18:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 5

Week 6     Monday, February 19 - Sunday, February 25
     Friday, February 23:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 6
     Sunday, February 25:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 6

     Sunday, February 25:  Writing Assignment due at 11:59 p.m.

Week 7     Monday, February 26 - Sunday, March 4
     Friday, March 2:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 7
     Sunday, March 4:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 7

Week 8     Monday, March 5 - Sunday, March 11
     Wednesday, March 7: Test 2 will be available from 12:01 a.m.
     Thursday, March 8: Test 2 is due at 11:59 p.m.

     Friday, March 9:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 8
     Sunday, March 11:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 8

Week 9     Monday, March 12 - Sunday, March 18
     Spring Break -- No assignments due

Week 10     Monday, March 19 - Sunday, March 25
     Friday, March 23:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 9
     Sunday, March 25:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 9

Week 11     Monday, March 26 - Sunday, April 1
     Friday, March 30:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 10
     Sunday, April 1:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 10

Week 12     Monday, April 2 - Sunday, April 8
     Friday, April 6:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 11
     Sunday, April 8:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 11

     Thursday, April 5:  Drop Date

Week 13     Monday, April 9 - Sunday, April 15
     Wednesday, April 11: Test 3 will be available from 12:01 a.m.
     Thursday, April 12: Test 3 is due at 11:59 p.m.

     Friday, April 13:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 12
     Sunday, April 15:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 12

Week 14     Monday, April 16 - Sunday, April 22
     Friday, April 20:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 13
     Sunday, April 22:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 13

Week 15     Monday, April 23 - Sunday, April 29
     Friday, April 27:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 14
     Sunday, April 29:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 14

Week 16     Monday, April 30 - Sunday, May 6
     Friday, May 4:  Original post due for Discussion Forum 15
     Sunday, May 6:  Response posts due for Discussion Forum 15

Week 17     Monday, May 7 - Thursday May 11
     Wednesday, May 9: Test 4 will be available from 12:01 a.m.
     Thursday, May 10: Test 4 is due at 11:59 p.m.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

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 judgment 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)

Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy:  For an online class, I expect you to log in at least two times each week.

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, April 5.

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 (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         American 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

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 and published online.

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

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)]”. 

 

Any hint of cheating on tests, discussion forums, or the writing assignment will result in a grade of 0 on that assignment with no opportunity to make it up.  Plagiarism is the most common form of cheating I encounter in my online classes.  You should not do that.

 

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS

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. Bruce King
Office Location:	Gainesville Campus
Telephone Number:	940-668-4267
E-mail Address:	bking@nctc.edu