NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

Course Title: U.S. History from 1865

Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1302

Section Number: 326

Semester: Summer II 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.  7th 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:

Kevin Eades

Campus/Office Location:

Canvas Only!

Telephone Number:

469-520-2425

E-mail Address:

keades@nctc.edu or Canvas!!!

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

4

McGraw-Hill (MGH) Quizzes

400 points (44.4%)

18

MGH LearnSmart Chapters

180 points (20%)

16

McGraw-Hill Campus Connect Lab Assignments

160 points (17.8%)

16

Discussion Forums

160 points (17.8%)

54

Total:

900 points (100%)

 

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

Participating in class is the best way to learn the material and definitely the easiest way to pass this course.  Attendance will be taken each time you enter the course.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

Date

Module

Assigned Pages

Assignments

July 9th to July 10th

1: Reconstruction and the New South

Chapter 15

Discussion Forum (DF) 1A

Primary Source Activity (PSA) 15

DF 1B

July 9

 

 

DF 1A Initial Post due

DF 1B Initial Post due

July 11th to July 12th

2: The Old West

Chapter 16

Map Activity 16

DF 2

July 11

 

 

DF 2 Initial Post due

July 13th to July 14th

3: The Gilded Age: Industry & City

Chapters 17 & 18

PSA 17

DF 3

July 13

 

 

DF 2 Initial Post due

July 15th to July 16th

4: From Crisis to Empire

Chapter 19

Map 19

DF 4

Exam #1 (Ch. 15 to 19)

July 15

 

 

DF 3 Initial Post due

July 17th to July 18th

5: The Progressives

Chapter 20

PSA 20

DF 5

July 17

 

 

DF 4 Initial Post due

July 19th to July 20th

6: America and the Great War

Chapter 21

Map 21

DF 6

July 19

 

 

DF 6 Initial Post due

July 21st to July 22nd

7: The New Era and the Great Depression

Chapters 22 & 23

PSA 23

DF 7

Exam #2 (Ch. 20-23)

July 21

 

 

DF 7 Initial Post due

July 23rd

Off Day

 

 

July 24th to July 25th

8: The New Deal

Chapter 24

PSA 24

DF 8

July 24

 

 

DF 8 Initial Post due

July 26th to July 27th

9: The Global Crisis

Chapter 25

PSA 25

DF 9

July 26

 

 

DF 9 Initial Post due

July 28th to July 29th

10: America in a World at War

Chapter 26

Map 26

DF 10

July 28

 

 

DF 10 Initial Post due

July 30th to July 31st

11: The Cold War

Chapter 27

PSA 27

DF 11

July 30

 

 

DF 11 Initial Post due

Aug. 1st to Aug. 2nd

12: The Affluent Society

Chapter 28

PSA 28

DF 12

Exam #3 (Ch. 24-28)

Aug. 1

 

 

DF 12 Initial Post due

Aug. 3rd to Aug. 4th

13: The Turbulent Sixties

Chapter 29

Map 29

DF 13

Aug. 3

 

 

DF 13 Initial Post due

Aug. 5th to Aug. 6th

14: The Crisis of Authority

Chapter 30

PSA 30

DF 14

Aug. 5

 

 

DF 14 Initial Post due

Aug. 7th to Aug. 8th

15: The Age of Reagan and Globalization

Chapters 31 & 32

Map 31

PSA 32

DF 15

Exam #4 (Ch. 29-32)

Aug. 7

 

 

DF 15 Initial Post due

 

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, August 2, 2018 (at 4:00 PM CST).

 

 

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______________________________           


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/2014-2015/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. Bruce King

Office Location:

Gainesville Campus

Telephone Number:

940-668-4267

E-mail Address:

bking@nctc.edu

 

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