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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title: U.S. History from 1865
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Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1302
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Section Number: 4202018
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Semester: Sum Il 2018
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Semester Credit Hours: 3
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Lecture Hours: 3
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Lab Hours: 0
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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.
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Course Prerequisite(s): None
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. 8th edition. McGraw-Hill. 2016.
The web-based material is unique to NCTC. You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly from McGraw-Hill publishing.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Kevin Pyle
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth Campus, Room 210
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731
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E-mail Address:
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All correspondence through Canvas
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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3
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Quizzes
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450 points
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1
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Writing Assignment
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100 points
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2
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Primary Source Activities
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200 points
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1
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Final Exam
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230 points
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Grade Breakdown: Total Points = 980
A = 980-882 B = 881-783 C = 782-684 D = 683-585 F = 584-0
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
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Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
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Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.
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Attendance will be taken on a daily basis. Absences and tardiness will impact your final grade. You also need to participate in class by asking and answering questions. Failure to participate will impact your final grade. If you have 3 or more unexcused absences or unexcused late arrivals I will drop your final grade by a letter. In addition, texting and answering phone calls in class is strictly prohibited. Laptops and Tablets are permissible for class work only!
See HIST1302 Assignment Calendar page in Canvas
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is _07/26/2018__.
Stylesheet for Papers
Introduction
Paper writing has its own conventions. Learning good writing habits is essential to success in college and in your profession. The style recommended is MLA. You can find an MLA guide on the NCTC Library (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. page.
I. Typing and Presentation
Papers must be typed, double-spaces, using Microsoft Word. Use one-inch margins all round. Use Times New Roman and 12-point font for this paper. Do not use right-hand justification as it leads to oddly spaced words. There is a Paper Dropbox where you will upload your papers. The due date is August 5th and the Dropbox are open from July 14th till that date. Long quotations of more than four lines should be single-spaced and indented five spaces, but do not use more than one such quote. The paper should be written in paragraph form. The first line of each paragraph should be indented five spaces. There is no gap between paragraphs. Do not use sub-headings (as used in this handout). It is considered poor style. Keep a copy other than the one you submit (professors’ cars have been stolen, you know). Keep the length of the paper no more than EXACTLY 500 words
II. Title Page
The following information should be included on the title (front) page of all papers:
Your name
The course name and number
The due date of the paper
The title of the paper
Nothing else!
III. The Text
Good grammar usage is expected of all students. Those new to writing papers should pay special attention to the following.
1) Spelling-Spelling should follow the generally accepted conventions. If you do not have one, buy a good dictionary. Also, use spell-check on your computer.
2) Correct use of tenses-In general you should refer to actions people did in the past
in the past tense (Thucydides wrote The Peloponnesian War.). Refer to quotations from authors in the present tense, even if the author is a historical person (Thucydides believes the Peloponnesian War was more important and interesting than any war that had gone before it.)
3) Uses of apostrophes-Apostrophes are not used in the plurals of words (telephones
not telephone’s). Apostrophes are used to indicate possession of one thing by another thing (the man’s hat). If the word that possesses is plural, the apostrophe goes after the “s” (the Students’ Association).
4) Its and It’s-Its indicates possession, like his or her (the book’s cover=its cover).
It’s is a contraction of the words it and is.
5) Capitalization-Capitalize the first word in a sentence, proper nouns, words like
King (only when referring to a particular person, not the office in general), and words in titles (except conjunctions, propositions, or articles).
6) Use of first person pronouns-When writing formal papers do not use the words
“I” or “me”. A term paper is not meant to sound like a letter to a friend.
7) Words to avoid-Try to avoid words like incredible, unbelievable, always, never,
people, and they.
8) Passive Construction-It is bad style to use passive construction. Instead of “The King was lynched” one should write, “The Parisian mob lynched the King.” Instead of “The White House had been burned down” one should write, “The British burned down the White House.”
9) Contractions- Do not use contractions in formal papers. Always spell out the words.
IV. Citations and Notes
You must indicate from where you are taking any quotations used in your paper, not just when you quote directly, but also when you get ideas or arguments from a source. It is better to cite too much than not enough. The way to cite material is in parenthetical notes.
Avoid over use of quotations. Quotations should only be used when an author makes a particularly unique discovery or uses an unusual turn of phrase. It is YOUR words and thoughts that are required and on which you will be graded.
Single author- (last name page number)
Two authors- (last name of both authors page number)
Two sources by same author or with same last name- (last name abbreviation of title
page number)
No author- (short title page number)
Examples:
(Cobban 17)
(Harrison, Sullivan, and Sherman 257)
(Limb “Alliance” 23)
(“Roman Military” 7)
V. Bibliography
For a college paper your bibliography should list all the books, articles, and websites you have consulted in writing your paper. In a bibliography, books and articles are listed alphabetically in order of the author’s last name. Books without authors and websites are listed alphabetically by the title of the book or the name of the site, excluding the articles (like “the” or “an”).
Example:
Cobban, Alfred. A History of Modern France, Volume 1: 1715-1799. 3rd ed. Baltimore:
Pelican, 1963.
Harrison, John B., Richard E. Sullivan, and Dennis Sherman. A Short History of Western
Civilization, Volume II since 1600. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.
Limb, Peter. "Alliance Strengthened or Diminished?: Relationships between Labour &
African Nationalist/Liberation Movements in Southern Africa,” May 2007
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Monter, William. “The Historiography of European Witchcraft.” Journal of
Interdisciplinary History 9 (1978): 435-51.
The following advice appeared in the school newspaper at Fordham University in the fall of 1988. Needless to say, it is meant to be humorous, but it makes some good points.
HOW TO WRITE GOOD PAPERS
1. Avoid alliteration. Always.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. Avoid clichés like the plague. They’re old hat.
4. Employ the vernacular.
5. Avoid ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
6. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
7. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.
8. Don’t use contractions.
9. Foreign words or phrases are not apropos.
10. One should never generalize.
11. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
12. Do not be redundant; in other words, do not use more words than are necessary, it’s highly unnecessary.
13. Profanity sucks.
14. Be more or less specific.
15. Understatement is always best. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
DUE DATE: The presentation is due on and no later than 11:30, AUGUST 5TH 2018. There will be a VERICITE drop box on Canvas for this. No late papers will be accepted!
TOPICS: You may choose one the following topics. Be aware these are general topics. To better ensure your success you will need to narrow down as much as possible a more specific topic within one of these. Notify the instructor of your choice, then begin the research process. You are required to have at least three outside sources. The sources must be peer-reviewed journal articles or books. You may not use any website, wiki page, or encyclopedia. Be sure to read all the instructions listed under the Research Materials tab on Canvas.
1. African Americans after the Civil War: How were they affected by Reconstruction policies?
How were they affected after the return of white supremacy? Discuss social, legal, and
economic factors.
2. Legend vs. reality in the West: Focus on myths and realities surrounding the development of
this area after the Civil War. Was it the wild, untamed West portrayed in movies?
3. Wealthy industrialists in the late 1800s: “Robber Barons” or “Captains of Industry”?
4. Labor unions in the 1800s: What economic, social, and philosophical factors contributed to
their formation? What was the federal government’s attitude toward organized labor, and
how and when did it change?
5. Yellow journalism: Discuss how this form of journalism was a departure from previous
forms. What was its role in causing the Spanish-American War?
6. Dust Bowl of the 1930s: What were the causes and/or effects? What was the New Deal’s
impact on farming? Could there be another Dust Bowl in the future?
7. Pearl Harbor: Discuss the growing tension between the US and Japan that led to the attack.
Could it have been predicted? Would the U.S. have entered World War II without it?
8. Truman’s containment policy: How was it implemented by the Truman Doctrine, the
Marshall Plan, and the Berlin Airlift? What was the long-term consequences of this policy?
9. JFK: Evaluate his presidency. Was he an effective president or simply a nostalgic hero?
10. Vietnam War: What were the social consequences? Analyze the treatment of veterans
returning from the war and the effect of the anti-war movement.
11. Iran Hostage situation (1979): What were the causes? Evaluate President Carter’s handling
of the situation. What impact did it have on the election of 1980?
12. Hurricane Katrina (2005): What caused the flooding in New Orleans to be so severe? What
was the impact of the government’s response? How has the city/region changed since
then? What was the political impact?
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
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