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: 812
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Semester: Spring 2019
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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:
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the near 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 the 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 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.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Dr. Michael Miller
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Classroom:
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Lewisville HS
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Days/Times
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Mon/Wed, 9:55a-11:25a
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E-mail Address:
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mmiller@nctc.edu
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11:30a (LHS)
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*12:30p
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11:30a (LHS)
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*12:30p
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12:30p
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2:00p
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12:30p
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2:00p
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*Email/Canvas Chat only, or by appointment.
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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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Point Values
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10
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LearnSmart (10 of 18 modules required)
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100 (20%)
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5
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Quiz (5 @ 10 Points)
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50 (10%)
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1
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Response Paper (rough draft/final)
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50/100 (10%/20%)
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2
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Mid-Term/Final
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100/100 (20%/20%)
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8
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Bonus (8 LearnSmart @ 5 Points)
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40 (+)
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Grade based on 500 total points. A=100-90 (=>450), B=89-80 (449-400), C=79-70 (399-350), D=69-60 (349-300), <60=F (<300). Additional extra credit assignments may be offered at instructor discretion.
McGraw-Hill CONNECT
In addition to the scheduled exams, students will be required to complete 10 LEARNSMART modules worth 10 points each. These exercises will expire if not completed in a timely manner and points will be deducted accordingly. Completion of 10 of 18 available modules represents 20% of your overall grade. Five bonus points will be given for each module completed beyond the required number. If you do not complete ten exercises, the highest ten exercise scores will be used to calculate your main class score and any scores from remaining unfinished lessons will be added as a bonus. REQUIRED (10 points): 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29. EXTRA (5 points): 15, 18, 22, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32. Students are expected to complete ALL READING whether a LearnSmart lesson is required or not. (Unless otherwise indicated, Learnsmart exercises are due by class time on the due date.)
EXAMS
Two exams will be administered during the semester. The midterm and final exam consist of three parts: Twenty multiple-choice questions worth one point each (20 points); Three short answer questions worth ten points each (30); A thorough essay on one of two questions on the exam, including a thesis, argument with evidence, and a conclusion that supports your position. The essay component is worth 50 points or 50% of the exam grade. Exams cover readings, lectures, and any class presentations or assignments. Multiple choice and short answer portions of the test will be administered online. The exams are NOT comprehensive and cover material from the beginning of class or from the midterm, respectively. Each exam represents 20% of your class grade. Exams are due at 11:59p on the due date.
QUIZZES
A portion of the semester grade is determined by the result of five online exercises or online quizzes. Each quiz is worth ten points. Quizzes account for 10% of your class grade. Quizzes are due at 11:59p on the due date.
RESPONSE PAPER
Each student will select a historical article (with instructor approval) and write a 500-750-word essay outlining and analyzing the article by providing a thesis, argument, and conclusion assessing its historical significance. You must reference a primary resource relative to the article topic. This is expected to be a professional looking paper formatted according to the latest Chicago Manual of Style guidelines. Email your article choice by February 5. A rough draft will be due at 11:59p March 8 and final papers must be submitted by 11:59p April 12. Failure to meet the deadline will result in a 10% point reduction for each day late. Further guidelines will be discussed in class. The rough draft represents 10% of the overall grade and the final paper represents 20% of the overall grade. Written assignments must be type-written and submitted via VeriCite. A printed copy of your paper must be submitted by the next class period following the due date.
MAKEUP POLICY
Students should take the exams on the scheduled dates. If you cannot complete the scheduled exam, you must provide evidence of conflicting personal matters or school-sponsored activity well before the exam and arrange for an alternative test. If unforeseen circumstances should prevent you from completing the scheduled exam, notify the instructor as soon as possible. Be prepared to provide documentation concerning the absence and reschedule a make-up exam within 72 hours. Should students fail to reschedule a test early or in a timely fashion, each portion of the exam (multiple choice or essay) is subject to a 20% penalty for each late day. If you are attending a university- or LISD-sponsored event or activity, you (or the event sponsor) must notify the instructor at least two weeks prior to the date of the planned absence. All work previously due must be completed by 9:30 am May 9, 2019 – NO EXCEPTIONS.
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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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
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
Empirical and Quantitative
Teamwork
X Personal Responsibility
X Social Responsibility
Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
WECM Course
Students who have a documented disability should provide appropriate notification to the instructor in a timely fashion. 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.
Attendance in class is mandatory and will be checked. Regular attendance, note-taking, participation, and reading the assignments will guarantee your success in this class and is highly recommended. All absences are considered unauthorized unless 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 judgement by the faculty member. Approved school-sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a school 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 sufficient times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College.
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is April 4, 2019.
CHEATING/PLAGIARISM/ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Copying another person’s work, such as homework, class work, or a test, is a form of cheating. Plagiarism will also be considered cheating and the student will be subject to academic disciplinary action that may include loss of credit for the work in question. Students found to have engaged in academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary penalties as well, according to the Student Code of Conduct. See lisd.net and nctc.edu, “Student Conduct Code.”
Examples of Plagiarism
1. Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own; 2. Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources in the text, notes, or bibliography; 3. Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks; 4. Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images; 5. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit; 6. Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.
OTHER EXPECTATIONS
- Silence MOBILE PHONES in class completely, including vibrate. Do not talk, text, or use any mobile phone services and applications during class without instructor clearance.
- Use of electronic devices to access social media and other non-course content during class is distracting to other students and the instructor. It is forbidden. Use computers for class-related purposes only. Absolutely NO headphones/earbuds/etc. in class. Violators may be instructed to turn off their media device or to leave the classroom.
- Class begins promptly. Be in your seat and prepared to be attentive to class at the appointed time. The only excuse for leaving class early is a documentable emergency or a school administration request.
- Take notes during lectures, discussions, and media presentations. Ask questions! Do not carry on unrelated conversations with the person next to or near you during lectures or other class presentations.
- Keep up with the readings, LEARNSMART exercises, and exams.
- Be on time. If you must come late or leave early, be discreet.
- Assignments will be clear and available in a timely manner.
- Standard black or blue pens are required for written exam short answers and essays. Ignoring this instruction may result in up to a 10% deduction on that portion of the exam.
- Exams will be graded as promptly and accurately as possible.
- If you have concerns about the course, or your work in it, do not wait until it is too late. Please contact me by email or during class to discuss them. Privacy laws limit the distribution of grade information via email.
NOTE:
It is understood that remaining in this class constitutes students’ agreement to abide by the terms outlined in this syllabus and an acceptance of the requirements outlined in this document. This syllabus and schedule is subject to change at any time at the instructor’s discretion. All changes will be announced in class and online.
GENERAL SCHEDULE:
Jan 22 – Mar 7
Reconstruction; the Gilded Age, The American West; Populists and Progressives; World War I, Roaring Twenties and Dirty Thirties, FDR & the New Deal
Midterm Exam, American History, 1865-1940, due March 7, 11:59p
Mar 19 – May 16
World War II; Cold War and Consensus; Civil Rights and Dissent; Nixon, Reagan, and the Modern United States
Thursday, May 9, 2018: All previously due work MUST be completed by 11:59p. No exceptions
- Final Exam, American History, 1865-1980 (or so!)
No makeups. No exceptions
Due May 14, 2019, 11:59p
DETAILED SCHEDULE:
Chapter reading assignments listed in parentheses (16).
Jan 22-24
Intro/Course Description/Review
Reconstruction and the New South (15)
Jan 28-31 - Quiz 1 due January 29; LS16 due January 30
Cowboys, Indians, and the New West (16)
Industrialization and the Gilded Age (17, 18)
Feb 04-07 - LS17 due February 6
Labor and Populism (19)
Gold, Silver, McKinley, and Imperialism (19)
Feb 11-14 - LS19, LS20 due February 13
The Progressive Era (20) -
Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson (20, 21)
Feb 19-21 Holiday – February 18; LS21 due February 20; Quiz 2 due February 21
World War I (Europe) (21)
Wilson, World War I, and the League of Nations (21)
Feb 25-28 - LS23, LS24 due February 27
Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties (22)
The Dirty Thirties and the Great Depression (23)
Mar 04-07 - Midterm Exam due March 6; Response paper rough draft March 8
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal (24)
Spring Break, March 11 - 15
Have fun! Be careful!
Mar 18-21 - LS26 due March 18
World War II (25, 26)
World War II (26)
Mar 25-28 - LS27 due March 27; Quiz 3 due March 28
Post-War United States (27)
Cold War and Consensus (27, 28)
Apr 01-04 - LS29 due April 3
Rock and Roll, Black and White (28)
Civil Rights vs. State’s Right (28, 29)
Apr 08-11 - Quiz 4 due April 8; Response paper due April 12
Civil Rights & Social Change (29)
Apr 15-18 - **Read Chapter 30**
Johnson, Vietnam, Summer of Love, and the End of Innocence (29, 30)
Apr 22-25
Nixon and Kissinger (30)
Plumbers and Presidents (30)
Apr 29 - May 02 - Quiz 5 due May 2
Ford, Carter, Hostages, and AIDS (31)
May 06-09
The Reagan Revolution (31)
The End of the Cold War (32)
May 13-16
The United States of America today and tomorrow? Final Exam due May 14
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal Wright
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus, Room 824
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731, ext. 4320
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E-mail Address:
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cwright@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Dr. Bruce King
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Office Location:
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1500 North Corinth St, Corinth, TX 76208-5408
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6464
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E-mail Address:
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bking@nctc.edu
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