NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

Course Title:

United States History II

Course Prefix & Number: 

HIST1302

Section Number: 

 

Semester/Year:

 

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 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:

Tori M. Archer

Campus/Office Location:

Krum High School/Lecture Hall

Telephone Number:

 

E-mail Address:

tarcher@nctc.edu During the semester use Canvas Email only

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

4-4:30PM

8-8:15/9:30-9:50AM

4-4:30PM

8-8:15/9:30-9:50AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

24

Quizzes 20 points each

400

12

Power Point Reviews 10 points each

100

1

Response Piece

100

3

Exams

300

1

Debate

100

 

Weekly Schedule

Week 01: 22 to 25 January 2019

Lectures: There is no power point lecture – study you syllabus and Methods of Evaluation to ensure you know exactly what is expected of you during this semester.

Assignments Due:

No Assignments Due

Week 02: 26 January to 01 February 2019

Lectures: PPT01 Reconstruction

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 01 February 2019.

Assignments Due:

Power Point Review 01: Reconstruction

Lecture Quiz 01: Lincoln as Progenitor

Reading Quiz 01: Reconstructing America: Consolidation of State Power, 1865-1890

Week 03: 02 to 08 February 2019

Lectures: PPT02 Monopoly, the Robber Barons, and “Labor”

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 08 February 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT02 Review: Monopoly, the Robber Barons, and “Labor”

Lecture Quiz 02: Myths and Facts About Big Business

Reading Quiz 02: The Truth about the Robber Barons

Week 04: 09 to 15 February 2019

Lectures: PPT02 Monopoly, the Robber Barons, and “Labor” and PPT03 Populism, Empire, and Progressivism

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 15 February 2019.

Assignments Due:

Lecture Quiz 03: The Myth of Natural Monopoly

Reading Quiz 03: William McKinley-Architect of the American Empire

Week 05: 16 to 22 February 2019

Lectures: PPT03 Populism, Empire, and Progressivism and PPT04 World War I

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 22 February 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT03 Review: Populism, Empire, and Progressivism

Reading Quiz 04: The Spanish-American War as Trial Run or Empire as Its Own Justification

Reading Quiz 05: American Foreign Policy: The Turning Point, 1898 to 1919

Week 06: 23 February 01 March 2019

 Lectures: PPT04 World War I

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 01 March 2019.

Assignments Due:

Lecture Quiz 04: The Progressive Era

Reading Quiz 06: Theodore Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency

Week 07: 02 to 08 March 2019

RP01: Truman and the Bomb

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 08 March 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT04 Review: World War I

Lecture Quiz 05: The Revolution of 1913

Reading Quiz 07: Woodrow Wilson’s Revolution Within the Form

Reading Quiz 08: World War I as Fulfillment – Power and the Intellectuals

Exam 01: Power Point Reviews 01 through 04

Week 08: 09 to 15 March 2019

SPRING BREAK

Week 09: 16 to 22 March 2019

Lectures: PPT05 The 1920s Harding Coolidge and the Myth of Isolationism

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 15 March 2019.

Assignments Due:

Lecture Quiz 06: Six Months that Changed the World

RP01: Truman and the Bomb

Week 10: 23 to 29 March 2019

Lectures: PPT05 The 1920s Harding Coolidge and the Myth of Isolationism and PPT06 The Great Depression, Hoover, and FDR and the New Deal

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 29 March 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT05 Review: The 1920s Harding Coolidge and the Myth of Isolationism

Lecture Quiz 07: Why You've Never Heard of the Great Depression of 1920

Week 11: 30 March to 05 April 2019

Lectures: PPT06 The Great Depression, Hoover, and FDR and the New Deal,

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 05 April 2019.

Assignments Due:

Lecture Quiz 08: The Great Depression, World War II and American Prosperity – Part 1

Lecture Quiz 09: The Great Depression, World War II and American Prosperity – Part 2

Week 12: 06 to 12 April 2019

Lectures: PPT06 The Great Depression, Hoover, and FDR and the New Deal

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 12 April 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT06 Review: The Great Depression, Hoover, and FDR and the New Deal

 Reading Quiz 09: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the First Shot

Week 13: 13 to 19 April 2019

Lectures: PPT07 World War II

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 19 April 2019.

Assignments Due:

Lecture Quiz 10: The National Security State

Reading Quiz 10: Harry S Truman, Advancing the Revolution


 

Week 14: 20 to 26 April 2019

Lectures: PPT07 World War II and  PPT08 Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and the US Presidency

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 26 April 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT07 World War II

Lecture Quiz 11: Civil Liberties in Wartime

Reading Quiz 11: The Managerial President

Exam 02: Power Points 05 through 07

Week 15: 27 April to 03 May 2019

Lectures: PPT08 Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and the US Presidency

and PPT09 JFK, LBJ, and Vietnam and PPT10 The Warren Court and the Civil Rights Movement

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 03 May 2019.

Assignments Due:

 Lecture Quiz 12: From Liberty to Democracy

Reading Quiz 12: The Reagan Fraud, and After

Week 16: 04 to 10 May 2019

Debate

All assignments are due no later than 2355 (11:55 PM), Friday, 10 May 2019.

Assignments Due:

PPT08 Review: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and the US Presidency

PPT09 Review: JFK, LBJ, and Vietnam

PPT10 Review:  The Warren Court and the Civil Rights Movement

Exam 03: Power Points 08 through 10

FINALS WEEK: 11 to 19 May 2019

HIST1302.846 -  We will meet in class Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Finish Debate

Remember your grade IS NOT an average.  To find your grade look at the “Total” column in the Canvas Grade book.

 I cannot emphasize enough that running into technical issues or personal problems at the last minute does not warrant an extension of the due date or time.  

 

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 judgement 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:

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Thursday, 04 May 2019.

 

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)]”. 

 

Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:

  1.  If investigation proves guilt of student then the student will receive a Zero for the assignment in question.

 

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:

1500 North Corinth St, Corinth, TX 76208-5408

Telephone Number:

940-498-6464

E-mail Address:

bking@nctc.edu

 

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