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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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United States History II
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Course Prefix & Number:
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HIST1302
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Section Number:
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853
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Semester/Year:
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Spring 2019
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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3
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Lab Hours:
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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 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.
Suggested Materials: U.S. History by OpenStax
https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Merry Jett
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Campus/Office Location:
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Adjunct (if you need me set up an appointment)
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Telephone Number:
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N/A
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E-mail Address:
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mjett@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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11:30-12:30 (PHS)
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11:30-12:30
(PHS)
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog)
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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 the United States History.
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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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4
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Exams
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400
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4
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Daily Work Packets
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100
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1
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Book Review
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200
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1
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Participation and Attendance
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100
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COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
Four History Exams(100 points each)-that will be over course materials. The tests are multiple choice, short answer, fill in the blank, and true/false. You will have 70 minutes to take the test. There is only one attempt and the test must be completed in one sitting online through Canvas.
Four Daily Packets (25 points each)-Each Exam has a set of daily work that goes with it. I will provide that to you. They will be submitted on Canvas.
Book Review (200 points)-Students will choose a secondary source by a historian and write a history book review. Instructions on how to write the book review will be provided. This will be roughly 1500-2000 words. Because this is 1302, the content of the book must take place from 1865-present.
Participation/Attendance (100 points)-Students must come to class and participate in class discussions. Sleeping, surfing the internet, texting, or any other distracted behavior can lower your participation score. The instructor reserves the right to determine what constitutes as disruptive behavior and will take off points accordingly.
Grading Scale
A=700-630
B=629-560
C=559-490
D=489-420
F=419-0
Course Calendar:
(1/22) Week 1
Introduction
Reconstruction
(1/28) Week 2
The West
(2/11) Week 3
The Industrial Era
Test 1 opens 2/12
(2/18) Week 4
The Progressive Era
Exam 1 due by 2/19 at 11:59PM
Daily 1 Packet due by 2/19 at 11:59PM
(2/25) Week 5
The Spanish American War
WWI
(3/4) Week 6
1920s
Exam 2 opens
(3/11) Week 7
Spring Break
(3/18) Week 8
The Great Depression
Exam 2 closes 3/19 by 11:59PM
Daily 2 Packet due by 11:59PM
(3/25) Week 9
WWII
(4/1) Week 10
Cold War Begins
(4/15) Week 11
Culture post WII-1970
Exam 3 opens 4/16 by 11:59PM
(4/22) Week 12
The Civil Rights Movement
Exam 3 closes by 4/23 at 11:59PM
(4/29) Week 13
Vietnam, Nixon, Watergate
(5/6) Week 14
Carter and Reagan
Book Review is due by 5/7 at 11:59PM
(5/13) Week 15
Final Exam due by 5/14 at 11:59PM
Daily 4 Packet due by 5/14 at 11:59PM
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 see PHS counselor.
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
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
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)]”. The Instructor reserves the right to determine if credit is awarded or not for any plagiarized assignment.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal R.M. 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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