NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	United States History II
Course Prefix & Number:		HIST1302	Section Number:	853	Semester/Year:	Spring 2019
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.   Suggested Materials:  U.S. History by OpenStax  https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Merry Jett
Campus/Office Location:	Adjunct (if you need me set up an appointment)
Telephone Number:	N/A
E-mail Address:	mjett@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	11:30-12:30 (PHS)		11:30-12:30 (PHS)

 

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
4	Exams	400
4	Daily Work Packets	100
1	Book Review	200
1	Participation and Attendance	100

 

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.

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

 

X          Critical Thinking

X               Communication

o             Empirical and Quantitative

 

o             Teamwork 

X               Personal Responsibility 

X                Social Responsibility

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