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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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4009/0410
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Semester/Year:
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Sp 2020
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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. 9th edition.
McGraw-Hill. 2019 ISBN 978-1264031924
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.
Students will receive copies of primary sources for 5 Quick Writes assigned throughout the semester.
Students are required to choose one supplementary book from a provided list and write a book review.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Brittany Hancock, Ph.D.
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth, Rm 335
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6536
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E-mail Address:
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BHancock@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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10:00-12:30 PM
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7:30- 8:00 AM
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10:00-12:30 PM
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7:30-8:00
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10:00-11:00 AM
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10:00-11:00 AM
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Online: 2:00-4:00 PM T/Tr
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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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5
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Quick Writes
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(20 pts. Each) 100 pts/25%
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1
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Midterm
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80 pts/ 20%
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1
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Review Essay
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90 pts/ 22.5%
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1
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Final Exam
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80 pts/ 20%
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1
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Reading
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30 pts/7.5%
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Participation
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20 pts/ 5%
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Participation Grade consists of: attendance, classroom behavior, tardiness, and participation through discussions, asking questions, and participating in reviews and activities.
A Quick Write is a 1-2 question quiz given at the beginning of class. Students will study a primary source at home, and then have 12 minutes to answer the question. Students must answer in informal essay writing.
A 6 point extra credit assignment is available Weeks 3-12. Students must meet with the professor in her office for 15 minutes to discuss college life, academics, outside commitments, and any other issues that may come up.
GRADES:
A= 90-100%
B=80-89%
C=70-79%
D=60-69%
F= 59 or Below
COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria) Tentative and subject to change.
Week 1:
Jan 21: Syllabus, Review Essay
Jan 23: Reconstruction
Week 2:
Jan 28: The Post Reconstruction South
Jan 30: The West; Begin Industrial Supremacy
Readings: Chs 15-17; Due Feb 1
Week 3:
Feb 4: QW #1; Finish Industrial Supremacy; The Age of the City
Feb 6: From Crisis to Empire; begin Progressive Era
Readings: Chs 18-20; Due Feb 8
Week 4:
Feb 11: Finish Progressive Era, Begin WWI
Feb 13: Finish WWI, Begin The New Era
Readings: Chs 21-22, Due Feb 15
Week 5:
Feb 18: Finish New Era; African American Centered Issues of the 21st century
Feb 20: QW #2; The Great Depression
Readings Ch 23, Due Feb 22
Week 6:
Feb 25: The New Deal
Feb 27: Class canceled, online activity available
Readings: Ch. 24, Due Feb 29
Week 7:
March 3: Finish lecturing on anything unfinished or Movie;
March 5: Key Terms
Week 8:
March 10: REVIEW
March 12: MIDTERM
Week 9:
March 17 and 19:
SPRING BREAK
Week 10:
March 24: The Global Crisis
March 26: World War II
Reading: Chs 25-26; Due: March 28
Week 11:
March 31: QW #3; The Cold War
April 2: The 1950s
Reading, Chs 27-28; Due April 4
Week 12:
April 7: Begin The 1960s; Activity
April 9: QW #4; Finish the 1960s; Vietnam
Reading: Ch 29; Due April 11
Week 13:
April 14: Feminism and Additional Civil Rights
April 16: QW #5; Nixon; Rise of Conservatism
Reading: Chs 30-31; Due April 18
Week 14:
April 21: REVIEW ESSAY DUE; Movie
April 23: Movie
Week 15:
April 29: Movie
April 30: Movie
Week 16:
May 5: Movie
May 7: REVIEW
Week 17
Final Exams Week of May 11-16, 2020
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:
Tardy students will only receive 70% attendance credit for the day
Absent students need to secure notes from a fellow classmate. The instructor will not provide you with the lecture notes and they are not posted online.
Any student who does not miss a class will receive 10 additional extra credit points.
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is __April 3, 2020_____________.
ELECTRONICS:
Laptops are permitted for student use as long as the material onscreen remains class-related.
Do not text or use your phone during class. The instructor will request you stop once, then ask you to please leave the room if the disruption continues.
Students seeking to audio record the instructor’s lectures must secure permission first.
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)_______