NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	United States History II
Course Prefix & Number:		HIST1302	Section Number:	4009/0410	Semester/Year:	Sp 2020
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. 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.

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Brittany Hancock, Ph.D.
Campus/Office Location:	Corinth, Rm 335
Telephone Number:	940-498-6536
E-mail Address:	BHancock@nctc.edu

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10:00- 11:00 AM	10:00-11:00 AM	10:00-11:00 AM	10:00-11:00 AM
Or by appointment.

 

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
5	Quick Writes	(20 pts. Each) 100 pts/ 21% %
1	Midterm	90 pts/ 19.5%
1	Review Essay	90 pts/ 19.5%
1	Final Exam	90 pts/ 19.5 %
10	Readings	35 pts/ 7.5%
10	Chapter Activities	17.5 pts/ 3.25%
4	Discussions	(10 pts each) 40 pts/ 8.25%   TOTAL 462.5

 

 

A Quick Write is a 1-2 question quiz given online. Students will study a primary source at home, and then have 14 minutes to answer the question. Students must answer in informal essay writing. Quiz is open note.

 

Students will be required to read 10 chapters of the book and complete 10 Chapter Activity Assignments (posted on Canvas). There are 14 chapters, so professor will drop the 4  lowest scores.

 

 

 

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- July 15 / Pt 1-

Reconstruction; Post-Reconstruction South

Readings, Chs 15 due July 18; Discussion #1- first response, July 17

 

Week 2- July 20/ Pt 1

Industrial Supremacy/ The Age of the City

Readings Ch 17-18 (skip 16)- due July 25 ; QW #1 July 20

 

 

Week 2- July 20  Pt 2

From Crisis to Empire/The Progressive Era

Readings Ch 19-20, due July 25

 

Week 3- July 27- Pt 1

World War I/ The New Era

Readings Ch 21-22- due Aug 1, QW#2- July 29, Discussion #2- July 30

 

Week 3- July 27- pt 2

African American Centered Issues/ The Great Depression

Reading, Ch 23- Aug 1

 

Week 4- Aug 3- Pt 1

The New Deal/ Review

Reading 24- due Aug 8

 

Week 4- Aug 3- Pt 2

Midterm/World War II (part one)

MIDTERM AUG 5; CH 25- due Aug 8; QW #3- Aug 9

 

Week 5- Aug 10- Pt 1

World War II, Part two/The Cold War

Reading, Ch 26 due Aug 15/ Discussion #3- Aug 13

 

 

Week 5- Aug 10- Pt 2

The Affluent Society/ The Turbulent 60s/ Vietnam

Reading Ch 27-29 – due Aug 15, QW #4- Aug 13

 

REVIEW ESSAY DUE FRIDAY AUG 14

 

Week 6 –  Aug 17  Pt1

The Crisis of Authority/ Nixon/ Rise of Conservatism *extra credit*

Reading Ch 29 (30 is extra credit PPT for final)- due Aug 15, QW #5- Aug 18/ Discussion #4- Aug 19

 

 

 

Week 6- Aug 17 pt 2

STUDY DAY/ FINAL THURSDAY, JULY 20, 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)

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is __June 29, 2020_____________.

 

 

 

 

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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