NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: United States History II

Course prefix, number, and section number: HIST 1302.507

Semester/Year of course: Spring 2022

Semester start and end dates: Jan. 18-May 14

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): F2F

Class meeting location, days, and times: MW 11-1220 FLM 203

Lab meeting location, days, and times: N/A

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: 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 prerequisites: 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.

Name of instructor: James C. Jones

Office location: MSS 817 Gainesville

Telephone number: 940.301.1571

E-mail address: jcjones@nctc.edu

Office hours for students:

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

List of graded assignments:

• 15 Reading Quizzes (5%)
• 16 Lecture Quizzes (10%)
• 1 Term Paper (15%)
• 1 Pop Culture and History Paper (10%)
• 1 Participation (10%)
• 1 Midterm (25%)
• 1 Final (25%)
• **NOTE** The LearnSmart reading assignments count for 0% of your grade. The reading quizzes are the only grades you have over the readings.

Final grade scale: 

• A: 90+
• B: 80+
• C: 70+
• D: 60+
• F: <60

Late work policy:

Late work will not be accepted for any assignment, unless given prior permission from the instructor. Once an assignment closes, it will no longer be available to you, and your window to complete the assignment will be gone.

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy:

There is ZERO tolerance for violations of the NCTC Academic Honesty policy. Any violation will automatically result in a 0 for the assignment, and may result in a failing grade for the course. See the Academic Honesty page in the Welcome module for a list of prohibited activities.

Attendance Policy:

Students are required to attend all sessions. The participation portion of the grade will suffer significantly if a student misses more than 2 sessions. If a student has 5 or more absences, he or she will receive 0 points for participation for the semester and may be dropped from the course.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 4th

Student Learning Outcomes:

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.

Core Objectives:

Critical Thinking

Communication

Personal Responsibility

Social Responsibility

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