NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: United States History II
Course prefix, number, and section number:
Semester/Year of course: Winter Mini-mester 2022
Semester start and end dates: December 12, 2022 – January 5, 2-23
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Online
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. 10th edition. McGraw-Hill. 2022 ISBN 978-1264853830
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: Kim Lacoco
Office location: Flower Mound Campus Faculty Center
Telephone number:
E-mail address: klacoco@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: available via Canvas message
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:
- Grant Scandals Assignment
- Great Depression Readings Assignment
- World War II from Space Notes
- Voices of Civil Rights
- Regan’s message from the Brandenburg Gate Assignment
- Women’s Suffrage Discussion
- Early Cold War Discussion
- Tests 1 – 4 (Note: Test #4 is the final exam for this course)
Final grade scale:
A = 89.5 – 100
B = 79.5 – 89.4
C = 69.5 – 79.4
D = 59.5 – 69.4
F = 0 – 59.4
Late work policy:
Late work will not be accepted after the “Until date” shown on the assignment without
prior approval from the instructor.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Students are expected to follow college policies regarding academic integrity.
Attendance Policy:
Students must complete all work by the designated deadlines listed in each module.
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: December 27, 2022
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
COLLEGE POLICIES
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Charles Adams
Office location: Flower Mound Campus, room 107
Telephone number: 972-899-8424
E-mail address: cadams@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Crystal Wright
Office location: Denton Exchange, room 204
Telephone number: 940-380-2504
E-mail address: cwright@nctc.edu