NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: United States History II
Course prefix, number, and section number: 1302 0502
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2023
Semester start and end dates: January 17 thru May 12 2023
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Face to face
Class meeting location, days, and times: T – TH 9:30-10:50
Lab meeting location, days, and times:
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: Kevin Pyle
Office location: Flower Mound room 107
Telephone number: 940-668-3350
E-mail address: All correspondences through Canvas course email
Office hours for students: Live - Tuesday 8:30 – 9:20 A.M., Virtual – Friday 7:30 – 8:30 P.M.
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:
Discussions 6 100 points each 600 points total
Map Activity 2 20 points each 40 points total
Power of Process 4 50 points each 200 points total
Research Paper 1 200 points 200 points total
Quizzes 5 50 points each 250 points total
Final 1 50 points 50 points total
Total Points 1340 points
Final grade scale:
A = 1206 – 1340 B = 1071 – 1205 C = 936 – 1070 D = 801 – 935 F = 0 - 800
Late work policy: All of the assignments and discussion are open on the first day of class. Their respective due dates are fixed. The Quizzes and Final have definitive start and end (due) dates and the Research Paper is open on September 18 and closes (is due) on November 18.
With these dates in mind there is ample time to complete all of the assignments, etc. There is no extra credit available. Your grade will be based on the above graded elements
listed. There are no makeup assignments. If you miss a unit exam for a documented approved
medical reason you will be allowed to take an all-essay question exam in its place.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
1) The student will receive a failing grade of "O" on the assignment.
2) A "Scholastic Dishonesty Report Form" will be submitted regarding the incident.
3) Student may be dropped from the course with a failing grade (letter grade of “F”).
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory
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 3rd 2023
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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