COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: United States History II
Course prefix, number, and section number: Hist 1302.0503/0504
Semester/Year of course: Spring 2025
Semester start and end dates: Jan 21-May 16
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): in person
Class meeting location, days, and times: FLM- Rm 102/ 9:30-10:50 and 11:00-12:20 PM
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. 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: Dr. Brittany Hancock
Office location: Corinth rm 335/ FLM Faculty Workroom (rm 107)
Telephone number: 940 498 3282 ext 6536
E-mail address: bhancock@nctc.edu
Office hours for students:
Mon/Wed – 8:30-9:30 AM – FLM- Faculty Workroom
Mon/Wed- 12:20-2:20 PM- FLM- Faculty Workroom or Online
Tues/Thurs- 9:30-12:30 – Online
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:
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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
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1
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Midterm
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90 pts
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1
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Review Essay
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90 pts
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1
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Final Exam
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90 pts
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10
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Readings
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35 pts
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10
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Chapter Activities
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17.5 pts
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Participation
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20 pts
TOTAL 444.5
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Final grade scale:
100-90= A
89.99-80= B
79.99-70= C
69.99- 60= D
59.99 and below= F
Late work policy:
*This is a college class, no late work will be accepted, with the exception of the Review Essay (9 pts off per day). Please do not complete assignments, before or after they have been graded, or ask to re-do assignments. They will not be graded*
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
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 include:
1) The student will receive a failing grade of "Zero" 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”).
Academic Dishonesty includes plagiarism. Paraphrasing is okay, but directly copying someone else’s work, or switching around sentences or finding synonyms, is considered plagiarism. To receive credit for someone else’s work, such as a website, the information must be quoted and cited. If paraphrased, please cite as well.
Collusion is when two or more students work together and turn in the same assignment, presenting it as if they had worked alone. This often comes up on Review Essays or Exams.
Students will submit their Review Essays through Turn It In, a plagiarism checker through Canvas. Anything over 10% plagiarism will be reviewed.
AI is a new reality. Turn It In will also check for AI-generated papers, so make sure your work is your own original work. Do not use ChatGPT or any other AI- generating device.
Attendance Policy:
Every student with perfect attendance will receive 10 extra credit points.
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 7, 2025
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.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
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 107b
Telephone number: 972-899-8361
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