NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: United States History II
Course prefix, number, and section number: HIST 1302.323/324
Semester/Year of course: Summer II 2025
Semester start and end dates: July 13-August 14
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous Online
Class meeting location, days, and times: Online
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. 2022. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781264641055
The web-based material is unique to NCTC. You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly through your Canvas course. Instructions on how to purchase and set up access to your textbook can be found here: https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/first-day-of-class/canvas-ltia
Name of instructor: James C. Jones
Office location: MSS 824
Telephone number: 940 668 7734 ex. 4398
E-mail address: jcjones@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: M-R 10-11
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:
Major Assignments (75%)
3 Exams
1 Paper
Weekly Work (20%)
15 Lecture Reviews
3 Discussion Boards
Reading Quizzes
15 Reading Quizzes
**NOTE**: Failure to complete all of the major assignments in the course will result in a failing grade for the class, regardless of your scores on any other assignments. The term paper and exams are used to measure mastery of the material, and a missing assignment shows failure to master that material.**
Final grade scale:
A: 90+
B: 80+
C: 70+
D: 60+
F: <60
Late work policy: All work is done on the day the unit closes. Exams will open at 12:00 AM on the following day. NO late work will be accepted, unless you have spoken to the instructor before the close of the unit.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: Students are required to read the document on Academic Dishonesty and watch the Intro Video for the course for detailed information about Academic Integrity. Violations of the policy will result in a 0 for the assignment and may result in a failing grade for the course.
The use of AI is strictly prohibited in this course. Using AI to write any portion of a paper or discussion board, or use of AI on an exam is a serious violation of the academic integrity policy and will result in a failing grade for the course.
NOTE: **The use of any sources other than your textbook or your notes for any exam will result in a 0 for the entire test**
Attendance Policy: This is an online course. Students are expected to meet the unit due dates.
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: 8-4
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 United States history.
Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking
Communication
Personal Responsibility
Social Responsibility
COLLEGE POLICIES
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 accommodation. 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 defines 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 HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all the rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
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:
Office location: Denton Exchange, room 204
Telephone number: 940-380-2504
E-mail address: cwright@nctc.edu