NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

 

Course title: United States History II

Course prefix, number, and section number: HIST 1302.380/811/812

Semester/Year of course: Spring 2026

Semester start and end dates: 1/12-5/9 (16 Week)/1/12-3/5 (8 Week)

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Hybrid (16 Week)/Asynchronous Online (8 Week)

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.  10^th edition.  2022. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781264641055

 

All Textbooks are provided through tuition through Barnes and Noble Lion Book Bundle giving immediate access to the textbook from the first day of class.  A charge of was added to your initial tuition was applied to cover this expense.

 

While the Lion Book Bundle is designed to help NCTC students easily obtain their course materials at a discounted price it may not fit every student. If you do not wish to participate in the program, you must opt out

Links to an external site. each semester. You can change your program status 30 days before the semester begins.

 

SPRING 2026 opt-out window:

Opens December 15th, 2025

Closes January 16th, 2026 (10:59 pm CST)

 

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/W

8 AM - 9 AM (Online)

2 PM - 3 PM (Gainesville)

Tuesday

9 AM - 12 PM (Online)

Thursday

9 AM - 12 PM (Gainesville)

1 PM - 2 PM (Gainesville)

 

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:

 All assignments are worth the number of points noted below

 

Midterm Exam 200 

Final Exam 200

10 Reading Quizzes 15 ea

4 Journals/Discussions 20 ea

10 Unit Reviews 10 ea

Video Script 20

Video Project 150

2 Participation/Engagement 50 ea

 

**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 video project and exams are used to measure mastery of the material, and a missing assignment shows failure to master that material.**

 

Final grade scale: 

 

A: 900+

B: 800+

C: 700+

D: 600+

F: <600

 

Late work policy: All work is due 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.

 

INSTRUCTOR NOTE ON AI USAGE: The use of any and all AI tools in this class is strictly prohibited.  This not only includes AI generating software such as Chat GPT, but also generative/corrective AI assistants like Grammarly or CoPilot.  The only extent of writing aid used should be simple spell-checking tools such as those provided by Microsoft Word.  AI usage will be verified by the TurnItIn service commissioned by the college and no other AI checking tool will be considered by the instructor. If caught using any AI for any writing assignments, the student will receive a zero on the assignment for the first offense and a warning from the instructor.  Any second offense will result in a zero for the entire class and an Academic Disciplinary Report submitted to the student’s record.

 

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: March 20th (16 Week)/February 16th (8 Week)

 

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