FACULTY
SYLLABUS – Fall 2008
COURSE NUMBER: History 1302-P07 and P08
COURSE TITLE:
COURSE DESCRIPTION: History of the
PREREQUISITE: Placement levels: Reading
Assessment at College Level. Writing Assessment
COURSE CREDIT HOURS: 3
COLLEGE
REPEAT
POLICY: A
student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including
“W”.
STUDENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon
successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:
1. Describe
the major economic events in the
2. Summarize
the impact of the West in the nation.
3. Explain
the impact of the industrial revolution on the development of the
4. Assess
the emergence of corporate capitalism in the
5. Analyze
the shift of the
6. Assess
the impact of increased immigration in the
7. Outline
the changes in foreign policy in the early twentieth century
8. Differentiate
the reform movements (Populism, Progressivism, New Deal, Civil Rights, the
Great Society) in the
9. Illustrate
how the
10. Compare
and contrast
11. Relate
the changes in our domestic policy in the 20th Century to world events at that
time.
PROFESSOR: Dr. David Buice (pronounced like Bice)
Email: dbuice@ccccd.edu
PHONE:
OFFICE
HOURS:
VIRTUAL
OFFICE HOURS (at home at the computer)
CLASS MEETING TIMES
TEXTBOOK: Created
Equal: A Social and Political History of the
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
·
Class notes
from the web site, along with pen or pencil for taking notes
·
4 scantron
sheets for the exams
·
No. 2 pencil
for exams
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: To complete this course successfully, you must take
four 100-point tests. See the course calendar for the dates of the tests.
METHOD OF PRESENTATION: We will cover the material through a combination of
lectures, PowerPoint materials, and appropriate audio visual materials.
EXAMS: Four examinations of 100 points each will be given
during the session. The tests will be made up of multiple choice and true-false
questions from the lectures and the text. Approximately 90% of the test
material will come from the lectures.
Missing
a scheduled exam is a serious matter, and makeup exams may or may not be given
at the discretion of the professor. Generally the only valid reasons for
missing an exam are for a death in the family or a serious, documented medical
emergency (not, I had a cold, sore throat, upset stomach etc.). Your reason for missing must be presented
to me at the first class meeting when you return to class. If you do not offer
an explanation at that time, there will be no makeup.
Make-up
exams have only essay and identification questions and are much harder than the regular exams. It is to your advantage to take
the regular exams given during the scheduled times. Do not skip a regular exam
thinking you will have more time to study and will make a higher grade on a
makeup. You will not!
There is no make-up for the last
exam. The only exception would be for a serious medical emergency, such as an
emergency appendectomy or something of that sort.
METHOD OF EVALUATION: How is my final grade for the course determined?
The grade that you receive at the end of the course is determined by the total
number of points compiled on the four exams and the four quizzes from a
possible total of 400 points.
§
A = 360 or more total points = 90% or
better
§
B = 320-359 = 80-89%
§
C = 280-319 = 70-79%
§
D = 240-279 = 60-69%
§
F = 239 or less = less than 60%
ATTENDANCE:
Regular
class attendance is the responsibility of the student. Habitual tardiness is
disruptive and unacceptable. A student is expected to remain for the entire
period, and if for any reason you must leave early, just let me know before
class begins. If you do not, you will be counted absent.
You can miss two classes without
penalty. After that, five points will be deducted from your semester point
total for each absence.
If you are late to class, it is your
responsibility to let me know THAT
WITHDRAWAL: The last day to drop with a W is November 14. If a student withdraws after November 14, a performance grade is given. Any change in a
student’s class schedule may be made by telephone registration, on-line
registration, or by submitting an add/drop form to the admissions and records
office when telephone and on-line systems are not available.
Religious Holy Days: Please refer to the
current Collin Student Handbook for information on the observance of Holy Days.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
COMPLIANCE:
It
is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable and
appropriate accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. This
college will adhere to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws,
regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations
as required affording equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s
responsibility to contact the Access office at
ACADEMIC ETHICS: The College District may initiate disciplinary
proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonest. Scholastic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions
related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the
submission as one’s own work material that is not one’s own. Scholastic
dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following
acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s edition,
and/or falsifying academic records.
Some
definitions of terms mentioned in the preceding paragraph:
Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they
were your own, without giving credit to the source, including but not limited
to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in
an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination
questions in advance, copying computer or internet files, using someone else’s
work for the assignments as if were your own, or any other dishonest means of
attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.
Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another
in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to, providing a
paper or project to another student; providing an inappropriate level of
assistance; communication answers to a classmate during an examination;
removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to
copy answers.
COURSE CALENDAR
Test 1 –
Topics 1, 2, and 3, Thursday, September
18
Test 2 – Topics
4, 5, and 6, Thursday, October 16
Test 3 – Topics
7 and 8, Tuesday November 11 (given
in the Testing Center and we will have class that day as well)
Test 4 – Topic 9 to the end of
the course. Section P07, Tuesday December 9; Section P08, Thursday. December
11. You will also be given an end-of-the-semester assessment test covering all
of History 1302.
Note One: I will provide a review sheet for each exam, and you
can earn some extra credit by participating in some in-class reviews (details
to be provided later).
Note Two: For each test you will be allowed to bring
COURSE TOPICS
History 1302
Fall 2008
Topic 1 – Industrial Growth and the Labor Movement
·
Text: Chapter 16
·
Reading
assignment, Pp 412-16 on the labor movement
Topic 2 – Politics and the Farm Problem in the Late 19th
Century
·
Text: Pp 429-32
Topic 3 – American Imperialism,
Test
1 over Topics 1, 2, & 3, and reading assignment, September 18 (date may
vary)
Topic 4 – The Progressive Movement: State and Local and
National Reforms
·
Text: Chapter 19
·
Topic 5 – Foreign Policy during the Progressive Era
·
Text: Chapter 20
Topic 6 –
·
Text: Chapter 21 and Chapter 22 down to
p 515
·
Test
2 over topics 4, 5, & 6 reading assignments, October 16 (date may vary)
Topic 7 – The New Deal
·
Text: Chapter 22, Pp 515-528
Topic 8 –
·
Text: Chapter 23
·
Reading
assignment: The Home Front, and Race and War, Pp
537-543
Test
3 over Topics 7 & 8 and reading assignment, November 11 (in the
Topic 9 – Truman, the Cold War, and Communist hysteria at
home
·
Text: Chapter 24
Topic 10 – Eisenhower and the 50’s
·
Text: Chapter 25 Pp 580-84
Topic 11 – JFK
·
Text: Chapter 25, Pp 589-92
·
Reading
assignment: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, p 590
Topic 12 – LBJ, the Great Society and
·
Text: Chapter 26, Pp 595-611
·
Reading
assignment: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the
Vietnam War, p 606
Topic 13 – Richard Nixon,
·
Chapters 26 & 27, Pp 611-18
Other topics as time permits
Test
4 over the last part of the course, reading assignments. Section P07, Tuesday,
Dec. 9; Section P08, Thursday, Dec. 11
I reserve the right to make changes
in this syllabus. If I make changes, I will give you appropriate notice.
EXTRA
CREDIT – HISTORY 1302
Movie Review
On
Tuesday afternoon, November 25, I
will show a movie dealing with some part of History 1302. This will be a
full-length motion picture that everyone should find interesting, I hope. The screening
will start at
Deadline: