Collin College
Preston Ridge Campus
FAll 2008

Course Number: History 1301.WW2

Course Title: United States History I

Course Description: History of the United States with focus on development of American characteristics and institutions, including the forging of a new society from European, African, and American cultures. Emphasis on colonial and early national periods through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students must take 6 credit hours of HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301 to fulfill the Texas legislative requirement for history.

Course Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: Placement Levels: Reading Assessment at College Level. Writing Assessment ENGL-1301
College Repeat Policy: A student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including “W”.
Course Delivery Method: Online Via CE6 (new version of WEB CT/Blackboard)

All correspondence via e-mail with students will be through their cougar e-mail accounts, or directly thorugh CE6.

Professor's Information:
	Professor's Name: Wendy Gunderson
	Office Number: F213
	Online Office Hours: Friday 10-11am or by Scheduled Appointment (appointments may be scheduled by e-mail, phone or in person—see contact information below) Always available via e-mail On Campus Office Hours:MW 8:30-9:00 am MW 10:00-11:00 am TR 11:30-12:30 pm T 6:00-7:00 pm or by Scheduled Appointment (appointments may be scheduled by e-mail, phone or in person—see contact information below) Always available via e-mail

Contact Information:
	Phone: 972-377-1536
	E-mail: wgunderson@ccccd.edu
	Fax: 972-377-1586

Website: iws.ccccd.edu/wgunderson

But the information for this class will be on CE6

Class Information:

1301.WW2 Online delivery

Textbook: Created Equal: A Social and Political History of the United States, Vol. I Brief Second Edition By Jones, Wood, et. al., New York: AB Longman, 2008 You will need MyHistoryLab.com access via access code.

Supplies: Students will need reliable access to MyHistoryLab.com, reliable access to their e-mail via their cougarmail account through the college, reliable access to CE6,

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:

1. Describe pre-Colombian civilizations in the Americas and summarize the impact of European discoveries and settlements on those civilizations.

2. Describe the aspects of Western and Non-Western culture that have contributed to the American experience.

3. Describe the development of the English colonies and the growth of independent colonial government.

4. Reconstruct the internal social, economic, and political events which led to the War for Independence.

5. Identify the factors, values, and compromises which shaped the U.S. Constitution.

6. Describe the formation of political parties, the development of sectionalism, and the early nationalist era.

7. Define Manifest Destiny and describe nineteenth century territorial expansion.

8. Outline major social, economic, political, and religious aspects of antebellum United States.

9. Describe the slavery controversy.

10. Outline the series of events which culminated in the Civil War.

Course Requirements:
1. Reading of assigned textbook materials.
2. Class participation via CE6.
3. Reading of assigned supplemental materials.
4. Completion of assignments.
5. Completion of all examinations.

In order to participate in the course through the Internet, you must be able to do the following:

1. Send and receive email, and be able to send/receive files through the dropbox--including attaching files and/or opening attached files.

2. Participate in an online forum and navigate www.myhistorylab.com and CE6

3. Access resources on the World Wide Web and know how to document those sources. For help try:

A quick guide to how to do cite online sources can be found @ “A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities,” by Melvin E. Page, (pagem@etsuarts.east-tenn-st.edu) for H-AFRICA (h-africa@msu.edu), Humanities-on-Line and History Department, East Tennessee State University@ http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/cite.html

A great text for citation for all students of social and liberal sciences is: Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 5th ed. (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1987)

MLA Citation Online @ http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html#top

Be Advised: This is not a “self-paced course”. You will be expected to keep up with the textbook readings, do assignments, and submit them to me as stated on the semester calendar according to due date. Students will need to turn in all l assignments to the dropbox in CE6.

Method of Evaluation:
Testing. There will be three exams during the semester. 60% of your semester grade will be taken from these exams. Each of your exams will count 20% of your final grade. Exams will be a combination of multiple choice questions and short answer questions. Exams will be available through CE6 for a time span of a few days—students MUST take the exams sometime during that period. The exams are timed and no outside resources (including your text, the internet, etc) are to be used during the taking of the exam. The short answers are to be your own, and not cut and pasted from other sources. If any form of scholastic dishonesty is detected, no credit will be given, and the incident will be reported to the Dean of Students for further inquiry and penalty. (see policy on Scholastic Dishonesty at the end of the syllabus)

Writing Assignments: There will be eight written assignments during the summer semester. Each assignment is worth 5% of your semester grade, so together these will be 40% of your grade. The assignments will consist of students writing papers to readings that will be assigned. The Assignments are in the separate units of the modules and are due the Monday following the week they are listed on the Calendar by Midnight (11:59pm Monday).Many of the readings are through MyHIstoryLab and others on internet sites. As with all research, you must provide a bibliography of the sources you consulted in MLA format, (see the writing center or the links above, or consult with the professor if you are unsure about citations) and all information obtained from the readings needs to be cited within your paper as well through parenthetical references. Even though this is not an English class, there will be deductions for grammatical, sentence structure and sprlling errors. This is a college level course and the writing should be college level. These assignments should be in YOUR own words!! (see my policy regarding scholastic dishonesty below) No late assignments are accepted, students can hand work in before the due date, but none are accepted after the due date. I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK! PERIOD. NO EXCUSES, NO EXCEPTIONS, NO EXTENSIONS. DO NOT TEST THIS POLICY

Learning Activities and Discussion Forums: There are Learning Activities (LA) and Discussion Forums (DF) for each of the units in the modules. Students are expected to complete the Learning Activities (LA) and encouraged to take part in discussion, and the professor will also chime in on occasion. This is part of the participation and involvement in the class, and although there are no points awarded for the discussions and learning activities, for students who are inactive during the semester that do not take part in these areas of the class, points (up to 50) may be deducted for non-involvement in the Discussion Forums and Learning Activities. Discussions can be posted for each unit within a module only until the exam ends for that module.

Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend class—which means you are expected to log in consistently to CE6 and MyHistoryLab, and be involved in the Learning Activities and Discussion Forums. I can access information showing me who has logged into CE6, for how long and where during the semester, so you might bear that in mind.

Grade Breakdown and Point Distribution:

Component of grade	% of grade	Total %	# of points
Exams (3)	20% each	60%	100 each (300 total)
Written Assignments (8)	5% each	40%	25 each (200 total)
LA & DF			Up to 50 points deducted for non involvement
Total		100%	500 points

Grade Scale
Points	Average	Grade	As defined by CCCCD catalog
450-500	90-100%	A	Excellent
400-449	80-89%	B	Above Average
350-399	70-79%	C	Average
300-349	60-69%	D	Below Average
299 and below	59% and below	F	Failing

Religious Holidays: refer to Section 2 Policies, Religious Holidays in the 2007-2008 Collin College Student Handbook.

ADA Statement: it is the policy of Collin College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College will adhere to all applicable federal, states and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or 972-881-5898 (V/TTD: 972-881-5950) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations

Netiquette for Online Courses and Online Behavior:

1. Standards of courtesy and respect must be maintained at all times in our online “classroom.” Join in to the discussion, but remember that this is still a “classroom” setting and that respect and consideration are crucial for any intellectual discussion

2. Discussion areas are the place for intelligent and respectful airing of ideas. Name-calling and personal attacks are not permitted.

3. Any violation of the standards of appropriate behavior online will be reported to the Dean of Students and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken by the college.

See also the Code of Conduct (Section 7, Chapter 1 on Student Rights and Responsibilities and Chapter 2 on Code Violations ) in the 2007-2008 Collin College Student Handbook

Computer Technical Requirements for Online Courses

Students enrolled in this class must have reliable computer and internet access. Recommended specifications for video-streaming are as follows: Recommended Windows 98, windows 98 Second edition, Windows 2000, or Windows Millennium Edition Pentium or AMD Athlon K6 266 MHz processor or faster 64 MB RAM 56-Kbps modem 24-bit true color video card.

In order to view videos, you will need the high-speed internet connection and the latest Flash Player plug-in.

Students considering taking online courses should be able to answer “yes” to the following questions:

Can you create, save, find files on your computer?
Can you open, close and resize windows on your computer?
Can you click, double click and right click using a mouse?
Can you cut and paste using a mouse?
Do you know how to use spell check?
Do you know how to install software on your computer if you need to?
Do you know how to send and receive e-mail attachments?
Can you save, delete, reply to and forward e-mail?
Can you access e-mail and the World Wide Web at least five times a week?
Do you know the differences between an e-mail address and a website URL?
Do you know how to access the Internet and go to a website URL?
Are you self-disciplined enough to take your education into your own hands by assuming the responsibility of an online course?

Course Withdrawal Policy: If you are unable to complete this course, YOU must withdraw from it by November 14th. Withdrawing from a course is a formal procedure which YOU must initiate, I can not do it for you. If you stop attending a class and do not withdraw, you will receive the grade you earn, usually an "F". If you do withdraw from the course by November 14th, you will receive a grade of "W".

Academic Ethics: The College District may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. 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 editions, and/or falsifying academic records.

Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s 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 it were one’s 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; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers

In this class, if any scholastic dishonesty is detected, it will result in a zero for that assignment AND an automatic failure for this course, and the matter will be referred to the Dean of Students Office for further inquiry and disciplinary penalty.

Note: Copies of the generic syllabus for History 1301 are located at the division office and on the college website at: www.ccccd.edu/cs/currentstudents.html

IF STUDENTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SYLLABUS OR THE CLASS, DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK THE INSTRUCTOR.

Please see 1301 Tentative Course Calendar on CE6 for due dates, exam dates, etc. Please check this calendar often for any updates during the semester.

Suggestions for Success for this Course:

It has been my experience that students who are proactive about their education usually do extremely well over the course of their college experience. Students who attend class, take notes, go the extra mile, and read extensively usually EARN passing grades. For online classes the requirement is essentially the same, the difference being that instead of showing up for class you show up at your computer on a consistent basis.

It is important for students to understand that this course is not “easy” because it is an online course. In fact, there will be plenty of reading and writing for this course—from your textbook, as well as from several historical web sites that I will direct you to during the semester.

Set aside a time every day, or at the very least every other day, that you work on your history homework and reading. Although the class is over the entire semester, do not get behind. Try to ensure that you have an interruption-free environment and make sure that your computer is reliable. Also, whenever you are working on essays and writing assignments ALWAYS do them in a Word document and save them before sending. If you do not have WORD, you must save your paper as an RTF before sending to me via the dropbox. Also, make sure you keep copies of everything for yourself . It will help us both in the long-run should any question arise. All grades for assignments/exams, etc will be posted to the gradebook on CE6—you have access to view your own grades. It is YOUR responsibility to check your grade regularly and notify me ASAP if there is any discrepancy.

Always get your work done on time. Make a commitment and stick with it. Avoid doing the homework assignments or studying for exams at the last minute—common problem online students (and many non-online students) run into is failure to budget enough time to complete HW assignments and properly prepare for exams.

Don't take shortcuts; that is, don't try to skip the reading in the hope that you can somehow figure out what you are doing during the exam., or try to wing it and pretend you did the readings for the assginemtns.

If at any point you decide that Internet learning is not for you, you must formally withdraw from the course. This is a process that must be initiated by the student—I can not do it for you. The last day for students to withdraw in FAll 2008 is November 14^th.