United States History I Syllabus for 2016-2017
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Course

HIST-1301-DC002 United States History I

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills

Course Description

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Dual Credit Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Farmer et al. Foundations of American History Volume I--To 1877. 12th Edition. Redding, CA: BVT Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-62751-779-9

Ebook: American History Volume I. Pearson Custom, 2016. ISBN 9781269510264. Access cards available at the AC bookstore.

 Enter the URL on the Access Card and then enter the pass code on the access card.

Supplies

Equipment necessary for online access

Student Performance

After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to:

1. Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.

2. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.

3. Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

Students are expected to treat others with respect and courtesy.

Grading Criteria

Course requirements/grading:

Exams:  There will be three major examinations during the semester plus a final exam on Monday, November 30. Exams will be multiple choice and cover the readings from Farmer et al., Foundations of American History and the Retrieving the Past ereader. Students are not allowed to drop an exam. Each exam is 50 questions worth 2 points apiece for a total of 100 points each. The exams add up to 400 points, 80% of the possible points in the class.

Makeup Exams:  There are no makeup exams without prearrangement with the instructor.  It is imperative that students contact the instructor before exam day if they know they will be absent so that arrangements can be made or before noon on exam day if they are missing school due to illness or absent for some other reason whether it be accident, a death in the family, etc.

Historical Ethical Dilemma Paper: Students will read a historical ethical dilemma assigned by individually by the instructor. The due dates will not be the same for all students and the individual due dates for each student will be posted in Blackboard in the ethical dilemma folder (accessed through the Content Button) by the end of the first week of class. In a one page typed paper, students will briefly identify and accurately describe the ethical dilemma. Students will use appropriate insights from two or more areas of study at AC to make connections and clarify the ethical dilemma. Students will recognize connections to their own personal values and rules, articulate the sources of their insights, and incorporate personal values in a reasoned response.  Students are required to search for a source related to their ethical dilemma and use something from that source in writing their paper. Students should follow the Turabian Citation Guide in making their citations. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html Keep the length of your response to approximately one page. The Historical Ethical Dilemma Paper is worth 100 points, 20% of the possible 500 points that make up the final grade. Papers will be submitted through the drop box in our class in Blackboard.  No ethical dilemma papers will be accepted after 12:00 noon on Monday, December 5.

Academic dishonesty:

Cheating in any form will not be tolerated.  Some collaboration with other students on projects is acceptable; however, students must do their own work.  Papers which bear a striking resemblance to the work of other students will not be accepted.  If the instructor determines that a student is not responsible for his/her work, no credit will be given for the assignment.

Attendance

Students are expected to take their exams and turn in their ethical dilimmas on the assigned dates.

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