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HIST-1302-002 United States History II
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.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
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Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
On Campus Course
The American YAWP, volume II, edited by Joseph Locke and Ben Wright. This is an OER (open educational resource) available for free online with a low-cost paper copy available at the bookstore.
You are required to have regular access to a personal computer, tablet, or chromebook with reliable internet access
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
For the entirety of the 2020 Summer semester, Dr. Fauss will be working remotely from home, so the best way to get in touch with him will be through email. Please observe the proper etiquette for business emails: provide a descriptive yet concise subject in addition to a professional salutation and closing; additionally, you should write in complete sentences and avoid net- or text-speak. Most workplaces use email, so this should be good practice for you.
You should check your school email and course announcements regularly. Dr. Fauss will occasionally send out reminders and other important information via announcements and email. If class is canceled, an email will be sent out as early in the day as possible.
Email is not an instantaneous form of communication: Dr. Fauss checks his email at least once a day most days, and will usually get back to you by the end of the day. In most circumstances you will receive a reply within 24 hours. It is not necessary to follow up unless you have not received a reply within 24 hours.
You are responsible for taking the proper steps to solve technical problems with technology used in the class: a list of support resources has been provided for you under the “help” section of the course’s Blackboard site. It it particularly important to give yourself enough time to work through technical issues before due dates. Your professor is not a technical support person and will probably refer you to the “help” section if you come to him with technical problems, but you are encouraged to speak with him if you are unable to reach a resolution after consulting the appropriate resources.
You are expected to follow all Amarillo College policies and procedures, particularly those relating to academic integrity and personal conduct. The following are of particular importance:
Do not record the class: your instructor will be doing this for you and posting the videos to Blackboard. Course materials created by your professor, including assignments, handouts, lectures, exams, quizzes, and similar materials and derivative works such as course notes are protected by copyright and for personal educational use only, and may not be reproduced, distributed, sold, bartered, or publicly posted to the Internet without your professor’s express written permission. Your instructor will pursue any available legal avenues to protect his intellectual property such as takedown notices as permitted by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Students found to have violated the instructor's intellectual property rights will be referred to the college for disciplinary action.
Graded components
Quizzes
Each chapter will have a timed quiz consisting of objective questions based upon the key terms and objectives. The quizzes will be 25% of your course grade. The lowest three quizzes will be dropped.
Exams
You will be taking three online exams. The exams will consist of objective questions and will be timed. The exams will be 50% of your course grade. Your best exam will count 25%, your second best will count 15%, and your lowest exam will count 10%.
Students who cannot take an exam during the scheduled times must inform Dr. Fauss of this as soon as possible. Make-up exams must be taken within one week of the closing of the exam.
Paper
You will be completing a short research paper. Before you begin writing, you will complete an annotated bibliography of the sources you will be consulting (worth 5%). You will then complete a rough draft that will be reviewed by your peers and the instructor (worth 5%) before being revised into a final draft (worth 15%) You will be able to see the rubric used to grade the paper components in "My Grades" in Blackboard.
Paper components handed in late will receive a 5 point penalty for each day turned in after the due date.
Extra credit
There will be no extra credit awarded in the class.
Display and calculation of grades by Blackboard
Your current grade will be available in Blackboard under "My Grades" in the course menu. Your grade is calculated as a running total, meaning that the grade is only based upon the material submitted as of the time you check. Your running total will be calculated based upon the weighting of the different categories of grades, so for example, exams will always calculate as the stated percentage of the total, even if only one exam is in; as more grades come in within the category, the grade will change, but it will still be calculated with the category weighting.
Final grade calculation
Final grades will be calculated according to the following criteria:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
Below 60 = F
Your final grade will be rounded to the next highest integer.
Students are expected to log into Google Meet during scheduled class times. Attendance will be taken.
5/27: Introduction to HIST 1301
5/28: CH 16
5/29: CH 16
This week's chapter quiz due by 11:59 PM on 5/30
6/1: CH 17
6/2: CH 17
6/3: CH 20
6/4: CH 20
This week's chapter quizzes due by 11:59 PM on 6/5
Exam 1 will be open all day on 6/5 and 6/6
6/8: CH 21
6/9: CH 21
6/10: CH 22
6/11: CH 22
This week's chapter quizzes due by 11:59 PM on 6/12
Annotated bibliography for paper due by 11:59 PM on 6/14
6/15: CH 23
6/16: CH 23
6/17: CH 24
6/18: CH 24
This week's chapter quizzes due by 11:59 PM on 6/19
Exam 2 will be open all day on 6/19 and 6/20
First draft of the paper due by 11:59 PM on 6/21
6/22: CH 25
6/23: CH 25
6/24: CH 26
6/25: CH 26
This week's chapter quizzes due by 11:59 PM on 6/26
Final draft of the paper due by 11:59 PM on 6/28
6/29: CH 27
6/30: CH 27
This week's chapter quiz due by 11:59 PM on 7/1
Exam 3 will be open all day on 7/1 and 7/2
You will be assessed on your mastery of the information presented in lectures, your textbook, and other materials utilized in class. Because the quality of most information on American history on the Internet is so poor, turning to it for information is not acceptable unless specifically authorized.
If a student scores below 70% on the first exam, he or she will be required to attend tutoring per the instructor’s directions.
The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus and calendar if needed.
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