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As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc
The Tutoring for Success policy applies to any student whose grade or performance in the course falls below a departmentally determined minimum threshold. In either of those cases, the instructor will direct the student to the appropriate tutoring service, which may be faculty-led, discipline-specific, and/or general. Under this policy, the instructor will follow specific departmental guidelines governing the use, duration, and grade component of the tutoring need.
Students who do not attend class on or prior to the census date will be administratively dropped. Effective Fall, 2016
Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete all steps indicated on the Academic Withdrawal Request form by the course withdrawal deadline.
NOTE: Students who are attending Texas institutions of higher education, for the first time fall 2007 and later, may not withdraw from more than six courses during their academic career. This withdrawal limitation does not include dual credit or developmental classes (Senate Bill 1231 Rule 4.10.) For more information on Drop and Withdrawal Policies, please visit the Registrar's Office Web site.
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HIST-1302-008 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
806-371-5995
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. Links are found within the course, and you may also visit www.americanyawp.com. You can buy a paper copy of the textbook at the bookstore if you wish, but this is optional.
You are required to have regular access to a personal computer (chromebook, mac, or pc desktop or laptop) with reliable access to the Internet. Tablets and smartphones should also work but will make performing certain tasks significantly more difficult.
You should bring a notebook or paper and something to write with to class for notetaking.
You are required to bring a #2 pencil to class on exam days.
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".
Check your school email and Watermark at least once every weekday at the beginning of the day. If class is canceled, an email will be sent out as early in the day as possible.
You are responsible for learning how to use the technology utilized in this class. Unless there is a problem with the systems used by AC, issues with technology are not an acceptable excuse for failing to complete assignments. Blackboard will provide verification that submitted work has been accepted: it is important to check for this before moving on to other things. A list of support resources has been provided for you under the “help” section of the course’s Blackboard site to assist you with technology use.
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:
Laptops, tablets, and other technology will be used selectively in this class. There are times when device use will be appropriate and encouraged, and times when technology should be put away. If another student's use of technology is interfering with your learning, you should bring this to your professor's attention.
Do not record the class without your professor's permission.
Course content created by your professor, including assignments, handouts, lectures, exams, quizzes, and videos, is protected by copyright and is intended for your personal educational use only, and may not be reproduced, distributed, sold, bartered, or linked to on the Internet without his express written permission. Students found to have violated your professor's intellectual property rights will be referred to the college for disciplinary action and may be subject to legal action as permitted by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
This class uses a point-based system for grading. There are 1000 points available.
There will be 12 quizzes throughout the class; each will be associated with a unit. During each unit, you are allowed unlimited attempts of each quiz until the beginning of the unit exam, when the quizzes will become unavailable. Only the highest scoring attempt will factor into your grade. The purpose of this arrangement is to make the quizzes a tool for assessing your knowledge of the material and finding out where it is lacking. Each quiz is worth up to 10 points. Late quizzes will not be accepted. The two lowest scoring quizzes will not factor into your grade.
You will be taking three in-class exams. The purpose of the exams is to demonstrate your understanding of the material. Each exam will be worth up to 220 points each. At the end of the semester, the lowest exam score will be replaced by the average of the three.
If you miss an exam, being allowed to make it up will only be considered if you email your professor before the exam or shortly thereafter and provide an explanation of your situation. Students should not take missing an exam lightly: excuses will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Out of fairness to the other students, missed exams must be taken in person at the testing center the next day or as soon as possible. Multiple make-ups will not be allowed.
You will be completing an assignment that will ask you to imagine that you are write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in the past. The purpose of the common assessment is to practice research, writing, and the analysis of sources. Part I will ask you to complete an annotated bibliography of sources that will be used when writing the letter; this will be worth up to 40 points. Part II will be the letter to the editor; this will be worth up to 150 points. Parts of the common assessment will be accepted late with a 10 point penalty per day turned in past the due date.
You are expected to regularly attend class; see the attendance section below for policies regarding absences. Attendance will be worth up to 50 points. Exceptional participation in class can result in students earning a small amount of extra credit.
There will be no extra credit awarded in the class save for that detailed under "attendance/participation."
Exceptions to course policies will not be granted unless you are experiencing significant hardship or bereavement and communicate with your professor in a timely fashion.
Final grades will be calculated using the following:
890 or more points = A
790 to less than 890 points = B
690 to less than 790 points = C
590 to less than 690 points = D
Less than 590 points = F
Decimals will be rounded up to the next integer
Attending class regularly is generally understood as the most impotant thing a student can do to succeed in college. In recognition of this, this class has the following policies regarding attendance:
The topic of a class is indicated after the date. Items in bold indicate work that is due or exams.
Week 1
3/20: Introduction to the class; unit 1 begins
3/21: Labor and Capital, part I; read CH 16 before class
3/22: Labor and Capital, part II; take the CH 16 quiz after class
3/23: The West, part I; read CH 17 before class
Week 2
3/27: The West, part II; take the CH 17 quiz after class
3/28: American Empire, part I; read CH 19 before class
3/29: American Empire, part II; take the CH 19 quiz after class
3/30: The Progressive Era, part I; read CH 20 before class
Week 3
4/3: The Progressive Era, part II; take the CH 20 quiz after class
4/4: Introduction to the common assessment
4/5: The unit 1 exam will be given in class; all unit 1 quizzes due by 12:30 PM; unit 2 begins
4/6: WWI, part I; read CH 21 before class
Week 4
4/10: WWI, part II; take the CH 21 quiz after class
4/11: The New Era, part I; read CH 22 before class
4/12: The New Era, part II; take the CH 22 quiz after class
4/13: The Great Depression, part I; read CH 23 before class
Part I of the common assessment is due by 11:59 PM on 4/16
Week 5
4/17: The Great Depression, part II; take the CH 23 quiz after class
4/18: WWII, part I; read CH 24 before class
4/19: WWII, part II; take the CH 24 quiz after class
4/20: The unit 2 exam will be given in class; all unit 2 quizzes due by 12:30 PM; unit 3 begins
Week 6
4/24: The Cold War, part I; read CH 25 before class
4/25: The Cold War, part II; take the CH 25 quiz after class
4/26: The Affluent Society, part I; read CH 26 before class
4/27: The Affluent Society, part II; take the CH 26 quiz after class
Part II of the common assessment is due by 11:59 PM on 4/30
Week 7
5/1: The Sixties, part I; read CH 27 before class
5/2: The Sixties, part II; take the CH 27 quiz after class
5/3: The Unraveling, part I; read CH 28 before class
5/4: The Unraveling, part II; take the CH 28 quiz after class
Week 8
5/11: The unit 3 exam will be given in class; all unit 3 quizzes due by 12:30 PM; unit 3 ends
Late work may be turned in no later than 5:00 PM on 5/11
The best way to get in touch with your professor is through email. Your professor will check his email at least once a day Monday - Friday; this means that most of the time you will receive a response within 24 hours. It is not necessary to follow up unless you have not received a reply within 24 hours or on Monday if an email was sent over the weekend. Please observe the proper etiquette for business emails: provide a descriptive yet concise subject, write in complete sentences, and include a greeting and closing. Most workplaces use email, so this should be good practice for you.
You will be assessed on your mastery of the information presented in lectures, your textbook, and the other materials utilized. Your professor has carefully chosen what will be covered in class, and what will be emphasized will usually go significantly beyond the poorly-sourced recounting of simple facts that is generally found on easily accessible websites; you are therefore strongly discouraged from turning to the Internet for assistance with learning the material. Simply put, in many cases, what you can find on the Internet will not be what is covered in class. Your best resources for help are your professor, the Academic Success Center, and your textbook.
Your professor reserves the right to change the syllabus and calendar if needed.
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