Summer I 2023: M - TR 8:30 - 9:30 AM
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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-DC001 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)
Online 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 (chromebook, mac, or pc desktop or laptop) with reliable access to the Internet.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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 regularly.
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:
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.
Graded components
Chapter quizzes
Each unit will have four online quizzes. You are allowed unlimited attempts until the end of the unit, when the quizzes will close. The highest scoring attempt will count. Each quiz is worth up to 20 points. Late quizzes will not be accepted.
Exams
You will be taking three online exams. The exams will consist of objective questions and will be timed. Each exam will be worth up to 200 points.
Because the exams will be open for a long period of time, there will be no make-ups if a student fails to take one during the availability period.
Discussions
There will be four online discussions: they will include an introductory discussion where you will get to know the other members of the class, and one for each unit. The introductory discussion will be worth up to 10 points, and the remaining discussions will be worth up to 50 points each.
Extra credit
There will be no extra credit awarded in the class.
Exceptions to course policies
Exceptions to course policies will not be granted unless a student is experiencing exceptional hardship or bereavement and the student communicates with their instructor in a timely fashion. Technical problems are not an acceptable excuse for late work unless there was a problem with Amarillo College's systems or services used by the school. If you have unreliable Internet service, it is critical to find a backup that you can use in case of an outage.
Display and calculation of grades by Blackboard
Your current grade will be available in Blackboard under "My Grades" in the course menu.
Final grade calculation
Final grades will be calculated according to the following criteria:
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
Turnaround times
Quizzes and online exams will be graded immediately. Discussions will generally be graded within a week.
This is a fully online class with no in-person meetings or online meetings at a scheduled time.
As detailed above in the "administrative drop policy," students must physically attend class on or before the census date or be removed from the class, but because this is a fully online class, what counts as attendance is submitting work for a grade. Simply logging in is not enough to fulfill this requirement.
Unit 1: weeks 1 - 3
Week 1 (6/5 - 6/11)
Topics covered: Labor and Capital
Work due by 11:59 PM on 6/11
Week 2 (6/12 - 6/18)
Topics covered: The West, American Empire
Work due by 11:59 PM on 6/18
Week 3 (6/19 - 6/25)
Topics covered: The Progressive Era
Work due by 11:59 PM on 6/25
Unit 2: weeks 4 - 6
Week 4 (6/26 - 7/2)
Topics covered: World War I and Its Aftermath, The New Era
Work due by 11:59 PM on 7/2
Week 5 (7/3 - 7/9)
Topics covered: The Great Depression, World War II
Work due by 11:59 PM on 7/9:
Unit 3: weeks 6 - 8
Week 6 (7/10 - 7/16)
Topics covered: The Cold War
Work due by 11:59 PM on 7/16
Week 7 (7/17 - 7/23)
Topics covered: The Affluent Society; The Sixties
Work due by 11:59 PM on 7/23
Week 8 (7/24 - 7/27)
Topics covered: The Unraveling
Work due by 11:59 PM on 7/27 (note that this week ends on Thursday):
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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