United States History II Syllabus for 2023-2024
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Course

HIST-1302-004 United States History II

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Course Description

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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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Dual Credit Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

HIST 1302 – Henkin, Becoming America 2nd edition, Vol. II

  • Connect Access Card Only: ISBN# 9781265262532
  • Must have Access Code

Supplies

Internet accessible device and access to all of the online course material.

Student Performance

  • There are multiple assignments and a main quiz for each chapter.
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  • All chapters are assigned on Monday and are due that following Sunday night.
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  • There are 16 chapters with 16 main quizzes. I will drop the lowest three quiz grades and average the other 13 which count as the overall quiz average. 30%
    • All Chapter quizzes will be completed in class or otherwise supervised if permission is given for a makeup to be taken.
    • NOTE – All quizzes have 20 questions and have a 30-minute time limit.
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  • All the assignments for all chapters will average into one assignment average grade. 30%
    • NOTE – There are 2 attempts for each assignment. However, the second attempt will be scored lower by 10%.
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  • There are 3 Discussion questions all averaging into your total Discussion grade. 30%
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  • There will be a paper assigned about halfway through the course. TBA   10%
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  • Those will be all the grades for the course. There will not be any unit exams.
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  • There is no extra credit offered for this course.

A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 – 59

 

Quiz Average – 30%    

Assignments Avg. – 30%  

Discussion Avg. - 30%

Course Paper – 10%
      

Makeup quizzes and assignments are at the discretion of the instructor. Be sure to email the instructor should you have any issues completing assignments or quizzes in a timely fashion.

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Log in using the AC Connect Portal

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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".

Expected Student Behavior

Students must log into this course on a regular basis, preferably daily, to keep up with all assignments and quizzes.

Grading Criteria

A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 – 59

 

Quiz Average – 60%

Assignments Avg. – 30%

Discussion Avg. - 30%

Course Paper – 10%
      

Makeup exams and assignments at professor's discretion.

Attendance

Regular attendance and logging into this class is a necessity for success.

Calendar

 Partial Course Schedule - 1st 6 Weeks

Week One  1/16 – 1/21

·       Orientation Videos and 2.0 Overview – Due 1/21

·       chapter 17 Smartbook, assignment – Due 1/21

·       Quiz 17 – Due 1/22 

 Week Two    1/22 – 1/28

·       Chapter 18 Smartbook, assignment – Due 1/28

·       Quiz 18 – Due 1/29

Week Three    1/29 – 2/4

·       Chapter 19 Smartbook, assignment Due 2/4

·       Quiz 19 – Due 2/5

Week Four    2/5 – 2/11

·       Chapter 20 Smartbook, assignment, - Due 2/11

·       Quiz 20 – Due 2/12

·       Discussion 1 opens 2/7 (The Progressive Era)

Week five   2/12 – 2/18

·       Chapter 21 Smartbook, assignment – Due 2/18 

·       Quiz 21 – Due 2/20* (adjusted for the holiday)

·       Discussion 1 Due 2/14

Week Six    2/19 – 2/25

·       Chapter 22 Smartbook, assignment – Due 2/25

·       Quiz 22 – Due 2/26

Week Seven   2/26 - 3/3

         Chapter 23 Smartbook, assignment - Due 3/3

         Chapter 23 Quiz - Due 3/4

Week Eight   2/28 - 3/8 (Adjusted for Spring Break)

        Chapter 24 Smartbook, assignment - Due 3/6

        Quiz Chapter 24 - Due 3/8

        Discussion 2 Opens - 3/6

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Syllabus Created on:

01/15/24 12:12 PM

Last Edited on:

02/20/24 3:27 PM