United States History II Syllabus for 2023-2024
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Course

HIST-1302-016 United States History II

Prerequisites

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

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

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

  • Connect Access Card Only: ISBN# 9781265263133
  • Must have Access Code

Supplies

Student Performance

  • The following are the Student Performance Objectives of the course:
    • Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
    • Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources
    • Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.
  • There are multiple assignments and a main quiz for each chapter.
  • See that we skip chapter 21. The rest are in order through the semester.
  •  There are 15 chapters with 15 main quizzes. I will drop the lowest three quiz grades and the average of the other 12 will count as the overall main quiz average. 40%
  •  All of the assignments for all chapters will average into one overall homework average. 30% 
  • There will be a paper assigned about halfway through the course. TBA  10% 
  • There are 4 graded discussions (the lowest score will be dropped). 20%
  • Those will be all of the grades for the course. There will not be any unit exams. You are able to work up to 3 weeks ahead in Connect.

Grading Criteria

 

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

 

Quiz Average – 40%

Course Paper - 10%

Assignments Avg. – 30%

Discussion - 20%


      

Makeup exams and assignments at professor's discretion.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

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 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 – 40%

 

Assignments Avg. – 30%

Discussions - 20%

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

Course Schedule

Week One 

Start Here folder, chapters 17 & 18 Smartbooks, assignments, and quizzes due 3/24.

Week Two

Chapter 19 & 20 Smartbooks, podcasts, assignments, and quizzes due 3/31.

Discussion 1 due 3/31.

Week Three (Skip Chapter 21)

Chapter 22 & 23 Smartbooks, podcasts, assignments, and quizzes due 4/7.

Week Four

Chapter 24 &25 Smartbooks, podcasts, assignments, and quizzes due 4/14.

Discussion 2 due 4/14.

Week five

Chapter 26 & 27 Smartbooks, assignments, and quizzes due 4/21.

Week Six

Chapter 28 & 29 Smartbooks, podcasts, assignments, and quizzes due 4/28.

Discussion 3 due 4/28.

Week Seven

Chapter 30 & 31 Smartbooks, assignments, and quizzes due 5/5.

Common assessment due 5/1.

Week Eight

Chapter 32 Smartbook, assignment, and quiz due 5/8.  NOTHING ACCEPTED AFTER 5/8!

 

Additional Information

You MUST complete an assignment by 3/24 or you will be dropped from the course on 3/25!

If you turn in your Common Assessment by 4/24 I will give you a chance for revision if necessary to improve your grade.

Syllabus Created on:

02/27/24 3:43 PM

Last Edited on:

03/15/24 2:54 PM