HIS 152 U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1877
COURSE
SYLLABUS
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FALL 2009 |
ON-LINE |
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INSTRUCTOR:
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OFFICE:
BH 225A |
PHONE
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OFFICE HOURS: T
1-2; W 10-12, 1-2; R 1-2 Textbook Link HISTORY COURSE WEBLINKS |
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E-MAIL: pashwood@hawkeyecollege.edu Department Webpage: Social
Science, Education and Wellness
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This course
is housed in ANGEL. Here is the link to ANGEL. Students will not be able to access ANGEL
until the first day of class.
If you are
having problems logging into ANGEL or have other problems with ANGEL do the
following:
Call 319
296-2320 ext 1415 or email angel@hawkeyecollege.edu
Angel Help Angel Help
Videos
PLEASE
SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR BASIC INFORMATION (name, phone #, address, college
experience, online experience)
ASSIGNMENTS
AND DISCUSSION TAKE PLACE NEARLY EVERYDAY MONDAY-FRIDAY. WATCH FOR THE DUE DATES. Send in projects and
web activities early or on due date.
Discussion must be done within the dates specified. Exams must be taken within the dates
specified. All other work can be done ahead of time.
WEB Course Policies:
This
course is on-line. You must be comfortable with
your computer for this course.
Computer
Skills: I cannot tutor you on e-mail, web site usage, word processing etc. Lack of computer skills cannot be used as
an excuse for late work. For example,
you may need to send me assignments attached to your email. You should know how
to do this. I prefer email assignments
to be in Microsoft Word or in rich text format (.rtf) if necessary. Most work in Angel will be entered into a
dropbox. But if you attach the work, I need be able to open it.
Copies: Be sure to make copies of all of your work
just in case. It is YOUR responsibility
to have back-up copies
Reading
will be heavily emphasized in this course. The entire textbook will be utilized
and well as other readings.
Workload:
You can expect a minimum of 6 hours of work for this class per week. Lecture is replaced with projects and web
activities. You are expected to pace yourself and get your work in on time.
Required
readings and activities are listed in the class schedule and they must be read
by the day indicated on the schedule. Students are responsible for the material
in the textbook for their exams.
CHEATING
Plagiarism
and other forms of cheating will be dealt with severely. Do not use others'
works without crediting the source. You will receive a zero for assignments
that are plagiarized. Depending on the circumstances you may receive an F for
this course and have a letter describing your cheating in your permanent
student file. Check the student
handbook for more information on plagiarism and cheating.
To
receive full credit for projects and tests, they must be presented when due. Late work will lose one letter grade per day late.
There are no make-ups. Do your own work.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
1.
Provide
a narrative survey of American history from 1877 to the present.
2.
Analyze
the key events, people, ideas and institutions of American history from 1877 to
the present.
3.
Emphasize
the impact of the industrialization process upon American society since 1877.
4.
Study
the development of a strong federal government in American society since 1877.
5.
Identify
how an aggressive
6.
Study
the growing involvement of the
7.
Explore
the variety and multitude of contributors to American society in the period
since 1877--in particular, it will study the contributions made by women and
other groups that have been politically and economically marginalized.
For
more information concerning this course please refer to the course guide.
REQUIRED READINGS
The Text:
Roark, James, and others. The American Promise Volume 2. 4TH ED Bedford/St Martin (2009) ISBN: 0312-45293-4
Additional
Readings:
Neihardt
& Black
Elk, Black Elk Speaks U of Nebraska 2004
Langston
Hughes, The Big Sea Farrar,
Straus and Giroux
Mildred
Armstrong Kalish, Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa
Farm During the Great Depression, Bantam, 2007
There
will be additional readings on folk music.
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Black
Elk |
Langston
Hughes |
Little
Heathens |
Folk
Music |
COURSE
GRADE
Your
course grade consists of the following:
Exams
- 30% of total grade (Four exams at the end of each unit. These
exams are online.)
Projects
- 30% of total grade (Four projects, one in each unit. These are
short papers.)
Web
Activities - 25% of total grade (20 essay
activities, approximately one for each unit)
Quizzes
and Discussion - 15% of total grade (One
quiz per chapter, at least one discussion topic per chapter)
GRADING
SCALE
90-100% A
80-89.99% B
70-79.99% C
60-69.99% D
STUDENT
HELP FOR THIS CLASS (and others)
1. LINK TO TEXTBOOK
3. STUDENT
DEVELOPMENT (Available in Bremer 116,
tutors and help)
4. A HELP PAGE FOR EXAM
TAKING, WRITING PAPERS, STUDYING http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
COURSE
CALENDAR
C O U R S E C A L E N D A R
US HISTORY SINCE 1877
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WEEK |
TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENT |
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1 UNIT ONE |
Introduction The Old West |
Read Text CH 16 Read Black
Elk Speaks There is a project on this book. |
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2 |
Industrialization |
Read Text CH 17 |
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3 |
The Age
of the City |
Read Text CH 18 |
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4 |
Money and Politics |
Read Text CH 19 UNIT EXAM Chapters 16-19
September 17 |
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5 UNIT TWO |
Empire Building |
Read Text CH 20 |
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Progressivism & National Reform |
Read Text CH 21 Read The
Big Sea. There is a
project on this book. |
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7 |
First World War |
Read Text CH 22 |
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8 |
The Wild 1920s |
Read Text CH 23 UNIT
EXAM 2 Chapters 20-23 October 15 |
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9 UNIT
THREE |
The
Great Depression |
Read Text CH 23 Read Little Heathens. There is a
project on this book. |
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The New Deal |
Read Text CH 24 |
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11 |
Global
Crisis and the Second World War |
Read Text CH 25 |
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12 |
The Cold War |
Read Text CH 26 UNIT EXAM 3 Chapters 23-26
November 12th |
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13 UNIT FOUR |
Wealthy Conformity - 1950s |
Read Text CH 27 Read Folk article There is a
project on folk music. |
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Rise of the Left - 1960s |
Read Text CH 28 |
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15 |
Crisis of Authority |
Read Text CH 29 |
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16 |
Rise of the Rich and Globalization |
Read Text CH 30 |
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UNIT EXAM 4 Chapters 27-30
December 15th |
Disclaimer:
All information on calendar except exam dates is tentative
EXPLANATION
OF ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS COURSE
Your course grade is based on the
following assignment categories.
Be sure to watch for any changes in
assignments and their dates. Occasionally there needs to be
adjustments.
The following are rationale for class assignments.
PROJECTS
Thirty percent
of your total grade will be based on your four projects, (7.5%
each). The projects are the longest written assignments for this
class. They are generally 3-4 pages. The
projects encourage you to dig deep into each of the four readings for this
course. You will be concentrating on significant figures and
events in US history. Be sure to make back up copies of all your
projects. A "1" will be
entered when I print your project. That is not your grade. It
usually takes a couple of days to grade all of the papers.
WEB
ACTIVITIES
Twenty-five
percent of your total grade will be based on web activities.
There is typically 1 or sometimes 2 web activities per
chapter. The purpose of these activities is to give
you more depth and application on topics covered in the
textbook. They are worth about 1% each. They are important
assignments to help you learn the chapter content. Consider them snapshots
of historical events to give you a feel for the era. Their length will vary.
These assignments typically need a short paragraph for each answer. You
should use sentences, proper grammar and spelling. Be sure to make back up copies of
all your activities.
EXAMS
Thirty percent
of your total grade will be based on four unit exams, (7.5% each). These
online multiple choice exams have 50 questions each. Each unit has 4-5
chapters. The purpose of the exams is to check your knowledge of the
material in the textbook. You will have one hour to complete each
exam. One hour is not enough to look up the answers. You need to
read each chapter and study each one carefully. I encourage you to look at the
glossary for each chapter, take the quizzes, and use the flashcards.
These links provide you with the SQ3R method for studying your text.
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TextbookReading.htm
http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm
This link
gives you help with taking multiple choice exams. http://www.studygs.net/tsttak3.htm
DISCUSSION
Ten percent of
your total grade will be based on many class discussions. Each
chapter has 1-2 discussion topics. You have a 2-3 day window to
address the topic. You should read what I ask and then react to my question and
the comments of other students. Ideally you should make several
comments. You need to return to the discussion forum multiple
times during the time window to answer any comments or questions other students
ask you. I discourage you from throwing in your first comment in the last
hours the forum is open (that will get you a C or less). Comments added
outside the time window will not count.
A typical
discussion will be graded this way.
Posting one
decent comment will get you a C.
If you also reply
to one person, you will get a B.
If you also reply
to two persons or more, you will get an A.
If all your
discussion activity is within the same time period and day (1-2
hours), you will get a B or less regardless of the number of postings.
QUIZZES
Five percent
of your total grade will be based on chapter quizzes. The main purpose of these
quizzes is to prepare you for the unit exams. You can take them as many
times as you want. Your scores will be averaged to encourage you to read
the chapters before you take a quiz. The quizzes are not worth a great
deal but you will find them useful. The multiple choice questions are
very similar to the questions in the unit exams.
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