HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HIS 152 U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1877 (On-line)

COURSE SYLLABUS

HIS 152-6 SECTION 20239	SPRING 2009
INSTRUCTOR: Patrick Ashwood Ph.D.	OFFICE: BH 225A		PHONE 296-4430
OFFICE HOURS: T 1-2; W 10-12, 1-2; R 1-2 HISTORY COURSE WEBLINKS link to ANGEL
E-MAIL: pashwood@hawkeyecollege.edu Textbook Link		Department Webpage: Social Science, Education and Wellness

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

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 United States history course examines the period from the end of reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is placed upon industrialization and its impact, the development of a strong federal government, an aggressive foreign policy, and a growing involvement in an international economy. The course includes political, economic, and social history of this period, as well as the development of American thought.

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 U.S. foreign policy has altered American presence in the world community in the period since 1877.

6. Study the growing involvement of the U.S. in an international economy.

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.

HISTORY WEBLINKS

REQUIRED READINGS

The Text:

Roark, James, and others.   The American Promise  Volume 2.   Bedford/St Martin (2009)   ISBN: 0312-45293-4

Additional Readings:

Neihardt & Black Elk, Black Elk Speaks SUNY 2009 (The previous edition was from University of Nebraska and will still work.)

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

These books are available through the Hawkeye’s bookstore and through services such as Amazon.

There will be additional readings on folk music that will be available through Angel.

The major projects are based on the above books/readings.

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 multiple choice exams are given online.)

Projects - 30% of total grade (Four projects, one in each unit. These are short papers based on the books/readings.)

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

2. SQ3R STUDY METHOD

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

US HISTORY SINCE 1877

WEEK	TOPIC	ASSIGNMENT
1 UNIT ONE	Introduction Reconstruction	Read Text CH 16 Read Black Elk Speaks There is a project on this book. Due 1/26
2	The Old West and the Railroad	Read Text CH 17
3	Industrialization	Read Text CH 18
4	The City	Read Text CH 19 UNIT EXAM Chapters 16-19 February 5^th
5 UNIT TWO	Dissent & Building an Empire	Read Text CH 20
6	Progressivism & National Reform	Read Text CH 21 Read The Big Sea. There is a project on this book. Due 2/23
7	First World War	Read Text CH 22
8	The Wild 1920s	Read Text CH 23 UNIT EXAM 2 Chapters 20-23 March 5^th
9 UNIT THREE	The Great Depression	Read Text CH 23 Read Little Heathens. There is a project on this book. Due 3/30
10	The New Deal	Read Text CH 24
11	Global Crisis and the Second World War	Read Text CH 25
12	The Cold War	Read Text CH 26 UNIT EXAM 3 Chapters 23-26 April 9^th
13 UNIT FOUR	Wealthy Conformity - 1950s	Read Text CH 27
14	Rise of the Left - 1960s Rock & Roll	Read Text CH 28 Folk Music Project due 4/27.
15	Crisis of Authority	Read Text CH 29
16	Rise of the Rich and Globalization	Read Text CH 30-31
17		UNIT EXAM 4 Chapters 27-31 May 7^th

Disclaimer: All information on calendar except exam dates is tentative

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