Hist.1302_All_H.Anderson_Spring 2012 Department: Social Sciences Discipline: History Course Number: History 1302 Course Title: American History Since 1877 Credit: 3 Lectures, 0 Labs Satisfies a core curriculum requirement? Yes, Social Science and All undergraduate degrees. Prerequisites: TSI compliance in Reading Available formats: conventional, INET, ITV Campus: Levelland, Reese, ATC, Plainview Textbook: Varies according to instructor, but for all dual credit courses: The American Nation, Carnes and Garraty, Thirteenth Edition. Volume Two ISBN 0-205-56810-6, 2008 Course Specific Instructions: Each instructor will attach his/her course with specific instructions. Course Description: This course is a survey of United States History from the disputed election of 1876 to the end of the Cold War in 1990. Primary emphasis is placed on ideas and social concepts that constitute the American heritage. Course Purpose: To acquaint students with the diversity of American history and to promote critical thinking in interrelating the past to the present. Fundamentally, the course promotes general understanding of a body of knowledge any literate person should possess about the history of his own country. Course Requirements: To maximize a student’s potential to complete this course, he/she should attend all class meetings, complete all homework assignments and examinations in a timely manner, and complete all other projects or papers as assigned in the instructor’s specific instructions. Course Evaluation: See the instructor’s course information sheet for specific items used in evaluating student performance. Attendance Policy: Whenever absences become excessive and in the instructor’s opinion, minimum course objectives cannot be met due to absences; the student will be withdrawn from the course. Each instructor will have additional information about attendance on his/her course information sheet. Student Learning Outcomes: Students who have completed this course will be expected to: Be familiar with the evolution of the nation and its role in the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. This would include the following:The continuity of national development from its creation to the present The development of the West in the nation’ growth The industrial revolution including immigration and urbanization The emergence of corporate capitalism in the U.S. Social, economic, and political American reform movements America’s rise to globalism (including the world wars, Cold War, and current events) American domestic policies American economic policies TITLE: History of the United States since 1876 INSTRUCTOR: Harold Anderson E-Mail Contact: [email protected] Mailing Address: Harold Anderson, SPC, 1401 South College, Box 126, Levelland, Tex. 79336. OFFICE HOURS: Contact me anytime through e-mail and I will help you as soon as possible. Office hours are TR (11:00-12:00): MWF (9-10): Office AD 118. GRADE AND DROP POLICY: For fall and spring, your grade is based on the total number of points you earn: Course Grading Grading Scale First Exam 100 points A 90% - 100% Second Exam 100 points B 80% - 89% Third Exam 100 points C 70% - 79% Final Exam 100 points D 60% - 69% Four Homeworks 25 points/homework F 0% - 59% Total Points Possible 500 points Average Points Earned/5 ATTENDANCE: Attendance and effort are the most important activities for success in this course. If you are absent, you are responsible for doing your assignment before the next class. You are allowed 5 absences for the semester, and on the 6th you may be released from the class. If you decide to stop coming to class, you must go to the Counseling Center in the Student Services Building and obtain a withdrawal form and go through the drop procedure. HOMEWORK: A homework grade will be taken from the assigned homework. Daily homework will be given based on assigned readings. Homework will be turned in at the time of an exam or the week before the exam (it will be turned in four times). Homework will be questions given to you with each reading assignment. Late homework may not be graded. Homework grades are 25 points if all are complete.TURNING IN HOMEWORK: Typewritten and placed in chronological order. Hints for Success in the Course: Start early and finish early. An acceptable essay is one that is at least one-half to one type-written page, has developed ideas and paragraphs, and follows proper spelling and grammar. Do not copy from texts, the internet, or other sources for the essay. One essay is taken up in the spring semester. A pre-and-post test is taken in the fall semester. Cheating and Plagiarism: A student that engages in any dishonesty including but not limited to cheating, copying other student’s work, providing testing information to other students, or plagiarism will be dropped from the course. Do not copy from the text or any other sources for essay assignments. Use your own words. DROPPING A COURSE: If you decide to drop the course, return a completed official drop form to the registrar's office by: February 1, 12th day of classes April 24, Last date to drop courses. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: South Plains College strives to accommodate the individual needs of all students in order to enhance their opportunities for success in the context of a comprehensive community college setting. It is the policy of South Plains College to offer all educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability or age. Students with disabilities, including but not limited to physical, psychiatric or learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in this class should notify the Special Services Office early in the semester so that the appropriate arrangements may be made. In order to succeed in this class it is imperative that you follow this schedule. First, always read the chapter(s) before coming to class. Second, read the homework questions and prepare an answer. Third, take careful notes and participate in class discussion. Fourth, do all the homework assignments. Work with a tutor, ask your professor questions, and/or work with a classmate. Always start early on assignments and finish early. If you will follow this plan, good things will happen. In the spring semester, a writing sample will be taken from each student.