SPC HIST 1301 - United States History I

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1 COURSE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET Dr. Graves’s HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 ON-LINE SECTIONS ONLY PLEASE PRINT THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT2 HISTORY 1301 (3:3:0) HISTORY 1302 (3:3:0) HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO/SINCE 1876 HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE Summer 2011 Dr. Laura Graves Professor of History3 Dr. Laura Graves, Professor of History Department of History South Plains College Box 150 Levelland Texas 79336 806-716-2305 History of the United States to/since 1876 HIST 1301/1302: History of the United States To/Since 1876 (3:3:0). A survey of United States history from colonial foundations to the present. Primary emphasis is placed on the ideas, institutions, and social concepts that constitute the American heritage. Credit: 3 Lecture, 0 Lab Instructor: Dr. Laura Graves, Professor of History Contact me:  Science Building 117A – 8-9:15 M-Th; 9:00-11:00 F  806-716-2305 leave a message  e-mail is conducted via webCT/Blackboard after the first day of class Textbooks for HIST 1301 (required): James Oakes, Michael McGerr, Jan Ellen Lewis, Nick Cullather and Jeanne Boydston Of the People: A History of the United States: Volume I: to 1877 Oxford University Press, 2009 ISBN13: 9780195370942 ISBN10: 0195370945 Paperback. Stephen G. Weisner and William F. Hartford. American Portraits: Biographies in United States History, volume 1, third edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN# 978-0-07-321027-8 Textbooks for HIST 1302 (required): James Oakes, Michael McGerr, Jan Ellen Lewis, Nick Cullather and Jeanne Boydston Of the People: A History of the Unites States: Volume II: Since 1865 Oxford University Press, 2009 ISBN13: 9780195370959 ISBN10: 0195370953 Paperback. Stephen G. Weisner and William F. Hartford. American Portraits: Biographies in United States History, volume 2, third edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN # 978-0-07-353455-8 The summer school class schedule is such that you have assignments due as soon as class begins – that means that you can not wait to have the textbooks mailed to you. If you order them on-line you had better have them shipped over-night! Make certain that you order the correct books. You have the information (above) you need. Better yet: buy them from the SPC bookstores.4 Course Objectives and Outcomes: At the conclusion of the course HIST 1301 Upon successful completion of this course, students should be familiar with the evolution of American political, social, and economic institutions and traditions and its role in the world from the arrival of Europeans to the mid-nineteenth century. This would include the following:  discovery of the western hemisphere  colonization of North America  short-term and long-term causes and results of the American Revolution  development of the US constitution  territorial expansion  American political and social development  American reform movements  creation of the national government between 1787 and 1861  evolution and development of American foreign policy  social, economic, and political issues that led to the Civil War  social, economic, and political consequences of the Civil War  reconstruction HIST 1302 Upon successful completion of this course, students should be familiar with the evolution of the American political, social, and economic institutions and traditions 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 the West in the nation’s 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 Skills you need to be successful in this course:  effective time management, since you need to keep up with the reading and the writing assignments  efficient reading skills, since you will be required to read one chapter from the textbook each week and take a reading quiz on that chapter  good writing skills, since you will be required to put your thoughts into words for me to read and grade  good cheer and intellectual curiosity, since these are necessary tools for you to do well in the class If you will make the commitment to become an active participant in the class you will do well in the class Success really is all about attitude and effort  ordinary computer and word processing skills OR the ability and willingness to ask the SPC Levelland Technology Center folks for help I start with the assumption that every educated man and woman should have some familiarity with history. I regard the study of American History as intrinsically worthwhile because it is5 such an interesting subject. I also regard its study as worthwhile for what it tells us about the larger story of U.S. and World History. Attendance, drops and withdrawals, and academic integrity: Attendance - Class attendance in the form of weekly e-mail (Blackboard) check-ins is mandatory. You must e-mail me once each week before Friday at 12:00 noon. The subject line should read “check in” and the date. The only thing in the message part of the e-mail should be “check in”. Do not send questions or comments in the check-in e-mail. Failure to check-in by Friday noon means that you are absent for that week and you will lose the attendance points for that week. There are no exceptions to this rule. Plan ahead so that you get checked in before the deadline. (see attendance below) - There is no such thing as an “excused” absence or missed on-line check-in. - There is no such thing as “make up” work or an excused reason for not getting your assignments to me by the deadline. - FOUR missed chapter exams (in any order; for any reason) will result in you being dropped from the course. - FOUR missed check-ins (in any order; for any reason) will result in you being dropped from the course. Dropping the course - YOU must drop this course at the SPC registrar’s Office (there is no on-line drop system so on-line students must take care of this in person at the registrar’s office). This is an official procedure


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