Syllabus 1301 INTERNET FALL 2011 Course Information Course title: HIST 1301 Course discipline: American History Course description: History of the US to 1877 Course date: Monday 29 August 2011 through Thursday 15 December 2011. Textbooks Required reading: Carnes & Garraty, The American Nation, 13th edition, New York: Pearson & Longman, 2008, vol. 1, ISBN: -13: 978-0-205-56810-X Instructor Information Name: Dr. R.M. Carden Email: [email protected] AND blackboard email on the course menu Office location: AD146b SPC Levelland Campus Office hours: 1-4 M-R, 8-12 F Phone: 806-894-9611, x2460 Course Goals Course goals: This is a survey of major features of American History from discovery to 1877. Policies Introduction: 1. Post a discussion at the assigned times on the assigned topics from the C&G text. SEE BELOW. BE SURE TO SIGN IN. You need to sign in only once. DO NOT send the discussions as an email nor as an attachment. ALWAYS do them on blackboard in the places specified: discussions are in the discussions at the left of the homepage and critiques under the title of assessments to the left of the homepage. SEE DISCUSSIONS ON COURSE MENU The value of intelligent and pertinent posts is 25 points each for all posts. See the discussions on the calendar and on the discussions on the left of the homepage. These are REQUIRED for each discussion topic. 2. THEN at the designated date and time write on blackboard a critique of the topic assigned from the C&G textbook. THIS IS LIKE A QUIZ AND IS DONE INDIVIDUALLY. THE TOPIC IS ALWAYS TO SURVEY ALL ASPECTS OF EACH CHAPTER. YOU WILL HAVE ONE CHANCE TO DO THIS AT THE TIME AND DAY SPECIFIED. SEE ASSESSMENTS FOR CRITIQUES & TESTS ON COURSE MENU You may upload this by copying and pasting the critique you have prepared.This must be turned in before 11:55 PM on the assigned day or a grade of zero results. This is valued at 50 points and is a requirement. 3. At the specified time and day a test is given on BLACKBOARD. THIS IS FROM THE C&G BOOK AND OVER THE CHAPTER SPECIFIED. SEE ASSESSMENTS ON COURSE MENU You may take it in any 30 minute segment of the assigned day. Read the assigned chapter in the C&G text and take notes and study for the test. It will be multiple choice and true false. The maximum of questions is 25. The maximum time allowed is any 30 minute segment from 12:05 AM to 11:55 PM on the assigned day. This is a requirement and is worth 100 points. 4. There are 7 discussions, 7 critiques on the chapters, and 7 tests. 5. The grade is the total of your points divided by the total points in the course multiplied by 100. The total number of points is : 7 posts x25 points each = 175 points 7 Critiques x 50 points each =350 points 7 tests x 100 each= 700 The total is 1225 SO: 1102-1225=A 980-1101=B 857-979=C 735-856=D 0-734=F Additional information: 1. All work MUST be done or the course is not complete. FAILURE TO TURN IN THE CRITIQUE OR DISCUSSION ON THE ASSIGNED DAY RESULTS IN A ZERO FOR THE ASSIGNMENT, This means Everyone MUST make a post for the discussions, MUST do a critique, and MUST take all tests. 2. I anticipate you know how to do technology and computers. 3. I am not responsible for technical breakdowns. 4. Be sure to do your work in advance so to avoid problems at the last minute.Additional Points 1. Your discussions and critiques must be your own. 2. Papers and comments that are exactly the same will receive a zero. 3. Plagiarism from any source will be cause for a zero for any given assignment. 4. ANY CRITIQUE NOT DONE ON TIME GETS A ZERO. BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR CRITIQUES!!! Course Requirements Introduction: The discussion topics are listed below. Requirements: Discussion 1: PP.38-42, What were the most important characteristics of the New England Colonies? Discussion 2: Pp.105, Was the issue taxation or tyranny? Discussion 3: Pp. 131-132, What were the state republican governments like? Discussion 4: Pp. 145, What was Daniel Sahys’ “Little Rebellion?” Discussion 5: Pp. 184, What was the Burr Conspiracy? Discussion 6: Pp. 254, Discuss Jackson and the Bank War. Discussion 7: Pp. 355, What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? ALL ASSIGNMENTS:DUE DATES: Discussion 1: 19 Sept Critique 1: 21 Sept Test 1: Chapter 1 C&G: 26 Sept Discussion 2: 3 Oct Critique 2: 19 Oct Test 2: Chapter 3 C&G: 10 Oct Discussion 3: 17 Oct Critique 3: 19 Oct Test 3: Chapter 4 C&G: 24 Oct Discussion 4: 31 Oct Critique 4: 2 Nov Test 4: Chapter 5 C&G: 7 Nov Discussion 5: 14 Nov Critique 5: 16 Nov Test 5 Chapter 6 C&G: 21 Nov Discussion 6: 28 Nov Critique 6: 30 Nov Test 6: Chapter 9 C&G: 5 Dec Discussion 7: 6 Dec Critique 7: 7 Dec Test 7: Chapter 13 C&G: 8 DecCommon Course Syllabus Department: Social Sciences Discipline: History Course Number: HISTORY 1301 Course Title: American History to 1877 Credit: 3 Lecture, 0 Lab 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 classes: The American Nation, Carnes and Garraty, Pearson & Longman, Thirteenth Edition. Volume One ISBN 0-205-56805-X, 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 colonial foundations to 1877. 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 specificitems used in evaluating student performance. Attendance Policy: Whenever absences become excessive and in the instructor's opinion, minimum course objectives cannot be