IClass meets from 6 July through 5 August 2011. Classes are on MTWR. COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: HIST 1302: The History of the United States since 1877 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. R.M. Carden Office: Ad 146b, [email protected] Phone: 894-9611, ext. 2463 (Voice Mail) Hours: 8-9.30 M-R TEXT: Tindall and Shi, America: A Narrative History, VOL. 2, 6th edition. Also, online are my notes and packets of guides and articles from Richard Kezerian’s American History: Major Controversies Reviewed and John Garraty's Historical Viewpoints. COURSE FOCUS: This course conveys three major themes of America's past. First, what were the developments and results of modern industrialization in the late 19th century? Second, how did Americans respond to industry in the Progressive Movement and in the First World War and its aftermath to 1937? Third, what were the causes and results of the Second World War, from 1933 to 1975? CALENDAR: Unit 1: What were the Causes & Results of Industrialization, 1860-1911? Read T&S, Chapter 20. Chapter 22, pp. 911-927.. HOMEWORK #1: Garraty's "Was Bryan a Reformer?" DUE Wed. 13 July 2011. Test Essay Topic: Kezerian #17, "How did Southern Populists Respond to Industrial America?" Test 1: Mon. 18 July 2011. Unit 2: What were the Responses of Progressives to Reform, War & Depression, 1880-1937? Read Nevins, Chapters 18-23, pp.336-434. HOMEWORK #2: Kezerian's #19: "How Progressive were the Progressives?" DUE Mon. 25 July 2011 Test Essay: Kezerian #21, "The Great Depression: Could It Have Been Avoided?" Test 2: Wed. 27 July 2011 Unit 3: What were the Causes and Results of the Second World War, 1919-75? Read Nevins, Chapters 24-30, pp.434-656. HOMEWORK #3: Karp's "Watergate" DUE Mon. 1 August 2011. Test Essay: Kezerian #34, "Was the U.S.'s Involvement in Vietnam a Success or Failure?" Test 3: During the final exam. Friday 5 August 2011. TESTS & GRADES & ATTENDANCE: Bring a notebook and take notes! I shall take roll at the start of every class period. Faithful attendance is essential. According to the rules of SPC, I must drop those who have missed TWO classes in the summer. LEAVING DURING CLASS WILL BE COUNTED AS AN ABSENCE. TARDINESS IS AN ABSENCE. The session moves rapidly, and any absences or tardiness take their toll quickly. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MAJOR EXAMS CONSISTING OF AN ESSAY WORTH 50 POINTS AND 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS WORTH 1 POINT EACH, a total of 100 points.. The essay will be the topic of the Kezerian readings, and I shall show you how to do it. The multiple-choice questions will follow the factual record discussed in class, and I shall provide a guide for you. Both the essay and multiple-choice parts will be taken without any assistance; all must be from memory. You have three homework assignments due on the prescribed dates. ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TURNED IN AT THE START OF CLASS ON THE ASSIGNED DAY. LATE PAPERS RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO. The course grade will be the average of the homework papers counted as ONE major test plus the three major tests divided by four. Failure to take the final will mean an F in the course because all requirements for the course have not been met. Cheating on any test is cause for an automatic F in the class as well. This is a reading intensive class. I adhere to the anti-discrimination requirements of Title 9 of the U.S Codes and the ADA as explained on Page 3 of the College Catalog. The last day to drop is Tuesday 28 July 2011.Common Course Syllabus Department: Social Sciences Discipline: History Course Number: HISTORY 1302 Course Title: American History since 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, 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: . Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of major perspectives in American history. . Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cause and effect of major events of the past. . Understand the nature of history as a fundamental subject in the study of humanity. . Evaluate the diversity of interpretations of the past and the quality of evidence for that interpretation. . Tolerate ambiguity in explanations of the past and realize that historical explanations will often be complex and tentative . Apply historical knowledge with caution to current events, seeing common threads of development of the past with the present. . Through course assignments, papers, activities, and assessments, students will: . Demonstrate the ability to read and write clearly and concisely, . Value diversity and differences in people, . Explore relationships of ideas and see their similarities and differences, . Gain a basic understandingof the career fields related in the major, . Assimilate and