Common Course Syllabus History 1302 Department of History 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, 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 1877 to the present. 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 orpapers 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excessive and in the instructor's opinion, minimum course objectives cannot be met due to absences, the student will be withdrawn from the course.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. Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students should 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 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 policiesHISTORY 1302: The United States Since Reconstruction Section 201 (MW 5:30-6:45) Section 202 (MW 7:00-8:15) Fall, 2011 Benjamin C. Dubberly, Instructor Text: John Garraty, et al, The American Nation: A History of the United States, vol. II, 13th ed. Grading System: Exam I 100 pts 500—450 = A Exam II 100 pts 449—400 = B Exam III 100 pts 399—350 = C Final 100 pts 349—300 = D Quizzes (5x20) 100 pts <299 = F 500 pts Assignments: Assignments from the text will be found below. Try to have each one read before its corresponding lecture, as this will make it much easier to take effective notes. Tests will consist of short-answer identification questions, items to be placed in chronological order, and one or two essays. Please bring a blue book to class one class meeting prior to each exam. Also, be prepared to take seven short quizzes over the course of the semester. In addition to their value as attention focusing tools, the quizzes can be a boost to your grade. Class format will consist primarily of lectures, with short videos as time permits. I am extremely sympathetic to those with children and/or jobs; only slightly less so to those with extreme course loads, and a little even to those having a bad day or a hangover. As such, I will drop two (2) quiz grades, no questions asked. Conversely, I refuse to listen to any other undocumented excuses. Attendance: At the beginning of each hour, I will pass around a roll sheet. Sign your name in the blank beside your roll number. In case of a disparity at the end of the semester, you retain the burden of proof. For those with two or fewer absences who are also within two points, I will round your final grade up to the next letter (88 to an A, 78 to a B, etc.). Major exams may be made up at my discretion, depending upon your class participation and current absence count.Note: Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact me as soon as possible so that the necessary accommodations can be made. Tentative Course Outline Date Lecture Topic Reading Aug. 29 Introduction Aug. 31 Reconstruction pp. 408-429 Sept. 7 & 12 End of the Frontier pp. 432-453 Sept. 14 & 19 Industry/Urbanization pp. 456-507 Sept. 21 & 26 Popular Politics pp. 530-552 Sept. 28 EXAM I Oct 3—5 American Empire pp. 586-608 Oct. 10—12 Progressivism and Reform pp. 554-581 Oct. 17--19 World War I pp. 610-637 Oct. 24 EXAM II Oct. 26 & 31 The Roaring 20s pp. 640-686 Nov. 2 & 7 Depression and New Deal pp. 692-715 Nov. 9 & 14 World War II pp. 718-741 Nov. 16 EXAM III Nov. 21 Cold War Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Nov. 28--30 Civil Rights pp. 744-774 Dec. 5 --7 The Viet Nam War pp. 772-775 FINAL EXAMS: Section 201 5:30—7:30 Dec. 14 RC 327 Section 202 7:45—9:45 Dec 12 RC