History 2620.031 and 2620.888 (Combined Course) s1
University of North Texas
History 2620.031 and 2620.888 (combined course)
100% Online United States History from 1865
Fall 2012 Course Syllabus
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Phone: (940) 5652324
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Instructor: Debbie Liles
Office: Wooten Hall 336
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Office Hours: Tuesday mornings by appointment only.
Teaching Assistant (TA): You are assigned a Teaching Assistant by your last name. Any questions about course content and grades must first go to your TA (technology issues go to )
If your last name begins with A-L Amy Kirchenbauer,
If your last name begins with M-Z Anna Fitz-Simons,
Course Goal: The objective of this course will be to provide the student with a basic knowledge of American History from 1865
Mandatory Texts:
The American Journey: A History of the United States. 2nd Edition. (ISBN9780205214969)
The University of North Texas Department of History Reader in American History, Volume 2 (ISBN: 9780078119873)
Grading:
13 weekly quizzes. (100 points each). 1,300 points
4 quizzes over readings in Reader in American History (200 pts each) 800 points
Mid Term (500 points) 500 points
Final (500 points) 500 points___
3,100 points total
Point breakdown: A= 2790 – 3100 pts. B= 2480 – 2789 pts. C= 2170 – 2799 pts.
D = 1860 – 2169 pts. F= less than 1859 pts.
Weekly Quizzes: Weekly quizzes come from Goldfield’s The American Journey. Each quiz is available for two weeks and is multiple choice. Quizzes open every Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. and are due by 11 p.m. two Wednesday’s later. You will have 90 minutes and two chances to take them. Consult the schedule at the end of the syllabus for due dates.
Reading Quizzes: These questions come from Reader in American History. There are 4 of these quizzes worth 200 points each. They all have different due dates (approximately three weeks apart) but will all open by the 3rd week of class so that you can take them early. You will have 90 minutes and two chances to take them. Consult the schedule at the end of the syllabus for due dates.
Mid-Term and Final Exams: You will be given the choice of two open ended essay questions for each exam based on your readings from The American Journey. You are required to answer one of these questions. You will also have four definitions from your readings in The University of North Texas Department of History Reader in American History.
The mid-term will cover the first half of the class; the final will cover the last half of the class.
You will have 2 hours to take your exams. You will get one attempt. No multiple choice questions from weekly quizzes are included in the exams. Consult the schedule at the end of the syllabus for due dates.
Taking Exams: Before each exam is given, instructions will be posted on taking and submitting them on the class home page. We use a program called Turnitin, which checks extensively for Plagiarism. If you are caught using someone else’s work you will at best fail the exam, at worst be expelled. Per the University of North Texas Undergraduate Catalog “Code of Student Conduct and Discipline,” incidents of cheating, plagiarism (presenting another person’s work as one’s own), or other academic misconduct may be punishable by the assignment of a grade of zero, failure in the course, or expulsion from the university. Don’t do it, it’s just not worth it.
Returning Exams to Students: Students will receive access to graded exams and comments approximately two weeks after the given exam’s due date. Instructions will be posted in the class on how to see your exams when they are released.
Make-Ups: Due to the simple fact that programming is involved in every aspect of this class, no make-up quizzes of any kind are offered. If you miss a quiz please do not ask for exceptions as I cannot help you. A mid-term exam make up is offered BUT only at my discretion and only for two days after the exam is over. NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. There will be no make-up exam for the final.
Disabilities: Any student requiring special accommodations either for class or for exams should obtain a “Letter of Accommodation” from the UNT Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA). Instructors are not required to make any accommodations unless they have received the aforementioned letter. It is important, especially for students wishing to take exams in the ODA Exam Center, to make these arrangements as soon as possible. For further information, please contact the ODA Office located in the University Union 322A or visit www.unt.edu/oda.
Additional Resources: The University of North Texas provides students a number of resources to enable them to succeed in their studies. The Department of History also provides the History Help Center and History Department Library that are staffed by graduate students who can assist students with tutoring and essay writing advice. Below is contact information for helpful student resources:
History Help Center, Wooten 220, (940) 565-4772
History Dept. Library, Wooten 267, (940) 369-7681
Assignment Schedule
Readings and Quizzes Due Date
Ch 16: Reconstruction, 1865-1877------Sept 12 Ch 17: A New South: Economic Progress and Social Tradition, 1877-1900 ---- Sept 19
Ch 18: Industry, Immigrants, and Cities, 1870-1900 ------Sept 26
**Reading quiz #1. Chapters 1 – 5 in Reader in American History------Sept 26
Ch 19: Transforming the West, 1865-1890------Oct 3
Ch 20: Politics and Government, 1877-1900 ------Oct 10
Ch 21: The Progressive Era, 1900-1917------Oct 17 **Reading quiz #2. Chapters 6 – 10 in Reader in American History------Oct 17
Ch 22: Creating and Empire, 1865-1917------Oct 24
**************MID-TERM (Over Ch 16– Ch 22 ) Open Oct 28-Nov 3**************
Ch 23: America and the Great War, 1914-1920 ------Oct 31
Ch 24: Toward a Modern America, 1920s ------Nov 7
**Reading quiz #3. Chapters 11 – 15 in Reader in American History------Nov 7
Ch 25: The Great Depression and the new Deal, 1919-1939 ------Nov 14 Ch 26: World War II, 1939-1945------Nov 21 Ch 27: The Cold War at Home and Abroad, 1946-1952------Nov 28 **Reading quiz #4. Chapters 16 – 20 in Reader in American History------Nov 28
Ch 28: The Confident Years, 1953-1964 ------Dec 5
Ch 29: Shaken to the Roots, 1965-1980 **This is extra credit, 100 pts ------Dec 5
****************FINAL (Covers Ch 23- Ch 28) Open Dec 6 – Dec 11****************
****Important****
· Mid-term and final have different due dates – please pay attention!!
· All work may be turned in early but if it is late you will earn zero credit. No exceptions!
· You are given 2 chances on quizzes in case you have technical problems.
· Extra points will be added to mid-term and final exams if turned in early – I will announce more information about this in class postings. J
· Chapter 29 is not mandatory. It is an extra credit assignment worth 100 points towards your total points for the class – this is a great option to use if you miss a quiz, need an few extra points to boost your grade to the next level, or just can’t stand not knowing the end of the story. J