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SYLLABUS
Tulsa Community College, West Campus
Spring 2009
Course: HIS 1483: U. S. History 1492- Civil War Section #: 401 Call #: 31868
Day(s) and Time(s): TR 12:30-1:50 Start and end dates: 01/12/09- 05/08/09
Course Delivery Method and format: Lecture through PowerPoint and other multimedia and classroom discussion. Participation through blackboard is required. If you do not know your user name or password, see the Registrar’s office or ACS.
Instructor: Crystal Dunbar Office Hrs: 20 minutes before class or by appointment.
Office Email:
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE:
/ TO CONTACT ACADEMIC & CAMPUS SERVICES: /Division: Liberal Arts /
Director: Shelia Bradford
/Associate Dean: Ginny Davis / Office: I-106 /
Office: L- 144 / Phone: 918.595.8060 /
Phone Number: 918.595.8079
/ /Course Description: A general presentation of United States history, commencing with the European background and first discoveries. The pattern of exploration, settlement, and development of institutions is followed throughout the colonial period and the early national experience to Civil War era
Textbooks, supplies, & Other Resources:
The textbook for this class is Out of Many: A History of the American People, volume I, sixth edition, by John M. Faragher, etc. In addition, students are required to submit a book review and read other online resources that are available through the Blackboard external links.
Teaching Methods:
This will be a fun and challenging class. PowerPoint and multimedia will be used during lecture along with group discussions. Students are required to use Blackboard as a part of this class. Blackboard will have class updates, external links that are necessary for the two papers, and your grades. Discussion and debate in class is strongly encouraged. There are 10 quizzes that make up a student’s participation grade, five of which will be completed outside of class. There are four tests given, including the final. In addition, two written papers are required to pass this class.
Evaluation Techniques:
There are a possible 700 points available in this course:
Assignment Total Points
/5 quizzes 50
/5 Take-Home quizzes 50
/Two Papers 200
/Four Tests 400
/Grading Scale /
A: 627-700
/B: 557-626
/C: 487-556
/D: 417-486
/F: <416
/Quizzes
There will be 10 quizzes that count as your participation grade. Five of these will be given as homework throughout the semester. They will be due at the START of the next class period. You cannot email them or drop them off in my box.
Book Review
You are required to submit a book review as your first paper. There are two books to choose from:
Shaara, Michael, The Killer Angels 1987, 384 pgs.
Ferling, John Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 2005, 288 pgs.
The second book is available online through the library. The review must be at least 750 words. This paper needs to be submitted through SafeAssign.
Due: March 12th.
Research Paper;
Each student will write a research paper on a topic covered in class or in the textbook. The topic is your choice. The paper needs to be at least 1250 words, typed and double-spaced with 12-pt. font. As a research paper it must include four different sources and have a bibliography in an acceptable format such as MLA or Turabian. This Paper also needs to be submitted electronically through SafeAssign.
Due: April 28th.
Attendance:
Attendance is expected and is required for successful completion of this course. Excessive absence, more than six class periods, may lead to the instructor dropping the student from the class.
Late assignments and make-up work:
There are no Make-ups of quizzes. Make-up of tests is at the discretion of the instructor and the student must inform the instructor before the test starts. Papers may only be turned in late with documented reasons. Papers that are turned in late will be penalized by 10 points per day.
Course Withdrawal: The deadline to withdraw is April 10th. Contact the Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course ('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student.
Communications:
· Email: All TCC students receive a designated “MyTCC” email address
(). All communications to you about TCC and course assignments will be sent to your MyTCC email address. You are required use MyTCC email to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding this course. Email that does not come from MyTCC will not get a response.
· Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency
Situations arise; TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations.
This information is also posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu). Check Blackboard class information for class announcements.
General Education Goals: General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency.
Classroom Etiquette: Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. The use of laptops, cell phones, and iPods is not allowed in the classroom. Texting in class is not allowed. Drinks are allowed, but no food. Disruptive students may be asked to leave the classroom.
Syllabus Changes: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to the syllabus on blackboard.
Students with Disabilities: TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:
· Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to complete a substitute assignment or test;
· Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
· Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class;
· Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester. Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by submitting such a request to the Dean of Student Services.
If you plagiarize on your paper or use your cell phone on a test you will be given a zero for that assignment/test.
Institutional Statement: Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources Handbook, and semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu
TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR:
Part One January 13th – February 3rd:
Chapters 1 & 2
Quiz #1
Chapter 3
Quiz #2
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Quiz # 3
Test #1: February 3rd.
Part Two: February 5th – March 5th:
Chapter 6
Quiz #4
Chapter 7
Quiz # 5
Chapter 8
Quiz # 6
Chapter 9
Test #2: March 5th.
Part Three: March 10th – April 7th:
Chapter 10
Book Review Due: March 12th
Chapter 11
Quiz # 7
Chapter 12 & 13
Test #3: April 7th
Part Four: April 9th – May 3rd
Chapter 14
Quiz #8
Chapter 15
Quiz #9
Chapter 16
Research Paper Due: April 28th
Quiz #10
Final:
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