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History 2381
African American History
Course Title: African American History
Course Rubric and Number: HIST 2381
Semester with Course Reference Number (CRN): 60925 Northline
2013- Fall Semester, Section:
61618 Northforest
Course Location/Times: Northeast College
Northline- Monday 5:30-7:00 / Northforest- Tuesday 5:30-7:00
Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 3 Hours, Lecture
Course Contact Hours: 24 Contact Hours
Course Continuing Education Units (CEU): 0
Course Length (number of weeks): 16 weeks Type of Instruction: Hybrid
Instructor Contact Information:
Instructor Name: Linda S. Denkins, M.Ed.
Phone Number (Office): 713-718-8395
Email Address: linda.denkins@hccs.edu
Office: HCC- Northeast- Northline Campus-8001 Fulton Room
Course Description:This course is a survey of the role of African-Americans in United
States history. Emphasis will be placed on economic, social, and cultural development
with particular focus on contributions to American society. Core Curriculum course.
Course Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level reading and college level
writing. Must have complete English 1301 or Co-enroll in English 1301.
Course Goal: Students will be able to evaluate historical developments in an essay.
Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO):
1. Students will read primary source documents.
2. Students will analyze historical evidence.
3. Students will evaluate historical developments.
4. Students will identify proper academic, history database
Learning Objectives: The student will:
1.
Compare and contrast the 18th century slavery in the Chesapeake region, the
northern colonies, and the southern colonies with the lives of free Africans in those
same regions.
2.
Examine the events that led to the Civil War, African (Free and Slave)
experiences during the War, and the Contemporary meanings of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
3.
Identify the legal and ethical arguments used by white Americans to justify racial
segregation between Reconstruction and World War II.
4.
Describe and explain the emergence of the literary, artistic, and musical
movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.
5.
Describe the Civil Rights movement from the Plessy decision to the Voting Rights
Act of 1965.
Scans Skills
Texas Colleges must demonstrate that the Basic Intellectual Core Competencies are
incorporated into all Core courses. This course addresses the competencies in the
following ways:
Reading: The lecture notes, PowerPoint Presentations, the textbook, and the
monograph will provide the basis for Unit Quizzes, Class Discussion, Semester Writing
Assignment, and the Midterm and Final Exams.
Writing: Students will write all contributions to Class Discussion, and will conduct most
communication with the instructor through the typewritten word. Students will write
answers to essay questions and papers. A portion of the unit quiz assignments will be
written.
Speaking: Students may phone the instructor for supplemental information or
clarification of assignments, as needed. Students working in groups have the
opportunity to develop their academic speaking proficiency.
Listening: Students will practice critical listening to the streamed audio reviews and / or
"talking" PowerPoint presentations.
Students working in groups will have the
opportunity to develop their listening skills.
Critical Thinking: Many of the Unit Assignments contain questions and problems that will
require higher-level, "critical" thinking skills to solve successfully. The Midterm and Final
exams, the Semester Writing Assignment, and essay assignments contain more of the
same.
Computer Literacy: Web-based courses such as this one require significant computer
literacy from the students, who must be proficient at navigating the web, sending and
receiving email, exchanging electronic files, navigating PowerPoint slides, participating
in threaded discussions, word processing written work, and using online testing
procedures.
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COURSE CALENDAR- SPRING 2013
WEEK
DATE
CHAPTERS
TOPIC
ONE
8/26, 27
1,2
COURSE INTRODUCTIONS
REVIEW OF SYLLABUS/ CLASS EXPECTATIONS
Quiz
TWO
9/2, 3
3,4
Quiz
5,6
Quiz
7,8
Quiz
9.10
Quiz
11,12
Group Report The New Jim Crow –
Groups 1,2,3
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Group Report The New Jim CrowGroups 4,5,6
THREE
9/6, 10
FOUR
9/16, 17
FIVE
9/23,24
SIX
9/30,10/1
SEVEN
10/7,8
EIGHT
10/14,15
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
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Chapters 11,12,13
NINE
10/21,22
14,15
Quiz
TEN
10/28,29
16,17
Quiz
ELEVEN
11/4,5
18,19
Quiz
20
Quiz
TWELVE
11/11,12
THIRTEEN
11/18,19
Documentary
FOURTEEN
11/25,26
21,22
Quiz
FIFTEEN
12/2,3
23,24
SIXTEEN
12/9,10
FINAL EXAMINATION
SEMESTER ENDS
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GRADES AVAILABLE VIA HCC WEB
All quizzes and midterm will open on Thursday 6 p.m. and close on Saturday 6 p.m.
Login to Eagle Online for additional course materials and assignments
Instructional Methods: Lecture Notes, PowerPoint Presentations, Online Quizzes,
Online Midterm Exam, In class Final Exam, and Semester Writing Assignments.
Student Assignments: Read a variety of historical material, complete quizzes and
exams, and submit a major paper.
Student Assessments: Unit Quizzes, Midterm Exam, Final Exam, Semester Writing
Assignments.
Instructor Requirements:
Unit Quizzes, Midterm Exam, Final Exam, Semester Writing Assignments
Program/Discipline Requirements:
A minimum of 50% of the student’s semester average must come from writing
assignments.
HCC Grading Scale:
A = 100 – 90;……………………………………4 points per semester hour
B = 89 – 80: …………………………………….3 points per semester hour
C = 79 – 70: …………………………………….2 points per semester hour
D = 69 – 60: …………………………………….1 point per semester hour
59 and below = F………………………………0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) ……………………………… 0 points per semester hour
W(Withdrawn)………………………………….0 points per semester hour
I (Incomplete)………………………………….0 points per semester hour
AUD (Audit) …………………………………...0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must re-
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enroll to receive credit.
COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing education courses.
Final Grade of FX:
Students who stop attending class and do not withdraw themselves prior to the
withdrawal deadline may either be dropped by their professor for excessive absences or
be assigned the final grade of "FX" at the end of the semester. Students who stop
attending classes will receive a grade of "FX", compared to an earned grade of "F"
which is due to poor performance. Please note that HCC will not disperse financial aid
funding for students who have never attended class.
Students who receive financial aid but fail to attend class will be reported to the
Department of Education and may have to pay back their aid. A grade of "FX" is treated
exactly the same as a grade of "F" in terms of GPA, probation, suspension, and
satisfactory academic progress.
To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade points by the total
number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM" and "I" do not affect
GPA.
Access Student Services Policies on their Web site:
http://hccs.edu/student-rights
Instructor Grading Criteria :
The semester grade will be calculated by: Midterm, Final, Quizzes, Group Report, and
Essay on Monograph.
A
B
C
D
F
There is no extra credit offered; the lowest grade is not dropped. Exams will not be
rescored on the “curve”.
Access to the course is the student's responsibility, and course deadlines cannot be
altered due to access interruption or equipment failure on the student's side.
To avoid confusion, all work for this class must be submitted within Eagle Online. Do not
send any completed assignments to any non-Eagle Online email address. Do not print
work out to mail or drop off at a campus. All written communication must be conducted
within Eagle Online email.
Please note that for deadline purposes, the Eagle Online clock is the "official" clock,
even if you are certain that your watch keeps perfect time.
To prepare for the unexpected, it is your responsibility to electronically back up your
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assignment files.
Instructional Materials:
1) Textbook: Hines, Hines, African American Odyssey, ISBN: 978025728787, 5th
edition, New Jersey: Prentice Hall
It will provide a detailed summary of the major historical concepts of African American
History and will be useful when preparing for some of the quizzes, both exams, and in
finding supplementary material for the writing assignment.
2) Reader: Alexander, M. (2010). The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of
colorblindness. New York: New Press.
3) Monograph: Moody, Ann, The Coming of Age in Mississippi,
This book will provide the basis for the semester writing assignment.
It will be a challenge to cover every detail in your textbook. However, you are
responsible for all the materials in each chapter of these books as well as additional
assignments. Textbooks are available for purchase from any HCC college bookstores.
All reading materials will be a part of the course exams. It is imperative that you
purchase all reading materials and complete them in a timely manner. You should
purchase and not borrow or lend your hard copy materials.
Course Components:
Exams: There will be 2 major exams this semester. They will be based on the African
American Odyssey textbook. The Midterm exam will be taken on line during week 8
and the final will be administered on campus in class during week 16. The Midterm and
Final exams are each 50 objective questions. The Midterm exam is 90 minutes, timed.
After 90 minutes, the exam will not accept any more answers. Students may use their
books and notes, but the 90 minutes time limit does not permit looking up enough
answers to pass. Students will have to largely know the material, but are permitted to
use their resources as an aid. You Are allowed two attempts for each quiz or midterm
taken on line through Eagle On Line. It is your responsibility to ensure that your
computer is working properly when taking the test. The test will not be reopened once it
closes or once your two attempts have been made. The quizzes are 60 minutes each.
* Semester Writing Assignment: Instructions will be further explained
semester.
during the
* Quizzes: Students are REQUIRED to keep up with their lecture notes, the textbook
readings and the PowerPoint slides are used to acquire a general understanding of the
unit topics before attempting to work through the quizzes. In an effort to provide
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additional student-to-student interaction, students may arrange themselves into
partnerships or small groups to work on the unit quizzes through cooperative effort.
According to student preferences, contact can be made by voice over the phone lines,
by exchange of electronic mail, or by meetings "in person" at mutually convenient
locations. After collaboration, each student will still have to submit their own individual
quiz. Students may utilize the group mode as often or as little as they like. All quiz
assignments may be done independently, if preferred. Students may take quiz two
times only. Note that the question pool for each student is identical, but the order of the
questions (and answers) will be different each time the quiz is accessed, and one or
more questions may change. Please note that all quiz assignments from the first half of
the course are due ____October 13_______by the last day of the Midterm Exam; all
quiz assignments from the second half of the course are due by _________. This policy
generally allows students to work at their own pace but eliminates the temptation to
procrastinate until very late in the semester.
Once again, collaboration is allowed on the quizzes. However, the Midterm, the Final
Exam, and the essays are to be completed independently, without collaboration from
either another student or an outsider. Students will also be required to read numerous
pages of additional resources.
All quizzes and the midterm will open on Thursday at 6 pm. and close on Saturday at 6
p.m.
Percentage
of grade
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Written Assignment -50% of grade
Class Group Report- The New Jim Crow
Essay on Monograph “Coming of Age in Mississippi”
Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment
TOTAL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
Examinations -50% of grade
Quizzes (Average of all Quizzes completed on line)
Midterm
Final
TOTAL EXAMINATION
TOTAL POINTS FOR THE SEMESTER
Extra Credit Experiential Assignment Museum,
Ensemble, or Marker
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10%
15%
10%
10%
50%
15%
15%
20%
50%
100%
Your
point
s
Your
grade
AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT (ADA):
Any student with a documented disability who needs to arrange reasonable
accommodations must first contact the appropriate Disability Support Service Counselor
for assistance. If you wish to use accommodations, you may contact Tamara Petty, 713718-8322, to schedule an appointment. All accommodation letters must be submitted
within the first two weeks of the semester if you wish to have accommodations. Faculty
are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the disability services
office. Students who require testing accommodations need to schedule an appointment
for testing to ensure the staff will be proctoring and to arrange for any adaptive
equipment that may be required. Students should contact their disability counselor for
these services.
Note on Academic Honesty
Academic irregularities cannot be tolerated. Attempts to compromise the integrity of this
course will result in a grade of zero for the assignment or dismissal from the class.
Students must not collaborate on the exams in any way (including the use of materials
from former students) and must not copy material from any source to use as their essay
answers or discussion contributions. See the HCCS Student Handbook for details.
Cheating is not that hard to define and as college students, you should have a firm idea
about what cheating is. Just to be clear, here are a few simple definitions:
Cheating is: Copying from another student's exam.
Cheating is: During a exam, using materials not authorized by the person giving the
exam.
Cheating is: Collaborating with another student during a exam without proper authority.
Cheating is: Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in
whole or part the contents of an exam or paper.
Cheating is: Bribing another person to obtain a copy of an exam.
Cheating is: Plagiarism which means using someone's work or someone's ideas and
representing them to be your own. That "someone" may be another student, a friend, a
relative, a book author, an author of material on a web site, etc. Do not take material
from anywhere without giving proper credit or reference. In other words, do not copy
from an Internet source and paste it into your essay answer space.
Cheating is: Collusion, which means the unauthorized collaboration with another person
in preparing written work offered for credit when you represent that work to be your own.
In this class, the standard penalty for academic dishonesty is a grade of zero on the
assignment. The penalty for repeated plagiarism and cheating on exams is failure in the
course. Depending on severity and frequency, academic dishonesty can lead to a
recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System.
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If you ever have any question about what is cheating, what is plagiarism or what is
unauthorized collusion, please contact your instructor before you do anything or submit
anything. It is much better to ask first than to get caught later.
Attendance:
In order to learn the materials and complete this class, you must attend. Children and
visitors are not allowed as it is a distraction from the learning environment. Leaving
class early does not benefit you as you will miss valuable information. Please review the
attendance policy published in the HCC catalog and HCC class schedule. A student
may be dropped from this course after accumulating absences in excess of 12.5% of
the hours of instruction 6 hours or 4 class meetings. Although I do not wish to drop
anyone who is making a good faith effort to succeed in the course, you may need to
withdraw if you are excessively absent from this class as defined by HCC’s attendance
policy.
It is your responsibility to officially withdraw from the class by the published date if you
choose not to continue in the class. If you withdraw before the Official Date of Record,
no grade is given and your transcript reflects no record. A “W” appears on your
transcript if you drop this course after the Official Date of Record and before the final
deadline to drop. Students who remain after the published drop date will be given a
regular letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F.
The last day that either you or I can drop you for the Fall 2013 semester with a grade
of “w” is November 1, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. Faculty will no longer be allowed to give ”w’s”
on the final grade sheet.
If you exceed the allowable number of absences (4), you should officially withdraw from
the course as you may receive your earned grade after the withdrawal date.
If you wish to withdraw from the class for other reasons, you may do so on line without
having to see me. You must do so by the published withdrawal deadline, November 1,
2013.
Do not assume that I will understand that you want to be dropped. You do not have to
give me an excuse if you miss class. I understand that absences are sometimes
unavoidable. When you miss class, you miss quizzes, lectures, discussions, test
information, etc., and generally defeat your purpose.
Repeating Courses:
Students who repeat a course for a third time or more may soon face significant
tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please
ask your instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring or other assistance prior to
considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades.
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International Students:
Receiving a “W” in a course may affect the status of your student Visa. Once a “W” is
given for the course, it will not be changed to an “F” because of the visa consideration.
Student Services Policies on HCC website:
http://hccs.edu/student-rights
Grade Rubric:
The grade of A (100-90) reflects excellence. The A work offers a well-focused and
organized discussion to the instructor’s assignment.
It reflects critical use of all relevant materials, and demonstrates effective and formal
writing requirements. The A work must demonstrate outstanding efforts to identify and
use varied and pertinent evidence from all available sources, to employ those materials
critically in the text of the papers, and to provide error-free citations of those resources.
A work is submitted prior to or on the posted due date.
The grade of B (89-80) reflects work beyond satisfactory, and indicates the work was
completed in an appropriate competent manner.
It demonstrates a strong attempt at original and critical analysis, writing, and research.
B work exceeds satisfactory efforts to identify varied and pertinent evidence from all
available sources. The B paper may contain a number of minor errors of grammar or
citations, and its thesis or its conclusions may be underdeveloped or too weakly
supported.
B work is submitted prior to or on the posted due date.
The Grade of C (79-70) reflects work that is done in a satisfactory or appropriate
manner.
It represents the average work expected for a university course. In order to obtain a C
grade, the student’s work must adhere to all of the assignment’s minimum requirements
but limited to page/ word requirements, number of sources, types of sources, and
proper documentation and citation method. The C work is organized around a central
theme with arguments supported by relevant examples from the available sources. The
work is structured into correctly written paragraphs and sentences. Although fulfilling the
assignments, the C work may exhibit one or more weaknesses including, but not limited
to errors of punctuation and grammar, imprecise or incorrect word use, inaccurate or
uncritical use of materials, occasional inconsistency of organization or development,
and lack direct relevance of the selected research materials to the topic.
C work is submitted prior to or on the posted due date.
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The Grade of D (69-60) reflects work that may have a poorly defined topic or thesis. It
lacks clear focus and organization, and contains unsupported generalizations and/or
conclusions. Research support (citations) is inadequate, not clearly relevant, or
improperly documented. A less-than-minimal research effort is evident. D work fails to
obtain the required page or word minimum requirement. The D work may also suffer
from numerous or major formal writing errors. The D paper fails to adhere to any of the
assignment’s minimum requirements.
D work is submitted prior to or on the posted due date.
The Grade of F (59-1) indicates that the work is not relevant to the assignment and the
topic and thesis are poorly defined.
The work may display inadequate organization or development, unsupported
generalization, and nonstandard formal features (including language usage, sentence
structure, and paragraphing). Research support (citations) is absent, or irrelevant to the
assignment.
EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is
necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be
asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to
instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your
professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the
survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end
of the term.
This syllabus is meant as a guide and is subject to change at the discretion of the
instructor. If there are any changes made, the student will be notified in a timely
manner.
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