Instructor: Alisha Loftin
Campus: West Loop Room C252
Phone: 918-809-8661
Email: alisha.loftin@hccs.edu
Section: 26510
Class Time: W 6:00pm-9:00pm
History 1302
American History, 1877-Present
Fall, 2012
Office Hours: By Appointment
Turnitin Course Name: HIST 1302 Sec 26510 W
WL
Course ID#: 5421346
Course Password: hithere
Texts:
Ayers, Edward L., et al. American Passages: A History of the United States, 4th edition. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010.
Outside Readings, as required by the instructor
History Monograph of the student’s choice. Must be approved by the instructor.
Pearson E-Reader: http://www.pearsoncustom.com/tx/hcc_hist1301/ Use Volume II.
Outside Readings, as required by the instructor
History Monograph of the student’s choice. Must be approved by the instructor.
Course Theme:
Course Description and Goals: History 1302 is a survey of American History from 1877 to the present. The study includes social,
economic, and political aspects of American life and follows the development of the United States as a world power. The course is
based on lectures, readings, films and class participation. This course is designed to improve the student’s skills in the following
areas: critical thinking and reading about history, clear and concise writing and articulation about history, comprehension of primary
and secondary sources, knowledge of important events, movements, people and ideas in American history.
HIST 1301 is a 16-Week, 48-contact hour lecture course which fulfills three hours of the state-mandated six-hour history
requirement.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO):
1. Students will evaluate historical developments in an essay.
2. Students will read primary source documents.
3. Students will analyze historical evidence by writing an analytical essay.
4. Students will identify proper academic, history databases.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
1.
Explain the features of the Gilded Age and the issues on society, culture, and politics
2.
Summarize Industrialism and Urbanization
3.
Analyze the New South and Jim Crow
4.
Explain Populism and Progressivism
5.
Identify the causes and effects of WWI and the US
6.
Discuss America between the wars
7.
Identify the causes of WW2 and the Cold War
8.
Discuss Post-war America at home
9.
Discuss Post-modern America
Course Grades:
The final course grade is based on completion of the following:
Exam I– 100 points
Exam II – 100 points
Final Exam – 100 points
Book Review – 100 points
Participation Points – 5 points per day
In-Class Essays/Homework Assignments – 20 points each
Exams: There will be three exams during the semester, Exam I will cover chapters 16 - 19, Exam II will cover chapters 20 - 22, and
the Final Exam will cover chapters 23 - 27. The Final Exam will not be comprehensive. Exams will be worth 100 points each. Exam
format will vary, and will be announced prior to each exam. Students can expect a combination of identification questions, short
answer/fill in the blank, multiple choice and essays. Students must provide a bluebook for each exam. Information covered in the
exams may come from any lecture, video, reading, discussion, or activity assigned or completed in class. If students do not complete
Exam 1 or Exam 2 on the day it is scheduled, it may be made up during the period set aside for the Final Exam.
Book Review: Students may choose a history monograph over which to write their review. Instructor Approval is Necessary for
All Book Review Monograph Choices. The book review will consist of a two-page, typed double-spaced paper, with no larger than
a 12-point font. More information on how to write a book review will be forthcoming.
In-Class Essays: Also known as Pop Quizzes. At the instructor’s discretion, pop-quizzes over materials pertinent to the week’s
lecture, reading, or assignment will be administered at the beginning of class. Students may not make up pop quizzes for any reason.
Therefore, it is in the student’s best interest to come to class on time and prepared, having read the assigned chapter in the textbook or
the appropriate reading.
Class Participation: Points will be assigned at the end of some class periods. They will be awarded based upon each student’s
valuable contribution to the class, via cogent questions, or constructive comments during class discussions or upon a brief in-class
writing assignment. Five points are possible for each day class participation is recorded. Students are expected to come to class
prepared—having read the appropriate readings for class.
Grades on written work (Exam Essays, Book Review, Homework Assignments and In-class essays) will be based upon the
following standards: Clear and concise presentation of thesis, evidence and analysis (content); organization; appropriate voice, tone
and diction, correct grammar, writing structure and spelling, and Turabian-style format. Book Reviews will not be accepted late.
Assignment and Exam Evaluation Techniques:
Grades for the class as well as on exams will be assigned on a 10-point curve of total points possible, as follows.
90% - over =A
80%-89%=B
70%-79%=C
60%-69%=D
Under 59%-F
Attendance Policy:
Regular class attendance is not only important from the standpoint of learning, but also is required in order to be successful in this
course. Students are held responsible for all materials covered during their absence and any changes made in the agenda.
The student is responsible for withdrawal from the class; the instructor will not complete withdrawals. Class Participation and in-class
essay points cannot be made up for any reason.
To withdraw from the class, the student should initiate an official withdrawal through the counseling office; non-attendance
DOES NOT constitute official withdrawal. Failure to withdraw may result in the student receiving a regular grade of “F” at the end of
the semester.
To request a change to Audit (A) or Incomplete (I), the student must be maintaining a passing grade. The student must
initiate the change with the instructor and sign the audit or incomplete agreement. If the Incomplete is due to a circumstance that
prevents the student from being able to sign the form him/herself, the instructor may make other arrangements. See the agenda for the
last day to change to A or I or withdraw.
Electronic Devices Policy
Use of electronic devices in the classroom is not permitted. Please take notes with pen and paper. If you must leave your mobile
phone turned on, please utilize the vibrate setting. Texting, social media and web surfing during class are prohibited.
Plagiarism, Academic Dishonesty, or Misconduct:
Plagiarism is claiming, indicating, or implying that the ideas, sentences, or words of another writer are your own; it includes having
another writer do work claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your own, or following the work of
another as a guide to ideas and expression that are then presented as your own. The student should review the relevant sections of the
Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook. A student guilty of plagiarism may receive a zero for the assignment and an “F” in the
course.
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned nor tolerated. Academic dishonesty is behavior in which a deliberately fraudulent
misrepresentation is employed in an attempt to gain undeserved intellectual credit, either for oneself or for another. Academic
misconduct is behavior that results in intellectual advantage obtained by violating specific standard, but without deliberate intent or
use of fraudulent means. The student should review the relevant sections of the Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
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.
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Syllabus/The Gilded Age
The West
Book Review Book Choice Due
The Spanish American War,
American Expansion
Homework I (The Gilded Age)
Due
Consumerism and Progressivism
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
(movie)
World War 1 (ppt)
Book Review Synopsis Due
Exam I – The Gilded Age through
WWI, Drama of the 1920s
The Crash of '29
Book Review Analysis Due
The Depression
World War II
Book Review Rough Draft Due;
Begin Peermark Period
Exam 2-The '29 Crash through World
War II, The GI's Come Home
Civil Rights of the '50s & '60s Thanksgiving – No Class
Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll
Book Review Final Draft Due
Viet Nam
Final Exams
*Sept, 10 Date of Record
**Nov 2 - Last day to Withdraw
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18&19
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Outside
Readings
(E-Reader
unless
otherwise
specified)
Text
In-class
Class
Dates
Week #
Tentative Schedule of Activities, Agenda and Course Outline:
The instructor may change the assignment schedule AT ANY TIME by verbal or written notification in class or on Eagle Online.
Standard Oil Co. Pp29-42
The Dawes Act & Wovoka's
Message pp77-82
Teller & Platt Amends pp205207
Woodland Heights Sales
brochure, LW
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, and
Disasters pp176-187
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Scopes Trial pp246-253 & Day
7 transcript-avail. online
23&24
24&25
The Bonus Army pp295-317
26
Riots, pp335-342
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Feminine Mystique pp488-498
Letter From Jail pp462-467
and Testimony of FMH, pp476479
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Course Contract
Please review the syllabus. Then sign and return this contract to your instructor by the 3rd class meeting.
I ____________________________________ have read and understand the syllabus for Section 78278 of History 1302. I agree that
this is a binding contract and that I will abide by the policies, instructions and guidelines as communicated by it and by my instructor
for the duration of my time in the class.
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Signed
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