RANGER COLLEGE SYLLABUS
Course: History 1301, History I
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor: Jonathan Roach
Office Location: Jameson
Office Hours: Monday: 9:30-10:30; 1:00-3:00
Tuesday: 8:30-10:00
Wednesday: 1:00-2:00
Thursday: 8:00-10:00
Email: jroach@rangercollege.edu
Office Phone: 325-668-9555
1.
Texas Core Curriculum Statement of Purpose
Students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world,
develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advance
intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning.
2.
Catalog Description
This is a course in United States history stressing the planning and development of the English
Colonies in America, the struggle for independence and the establishment of the Constitution,
national territorial expansion, the rise of Jacksonian Democracy, the slavery controversy, the Civil
War and Reconstruction.
3.
Required Background or Prerequisites
Successful completion of required placement testing.
4.
Textbooks Required
Berkin, Miller, Chaney, and Gormley Making America: A History of the United States, Houghton
Mifflin Company Publishers, 2012, 6th edition. 13-978-0-495-90979-8
5.
Methods of Instruction
Lecture, discussion, and audio-visual materials.
6.
Core Objectives
This course directly meets the following of the six Core Objectives:
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Critical Thinking Skills - to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis,
evaluation and synthesis of information
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Communication Skills - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of
ideas through written, oral and visual communication
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical
data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions
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Teamwork - to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively
with others to support a shared purpose or goal
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Personal Responsibility - to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences
to ethical decision-making
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Social Responsibility: to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility,
and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
7.
IMPORTANT DATES: These dates are subject to change per the judgment of the instructor.
Date
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Assignment
Introduction/Policies/Chapters 1
Lecture/Discussion
Quiz #1: Online over 1&2 (Due end of day
Friday)/ Chapters 2 Lecture/Discussion
Chapters 3 Lecture/Discussion
Chapter 4 Lecture/Discussion
Chapter 5 Lecture/Discussion
Quiz#2: Online over 3&4(Due end of day
Friday) Chapter 6 Lecture/ Research
Outline and bibliography due.
Chapter 7 Lecture/Discussion
Quiz#3: Online over 7&8(Due end of day
Friday) Chapter 8 Lecture/Discussion/
Review for Midterms.
Midterm Day 1/ Lecture Chapter 9: Day 2
Quiz#4:Online over 9&10(Due end of day
Friday) Chapter 9&10 Lecture
Chapter 11 Lecture/Discussion
Essay Due end of day Friday/ Chapter 12
Lecture.
Chapter 13 Lecture/Discussion
Quiz#5:Online over 13&14(Due end of day
Friday) Chapter 14 Lecture/Discussion
Chapter 15 Lecture/ Review for
Comprehensive Final. Quiz #5 Online Due
End of Day Friday.
Final Exams.
No early final exams will be given unless written instructions are acquired from the Dean of
Instruction.
COURSE/CLASSROOM POLICIES
A. Attendance/Tardiness
Class attendance is a requirement, if you anticipate more than three unexcused
absences during the course you should wait for a later date to take this course.
Regular and punctual attendance in all class is considered essential to the success of this course. If
the student has three absences in a course in which he/she is currently enrolled; the instructor may
drop the student with a grade of “F”.
Absences are counted from the first day of class Jan 13, 2014 as listed in the College Calendar,
regardless of the date of the student’s registration. All work and/or assignments missed must be
completed within one week of the absence.
B. Class Participation
Class participation will include daily work and other assignments as required.
C. Missed Major Exams/Assignment Makeup
Make-up work must be turned in within one week of returning to class. The student may take
make-up exams only by appointment. A grade of zero will be given for any missed exam that is not
excused.
It is the sole responsibility of the student to acquire the lecture notes and any other class material
covered during their absence.
A maximum grade of seventy will be given on all makeup work not completed
within one week after the student returns to class.
Make-up exams and quizzes will only be administered after class has been completed or by
appointment.
D. Academic Dishonesty
Any student caught cheating on an exam, report, or project, whether in the classroom or elsewhere,
will earn a grade of “F”, in the course. It is strongly recommended that the student caught cheating
immediately drop the class in order to avoid a grade of “F”.
E. Student Behavior
When any activity of an individual in the class impedes the learning process of any other
individual in the class, the individual causing the disruption is subject to immediate dismissal from
class and may be dismissed from the course. Note: cell phone interruptions will not be
tolerated!
F. Available Support Services
ADA statement: Ranger College provides a variety of services for students with
learning and /or physical disabilities. The student is responsible for making the
initial contact with the counselor before or immediately after the semester begins.
8. ASSESMENT (Grade Procedures)
A. The course is divided into two major sections separated by a midterm that will cover the first half
of the class. The Final is comprehensive and will cover all materials from chapter 1-15.
B. The student will also be required to take quizzes online that will assess comprehension of the
reading material.
C. The student will also be required to complete an Essay and Research Outline .
a. Essay-This course will also require an essay paper of a minimum of (3) double spaced
pages and a maximum of (5) double spaced pages in length. The essay will count as 15%
of your overall grade. The essay will be submitted on Safeassign through Blackboard. You
must use four sources to develop your essay, one source should be the textbook, (other
sources may include books, journals, Internet, etc). Please do not use Wikipedia as a
source. Doing so will result in the loss of a letter grade for your paper. You must submit a
works cited page listing all the sources from which you gather information to use in the
essays. A cover page must be submitted as well, it should include the title, date and your
name.
b. Outline-Outline will precede the essay and reflect on-going research for the essay. It will
need to show how you are organizing your thoughts, and progress made in terms of
research. It is worth 10% of overall grade.
GRADING PROCEDURES
Final Exam = 20% of your semester grade
Midterm =15% of your semester grade
Outline = 10% of your semester grade
Essay = 20% of your semester grade
Quizzes = 35% of your semester grade
GRADING SCALE
90 or above = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
59 or lower = F
9.
Admissions, employment, and program policies of Ranger College are Nondiscriminatory in regard to race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, and national
origin.