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Discipline/Program: History Course Title: History 1301: U.S. History from Discovery through 1877 Course Rubric and Number: HIST 1301 Semester with Course Reference Number (CRN): Summer Session II 2013 Semester, CRN 45757 Course Location/Times: Online Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 3 Hours, Lecture Course Contact Hours: 48 Contact Hours Course Continuing Education Units (CEU): 0 Course Length (number of weeks): 5 weeks Type of Instruction: Lecture Instructor Contact Information: Name: Mr. Michael Mitchell Phone Number (Office): 713-718-7316/832-492-4455 © Email Address: [e-mail] Office: Eastside Library- 9 am to 6 pm-M-Th and 9 am to 4 pm Friday Course Description: The American nation from English colonization to the close of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Core Curriculum course Course Prerequisites: Must have successfully completed or be co-enrolled in English 1301 Course Goal: Students will evaluate historical developments in an essay. Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1. Students will evaluate historical developments in an essay. 2. Students will analyze historical evidence by writing an analytical essay. 3. Students will read primary source documents. 4. Students will be able to understand the importance of chronology and how earlier ideas and events shaped later events. Learning objectives: The student will develop an understanding of: Discuss the Age of Exploration Explain Colonization Indentify the Causes and Effects of the American Revolution

Explain the origins and impact of Slavery Analyze the formation of the Republic Summarize the effects of Expansion and Innovation Explain Nationalism and Sectionalism Discuss the Civil War Evaluate the effects of Reconstruction

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 Textbook, alternative web sites, and the readers will provide the basis for Section Exams, Chapter Essays, and the Final Exam. - Writing: Students will write all responses to their selected Chapter Essays, and will conduct most communication with the instructor through the typewritten word. Students will write two historical research papers and answer essay questions. - Speaking: Students may phone the instructor for supplemental information or clarification of assignments as needed. Students working in collaboration with other students on chapter assignments will have the opportunity to develop their speaking proficiency.

- Listening: Students working in collaboration with other students on chapter assignments will have the opportunity to develop and practice their listening skills. Students will also practice critical listening from audio and video materials. - Critical Thinking: Many of the Chapter Essays and essay questions on the Final Exam will contain questions and problems that will require higherlevel, "critical" thinking skills to solve successfully. - 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, participating in threaded discussions, and using online testing procedures. Course Calendar: Summer II Semester 2013 History 1301 5 Weeks
Introduction to Course Eagle Online Introduction & Assignment Ayers, Ch. 1: Contact, Conflict and Exchange in the Atlantic World Discussion Forum Unit One-Columbus’s Legacy Week One July 8-15 Quiz Unit One Ayers, Ch. 2: Colonization of North America Discussion Forum Unit Two: Origins of Slavery and Puritans, Quakers and Modern Christianity Quiz Unit Two Turn in topic for your research paper (on Eagle Online) July 12 at 12 midnight

. Ayers, Ch. 3: Crisis and Change Discussion Forum Unit Three: Unifying Forces Quiz Unit Three Ayers, Ch.4: The Expansion of Colonial British America Discussion Forum Unit Four: Revolution Quiz Unit Four First Chapter Exam (Chapters One-Four. 10 question essay format. Two paragraphs for each answer) July 13-15 starts at 11:59 pm

Ayers, Ch.5: Wars for Independence Quiz Unit Five Ayers, Ch. 6: Toward a More Perfect Union Week Two July 16-23 Quiz Unit Six Discussion Forum Unit Five: Constitutional Issues Discussion Forum Unit Six: Evaluating the Thomas Jefferson Administration Turn in Outlines and Summaries of

Research Paper (on Eagle Online) July 19 at midnight

Week Three July 30-August 5

Discussion Forum Unit Nine: If the South Had Won The Civil War Ayers, Ch. 10: The Years of Andrew Jackson

Unit Ten Quiz Discussion Forum Unit Ten: Women’s Suffrage Midterm Exam (Chapters Five through Ten. 10 question essay format. Two paragraphs for each answer) July 21-23 at 11:59 pm Ayers, Ch.11: Panic and Boom Quiz Unit Eleven Discussion Forum Unit Ten: Modern Day Manifest Destiny Alternatives To Civil War

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Ayers, Ch.12: Expansion and Reaction Quiz Unit Twelve Discussion Forum Unit Twelve: Why did the South Lose?

Ayers, Ch. 13: Broken Bonds Quiz Unit Thirteen Discussion Forum Unit Thirteen: Reconstruction Ayers, Ch. 14: Decent in to War Turn in rough draft of research paper ( on Eagle Online) July 20 at 11:59 pm Unit Thirteen Quiz Week Four August 7-11 Discussion Forum Unit Fourteen: Pose Your Own Question Ayers, Ch. 15: Blood and Freedom Ayers, Ch. 16: Reconstruction Research Paper due: August 5 at 12 midnight Final Exam (Chapters Eleven through Fifteen) August 7-9 starting at 11:59 pm

Instructional Methods: Lecture Notes, PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Online Discussion, Major Exams, Thirteen chapter quizzes, Research Paper Class Discussion: Class participation is extremely important when discussing American history. This instructor believes that one of the ways to honestly understand and comprehend the material is to feel comfortable and speak freely. The student will have to make a substantial contribution to the discussion question. Comments such as “you are right, that is correct or I agree” are welcomed but will not count as your discussion contribution. Insults and prejudicial remarks will not be tolerated. Incompletes: A student, who at the end of the semester, has an emergency can obtain an incomplete only when he/she is missing one assignment ( which could be the final exam). An acceptable excuse must be turned in to the instructor. The grade of “I” (Incomplete) is conditional. If you receive an “I”, you must arrange with me to complete the coursework within six months. After the deadline, the “I” becomes an F. All “I” designations must be changed to grades prior to graduation. The changed grade will appear on your record as “I”/Grade (ex” “I/A”)

Student Assignments: Read a variety of historical material, complete three essay exams, submit a major paper, participate in online discussion and complete

thirteen chapter quizzes. Late Assignments: Late assignments will be not be accepted, except in cases of extreme emergency which can be documented Writing Assignments: This course has a research paper. All written assignments must be turned in the appropriate folder under assignments. I will not accept them through any other medium. It is wise to keep a copy of assignments on a disc (or flash drive) for future reference. These assignments meet the critical thinking, computer literacy, speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies required by the core curriculum. Instructions are on the handout page on Eagle Online. Exams: There will be three essay exams. The final will not be comprehensive. The exams will be taken on Eagle Online during class time. Student Assessments: Five weekly contributions to online discussion, Thirteen chapter quizzes, First Chapter Exam, Midterm Exam, Final Exam, Research Paper Make Up Exams: Make up exams will be administrated if the student has an emergency which can be documented. The student must contact this instructor within 48 hours of the missed exam to arrange for the makeup. Instructional Materials: - American Passages: A History of the United States by Ayers, Gould, et al. (Advantage, combined) 4th edition, ISBN: 978-0-547-16646-9 Reader: American Perspectives, Volume One (access to the reader can be purchased - through the book store or directly through the publisher)

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HCC Policy Statements: ADA: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES any student with a documented disability, (i.e. physical, learning, psychiatric, visual, hearing, etc) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the disability services office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the disability services office. The counselor for Southeast College can be reached at 713 718-7218. 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 an 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. In an essay, it means copying word for word what authors have written without giving credit (more than two words per sentence) or quoting. 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. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty include a grade of 0 or F, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the college system. The Research Paper will be submitted to TurnItIn.com which is a service HCCS subscribes to for identifying plagiarized material. In this class, the standard penalty for academic dishonesty is a grade of zero on the assignment. The penalty for gross 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. 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.

DE Classes: To help avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, contact your DE professor

regarding your academic performance. You may also want to contact your DE counselor to learn about helpful HCC resources (e.g. online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc.). HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor may “alert” you and the DE counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic performance. Students should check HCC’s Academic Calendar by Term for drop/withdrawal dates and deadlines. If a student decides to drop or withdraw from a class upon careful review of other options, the student can drop online prior to the deadline through their HCC Student Service Center:

( https://hccsaweb.hccs.edu:8080/psp/csprd/?cmd=login) Classes of other duration (mini-term, flex-entry, 8-weeks, etc.) may have different final withdrawal deadlines. Please contact the HCC Registrar’s Office at 713-7188500 to determine mini-term withdrawal deadlines.

Student Attendance: You are expected to attend all lecture classes and labs regularly. You are also responsible for materials covered during your absences. Instructors may be willing to consult with you for make-up assignments, but it is your responsibility to contact the instructor. YOU MUST LOG IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS OR YOU WILL BE DROPPED. Class attendance is checked daily. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for nonattendance, the instructor has the authority to drop you for excessive absences. You may be dropped from a course after accumulating absences in excess of 12.5 percent of the total hours of instruction (lecture and lab). For example: • For a three credit-hour lecture class meeting three hours per week (48 hours of instruction), you can be dropped after six hours of absence. • For a four credit-hour lecture/lab course meeting six hours per week (96 hours of instruction), you can be dropped after 12 hours of absence.

Children on Campus: There are to be no children allowed in the classrooms.

3-peaters: NOTICE: Students who take a course more than twice face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor / counselor about opportunities for tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades. The Texas State Legislature has begun to impose penalties on students who drop courses excessively. Beginning Fall 2007, the Legislature passed a law limiting students to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their academic career in obtaining a baccalaureate degree. To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your instructor will “alert” you and HCC student services of the chance you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic performances. You should visit with your instructor, a counselor, or HCC online Student Services to learn about your options. Students MUST visit with a faculty advisor, a counselor, or online student services prior to withdrawal from class. If a withdrawal is to be given, this must be done prior to April 1, 2013 at 4:30pm. After that date and time, students will no longer be allowed to drop and will receive the grade that they earned. Any remaining assignments not submitted will receive a zero; thus, students will be subject to receiving an F for the class. Faculty will NO longer be allowed to give Ws on the final grade sheet; any faculty who wishes to withdraw a student will be required to process the drop BEFORE April 1, 2013 at 4:30pm. Withdrawal Deadline: It is your responsibility to withdraw officially from a class and prevent an “F” from appearing on your transcript. When considering withdrawal from a course, remember that:

• No grade is given and your transcript reflects no record of the course if you withdraw before the Official Date of Record. • A “W” (indicating withdrawal) appears on your transcript if you drop a course after the Official Date of Record and before the final deadline. • The final deadline to drop the course is April 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm 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. Since January 1, 2003, International Students are restricted in the number of distance education courses that they may take during each semester. ONLY ONE online/distance education class may be counted towards the enrollment requirement for International Students per semester. Please contact the International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status and other transfer issues. Student Course Reinstatement Policy: Students have a responsibility to arrange payment for their classes when they register, either through cash, credit card, financial aid, or the installment plan. Faculty members have a responsibility to check their class rolls regularly, especially during the early weeks of a term, and reconcile the official class roll to ensure that no one is attending class whose name does not appear on the rolls. Students who are dropped from their courses for non-payment of tuition and fees, who request reinstatement after the official date of record (OE date), can be reinstated by making payment in full and paying an additional $75 per course reinstatement fee. A student requesting reinstatement should present the registrar with a completed Enrollment Authorization Form with the signature of the instructor, the department chair, or the dean, who should verify that the student has been regularly attending class. Students who are reinstated are responsible for all course policies and procedures, including attendance requirements. A dean may waive the reinstatement fee upon determination that the student was dropped because of a college error. The dean should note the nature of the error in a memo to the registrar with the appropriate documentation.

Instructor Requirements: Five weekly contributions to online discussion, First Chapter Exam, Midterm Exam, Final Exam, Research Paper Program/Discipline Requirements: A minimum of 50% of the student’s semester average must come from writing assignments.

HCC Grading Scale: A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 D = 60 – 69 F = 59 and below Instructor Grading Criteria: The semester grade will be calculated by: First Chapter Exam (15%), Midterm Exam (20%), Final Exam (25%); Research Paper (35%) and Discussion Board Postings (5%). Extra Credit will consist of a Library Instruction Course (3 points) and a Compare/Contrast Book Review (5 points) “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.”