Course Number: History 1302

Course Description:               History of the United States from 1877 to the present. The focus of the course is on the development of the American society in the twentieth century; responses to the urban-industrial environment, the United States as a world power, and post-World War II society. Students must take 6 credit hours of HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301 to fulfill the Texas legislative requirement for history.

Course Repeat Policy: You may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including W.

Instructor’s Name: Matthew Ware Coulter

Office Number: B-235a

Contact Information: Phone 972-881-5816

E-mail: MCoulter@ccccd.edu

Department Office: 972-881-5800

Textbook: Created Equal, by Jones and others, 2nd Brief ed., vol. 2

Supplies: One SCANTRON multiple-choice answer sheets; five SCANTRON Mini-Essay Books

                                                Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:

                                                1.      Describe the major economic events in the United States from the Gilded Age to the present.

2.      Summarize the impact of the West in the nation.

3.      Explain the impact of the industrial revolution on the development of the United States.

4.      Assess the emergence of corporate capitalism in the U.S.

5.      Analyze the shift of the U.S. from a rural to an urban society.

6.      Assess the impact of immigration in the U.S.

7.      Outline the changes in foreign policy in the early twentieth century.

                                                8.      Differentiate the reform movements (Populism, Progressivism, New Deal, Civil Rights, the Great 

                                                      Society) in the United States.      

9.      Illustrate how the United States came to involve itself in two world wars.

10.  Compare and contrast U.S. policy after World War II in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

11.   Relate the changes in our diplomatic policy during the 20^th century to what is happening in the world.

Quiz, 5 multiple-choice at one point each, 5 pts.

Test One, 35 multiple-choice at one point each, 2 identification short essays at five points each, 45 pts.

Test Two, 45 multiple choice at one point each, 2 identification short essays at five points each, 50 pts.

Test Three, same as Test Two, 50 pts.

Test Four, 35 multiple-choice at one point each, one essay question at fifteen points, 50 pts.

Final Exam, 35 multiple-choice at one point each, 2 identification short essays at five points each, 45 pts.

Writing Opportunities, Nine in-class writing opportunities will count up to five points each toward the final grade. The lowest score from the nine opportunities will count as extra credit, 45 pts.

Laboratory Project, interview paper, 50 pts.

Total, 340 pts.

Extra Credit, lowest Writing Opportunity score, 5 pts.

Final grades will be assigned as follows: Individuals who earn 306 or more total points (90 percent or more of the possible points) will receive A grades. Those earning from 272 to 305 points will receive B grades. Those earning from 238 to 271 will receive C grades, and those earning from 204 to 237 points will receive D grades. Anyone earning less than 204 points will fail the course.

Attendance Policy:

Your attendance is strongly encouraged. Please read the weekly assigned pages from your textbook before the week’s classes meet. In-class assignments cannot be made up. It is your responsibility to bring preparation sheets for in-class assignments to class on the day of the assignment. If you miss class on a day when preparation sheets are distributed, you may get a preparation sheet by coming by my office during my office hours. You must have a preparation sheet in your possession when class begins on the day of the in-class assignment. The lowest score from the in-class assignments will be counted as extra credit points toward your final grade. If you do not complete more than eight in-class assignments, you will receive no extra credit points.

Tests may be made up under the following conditions:

You must have a written medical excuse to take the same test as the rest of the class.

If you do not have a written medical excuse, you may take an all essay make-up test in the Testing Center. The make-up test must be taken before the next regularly scheduled test.

If you are unable to complete the course, you must withdraw from it by the Last Day to Withdraw, listed in the college schedule.

Religious Holy Days: Please refer to the current Collin Student Handbook.

It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. This college will adhere to all applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS Office (SCC G-200) or 881-5898, (TDD-881-5950) in a timely manner if he/she desires to arrange for accommodations.

Academic Ethics:

Please refer to your Collin County Community College District Student Handbook for the complete Student Code of Conduct statement on scholastic dishonesty. The college may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to statements, acts, or omissions related to application for enrollment, the award of a degree, and/or the submission of one’s own work of material that is not one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and use of annotated texts or teacher's editions, and/or falsifying academic records.

Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation. 

Cheating is the willing giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying computer files, copying internet material, using someone else’s work for assignments as if it were one’s own, or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.

Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to providing a paper or project to another student; providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.