HIS 108: History of the United States through 1865
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Dr. Maltby/Fall 2009
Course
Description | Office
Hours |Course Competencies and Requirements |Required Texts
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Course Grade | Attendance
and Make-Up Policy | Withdrawal Policy |Disabilities
Academic Dishonesty | Tentative
Course Outline
COURSE DESCRIPTION: HIS108 examines key political, economic, and social topics that have influenced significantly the American experience from the pre-colonial period through the Civil War era. (3 credit hours; no prerequisite).
INSTRUCTOR'S OFFICE HOURS: Technical Building, Room 114
MWF: 9:00-11:00
TTh: 8:00-10:00
Meetings can be arranged at other times by appointment.
Office telephone: 686-4544. Please leave a voice mail message if I am not in my office.
E-mail: Marc.Maltby@kctcs.edu
COURSE COMPETENCIES AND REQUIREMENTS: It is expected that upon completion of this course, students will have achieved the following objectives:
As well as completing the appropriate assignment satisfactorily, all students are expected to become familiar with the OCTC Standards of Professional Conduct and to hold themselves to these expectations. These may be found in the printed schedule of classes or at www.octc.kctcs.edu/expectations. Included in the Standards are the following:
Goldfied, et al., The American Journey, Volume 1 (Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition, Brief Fifth Edition, New York: Pearson, 2009).
Final grades will be determined by four in-class examinations worth a total of 72% (18% each) and four take-home assignments worth 28% (7% each). Grades will be assigned according to the following scale:
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
E 0-59
In-class and take-home examinations will be given at various times during the semester. Exam dates will be announced in advance. Exams will consist of essay, identification, and objective questions.
ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY:
Students are responsible for all material covered in the readings, films, and lectures. Consistent attendance, therefore, is essential for student success. Students are expected to attend class, on time, consistently.
Students are expected to be present for all examinations. If you must miss a scheduled test, notify the instructor ahead of time if at all possible. Make-up examinations must be taken within one week of the originally scheduled test. The format of make-up examinations may be different from the original examination.
Assignments are expected to be turned in on time. Late assignments will be penalized ten points for each day they are late (including weekends). No assignment will be accepted more than one week after the due date.
From the end of the drop/add period through midterm, a student may withdraw from the course and receive a "W." From the first day after midterm until the last day of course work, a student may, at the instructor’s discretion, withdraw from the course and the instructor will assign a grade of "W." The student must initiate the official withdrawal.
NOTE: If you wish to withdraw, please make sure you complete all the appropriate paperwork. Contact the Student Records Office to withdraw officially.
Any student with a documented disability who needs special accommodations should see the instructor as soon as possible.
Cheating or plagiarism on examinations, quizzes, or papers will not be tolerated and will result in a grade of zero and a recommendation to the dean's office that offenders receive a final grade of "E.
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE AND ASSIGNMENTS
Material for First In-Class Examination
I. Patterns of Discovery
II. Spectrum of English Settlement
Reading Assignments: Goldfield, Chapters 1, 2
Material for First Take-Home Examination
Goldfield, Chapter 3 (A Meeting of Cultures)
Articles on Blackboard (http://elearning.kctcs.edu) class website: Falconbridge, Equiano
Material for Second In-Class Examination
III. Forging an Identity—18th Century America
IV. Revolutionary Era
Reading Assignments: Goldfield, Chapters 4, 5, 6
Material for Second Take-Home Examination
Goldfield, Chapter 7 (The First Republic)
Articles on Blackboard (http://elearning.kctcs.edu) class website: Madison, Henry
Material for Third In-Class Examination
Republican Government, 1788-1800
The Age of Jefferson
Reading Assignments: Goldfield, Chapters 8, 9
Material for Third Take-Home Examination
Goldfield, Chapter 10 (The Jacksonian Era)
Articles on Blackboard (http://elearning.kctcs.edu) class website: Ordinance of Nullification, Force Bill
Material for Fourth In-Class Examination
Expansion and Slavery
Sectional Conflict
Lincoln and the Civil War
Reading Assignments: Goldfield, Chapters 13, 14, 15
Material for Fourth Take-Home Examination
Goldfield, Chapter 11 (Slavery and the Old South)
Articles on Blackboard (http://elearning.kctcs.edu) class website: Turner, Calhoun
