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AMERICAN
HISTORY 2010
DISCOVERY THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION
| Professor: |
Dr.
Fuller |
| Office: |
R
236 |
| Telephone |
462-7683 |
| Email: |
bfuller@ircc.edu |
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
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Course
Description
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This course examines the political, economic, social, cultural and
intellectual development of the United States from the
"discovery" of the Americas to Reconstruction.
The
course will consist of lecture and discussion sections.
Effective learning includes not just taking notes, but thinking
about and discussing the material as well. All students
are encouraged to participate in class discussions.
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Course
Objectives
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Students will be able to identify, understand and discuss
important themes, terms, people, and events in United States
history from the discovery of North America to Reconstruction.
Students will also increase their awareness of the diversity of
the American people and their contributions to the forces that
shaped U.S. history.
Students will also
be able to demonstrate specific learning outcomes for this
course.
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Text
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David
M. Kennedy et., al. The Brief American Pageant.
Houghton Mifflin, 7th Edition, 2008.
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Examinations
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There
will be three (3)
non-cumulative exams consisting of multiple-choice questions,
each worth 25% of your final grade. Students will be responsible for ALL
of the material covered in the lectures AND
the text. Exam dates will be announced in class.
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Documents
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the semester, all student will examine, discuss and evaluate
primary source documents covering the course time period.
Students will then answer various questions by themselves, and
then in groups if time permits. The document assignments will be worth the
remaining 25% of your
final grade. Documents will be due at the beginning of class. The documents due dates will be announced in class.
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Attendance
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Attendance
will be taken at the beginning of class each day. Students that
arrive after the roll has been taken will be considered absent
unless they have a valid excuse. The following absences will be
considered valid: illness requiring medical care, religious
holidays of all faiths, required college activities, death in
the family, or such other emergencies. The instructor reserves
the right to decide what constitutes such an emergency. Students
with perfect attendance will receive three percentage bonus
points added to their final grade. Students who leave before
class before it ends, without permission from the instructor, will be marked
absent.
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Makeup
Exams
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Students
will be required to notify the instructor via email if they will
be unable to take an exam. Students must have a
valid excuse in order to take them. All makeup exams will consist of
essay questions. FAILURE TO COMPLETE MAKEUP EXAMS WILL
RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE IN THIS COURSE.
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Academic
Dishonesty
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Violations
of the academic honor code such as cheating, copying or
plagiarism will not be tolerated. STUDENTS WHO VIOLATE THE
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE, A ZERO,
ON THAT ASSIGNMENT/EXAM. All students are required to
read the Standard of Student Conduct in the current Student
Calendar/Handbook.
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Grading
Scale
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A
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90-100%
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B
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80-89%
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C
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70-79%
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D
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60-69%
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F
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59
and below
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Grading
Policy
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Examinations
(3)
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75%
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Documents
(3)
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25%
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Class
Conduct
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Students
will be required to conduct themselves in a professional manner
in all classes. The following behavior will not be tolerated:
sleeping, excessive talking, and arriving late for class.
Please turn off your cell phones and pagers before class begins. Violations of the class conduct policy will result in your
removal from class.
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Students
with Disabilities
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All
Students with disabilities, registered with IRCC, should meet
with the instructor at the beginning of the semester and
indicate the special accommodations you require.
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Withdrawal
Deadline
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The last day to withdraw from this class with a “W” is Friday
March 28, 2008.
Instructor withdrawals will NOT be
given due to poor academic performance or poor attendance.
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