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COURSESYLLABUSTerm:20162(Spring2017)

HIST110B:AmericanCivilization

InstructorInformation:InstructorName Dr.TinaEbengerOfficeNumber: 510PhoneNumber: (219)473-4392Email: tebenger@ccsj.eduHoursAvailable: • Monday–12:30–1:30,3:30–5:00

• Wednesday–12:30–1:30,3:30–6:00• Thursday–3:30–5:00• Orbyappointment

InstructorBackground Dr. Ebenger received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati. Her dissertation title was “Privacy, Technology and Public Policy: The Case of Electronic Mail.” Her research and teaching interests include: the Internet, technology, public policy and privacy; civil rights and civil liberties; corruption in politics, and voter participation.

CourseInformation:

CourseTime: TuesdayandThursday,1:45–3:15P.M.Classroom: 264Prerequisites: NoneRequiredBooksandMaterials:

• Handouts,tobedistributedonanas-neededbasis.• Materialsfortakingsupplementarynotes(VERYIMPORTANT!!!).I

stronglyrecommendbuyingloose-leafpaper,a3-ringbinder,andahold-puncher(soyoucaninsertclasshandoutsintothenotebook),aswellasagoodsupplyofpensandmarkers.Pleasebeawarethatitisabsolutelycrucialtotakenotesateverysingleclassmeeting.Usewhatevernote-takingsystemworksbestforyou;ifyouarenotsurehowtotakegoodnotes,byallmeansspeakwithmeand/oratutorattheStudentSuccessCenterassoonaspossible.IFYOUMISSACLASS,ITISYOURRESPONSIBILITYTOOBTAINRELEVANTNOTESFROMACLASSMATEANDCATCHUPONALLWORKWITHINSEVENDAYS.

• www.ccsj.blackboardPleasecheckBlackboardatleastonceperweek

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foranyannouncements.Also,notethat“practicequestions”willbepostedonBlackboardatleasttwodayspriortoeachquiz,tohelpyoureviewthematerial.INTHEEVENTOFANUNEXPECTEDCLASSCANCELLATION(duetodangerousweatherconditions,poweroutages,instructorillness,etc.),PLEASEBESURETOCHECKTHEBLACKBOARDSITE,WHEREAREQUIREDASSIGNMENTINLIEUOFATTENDINGCLASSWILLBEPOSTED!

LearningOutcomes/Competencies:UponcompletionoftheIndianaStatewideTransferGeneralEducationCore,ofwhichthiscourseoritsequivalentformsapart,studentswillhavemasteredHumanisticandArtisticWaysofKnowing.Theywill:

• Recognizeanddescribehumanistic,historical,orartisticworksorproblemsandpatternsofthehumanexperience.

• Applydisciplinarymethodologies,epistemologies,andtraditionsofthehumanitiesandthearts,includingtheabilitytodistinguishprimaryandsecondarysources.

• Analyzeandevaluatetexts,objects,events,orideasintheircultural,intellectualorhistoricalcontexts.

• Analyzetheconceptsandprinciplesofvarioustypesofhumanisticorartisticexpression.• Create,interpret,orreinterpretartisticand/orhumanisticworksthroughperformanceor

criticism.• Developargumentsaboutformsofhumanagencyorexpressiongroundedinrational

analysisandinanunderstandingofandrespectforspatial,temporal,andculturalcontexts.[NOTE:InplainEnglish,thiscanrefertotechnology,artistry,and/orethics.]

• Analyzediversenarrativesandevidenceinordertoexplorethecomplexityofhumanexperienceacrossspaceandtime.

Morespecifically:UponcompletionoftheAmericanCivilizationcourse,studentswill:

• KnowkeyeventsanddatesinAmericanhistory,fromcolonialtimestothepresent.• KnowthebasicgeographyoftheUnitedStatesandunderstandhow,when,andwhythis

nationgrewasitdid.• Discusslong-standingissuesandproblemsinUnitedStateshistory.• ReportoncareersandcontributionsofnoteworthypersonsinUnitedStateshistory.• Analyzesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenpastandcurrenteventsinthehistoryofthe

UnitedStates. CourseDescription:ThiscoursesurveysAmericancivilizationsfromcolonialtimestothepresent.ItreviewsthebasicchronologyofAmericancivilizationswhilefocusingonthemajoreventsandproblemsofAmericanhistory,includingpolitical,social,cultural,andeconomicdevelopments.ThecoursealsoemphasizesgeographyasitrelatestoAmericanhistoryandsomeinterpretiveissuesregardingmajoreventsandproblemsinAmericancivilizations.LearningStrategies:Lectures,classdiscussions(plannedandspontaneous),readingandwritingassignments,andoralpresentation.ExperientialLearningOpportunities:Oralpresentation.

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Assessments:

MajorAssignments:

• Quizzes(7)• In-ClassEssays(6minimum;2

additionalin-classessayswillbeusedtomakeupforanymissedin-classessays)

• ShortOralPresentation• Five-ParagraphEssay• Post-Test

35%ofgrade30%ofgrade5%ofgrade10%ofgrade10%ofgrade

ClassParticipation • Participationin“Question-and-AnswerSessions”(2)

10%ofgrade

SignatureAssignments

This General Education class will help you prepare for CCSJ's Signature Assignments, a common written and oral project that students complete in Social Justice as freshmen, Religious Studies as sophomores, and Philosophy as juniors. Signature Assignments are assessed for written communications, oral communications, and critical thinking. You must meet required scores in Religious Studies to move ahead to Philosophy, and in Philosophy to complete your General Education program.

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CourseSchedule:

ClassDate Week1 Tuesday,January10 Welcome,introduction,andPre-Test

(!). Thursday,January12 NewcomerstoNorthAmericainthe

15-and1600s,includingsomeofthefirstcontacts—andclashes—betweenNativeNorthAmericansandEuropeans.

Week2 Tuesday,January17 Theearlycolonialera,continued.HOMEWORK:StudyforQuiz#1.

Thursday,January19 QUIZ#1.TheNewEnglandPuritanheritage.

Week3 Tuesday,January24 ThePuritanheritage,continued.TheNorthAmericancoloniesontheeveoftheRevolutionaryWar.HOMEWORK:StudyforQuiz#2.

Thursday,January26 QUIZ#2.TheAmericanRevolution.Week4 Tuesday,January31 TheAmericanRevolution(continued)

anditsaftermath.HOMEWORK:StudyforQuiz#3

Thursday,February3 QUIZ#3.TheU.S.inthepost-RevolutionaryWarperiod:thePresidenciesofGeorgeWashington,JohnAdams,andThomasJefferson.

Week5 Tuesday,February7 “LewisandClark:GreatJourneyWest”(filmanddiscussion).PresidentJamesMadisonandtheWarof1812.HOMEWORK:StudyforQuiz#4.

Thursday,February9 QUIZ#4.U.S.life,policies,andterritorialexpansionunderPresidentsJamesMonroe,JohnQuincyAdams,AndrewJackson,andMartinVanBuren.Viewingof“TrailofTears”film.

Week6 Tuesday,February14 PresidentsWilliamHenryHarrison,JohnTyler,andJamesK.Polk.Continuingurbangrowthandadvancesintransportation,asreflectedinCharlesDickens’sAmericanNotes(1842).HOMEWORK:PrepareFive-Paragraphessay.

Thursday,February16 Westwardexpansion,continued:thetragicstoryoftheWhitmanMassacreandtheCayuseWar.

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HOMEWORK:ContinueFive-Paragraphessay.IN-CLASSESSAY#1.

Week7 Tuesday,February21 ThePre-CivilWarera:eventsandissuesduringthePresidenciesofZacharyTaylor,MillardFillmore,FranklinPierce,andJamesBuchanan.FIVE-PARAGRAPHESSAYDUE.HOMEWORK:Carefullyreadhandoutandprepare3writtenquestionsrelatingtotheAmericanCivilWar.

Thursday,February23 TheAmericanCivilWar,unittobeintroducedviaREQUIREDQUESTION-AND-ANSWERSESSION#1.AbrahamLincoln’sPresidency—andhislong-termlegacy.

Week8 Tuesday,February28 NOCLASS–SPRINGBREAK Thursday,March2 NOCLASS–SPRINGBREAKWeek9 Tuesday,March7 TheAmericanCivilWar,continued

(viewinganddiscussionoffilm).HOMEWORK:StudyforQuiz#5.

Thursday,March9 QUIZ#5.AnoverviewoftheReconstructionera.TheAndrewJohnsonandUlyssesS.GrantPresidencies.IN-CLASSESSAY#2.

Week10 Tuesday,March14 U.S.Presidentialleadershipfrom1877to1897(PresidentsRutherfordB.Hayes,JamesGarfield,ChesterA.Arthur,GroverCleveland,BenjaminHarrison,andGroverCleveland“TakeTwo”).IN-CLASSESSAY#3.HOMEWORK:Carefullyreadhandoutandprepare3writtenquestionsrelatingtoU.S.life(includingbothsocialandtechnologicalchanges)fromReconstructiontimesthroughtheeveofWorldWarI.

Thursday,March16 U.S.lifefromReconstructiontimesthroughtheeveofWorldWarI,unittobecoveredviaREQUIREDQUESTION-AND-ANSWERSESSION#2.

Week11 Tuesday,March21 ThePresidenciesofWilliamMcKinley(includingtheSpanish-AmericanWar),TeddyRoosevelt,andWilliamHowardTaft.IN-CLASSESSAY#4.

Thursday,March23 WoodrowWilson’sPresidency,theU.S.involvementinWorldWarI,and

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thetragicepisodeofthe“Spanishflu.”Week12 Tuesday,March28 The“RoaringTwenties,”includingthe

PresidenciesofWarrenG.HardingandCalvinCoolidge.

Thursday,March30 QUIZ#6.HerbertHoover’sPresidency,theGreatDepression,PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt’s“NewDeal,”andtheU.S.experienceinWorldWarII(broadoverview).

Week13 Tuesday,April4 PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt’s“NewDeal,”andtheU.S.experienceinWorldWarII(broadoverview),cont’d

Thursday,April6 Take-HomeQUIZ#7DueFromWorldWarIIthroughtheColdWar;thePresidenciesofHarryS.Truman,DwightD.Eisenhower,andJohnF.Kennedy.IN-CLASSESSAY#5.

Week14 Tuesday,April11 U.S.society,politics,andinternationalinvolvementsfromtheVietnamWarthroughthepresentday.ThissessionwillincludeasurveyofPresidentialleadershipofthepasthalf-century:LyndonB.Johnson,RichardNixon,GeraldFord,JimmyCarter,RonaldReagan,GeorgeH.W.Bush,BillClinton,andGeorgeW.Bush.IN-CLASSESSAY#6.HOMEWORK:BeginpreparingforPost-Test,ANDprepareOralPresentation.

Thursday,April13 Wrap-UpWeek15 Tuesday,April18 Agalleryoffamousimmigrants,tobe

coveredviaORALPRESENTATIONSandfollowedupbyIN-CLASSESSAY#7.HOMEWORK:ContinuereviewingforPost-TestAND,ifapplicable,finishpreparingOralPresentation.

Thursday,April20 AgalleryoffamousNativeAmericans,tobecoveredviaORALPRESENTATIONSandfollowedupbyIN-CLASSESSAY#8.HOMEWORK:StudyforPost-Test.

Week16(ExamWeekmeeting)

DateTBAassoonasitisfinalizedbyCCSJ

POST-TEST.

Ireservetherighttochangethisscheduletomeettheneedsoftheclass.

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GradingScale:

Grade PointsA 100-93A- 92-90B+ 89-87B 86-83B- 82-80C+ 79-77C 76-73C- 72-70D+ 69-67D 66-63D- 62-60F 59andbelow

Responsibilities AttendingClass

Youcannotsucceedinthisclassifyoudonotattend.Webelievethatintellectualgrowthandsuccessinhighereducationoccurthroughinteractionintheclassroomandlaboratories.However,wedonotwanttopenalizestudentsforparticipatingincollege-sponsoredevents.Whenyoumissclassbecauseofacollegeevent,youmustgivenoticeofyourabsenceinadvance,andyouareresponsibleforallmissedwork.Beingabsentdoesn’texcuseyoufromdoingclasswork;youhavemoreresponsibilitiestokeepupandmeettheobjectivesofthiscourse.HistorySupportAreaAttendancePolicy:Intheeventthatyoumustmissclassduetoanofficial,CCSJ-relatedcommitment(forinstance,anathleticeventinwhichyouareplaying),youareexpectedtoprovideatleast48hours’advancenotificationviae-mailtoyourHistoryinstructor(s).Ifasudden,seriouscircumstance(personalillnessorfamilyemergency)preventsyoufromattendingclass,youshouldmakeitahighprioritytonotifyyourHistoryinstructor(s)assoonaspossible.Youmaymakeupworkforasessionthatyoumissedduetolegitimatereasons,providedthatyouabidebyyourinstructor’srulesgoverningextensions(pleaseseebelow,TurningInYourWork).PleasekeepinmindthatfrequentabsencesfromclasswillNOTbetolerated,andabsencesduetotrivialreasonswillNOTbeexcused.Astudentwhomissesmorethan9hoursofclasstime,total,willreceiveagradeofFWonhisorhertranscript.Punctuality:Pleasemakeitatopprioritytoarriveontimetoeachclass.Repeatedlycominginlate(especiallyifyouaremorethan5or10minutestardy)isdisruptive,anditwillpreventyourearningthebonuspointsforclassparticipation.

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Thankyouforyourattentiontotheseimportantmatters.

TurningInYourWork

Youcannotsucceedinthisclassifyoudonotturninallyourworkonthedayitisdue.

Extensionsonquizzes,tests,otherwrittenassignments,andoralpresentationswillbegrantedONLYincaseofillness,familyemergency,orunavoidableconflictsduetoothercommitmentsyouhaveforCCSJ.Pleaserememberthatextensionsarenotgrantedautomatically;youmustrequestthem.THEREISALIMITOFTWOEXTENSIONSPERSTUDENTPERSEMESTER,AND7DAYSISTHEMAXIMUMLENGTHFORANEXTENSION.

P.S.:StudentswithdocumenteddisabilitieswhoneedalternativetestingorotherarrangementsWILLBEACCOMMODATED.

UsingElectronicDevices

PleaseTURNOFFANDPUTAWAYallcellphones,pagers,etc.forthefulldurationofeachclass.Ifthereisanimportantreasonwhyyoumusthaveyourphoneorpagerturnedon(e.g.illnessathome,worksituation),pleasespeaktomeaboutitbeforetheclassmeets.

ClassroomDecorum Pleasebeconsiderateandrespectfulatalltimes.Disruptivebehavior(suchasinterrupting,talkingoutofturn,exitingandre-enteringtheroomwhileclassisinsession,texting,orsleeping)willnotbetolerated!Ireservetherighttoaskadisruptivestudenttoleaveforthedayandtomarkhimorherabsentfortheday.Studentswhopersistindisruptivebehaviorwilllosetheirrighttoearnpointsforclassparticipationandwill,ifnecessary,bedroppedfromthecourse.

ParticipatinginClass Seepage3(Assessments).DoingYourOwnWork

Ifyouturninworkthatisnotyourown,youaresubjecttojudicialreview,andtheseprocedurescanbefoundintheCollegeCatalogandtheStudentPlanner.ThemaximumpenaltyforanyformofacademicdishonestyisdismissalfromtheCollege.Usingstandardcitationguidelines,suchasMLAorAPAformat,todocumentsourcesavoidsplagiarism.TheLibraryhasreferencecopiesofeachofthesemanuals,andtherearebriefchecklistsinyourStudentHandbookandPlanner.PLEASENOTE:Allpapersmaybeelectronicallycheckedforplagiarism.

WithdrawingfromClass

Afterthelastdayestablishedforclasschangeshaspassed(seetheCollegecalendar),youmaywithdrawfromacoursebyfollowingthepolicyoutlinedintheCCSJCourseCatalog.

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