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Summer Sessions 2022 Course Syllabus
Course: HIST-1301- Section: 71 United States History I |
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| Instructor | Christina Wilbur | ||||||||||
| wilburca@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6394 | ||||||||||
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| COVID 19 Information | The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website. | ||||||||||
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| Description | A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological | ||||||||||
| Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||
| Learning Outcomes |
Create an argument through the use of historical evidence. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources. Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history |
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| Core Objectives |
Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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| Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
OpenStax US History is an online textbook that you will access through Blackboard. Additional required readings and videos are included in Blackboard. |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1 6/6-6/12 Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492-1650 Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies, 1500-1700 Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660-1763 Week 2 6/13-6/19 Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests, 1763-1774 America’s War for Independence, 1775-1783 Creating Republican Governments, 1776-1790 Week 3 6/20-6/26 Growing Pains: The New Republic, 1790-1820 Industrial Transformation in the North, 1800-1850 Jacksonian Democracy, 1820-1840 Week 4 6/27-7/3 A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 Cotton is King: The Antebellum South, 1800-1860 Antebellum Idealism and Reform Impulses, 1820-1860 Week 5 7/4-7/10 Troubled Times: The Tumultuous 1850s The Civil War, 1860-1865 The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877 |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Week 1 6/6-6/12 Read syllabus Familiarize yourself with Blackboard Post Getting to Know You in Discussion Board. Due Sunday by 5:00 pm Course Policy Agreement: Due Sunday by 5:00 pm Module 1 Discussion Post: Due Thursday by 5:00 pm. Reply due Sunday by 5:00 pm Module 1 Assignment: Due Sunday by 5:00 pm Week 2 6/13-6/19 6/15: Last day to drop without penalty Module 2 Discussion Post: Due Thursday by 5:00 pm. Reply due Sunday by 5:00 pm Module 2 Assignment: Due Sunday by 5:00pm Week 3 6/20-6/26 Module 3 Discussion Post: Due Thursday by 5:00 pm. Reply due Sunday by 5:00 pm Mid-term exam: Opens Thursday at 8:00 am. Due Sunday by 5:00 pm Week 4 6/27-7/3 7/1: Last day to drop with penalty Module 4 Discussion Post: Due Thursday by 5:00 pm. Reply due Sunday by 5:00 pm Module 4 Assignment: Due Sunday by 5:00 pm Week 5 7/4-7/10 Module 5 Discussion Post: Due Thursday by 5:00 pm. Reply due Sunday by 5:00 pm Final Exam: Opens Thursday at 8:00 am. Due Saturday by 5:00 pm |
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| Final Exam Date | July 7, 2022 - 8:00 AM Through July 10, 2022 - 5:00 PM | ||||||||||
| Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||
| Determination of Final Grade |
Assignments: 35% Exams: 35% Discussion Posts: 30% |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||||
| Instructor Policies |
Assignment Due Dates: It is imperative that assignments are turned in on time. All major assignments are due by 5:00 PM on the due date listed in the schedule. To be fair to all students, there is a one-day late period on module assignments only (assignment must be submitted within 24 hours of the due date). A late submission will incur a 20% penalty. Late discussion posts and exam submissions are not accepted and are not eligible for the late submission penalty. Discussion Posts: Discussion posts are due by 5:00 pm on Thursday evening. Your required follow up posts are due by 5:00 pm Sunday evening. For more information and instructions, please see the Discussion Board Instructions tab in Blackboard. Assignment Availability: Each Module will open at 8:00 am on Monday morning. Class Design: This class has five modules. Each module is one week. Most assignments are due at the end of each module. There may be some exceptions so please check the due dates. Important Dates: Midterm: Opens Thursday 6/23 at 8:00 am. Due Sunday 6/26 by 5:00 pm. Final: Opens Thursday 7/7 at 8:00 am. Due Saturday 7/9 by 5:00 pm Last day to drop without penalty: 6/15 Last day to drop with penalty: 7/1 Assignments: The directions for each module assignment are included with each assignment. Please note that the major assignments do differ, so it is important to read the directions for each one. Uploading Assignments: All assignments must be uploaded in the required format. All written assignments must be submitted as a Word document. Do not submit Google docs, pages, or PDF’s. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have submitted your assignment as directed in the instructions. If I cannot open your assignment, I will not grade it. Do not email me assignments. All assignments should be turned in through Blackboard. When you submit an assignment, Blackboard sends you a confirmation email with an individual submission number. Please make sure that you receive this confirmation and save it. If there are issues about the submission of your assignment, I may ask to see the submission confirmation. Please keep up with your grades. Students should keep all copies of graded and ungraded work until course grades have been submitted at the end of the semester. You will be able to see your current average in Blackboard throughout the course. Your grade will be based solely on your performance on the above-listed grades. Additionally, all grades will be posted in Blackboard in a timely manner. Please make sure to read the comments on your submitted assignments as I make comments both on the assignment itself and in the grading notes section. It is your responsibility to read comments and assessment notes and to make the suggested changes on future assignments/exams. Exams: Your mid-term and final exam will consist of multiple choice, essay, and short answer questions. You will have between 60 and 75 minutes to complete the exam depending on the number of questions included in the exam. Exams will be open for a few days and must be completed within that time. The exam dates are listed in the syllabus. Once you start on an exam, you must complete it. General exam reviews will be provided one week ahead but all material in the course should be considered exam material. You may only use material that I provide for the exam. Any use of outside material is not allowed. Please note that the final exam is due on Saturday evening - not Sunday evening. Assignments from another course or repeating the class: You may not submit assignments that were created for another class. You also may not resubmit assignments from an earlier attempt of this class. All work must be original for this class session. Assignments that are found to have been reused will receive a 0. Extra Credit: There is no extra credit for this course. Email: Please put the class and section number in the subject line of the email. I am teaching different classes through different modalities, and it is important that I know what class you are in so that I can answer your specific question. You are welcome to email me, and I do try to respond within 24 to 36 hours during the week. I am available during normal business hours – Monday-Friday 9 am-4 pm. I will respond to emails received in the evening the next day. I do not check email on the weekends. Please use your lamarpa email as an email from Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, etc. may end up in the clutter folder and I will not see it. Most questions can be answered by reading the class syllabus, schedule, or other directions available to you in Blackboard. All email communication should be civil and reflect professionalism. All emails should include: • A greeting • A clear statement of the question or inquiry • Your name • Include proper spelling and grammar. 'Texting' abbreviations, lack of punctuation, and 'i' are not acceptable. Article and Videos for Assignments and Discussion Posts: The article and video links assigned are an integral part of the course. They provide students with a resource to gain a deeper understanding of the material. I have chosen selections that I feel will aid in deepening your understanding related to a person, era, event, or experience. Some are short documentaries or films, some standard lectures from other universities, and others - book discussion by authors - address the subject they have written about but also help you to understand the ‘historian’s craft.’ You should take notes while viewing/reading just as if you were sitting in a classroom listening to a presentation as you will see material from these readings and videos on your exams and will need them for your discussion posts. Currently, all video links are ‘working’ but sometimes they may, without notice, get moved to a new server, expire or an organization may decide to take down a link. If you notice a broken link during the semester, please let me know and I will look into it and update the selection with a new link or a replacement selection. Technology Responsibility: It is assumed that students registered for an online class are proficient with the technological/computer requirements and the Blackboard system. A lack of computer proficiency is not an excuse for the failure to submit assignments, etc. It is your responsibility to understand how to navigate Blackboard, upload and download files, view videos, etc. Civility in the Online Classroom: All students should engage in civil behavior with their classmates and instructor. Any behavior such as rudeness, verbal attacks, harassment, or inappropriate language towards classmates or the instructor is not allowed. Any student engaging in disruptive or disrespectful activities on campus and/or online classes will be required to cease such behavior. If the behavior continues after the first warning, the instructor will notify the Department Chair. Further behavior deemed as a violation will result in a review of disciplinary action (refer to the Student Handbook). Academic Integrity: Academic integrity is essential to online learning, and I take it very seriously. Academic dishonesty will not be accepted in this class. Students are to submit their own work – not the work of others. If you submit other’s work as your own or submit an assignment using resources not allowed, not only are you jeopardizing your academic future, but you are paying for an education you are not receiving and, moreover, you are wasting your own time and energy in an effort not to learn. All student submissions are checked for plagiarism and use of any materials not authorized for use for an assignment is prohibited. Should this be an issue with any assignment you submit, you will receive a 0 on the assignment and, possibly an F in the class. If an issue arises with your work, I do reserve the right to go back and reassess/regrade previously submitted work to see if academic dishonesty has occurred with previous submissions. Assigning an F for the course for plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty is at my discretion if the offense is flagrant or repeated. Please note that I decide if an offense is flagrant or repeated – not the student. Directions about formatting and citations are included in Blackboard. You are to familiarize yourself with these instructions and how to cite and document properly. |
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| Attendance Policy |
Class Attendance: You must log in to the class on a regular basis. If you do not log in and submit assignments, I will conclude that you are no longer participating in the class. Time Requirements for this Course: The time needed for this class is substantial. This summer class moves very quickly and there is very little time to catch up if you get behind. Since this is a 5-week class, we will be covering 3 weeks worth of material each week. Deadlines are firm. Make it a priority to read daily and to stay on schedule with the readings, videos, and assignments. These take time. I recommend that students print out the assignment schedule and refer to it daily and plan their schedules accordingly. |
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| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||
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| ADA Considerations | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||
| MyLSCPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you've logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the "My Courses" tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLSCPA. | ||||||||||
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| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||
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