Iowa Lakes Community College

300 South 18^th Street

Estherville, IA 51334

 

Course Syllabus

 

Course Title: U.S. History to 1877

Course Prefix/Section: HIS-151-201-205

Semester, Year: Fall 2019

Credits: 3

Class Begins/Ends: August 20, 2019 – December 13, 2019

Meetings Days/Times:  TTH 9:00 – 10:25

Class Location: TV

Course Final:  9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019

 

SHARON HACKENMILLER

Office:  7 Estherville                            Office Hour:  11 A.M. or as arranged                            

Office #:  712.362.7953                         e-mail: shackenmiller@iowalakes.edu

 

 IMPORTANT:  PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, CLASS NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF ALL MESSAGES, PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS!

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Study of national foundations, colonial background, revolution, confederation and institutions; nationalism and expansion. The growth of democracy and war plus reconstruction are analyzed.

 

Prerequisites:  None    

 

COURSE OUTCOMES:  Students will explore American History, examining the forces that shaped the United States to 1877.  By the end of the course, students will have developed the abilities to:

1. Demonstrate fundamental principles, distinct historical events, ideas and concepts in U. S History until 1877.
2. Explain the forces leading to historical change and political, economic, and social transformation through the evaluation of information including primary and secondary sources in U. S History until 1877.
3. Interpret cultural, political, and religious diversity through the examination of U. S History until 1877
4. Compare and contrast past and present-day challenges in U. S History until 1877
5. Evaluate the impact of historical changes on society in U. S History until 1877.

 

Institutional Learning Outcomes: 

	Introduced	Reinforced	Assessed
Think Critically and Solve Problems			X
Communicate Effectively	X
Professionalism & Civility	X

 

Text & Additional Materials:  FREE TEXT! U.S. History from OpenStax  ISBN 1-947172-08-5; embedded in our Canvas site and available for download.

 

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:  Students will learn by way of class discussions, lectures, ACTIVE participation, in-class activities, videos, exams, short papers and other learning activities.

 

File Submission Requirements:  Iowa Lakes Community College uses Microsoft products and encourages students to do the same.  The College makes Office 365 available to all students.  You may save word-processed documents for file attachments in Word.doc or .docx format.  If your software does not do either of these, then save files in Rich Text Format (.rtf).

 

 

 

 

 

Course Schedule/Outline (Units of Instruction):   (Projected / Subject To Change)

Weekly Schedule	Weekly Assignment
Week 1 8/20	Textbook: Chapter 1  The Americas, Europe and Africa (Before 1492) Syllabus Quiz, Introduction In-Class Assignments
Week 2 8/27	Textbook:  Chapter 2  Early Globalization (1492-1650) In-class Assignments
Week 3 9/3	Textbook:  Chapter 3  Creating New Social Orders (1500-1700) In-class Assignments EXAM #1  CHAPTERS 1-2-3
Week 4 9/10	Textbook:  Chapter 4  Rule Britannia!  The English Empire (1660-1763) In-class Assignments Essay #1 Due  9/12
Week 5 9/17	Textbook:  Chapter 5  Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests (1763-1774) In-class Assignments
Week 6 9/24	Textbook:  Chapter 6  America’s War for Independence (1775-1783) In-class Assignments EXAM #2  CHAPTERS 4-5-6
Week 7 10/1	Textbook:  Chapter 7  Creating Republican Governments (1776-1783) In-class Assignments Essay #2 Due  10/3
Week 8 10/8	Textbook:  Chapter 8  Growing Pains – The New Republic (1790-1820) In-class Assignments
Week 9 10/15	Textbook:  Chapter 9  Industrial Transformation in the North (1800-1850) In-class Assignments EXAM #3  CHAPTERS 7-8-9
Week 10 10/22	Textbook:  Chapter 10 Jacksonian Democracy (1820-1840) In-class Assignments Essay #3 Due 10/24
Week 11 10/29	Textbook:  Chapter 11  A Nation Moves on the Move (1800-1860) In-class Assignments
Week 12 11/5	Textbook:  Chapter 12  Cotton is King (1800-1860) In-class Assignments EXAM #4 CHAPTERS 10-11-12
Week 13 11/12	Textbook:  Chapter 13 Antebellum Idealism (1820-1860) In-class Assignments
Week 14 11/19	Textbook:  Chapter 14  Troubled Times (1850s) In-class Assignments
Week 15 11/26	Textbook:  Chapter 15 The Civil War  (1860-1865) In-class Assignments Essay #4 Due TUESDAY 11/26 No classes 11/27-11/29
Week 16 12/3	Textbook:  Chapter 16  The Era of Reconstruction (1865-1877) In-class Assignments 12/2  LAST DAY TO SUBMIT EXTRA CREDIT

 

FINALS WEEK 12/11

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

 

 

GRADES:                      Exams                          40%  

                                    Essays                         30%  

                                    Class Assignments        30% 

                                               

Grades will be converted to a letter grade from the point totals on the following scale:

90% - A; 80% - B; 70% - C; 60% - D. 

 

EXAMS:  Will be multiple-choice and short-answer and essay.  There will be FIVE unit exams.  Exams are scheduled on the attached class schedule.  Students may make up exams they have missed if and only if they contact Prof. Hackenmiller by email within 24 hours of the exam. It is the student’s responsibility to contact Prof. Hackenmiller to schedule a make-up exam.  Make-up exams may be a different format and will be a DIFFERENT exam.

 

ESSAYS – Students will complete FOUR brief (3-4 pages) double-spaced paper from selected topics.  Each paper is a response to a specific historic question.  Each paper will have in-text citation and a bibliography. Each essay has a specific deadline.  Late papers will be subject to a 5-point penalty/per day.    All work submitted on-line should be WORD or RTF documents.

 

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:   Students will have a number of out-of-class assignments, in-class assignments, and quizzes.  There will be NO MAKE-UP for these assignments.  LATE QUIZZES AND late assignments will NOT be accepted.  This is the best way to be fair to those students who turned their work in on time.  If you miss rollcall, you will be counted as absent. In-class assignments will not be accepted.   If you are absent, it is your responsibility to learn the material. All work submitted on-line must be WORD.doc. docx or .rtf.  If you are absent, it is your responsibility to learn the material covered in class.  Review ILCC Student Handbook on attendance policy.

 

Makeup Policy:

*Students will complete 5 exams. NO MAKE-UP Exams WILL BE GIVEN UNLESS YOU CONTACT THE INSTRUCTOR WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE EXAM.  Make-up exams may be in a different format than the original exam.  Extenuating circumstances will be handled on a case-by-case basis.  * There will be NO make-up of in-class activities.  NO late assignments accepted. Late Research Essays will have 5 points per day docked for late submissions.

Fishing for a better grade???

EXTRA CREDIT:  Your instructor is aware that students have different learning styles.  All extra credit should be submitted on-line to the appropriate drop box in word.doc, docx or rtf.  Extra credit will be given WITHIN each unit and will be accepted only within the time period until the unit test. THERE ARE NO EXTENSIONS OR EXCEPTIONS. IF you miss more than THREE classes, Extra Credit will NO longer be accepted.  LAST DAY FOR EXTRA CREDIT 11:59 p.m. 12/2.

 

 

DATES IN CLASS SCHEDULE. No late work will be accepted.  READ CHAPTERS BEFORE CLASS. You can work ahead. 

 

Other Expectations:    

• Students are expected to arrive on time and prepared for all classes. If you miss rollcall, you will be counted as absent. In-class assignments will not be accepted.
• Students are expected to be attentive, engaged in instruction, and participate actively.
• Students are expected to keep from distracting other students from learning – cell phones, MP3 players, head phones are to be off – unless instructed.
• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to learn the material. Check with your fellow classmate or Canvas.

        

      Students are expected to arrive on time and prepared for all classes. It is essential that students participate in this course if they are to be successful within it. Therefore, participation in the activities and content of the course is expected from all students. It is a major component of each student’s overall grade; but more importantly, it is essential for each student’s overall success and learning.

 

      Students are expected to be attentive, engaged in instruction, and participate actively.  Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times within the classroom. In addition to compliance with all school rules and expectations, students must come to class prepared to learn. This preparation includes completion of expected work in an organized and neat manner, possession of needed materials, punctuality, active participation, intellectual inquiry, respect and cooperation. It is essential that no student distract from the learning process, both that of others as well as their own.  The learning process is directly dependent on our ability to discuss various ideas throughout the course. For this discussion to be successful students must be accepting, open-minded and respectful towards the ideas of others. All students are not only free, but are encouraged, to express themselves fully throughout the course.

 

Students are expected to keep from distracting other students from learning. No cell phones, MP3s, or other electronic devices on during class.  Laptops are an amazing tool when used effectively; however, they can also cause a great deal of distraction. Laptops may only be used in class for note taking and special projects, as designated by the instructor. During all other class time, laptops must be closed. If students violate this expectation, or use their laptop for other purposes, they will be asked to close it for the remainder of the class period.  Cell phones may NEVER be used in class for any reason, including checking the time or date. If a cell phone is out during a class period it will be confiscated for the remainder of class. 

 

Every student is expected to be in class on time for each class during the semester. Students may leave class early only if they have pre-arranged it with the instructor.   Arriving LATE or leaving class EARLY for any reason will reduce your class participation grade.  You cannot participate in class if you are not in class.  If your participation is partial so is your participation grade. 

 

            In addition to compliance with all school rules and expectations, students must come to class prepared to learn. This preparation includes completion of expected work in an organized and neat manner, possession of needed materials, punctuality, active participation, intellectual inquiry, respect and cooperation. It is essential that no student distract from the learning process, both that of others as well as their own.  The learning process is directly dependent on our ability to discuss various ideas throughout the course. For this discussion to be successful students must be accepting, open-minded and respectful towards the ideas of others. All students are not only free, but are encouraged, to express themselves fully throughout the course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESSAY PAPERS

Students will complete FOUR brief (3-4 pages) double-spaced paper from selected topics.  Each paper is a response to a specific historic question.  Each paper will have in-text citation and a bibliography. RELY on the evidence of RESPECTED HISTORIANS to help you formulate the main arguments within your paper.  Each essay has a specific deadline.  Late papers will be subject to a 5-point penalty/per day.    All work submitted on-line should be WORD.doc, docx or RTF documents. 

 

ESSAY #          DUE DATE

Essay #1            9/12

Essay #2            10/2

Essay #3            10/24

Essay #4            11/26

 

ESSAY #1 Options:

1. What was the global impact of the Columbian exchange?
2. Compare and contrast life in the North American colonies.
3. How did the Great Awakening influence life in America?

 

Essay #2 Options:

1. Were American grievances for revolution justified? Explain.
2. What role did SLAVERY play in settling the Americas?
3. Was a stronger national government/new constitution necessary? Explain

 

Essay #3 Options:

1. Compare and contrast early U.S. political parties; include ideologies, platforms and constituents
2. How important was the Louisiana Purchase to the economic and political prosperity of United States? Explain.
3. Was the War of 1812 justified?
4. Was Andrew Jackson an effective president?

 

Essay #4 Options:

1. Pick a side on the Civil War. Develop the arguments and motivations for fighting the war.
2. North or South - Who had the advantage in fighting the Civil War?

 

ESSAY PAPER RUBRIC

 

Content (70%)	Citation (25%)	Sentence Structure (3%)	Details (2%)
A  Focuses on a narrow topic, and explores in depth why topic is of significance to U.S. History to 1877.	A   Student provides all required information in correct, consistent format in all necessary places. Paper has consistent citations.	A  Student uses a wide variety of vocabulary; sentences clear in meaning; writing is academic in tone, uses varied sentence structures, including compound or complex	A  Paper has separate bibliography; no misspellings, 1-2 grammar errors
B  Looks at a broad topic or looks at a narrow topic but does not explore relevance	B  Student does not cite 1 fact or phrase that needs citation, or provides incomplete citation info in 2 or less instances	B  Sentences are clear in meaning, but less complex and less varied regarding structure and vocabulary choice	B  Paper has 1 misspelling or no separate works cited page or 3-4 grammar errors
C  Provides an overview of a subject much like a “report,” but topic is broad and simple in coverage; tells “what” but not “why”	C  Student does not cite 2-3 facts or phrases that need citation, or provides insufficient citation info in 3-4 instances	C  1-2 unclear sentences; or simple vocabulary or 1-2 words used incorrectly; no sentence fragments or run-on sentences	C  Paper has 2-3 misspellings or 5-6 grammar errors
D  Too short, inappropriate topic, information inaccurate	D  Student does not cite 4-5 facts or phrases that need citation, or provides insufficient citation info in 5-6 instances	D  Paper has 2-4 sentence fragments or run-on sentences; 3-4 incorrect words, or 3-4 sentences with unclear meaning	D  Paper has 4-5 misspellings or 7-8 grammar errors
F  Assignment not complete or plagiarized	F  Student does not cite 6 or more facts or phrases that need citation, or provides insufficient citation info in 7 or more instances	F  Paper has 5 or more sentence fragments or run-on sentences; 5 or more incorrect words, or 5 or more sentences with unclear meaning	F  Paper has 6 or more misspellings or 9 or more grammar errors

If you have any questions, please see your most helpful instructor!

Assessment of Student Learning: 

Iowa Lakes Community College is committed to continuous improvement of teaching and learning.  You may be asked to help accomplish this objective.  You may be asked to respond to surveys.  Tests or assignments completed for this course may be used with other faculty to measure comparability across delivery modes or multiple sections.  None of this will affect your grade for the course and confidentiality will be maintained.

 

Student Handbook:  Students must abide by all policies as stated in the Iowa Lakes Student Handbook, which can be found at:  www.iowalakes.edu under Quick Links. 

 

Recording in the Classroom:  Students should be aware that classes might be audio or video recorded by one or more students. The college’s policies governing the audio or video recording of class are included in the Student Handbook. Students who have any questions or concerns about class recordings should address their questions or concerns with the instructor at the beginning of the semester.

 

Student Academic Honesty:  Iowa Lakes Community College believes that personal integrity and academic honesty are fundamental to scholarship.  Iowa Lakes strives to create an environment where the dignity of each person is recognized and an atmosphere of mutual trust exists between instructors and students.  The faculty has confidence in the integrity of the students and encourages students to exercise good judgment in fulfilling this responsibility.

 

Actions contrary to academic integrity will not be tolerated.  Activities that have the effect or intention of interfering with learning or fair evaluation of a student’s work or performance are considered a breach of academic integrity.  Examples of such unacceptable activities include, but are not limited to:

• Cheating (intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized material, assistance or study aids in my academic work).  For example, using a cheat sheet for a test, looking at another student’s paper during an exam, stealing or buying all or parts of an exam or paper, altering and resubmitting work for a better grade without prior approval to do so, etc.
• Plagiarism (representing another’s ideas, words, expressions or data in writing or presentation without giving proper credit, failing to cite a reference or failing to use proper documentation, using works of another gained over the Internet and submitted as one’s own work).
• Falsification and/or misrepresentation of data (submitting contrived or made-up information in any academic exercise).  For example, making up data, citing non-existent sources, etc.
• Facilitating Academic Dishonesty (knowingly helping or attempting to help another violate any provision of the academic honesty policy).  For example, working together on a take-home exam or other assignment when the option has not been made available, giving a paper/assignment to another student for his/her use, etc.
• Multiple Submissions (submitting, without prior approval from the instructor involved, any work submitted to fulfill academic requirements in another class).  For example, submitting the same paper for two different classes, etc.
• Unfair Advantage (trying to gain unauthorized advantage over fellow students).  For example, gaining or facilitating unauthorized access to exam materials (past or present); interfering with another student’s efforts in an academic exercise; lying about the need for an extension on a paper or assignment; destroying, hiding, removing or keeping library materials, etc.

 

Disciplinary Action:  Any violation of this policy will be treated as a serious matter.  The instructor has primary responsibility over classroom behavior and maintaining academic integrity.  Students found violating the Student Academic Honesty policy will receive a 0 on the assignment.  Students who earn an “F” based on any violation of the Student Academic Honesty Policy may not withdraw from the class (and receive a grade of W).  Depending on the nature and severity of the offense, Iowa Lakes Community College reserves the right to exercise disciplinary action as outlined in the Disciplinary Action Section of the Student Handbook.

 

 

 Americans with Disabilities Act – Policy of Nondiscrimination and Accommodations

 

It is Iowa Lakes Community College policy to not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities and to provide reasonable accommodation(s), as required by law, to otherwise qualified applicants for admission or to students with disabilities in all education programs, activities, services and practices, including application procedures, admissions, course selection, the awarding of degrees, discipline and dismissal.  Educational opportunities will not be denied to an otherwise qualified application or student because of the need to make reasonable accommodation(s) or modification(s) for the physical and mental impairment(s) of any such individual.

 

Iowa Lakes Community College students needing reasonable accommodation(s) and/or modification(s) should contact Jody Condon by phone at (712) 852-5219 or via email at jcondon@iowalakes.edu.  To assure that accommodation(s) and/or modification(s) will be ready when classes start, students must make the request as soon as possible, before a semester begins.

 

Non-discrimination/Equal Opportunity Statement

 

It is the policy of Iowa Lakes Community College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age (employment), sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion and actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code §§216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C §§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).

 

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact Kathy Muller, Equity & Title IX Coordinator, 19 South 7^th Street, Estherville, IA 51334, 712.362.0433, kmuller@iowalakes.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, phone number 312/730-1560, fax 312/730-1576.

 

A formal discrimination complaint process is published in the Student Handbook, Employee Handbook, and the Affirmative Action Plan of the College.

 

Learning Support:  Iowa Lakes Success Centers, Libraries, and Educational Counseling Centers offer friendly, supportive learning environments that can help students achieve success.  Staff members are available for drop-in assistance during open hours.