SYLLABUS FOR AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II

Term: Spring, 2006 (05-2) (January 9 - April 22)

Course Number: HST 240X American Civilization II

Instructor: Dr. Edward C. Stibili

Office: 523

Office Phone: 219-473-4284

E-mail: estibili@ccsj.edu

Office Hours: MR 1:45-3:00p; TW 6:00-7:00p and by appointment

Course Time: W 7:00-10:00p, Room 264

Course Description: This course surveys American civilization from 1877 to present.

Prerequisites: none

Learning Outcomes/Competencies: The objectives of this course will address the following college academic goal: Students will develop knowledge of human civilizations and history, as well as the problems of modernity and historical consciousness.

Students in this course will:

1.Review the basic chronology of American civilization from 1877 to the present.

2.Focus on major events and problems of American civilization from 1877 to the present.

3.Be exposed to some interpretive issues regarding events and problems in American civilization during this period.

Textbook: Gary B. Nash and others, The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society. Brief Fifth Edition. New York: Longman, 2006.

Learning Strategies: This course will be based on classroom lectures and discussions. The textbook will reinforce the laterial presented in the lectures. Visual aids will be used as appropriate.

Assessment:

1. Class attendance and participation: 20% of grade

2. 4 unit examinations: 20% each for a total of 80% of grade

Extra points: Optional questions will be built into the four unit examinations. Optional questions can be used only by students who take the unit examinations at the scheduled times.

Class Policy for Assignments: Students should stay current with the textbook readings assigned in the course outline. Students who do not take the unit examinations at the cheduled times must make them up within one week of the scheduled times.

Grading Scale:

A: 96-100; A-: 91-95; B+: 87-90; B: 84-86; B-: 81-83; C+: 77-80; C: 74-76; C-: 71-73; D+: 67-70; D: 64-66; D-: 61-63; F: 60 and below.

Class Policy on Attendance: Students will lose two points for each missed class, unless absent for appropriate personal and documented medical reasons. Excused absences will be limited to three class hours during the semester.

Class Policy on Electronic Devices: Students should be considerate of others in the classroom.

Course Outline/Class Dates/Topics/Assignments:

Part 4: An Industrializing People, 1865-1900, textbook, pp. 495-606

Wednesday January 11: Introduction

Ch. 17, The Realities of Rural America, textbook, pp. 495-522

Wednesday " 18:Ch. 18, The Rise of Smokestack America, textbook, pp. 523-552

Wednesday " 25: Ch. 19, Politics and Reform, textbook, pp. 553-578

Wednesday February 1: Ch. 20, Becoming a World Power, textbook, pp. 579-606

Part 5: A Modernizing People, 1900-1945, textbook, pp. 607-756

Wednesday " 8: Unit examination

Ch. 21, The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism, textbook, pp. 607-638

Wednesday " 15: Ch. 22, The Great War, textbook, pp. 639-667

Wednesday " 22:Ch. 23, Affluence and Anxiety, textbook, pp. 668-695

Wednesday March 1:Ch. 24, The Great Depression and the New Deal, textbook, pp. 696-726

Wednesday " 8:Unit examination

Ch. 25, World War II, textbook, pp. 727-756

Part 6: A Resilient People, 1945-2004, textbook, pp. 757-943

Wednesday " 15:Ch. 26, Postwar America at Home, 1945-1960, textbook, pp. 757-789

Wednesday " 22:Ch. 27, Chills and Fever During the Cold War, textbook, pp. 790-819

Wednesday " 29:Unit examination

Ch. 28, Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960-1969, textbook, pp. 820-850

Wednesday April 5:Ch. 29, Disorder and Discontent, 1969-1980, textbook, pp. 851-882

Ch. 30, The Revival of Conservatism, 1980-1992, textbook, pp. 883-912

Wednesday " 12:Ch. 31, The Post-Cold War World, 1992-2004, textbook, pp. 913-943

Unit examination: TBA

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After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. The Registrar must receive written request for withdrawal by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see Refund Schedule).

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