{"id":1138,"date":"2017-05-15T13:43:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T13:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-ushistory1os2xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=1138"},"modified":"2017-05-15T13:43:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T13:43:30","slug":"ss-121-course-syllabus","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-ushistory1os2xmaster\/chapter\/ss-121-course-syllabus\/","title":{"raw":"SS 121 Course Syllabus","rendered":"SS 121 Course Syllabus"},"content":{"raw":"Herkimer County Community College<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAmerican History I<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSS 121-VA<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSummer 2017<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nProfessor: <\/strong>Eric M. Vernold, Ed. D\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOffice: <\/strong>N\/A\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPhone: 315-866-0300 <\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEmail: <\/strong>vernoldem@herkimer.edu<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOffice Hours: <\/strong>N\/A\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCourse Description:\u00a0 <\/strong>This course is designed to develop the student\u2019s understanding of the political, economic, social and intellectual history of the United States.\u00a0 Emphasis is placed on the European background, the founding of the American Colonies, the establishment of a new nation and the testing of the Union.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTextbook: <\/strong>There is no textbook for you to purchase for this course. \u00a0The textbook that we will be using is available free of charge through SUNY Open Resources. \u00a0The link for this textbook is:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ushistory1os2xmaster\/\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nCourse Materials:\u00a0 <\/strong>Computer and Internet Access\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nCourse Subject Information:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Course Objectives:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\r\n
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  1. To introduce students to a basic narrative of American History: political, economic, social and cultural including knowledge of unity and diversity in American Society.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. To introduce students to common institutions in American Society and how they have affected different groups.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Provide students with opportunities to develop an understanding of America\u2019s evolving relationship with the rest of the world.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Provide students with opportunities to demonstrate an understanding of current academic research methods to synthesize, evaluate and think critically about ideas, concepts and evidence used by historians as well as develop well-reasoned arguments of their own.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nStudent Learning Outcomes:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe student who successfully completes this course will be able to...\r\n
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    1. Display knowledge of the basic narrative of American History, its different components as well as unity and diversity in American society.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Integrate knowledge of common American institutions such as government, economics, religion, etc. with how those institutions have affected different social, economic, ethnic, racial, gender, political and other groups.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Show an understanding of how America\u2019s relationship with other parts of the world has changed over time.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Identify, analyze and evaluate arguments as they occur in their own or other\u2019s work and will develop well-reasoned arguments of their own.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMajor Divisions of Subject Matter:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n
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      1. Colonial America: Contact and Development<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n
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        1. The American Revolution: Causes and Outcomes<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n
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          • Early Development of Government: The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n \r\n
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            1. The Early Republic: Washington, Jefferson and the Era of Good Feeling<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n
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              1. Jacksonianism, Reform and the Rise of the Common Man<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n
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                1. Slavery and Westward Expansion<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n
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                  • The Testing of the Union: The Road to the Civil War and Beyond<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nGrade Determinants:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThere are five components to the final grade.\r\n
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                    1. Writing Assignments: 20%<\/li>\r\n \t
                    2. Research Paper: 20%<\/li>\r\n \t
                    3. Exams: 20%<\/li>\r\n \t
                    4. Final Exam: 20%<\/li>\r\n \t
                    5. Class Discussions: 20%<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n \r\n\r\n**COMPUTER PROBLEMS ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE FOR MISSED WORK.**\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n*Late work will receive a 0%*<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nGrade Scale:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nA<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0100-90\r\n\r\nB\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>89-80\r\n\r\nC\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>79-70\r\n\r\nD\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>69-60\r\n\r\nF\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>59-0\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAssessment of Student Learning Outcomes:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAssessment is the process by which faculty evaluate their course before, during, and after the course runs. As part of that process, information (including but not limited to, performance on objective tests, quizzes, essays, presentations, portfolios, research papers, and exams) from this class will be used to assess how well the course meets the objectives.\u00a0 Changes may then be made in the structure and\/or content of the course that will enhance student learning.\u00a0 For this course you will be assessed in a combination of a traditional multiple choice test and short essays in addition to writing assignments.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAttendance Withdrawal:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFaculty may withdraw a student for excessive absence. The attendance policy should\r\n\r\nbe presented to the students at the beginning of the semester in the Course Syllabus.\r\n\r\nThis policy does not preclude faculty members from instituting individual attendance\r\n\r\nrequirements and\/or penalties for absences.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAfter students miss 20% or more of the scheduled sessions for a class, instructors may\r\n\r\nwithdraw them from the class by completing an Attendance Withdrawal Form for the\r\n\r\nRegistrar\u2019s Office. (In online classes, faculty members may withdraw students who miss\r\n\r\n20% of the required participation in the class.)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPrior to the deadline for dropping full-semester classes, faculty members who wish to\r\n\r\nwithdraw students from classes must report a grade of AW. This grade will compute as a W in students\u2019 grade point average.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nProcedure for Instructors:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFaculty members who wish to withdraw students from classes may do so prior to the\r\n\r\ndeadline for dropping full-semester classes. The faculty member should report the grade of AW (attendance withdrawal) on the Attendance Withdrawal Form.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Registrar\u2019s Office will process the Attendance Withdrawal Forms, post the AW grade on students\u2019 transcripts, and distribute copies of the forms to the student and instructor.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAcademic Honesty<\/strong>:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u201cPlagiarism and cheating are violations of the Student Code of Conduct.\r\n\r\nThe maintenance of academic honesty is the responsibility of both instructors and students. Any written assignment submitted by a student must be of original authorship. Representation of another's work as his\/her own shall constitute plagiarism. Any charge of plagiarism shall be substantiated either by a direct correlation between the original and the alleged plagiarized copy or \u2018clear and convincing evidence.\u2019 Cheating shall be considered a violation and subject to the same penalties.\u201d (HCCC Student Handbook, pg. 125). If it is evident the student has cheated or plagiarized, they will receive zero for their grade on that assignment.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAPPEAL PROCESS:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nStudents who wish to contest any action taken by the instructor should appeal to the\r\n\r\nAssociate\/Assistant Dean. If a case is adjudicated by the Dean of Students, and the decision is to remove the student from the course, to suspend the student for a period of time, or to expel the student, the appeal is to the College President.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nClass Conduct:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n-NO<\/strong> inappropriate language or disrespect to one another\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n-NO <\/strong>behavior that will prohibit the teaching\/learning environment\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAny student who fails to follow these polices will be reported in writing to the Assistant Dean at the College.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nStudents with Disabilities:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nStudents with disabilities who are seeking academic accommodations should contact Leslie Cornish in the Services for Students with Disabilities office at 866-0300 Ext. 8331. The SSD office is located in the Academic Support Center in room LB 115.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

                      Herkimer County Community College<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      American History I<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      SS 121-VA<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Summer 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Professor: <\/strong>Eric M. Vernold, Ed. D<\/p>\n

                       <\/p>\n

                      Office: <\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n

                      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Phone: 315-866-0300 <\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Email: <\/strong>vernoldem@herkimer.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

                       <\/p>\n

                      Office Hours: <\/strong>N\/A<\/p>\n

                      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Course Description:\u00a0 <\/strong>This course is designed to develop the student\u2019s understanding of the political, economic, social and intellectual history of the United States.\u00a0 Emphasis is placed on the European background, the founding of the American Colonies, the establishment of a new nation and the testing of the Union.<\/p>\n

                       <\/p>\n

                      Textbook: <\/strong>There is no textbook for you to purchase for this course. \u00a0The textbook that we will be using is available free of charge through SUNY Open Resources. \u00a0The link for this textbook is:<\/p>\n

                       <\/p>\n

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