HISTORY 1301 - SUMMER I, 2009 CALL NO. 31727
CLASS MEETS: Monday thru Friday, 9:20 - 11:30 AM
LOCATI0N: UGLC 220
Instructor: Prof. R. P. Cross Office: LA 324
Telephone: 747-5650 (email preferred) E-Mail: rcross@utep.edu
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Teaching Assistant: Jaime Ruiz
Office: LA 320A Telephone: Use email
E-Mail: jrruiz3@miners.utep.edu
Office Hours: M-W-F 12:00 - 1:00 PM
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This intensive Summer course is designed to acquaint the student with the social, intellectual, economic, and political developments that have molded the history of America from Pre- Colonial period to the end of the Civil War. Emphasis will be placed on the cause and effect of these developments, and their influence on modern America.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this course the student should be able to:
a. Display a general knowledge of American History from its colonial period to the Civil War.
b. Become familiar with various scholarly works and documents that research and analyze American History from 1492-1877.
The course consists of formal lectures and student discussion sessions focused on the assigned readings. Particular emphasis is placed on The development of Republican government and institutions, and the evolution of egalitarianism. Video and/or other multimedia presentations covering salient subjects may augment the course.
REQUIRED BOOKS
Textbook:
Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Volume I, Concise Fourth Edition. John M. Murrin, et. al.
Students are required to acquire this textbook immediately. You will find it almost impossible to keep up with this course if you do not have the textbook in hand, because you will be required to read and thoroughly study 20 - 30 pages daily starting on the first day of class.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Since this Summer session consists of just 19 classroom days, regular attendance is REQUIRED! Students who accumulate four unexcused absences will be automatically dropped from the course. Excused absences are limited to documented medical situations/emergencies and UTEP sponsored and required activities (a department head letter will be necessary).
Seats will be assigned and roll taken daily, so if you are absence prone I suggest you drop this course now. ATTENTION LATE-COMERS: If you are not in your seat when roll is completed and the morning's lecture/discussion has commenced, you will be counted ABSENT! Be on time or be dropped from the course.
By continuing your enrollment in this class, you implicitly express your understanding and acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree, drop this course now. In the interest of fairness to all students, I MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.
EXAMINATIONS
Examinations will consist of one mid-term and the final exam. There will be no quizzes or take-home essay papers.
1. The format for the mid-term and final exams will be a combination of
multiple choice, essay and identification questions.
2. The mid-term will cover lectures and textbook Chapters 1 through 9.
3. The final exam will cover lectures and textbook Chapters 10 through 17.
4. A study guide will be posted on this web site at least 5 days prior to the mid-term and the final exam.
No review sessions will be offered.
A make-up exam will be available for the mid-term only under exceptional and verifiable circumstances. No make-up will be allowed for an unexcused absence. Make-up exams are "cold" exams (not the same as the regular exam administered on the regular exam day) and no study guide will be posted.
A make-up exam will be available for the final under the same circumstances as for the mid-term, but will require a petition to the professor and the Chair of the History Department justifying the request.
I do not curve grades in this course and no extra credit will be offered
Learn and Earn
A significant element of my teaching philosophy is what I call, Learn and earn. It's really quite simple. In this course, you will earn your final grade by demonstrating you have learned the material presented throughout the semester. This approach takes subjectivity out of the picture. In a nutshell, it means each of you is personally responsible for your grade. It is, therefore, up to YOU to: a) maintain your GPA and, b) insure continuation of financial aid/scholarships. I do not take these or other non-performance scenarios into consideration in grading because they are things over which I have no control nor responsibility.
SYLLABUS
Week 1 Reading Assignment
June 8 Course Intro. & When Old Worlds Collide Chapter One Liberty, Equality, Power
9 The Challenge to Spain Chapter Two
10 England Discovers its Colonies Chapter Three
11 Provincial America and the Struggle Chapter Four
for a Continent
12 Reform, Resistance, Revolution Chapter Five
Mid Term Study Guide Posted
Week 2
15 The Revolutionary Republic Chapter Six
16 The Democratic Republic Chapter Seven
17 Completing the Revolution Chapter Eight
18 The Market Revolution Chapter Nine
19 MID TERM EXAMINATION bring small green Scantron to class.
Booklet will be furnished for ID and essay questions.
Week 3
22 Toward and American Culture Chapter Ten
23 Society, Culture and Politics Chapter Eleven
24 Jacksonian Democracy Chapter Twelve
25 Manifest Destiny Chapter Thirteen
Study Guide for Final Exam Posted
26 The Gathering tempest Chapter Fourteen
Week 4
29 Secession and Civil War Chapter Fifteen
30 A New Birth of Freedom Chapter Sixteen
July 1 Reconstruction Chapter Seventeen
2 Final Exam - Bring Small Green Scantron
Booklet will be furnished for ID and essay questions.
Final examinations are not returned to students. They are maintained in University archives for one year.