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Syllabus

UNE Summer Session

HIS 223: US History II

Credits - 3

Description

A thematic exposure to the latter century and a half of US history. Possible themes could include the paradox of race in US history, the architects and managers of the American Century, or consensus and conflict in US history. A variety of primary and secondary sources will be employed.

Materials

  • Foner, Eric, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr. Give Me Liberty! Brief 7th ed, vol. 2, with Norton Illumine Ebook, InQuizitive, History Skills Tutorials, Primary and Secondary Source Collection, and Additional Content. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2023. ISBN 978-1-324-10456-8
    • You must purchase this exact version of the textbook. It will come with online access that is required for this course. You can purchase it from the UNE Bookstore, directly from the publisher at https://digital.wwnorton.com/givemeliberty7brv2, or directly within Brightspace (recommended).

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Recall and explain significant events from modern American history
  • Read and analyze historical sources
  • Create historical arguments and narratives
  • Communicate in writing and follow academic conventions
  • Identify, analyze, and evaluate how human structures and narratives influence individual and collective experience

Assignments

A variety of learning activities are designed to support the course objectives, facilitate different learning styles, and build a community of learners. Learning activities for each module include the following:

Norton Illumine eBook Readings
Description: The readings are delivered in the online textbook Give Me Liberty!, which is linked in Brightspace. The textbook system will track students’ completion of the reading and brief activities, and completion will earn credit for the assignment.

Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
Description: Each chapter of the textbook is followed by an adaptive quiz called InQuizitive. InQuizitive is a gamelike review tool that adapts to students’ performance and provides them with reinforcement where it is needed. Rather than getting a grade based on a certain number of correct answers, students keep answering questions until they reach a set score that signifies proficiency. They earn credit for the assignment when they reach this proficiency score.

Brightspace Quizzes
Description: At the end of weeks 1, 3, and 5, students will take a low-stakes formative quiz in Brightspace on that week’s content. This will provide feedback on their understanding midway through each unit.

Brightspace Exams
Description: At the end of weeks 2, 4, and 6, students will take an exam on that unit’s content. Exams will consist of multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions, and will draw on all course materials.

Brightspace Discussions
Description: Each week, students will receive a packet of materials with an assigned task. They will post their response to the task in a Brightspace discussion board and respond to other students’ posts. The first post is due by the middle of each week, and responses are due by the end of the week.

Grading Policy

Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Breakdown

ActivityGrade Percentage
Norton Illumine eBook Readings15
Norton InQuizitive Quizzes15
Brightspace Quizzes5
Brightspace Exams35
Brightspace Discussions30

Grade Scale

Grade Points Grade Point Average (GPA)
A 94 – 100% 4.00
A- 90 – 93% 3.75
B+ 87 – 89% 3.50
B 84 – 86% 3.00
B- 80 – 83% 2.75
C+ 77 – 79% 2.50
C 74 – 76% 2.00
C- 70 – 73% 1.75
D 64 – 69% 1.00
F 00 – 63% 0.00

Schedule

Unit 1: Industrialization and Its Challenges

  • Week 1: The Gilded Age, 1865–1900
    • Norton Illumine eBook Readings
      • Chapter 15: “What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction, 1865–1877
      • Chapter 16: America’s Gilded Age, 1870–1890
      • Chapter 17: Freedom’s Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890–1900
    • Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
      • Chapter 15: “What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction, 1865–1877
      • Chapter 16: America’s Gilded Age, 1870–1890
      • Chapter 17: Freedom’s Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890–1900
    • Brightspace Quiz 1
    • Discussion 1
  • Week 2: Growing Ambition, 1900–1916
    • Norton Illumine eBook Readings
      • Chapter 18: The Progressive Era, 1900–1916
      • Chapter 19: Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I, 1916–1920
    • Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
      • Chapter 18: The Progressive Era, 1900–1916
      • Chapter 19: Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I, 1916–1920
    • Brightspace Exam 1
    • Discussion 2

Unit 2: America on the World Stage

  • Week 3: Capitalism and Democracy, 1920–1945
    • Norton Illumine eBook Readings
      • Chapter 20: From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920–1932
      • Chapter 21: The New Deal, 1932–1940
      • Chapter 22: Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941–1945
    • Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
      • Chapter 20: From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920–1932
      • Chapter 21: The New Deal, 1932–1940
      • Chapter 22: Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941–1945
    • Brightspace Quiz 2
    • Discussion 3
  • Week 4: The Postwar World, 1945–1960
    • Norton Illumine eBook Readings
      • Chapter 23: The United States and the Cold War: 1945–1953
      • Chapter 24: An Affluent Society, 1953–1960
    • Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
      • Chapter 23: The United States and the Cold War: 1945–1953
      • Chapter 24: An Affluent Society, 1953–1960
    • Brightspace Exam 2
    • Discussion 4

Unit 3: The Modern World

  • Week 5: Liberalism and Conservatism, 1960–1988
    • Norton Illumine eBook Readings
      • Chapter 25: The Sixties, 1960–1968
      • Chapter 26: The Conservative Turn, 1969–1988
    • Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
      • Chapter 25: The Sixties, 1960–1968
      • Chapter 26: The Conservative Turn, 1969–1988
    • Brightspace Quiz 3
    • Discussion 5
  • Week 6: The Recent Past, 1989–present
    • Norton Illumine eBook Readings
      • Chapter 27: A New World Order, 1989–2004
      • Chapter 28: A Divided Nation
    • Norton InQuizitive Quizzes
      • Chapter 27: A New World Order, 1989–2004
      • Chapter 28: A Divided Nation
    • Brightspace Exam 3
    • Discussion 6

Student Resources

Summer Session Online Student Support

Your Student Support Specialist is a resource for you. Please don't hesitate to contact them for assistance, including, but not limited to course planning, current problems or issues in a course, technology concerns, or personal emergencies.

Questions? Email: summersessiononline@une.edu.

Instructor and Support Contact Information

Check Brightspace for specific instructor and support specialist contact information.

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Further Assistance

Your student support specialist monitors course progression and provides assistance or guidance when needed. They can assist questions regarding ordering course materials, University policies, billing, navigating the course in Brightspace, and more.

To request an accommodation a student needs to go through the process with our UNE office. If the student has a current/already established accommodation in place with UNE it is the responsibility of the student to notify the program at summersessiononline@une.edu to ensure it is applied properly.

If you need to inquire about a possible accommodation, please reach out to the Student Access Center by calling 207-221-4418 or send an email to pcstudentaccess@une.edu.

Policies

Summer Session & Academic Engagement Policy

Online students are required to submit a graded assignment/discussion prior to Sunday evening at 11:59 pm EDT of the first week of the term. If a student does not submit a posting to the graded assignment/discussion by 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday of the first week, the student will be automatically dropped from the course for non-participation.

Proctored Examinations

Your course may have proctored exams. For all proctored exams, an external camera is required. Please see the course for the exact exam requirements, test-taker guidance, proctoring format, and allowances (such as calculators or whiteboards, as indicated in the course).

Information about exam attempts can be found in your course.

Technology Requirements

Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Programs: Technical Requirements.

Course Length

A schedule of lectures and assignments is included in this syllabus.

Courses in the program are equivalent to one-semester courses designed to be completed in 6 or 12 weeks.

  1. Enrollment in the course begins the day your section opens which is listed in the Academic Calendar.
  2. Course due dates, start and end dates are in respect to Eastern Time.

Withdrawal and Refund Policies

Please review the policies in your confirmation email. Contact summersessiononline@une.edu with any questions.

Grade Policy

Students are expected to attempt and complete all graded assignments and proctored exams by the end date of the course.

Transcripts

Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, only the student may request official transcripts. This may be done online by going to the University of New England Registrar website and following the directions on the page.

Academic Integrity

The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:

  1. Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
  2. Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
  3. Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
  4. Multiple submission of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
  5. Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.

Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the College. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.

Attendance Policy

6- to 8-week courses: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Sunday at 11:59 pm ET of the first week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office.

10+ -week courses: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Friday at 11:59 pm ET of the second week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office.

Student Handbook Online - Policies and Procedures

The policies contained within this document apply to all students in the College of Professional Studies. It is each student's responsibility to know the contents of this handbook.

UNE Online Student Handbook

UNE Course Withdrawal

Please contact your Enrollment and Retention Counselor if you are considering dropping or withdrawing from a course. Tuition charges may still apply. Students are strongly urged to consult with Student Financial Services, as course withdrawals may affect financial aid or Veterans benefits.

Academic Integrity

The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable. For information about plagiarism and academic misconduct, please visit UNE Plagiarism Policies.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:

  1. Cheating, copying, or the offering or receiving of unauthorized assistance or information.
  2. Fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
  3. Action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
  4. Multiple submissions of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without permission of each instructor.
  5. Plagiarism, the appropriation of records, research, materials, ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own.

Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the Program Director. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.