Professor Simpson: December 2012

AMH 2010 Winter 2012

Faculty Introduction:

My name is Sashanie Simpson, I was born in Jamaica and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. I received my undergraduate degree from Auburn University where I received a full track and field scholarship. I received my Master's Degree in History from the University of Miami and I have been an adjunct professor at Broward College for the past 2 years. I have a passion for US History and my teaching strength is delivering the information in a manner that is clear, interesting, and relatable.

Course Description

This course is a survey of American History from Pre-Columbus to 1877. It provides a general history of the political, economic, cultural, and social development of American society. Special emphasis is placed upon the colonial period, the American Revolution, the rise of American Nationalism, the antebellum U.S., the U.S. Civil War, and the Reconstruction period. Students will also study the introductory concepts of history reading, writing, and methods.

This class provides a Writing Credit and students must earn a minimum grade of C to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule.

General Course Learning Outcomes:

This is a 3-credit hour blended course. Normally, a 3-credit hour on-campus course would meet two times each week (during a 16 week term) for a total of 3 hours per week or 48 hours per term. In this class, we will meet once a week on-campus, (Thursdays), for at least 1.5 hours, and you will engage in structured out-of-class or online activities for the remainder of the class time. These online activities will include graded discussions, graded assignments, and graded online quizzes.

Grading Scale

The final grade will be calculated as an average grade of quizzes, a midterm and final examination, participation in discussion, and written assignment. The value of each assignment toward the final grade is 650 points total. Each quiz is worth 10 points =130pts, each exam 100pts =200pts, written focus question assignments 10pts =130pts, 1 paper= 60pts, class participation in discussions = 130pts.

Grading Scale
Grades	Percentage	Points
Grade = A	90-100+%	650-585
Grade = B	80-89%	584-520
Grade = C	70-79%	519-455
Grade = D	60-69%	454-390
Grade = F	59% and below	389

Upon successful completion of this unit, the students shall be able to:

1.1 Identify the way historians frame questions in order to study the past.

1.2 Identify the arguments of historical interpretations.

1.3 Identify and evaluate differences in historical interpretations.

1.4 Recognize connections between the past and the present.

1.5 Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and explain how each are used to make

historical claims.

1.6 Interpret multiple forms of evidence (visual, oral, statistical, and/or artifacts from material

2.0 The students shall produce clearly organized, thoroughly developed writing assignments, including but not limited to short essays, research assignments, or research papers, which express defensible conclusions based on historical analysis.

2.1 Locate and identify evidence to research a problem or question about Early American History

from an online research database or course resource lab.

2.2 Construct a clear, concise thesis statement in response to a problem or question about Early

American History.

2.3 Evaluate and interpret primary and secondary evidence from a course text, an online research

database, and/or an online course resource lab to support a thesis statement.

2.4 Employ proper citation of both primary and secondary sources using reference guides provided

in class or found online.

2.5 Employ formal styles of argumentation and presentation that historians use.

Technology Requirements for this course are as follows:

Prerequisites or Special Admission Criteria (include any specific computer/technology skills or other special competencies needed).
Review the general information about online learning at the Broward College Online website before enrolling in any online or blended course if you are new to e-learning.
Before enrolling in an e-learning course review, computer requirements.
Required Meeting Dates or Times (include attendance requirements and dates of on-campus tests if any)
All students must obtain their BC email address. It is used for course login.
Use of a college or public library card will be required for this course. Click on link to access library information.
Required Assignments
- There will be weekly reading assignments and quizzes that must be completed and submitted on time.
- Assignments are in the form of focus questions that must be answered and submitted to me via D2L.
- Responses must be typed in Times Roman 12inch font double space and is worth 10 points each for a total of 130 points for the semester.
- There will be one detailed paper on the topic of the American Revolution that will be worth 60 points .
- There will also be weekly discussion for each chapter that will be counted as class participation.

Course Material

Required Course Text and Course Materials: America: Narrative of a Nation, Vol. I to 1877 Tindall, Shi. NY: W.W. Norton, 2010 8^th ed.

ISBN 978-0-393-393-93409-0.

This text can be obtained at the Broward College Bookstore.

Contact Information

Phone/Email:ssimpso2@broward.edu

Office Hours: After Class

BC Emergency Hotline #: 954-201-4900

How to Access Course Once Enrolled

Only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 20 minutes from when a student registers and pays before BConline login is activated.

Your BConline User Name is the same as your BC email ID.

Your BConline password is the same as your BC email PIN code.
If you need login information, obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to BConline.

The BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 4 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your BConline User Name.