AMERICAN HISTORY II: H106--U.S. History since 1865
Section 2363 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. to 10:15 A.M., Cavanaugh Hall 215
Instructor: Dr. Paul A. Buelow; Office Hours: Mon. 11-11:30; 1:30-2:30; Tues. 10:30-12; & by app’t.
Phone/voice mail: History Dept.; fax: 317/278-7800; e-mail:
COURSE DESCRIPTION. One of the fascinating aspects of the study of history is the ability to examine change and continuity by looking at what was past, what was present, and what would be in the future in the lives of individuals, groups, and institutions. This course will study the United States since the end of the Civil War through the history of geographical expansion, industrialization and economic development, urbanization, immigration and migration, civil rights, cultural change, and government intervention. Celebrating unity of identity as well as diversity of culture and background, the course promotes inquiry concerning
1) the relationship between individuals, society (groups), government in American history
2) the role of ideas in American history
3) interactions between the U.S. and other nations
COURSE OBJECTIVES. Conforming to IUPUI’s “Principles of Undergraduate Learning” (see http://www.iupui.edu/~history/principlesundergradlearning.htm), which all students are expected to have mastered by graduation, assignments for this class are designed to help develop reading and communication skills by analyzing historical documents and concepts. Logical thinking and effective communication are helpful to every person. The study of history fosters such thinking, writing, and speaking by engaging students in considering a document or argument in its time/space context and its philosophical and political foundations.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS. Lectures provide an outline of topics as well as specific information, but discussion provides a way to solidify understanding. Students should come to class having read the material listed for that day on the syllabus, and having formulated questions they would like to answer.
TEXTS. 1) Oakes, McGerr, Lewis, Cullather, and Boydston, Of the People: A History of the United States, vol. II: Since 1865m /Concise Edition, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-539074-2.
2) Trachtenberg, Alan. The Incorporation of America: Culture and Society in the Gilded Age, 25th Anniversary Edition, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-5828-0.
These books may be purchased from the Cavanaugh Hall bookstore or other sources. A copy of each will be put on reserve in the library. Please bring texts to class.
ATTENDANCE. Regular attendance is expected. Students earn one point for each attendance. Please consult with the teacher about unavoidable absence due to illness (doctor’s note required) to prevent needless point-loss.
LATE OR MISSED WORK. Material handed in after the due date will be given reduced credit.
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY. Rigorous intellectual work and academic integrity are important for every student. Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will result in an “F” for the work in question and possible disciplinary action by the University, whose policy on plagiarism is stated in the IUPUI Campus Bulletin, 2004-2006 (p.36), as follows:
A student must not adopt or reproduce ideas, words, or statements of another person without an appropriate acknowledgment. A student must give due credit to the originality of others and acknowledge an indebtedness whenever he or she does any of the following:
a. Quotes another person’s actual words, either oral or written;
b. Paraphrases another person’s words, either oral or written;
c. Uses another person’s idea opinion, or theory; or
d. Borrows facts, statistics, or other material, unless that information is common knowledge.
For more information, you can find the IUPUI Student Code of Conduct on line at: http://life.iupui.edu/dos/code.htm. Please talk with your instructor if you have questions about what is or is not plagiarism.
WITHDRAWALS AND INCOMPLETES. If you decide to drop this class, please note 1) deadlines apply, and 2) you must submit an official “drop slip” to the registrar (signed by the appropriate people). University policy requires assigning an “F” to a student who stops showing up without submitting a signed drop slip (even if that student has told the professor that she or he plans to withdraw). About incompletes, IUPUI’s policy is that they are for students who have completed almost all of the course requirements and have been prevented by significant or unanticipated events from finishing the class. Documentation of these events may be required.
CLASSROOM WISDOM & ETIQUETTE.
· Come to every class session. You can learn quite a lot by listening carefully and thinking about what you hear and read.
· Eat and sleep well, exercise as you can, and you’ll be in good shape to learn!
· Class discussions are more interesting and useful if students keep up with the reading (indicated on the schedule below for each session).
· Please bring to class the syllabus, any handouts, and the texts needed.
· Practice taking useful notes as you read your texts and as you participate in class.
· Questions in class are welcome at any time, but private conversations are not. Please turn off or mute cell phones, pagers, and beepers before class begins.
· Use a method to read your texts. I recommend the SQR method. That is, S: Quickly survey the reading assignment, noting bold-faced headings and terms in the text; examine the illustrations and their captions; Q: think about what you already know about this topic and design a question for your reading to answer; R: read the selection with a piece of note-paper next to your open book to record an answer. You will be amazed at how your level of interest increases, along with comprehension. (Bring your question to class to see if others were thinking the same things!)
· In the case of disabilities, please call the office of Adaptive Educational Services in CA001E (phone 274-3241).
The IUPUI Writing Center (CA 427; 274-2049; grammar hotline 274-3000) can be a great help in working on your writing assignments. Save all assignments on disk, make backup copies, and print (and keep) at least one draft of your paper before you submit it in final form. This class will use ONCOURSE as a drop-box & forum for communication. Access ONCOURSE regularly.
MAJOR WRITTEN WORK. Paper on the history of a commonplace item appearing in American life between the Civil War and the 1880s. Detailed instructions will be distributed and uploaded to Oncourse. A rough draft of this paper will be due shortly after the mid-term examination. Assessment of this assignment will be based on 1) the thoroughness of your description of the issues involved, 2) your ability to bring your own thoughts into your analysis of the primary sources, and 3) the quality of your writing (grammar, spelling, sentence-structure, etc.).
Class # / Dates, readings, and assignments for Section 2363, T, ThAug. 24
Aug. 26 / 1
2 / The plan of the course; review of U.S. history to 1865
Reconstruction, 1865-1877 (Oakes, et al., Chapter 16)
Aug. 31 Sept. 2 / 3
4 / Industrial Capitalism, 1850-1890 (Oakes, Ch. 17)
Introduction to Trachtenberg
Sept. 7
Sept. 9 / 5
6 / Cultural Struggles of Industrial America, 1850-1895 (Oakes, Ch. 18)
Trachtenberg, Ch. 2, “Mechanization Takes Command”
Sept. 14
Sept. 16 / 7
8 / Politics of Industrial America, 1870-1892 (Oakes, Ch. 19)
Trachtenberg, Ch. 3, “Capital and Labor” & Ch. 5 “The Politics of Culture,” sections III & IV
Sept. 21
Sept. 23 / 9
10 / Industry and Empire (Oakes, Ch. 20)
Trachtenberg, Ch. 4, “Mysteries of the Great City”
Sept. 28
Sept. 30 / 11
12 / Starting the 20th Century in America, 1900-1916 (Oakes, Ch. 21)
Trachtenberg, Ch. 7, “The White City”
Oct. 5
Oct. 7 / 13
14 / Global Power, 1914-1919 (No reading)
Oct. 12
Oct. 14 / 15
16 / America Becomes Modern, 1920-1928 (Oakes, Ch. 23)
Oct. 19
Oct. 21 / 17 / No class (fall break)
Mid-term examination
Oct. 26
Oct. 28 / 18
19 / The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1940 (Oakes, Ch. 24)
Nov. 2
Nov. 4 / 20
21 / The Second World War, 1941-1945 (Oakes, Ch. 25)
Rough draft of research paper due in class and on Oncourse
Nov. 9
Nov. 11 / 22
23 / The Cold War (Oakes, Ch. 26)
Nov. 16
Nov. 18 / 24
25 / The Consumer Society presentation in class (no reading)
Nov. 23
Nov. 25 / 26 / Rise and Fall of New Liberalism, 1960-1968 (Oakes, Ch. 28).
No class (Thanksgiving holiday)
Nov. 30 Dec. 2 / 27
28 / New Liberalism, continued
Research paper workday—meet individually with instructor
Dec. 7
Dec. 9 / 29
30 / Research paper hard-copy due in class (also in electronic form on Oncourse). Presentation on 1980s.
Living with Less, 1968-1980 (Oakes, Ch. 29).
Dec. 14 (Tues.) / 2363 Final Examination, 8:00-10:00 A.M.
Subject to change with notification, the assessment categories in this class and point values are as follows:
Classroom participation (students earn one point for each class session signed in) 30 pts (5%)
Pre- and Post-tests for Oakes, Chapters 16-26, 28, 29 (see separate instructions) 65 pts (20%)
Short-essay answers to questions on Incorporation of America 50 pts (10%)
Mid-term exam (questions from Oakes and class) 50 pts (20%)
Final exam (questions from Oakes and class) 50 pts (20%)
Research paper (see separate instructions) 50 pts (25%)
Totals: 295 pts-(100%)
Grading scale—A: 90%-100% (A+ = 98-100; A = 93-97; A- = 90-92); B: 80-89 (B+ = 88-89; B = 83-87; B- = 80-82); C: 70-79 (C+ = 78-79; C = 73-77; C- = 70-72); D: 60-69 (D+ = 68-69; D = 63-67; D- = 60-62); F: below 60%. Keep in mind that each type of category above is weighted according to the percentages you see to the right, so a sum of points earned divided by total possible will not give an accurate grade. Note that the Oncourse grading program rounds upward only in the hundredths place. This means that a student earning 79.88 percent of the total possible points will round up to 79.9 and receive a C+ rather than an 80 and a B-.
Mon / Aug 23 / Weekday classes officially begin. Late Registration Fee is assessedWed / Aug 25 / Last day to Waitlist Classes (by 5:00 p.m.)
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Tue / Aug 31 / Enrollment Certifications - official document for verification of academic record information becomes available. A transaction fee assessed in addition to course fees for each added course. Extra fee for audit option. Added Courses require form with the instructor and academic advisor signatures. Submitted in person at the Office of the Registrar, Campus Center 250 or via the Late drop/add classes (eDrop/eAdd) link on the self service page. If submitting in person, pick up the form from your advisor or school. Continues through October 17, 2010. Withdrawal with automatic grade of W begins. Advisor signature is required. Submitted in person at the Office of the Registrar, Campus Center 250 or via the Late drop/add classes (eDrop/eAdd) link on the self service page. If submitting in person, pick up the form from your advisor or school. Continues through October 17, 2010
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*Law, Med, Dent students check with your school for appropriate begin/end/refund dates.
Mon / Sep 06 / Labor Day Holiday (no classes - academic and administrative offices closed)
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*Law, Med, Dent students check with your school for appropriate begin/end/refund dates
Sun / Sep 19 / 25% refund period ends at midnight for regular academic session classes via the Late drop/add classes (eDrop/eAdd) link; go to www.osas.iupui.edu, click “REFUNDS” and ‘refund policy’ for details. UCOL students or Engineering/Technology freshmen must see advisor by 5:00 p.m. on prior Friday. In person transactions must be processed by 5:00 p.m. on the prior Friday.
*Law, Med, Dent students check with your school for appropriate begin/end/refund dates
Sun / Oct 17 / Middle of term. Last day to withdraw with automatic grade of W via the Late drop/add classes (eDrop/eAdd) link on the self service page. Advisor signature is required. UCOL students or Engineering/Technology freshmen must see advisor by 5:00 p.m. on prior Friday. If submitting in person, pick up the form from your advisor or school and submit signed form by 5:00 p.m. on the prior Friday, to the Office of the Registrar Campus Center 250.
Mon / Oct 18 / Fall Break. October 18-19th (Weekend classes October 16-17th continue to meet)
Mon / Oct 18 / Withdrawal with grade of W or F begins. Advisor and instructor signatures required. Submitted in person only at the Office of the Registrar, Campus Center 250. Pick up the form from your advisor or school. Continues through 6:00 p.m., November 16th
Mon / Oct 25 / Priority Registration using OneStart for Spring 2011 for students enrolled in Fall 2010. Continues through November 5th.
Tue / Nov 16 / Last day to withdraw with grade of W or F. Advisor and instructor signaturesrequired. Submitted in person only at the Office of the Registrar by 6:00 p.m., Campus Center 250. Pick up the form from your advisor or school.
Wed / Nov 24 / Thanksgiving recess begins (no classes)
Mon / Dec 13 / Classes End
Tue / Dec 14 / Final Examinations begin- Weekday Classes
Mon / Dec 27 / Official Fall Grades available in OneStart; Transcripts with Fall grades available
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