Text and Reader: Jerry Baydo, A Topical History of Early America
(NSS Press: http://www.nsspress.com) 4th edition Purchase CD at Ross Books or Grossmont College Bookstore; register at NSS Press website.
Jerry Baydo, editor, Early America Examined: A Reader
(NSS Press: http://www.nsspress.com) 3rd edition. Purchase CD at Ross Books or Grossmont College Bookstore; register at NSS Press website. Essays for takehome assignments and discussion board work.
Assignment Due Dates:
Quiz 1 Chapter 1 Land August 30
Exploration Discussion Board Assignment September 6
Myths of the West Americans Discussion Board Assignment September 13
Quiz 2 Chapter 4 Religion September 20
Quiz 3 Chapter 5 Women, Education, Science, and Literature October 4
Early Indians Discussion Board Assignment October 11
Take Home Midterm Assignment October 15
Quiz 4 Chapter 8 Early African Americans October 25
Washington to Adams Discussion Board Assignment November 1
Quiz 5 Chapter 11 Jefferson to Jackson November 8
Early Presidents Discussion Board Assignment November 22
Early Wars Discussion Board Assignment November 29
Quiz 5 Chaper 16 The Civil War December 6
Take Home Final December 16
Grading in Class:
20% of final grade- quizzes. 90-100 A; 80-89 B; 70-79 C; 60-69 D; below 60 F.
60% of final grade discussion board assignments
20% of final grade- take home midterm and take home final.
Academic Integrity:
Cheating and plagiarism (using as one’s own ideas, writings or materials of someone else without acknowledgement or permission) can result in any one of a variety of sanctions. Such penalties may range from an adjusted grade on the particular exam, paper, project, or assignment to a failing grade in the course. The instructor may also summarily suspend the student for the class meeting when the infraction occurs, as well as the following class meeting. For further clarification and information on these issues, please consult with your instructor or contact the office of the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact Disabled Student Services & Programs (DSP&S) early in the semester so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. Students may contact DSP&S in person in room 110 or by phone at (619) 644-7112 (voice) or (619) 644-7119 (TTY for deaf).
Supervised Tutoring Referral
Students are referred to enroll in the following supervised tutoring courses if the service indicated will assist them in achieving or reinforcing the learning objectives of this course:
IDS 198, Supervised Tutoring to receive tutoring in general computer applications in the Tech Mall;
English 198W, Supervised Tutoring for assistance in the English Writing Center (Room 70-119); and/or
IDS 198T, Supervised Tutoring to receive one-on-one tutoring in academic subjects in the Tutoring Center (Room 70-229, 644-7387).
To add any of these courses, students may obtain Add Codes at the Information/Registration Desk in the Tech Mall.
All Supervised Tutoring courses are non-credit/non-fee. However, when a student registers for a supervised tutoring course, and has no other classes, the student will be charged the usual health fee.
If your department sponsors a discipline-specific lab (such as Math, Biology, CVTE, etc.), your department chair will provide additional language for your syllabi. Chairs can obtain the senate approved language from Tasa Campos, the senate's secretary.
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