The Civil War: American History
HST 209 - 3 credits
Lane Community College
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405
#XXXX Florence
#XXXX Cottage Grove
Students will use an internet-capable computer to:
- Send email to the instructor
- Post messages to the class bulletin board
- Turn in written assignments using a computer via the internet
- Complete exams in an LCC Computer Testing Lab
Fax (541) 463-4160
Phone Numbers
Fax (541) 463-3974
- Student Study Guide - copied packet
- The Civil War : An Illustrated History
by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns (Contributor), Ken Burns (Contributor)
Paperback Reprint edition (October 1992)
Knopf; ISBN: 0679742778
- Battle Cry of Freedom : The Civil War Era
by James M. McPherson
Paperback Reissue edition (February 1989)
Ballantine Books (Trd Pap); ISBN: 0345359429
- Ken Burn's the Civil War : Historians Respond
by Robert B. Toplin (Editor)
Paperback - 224 pages Reprint edition (April 1997)
Oxford Univ Pr (Trade); ISBN: 0195115813
Upon completion of this course, students should:
- Grasp the political, social, and economic realities of the Civil War, in both the North and the South
- Know the chronology of the key events in the Civil War
- Understand the Civil War in the context of the history of warfare; it was the bloodiest of all wars, the first of the modern wars, and the last of the old fashioned wars
- Comprehend that the causes of the Civil War are a matter of debate
- Appreciate that the Civil War was a turning point in American history that has shaped the American character and helped to mold political, economic, and social institutions
- Realize that the Civil War left numerous issues unresolved, many which will continue to challenge the nation into the 21st century
- Compare and contrast the political systems of the 19th and 20th centuries with regard to centralization, size, complexity, etc.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
No late work is accepted. You have an optional extra credit assignment which you may choose to complete during the term. It is due, for all students, whether on Main Campus or in Cottage Grove or Florence, by the due date and time. Since all assignments are turned in via the internet, students will have to plan accordingly.
No make up exams are given. Students will have a 4 or 5 day period of time during which they must complete the midterm and final exams. These dates and times are listed on the class calendar below.
I am accessible via phone, fax, email, voicemail, or in person at scheduled appointments. Although not required for the course, you will find that using email will be extremely helpful, since I check my email multiple times each day, weekends included. Since this is a distance course, I encourage you to utilize this technology. My job is to help make this a successful experience for you. You will find that I enjoy helping my students.
All students MUST join the class listserv during the first
week of the term. Instructions are below. I will use the
listserv to send email to remind you of paper deadlines, pending exams,
and the posting of your grades. You must have an
email
address to participate. If you don't have one, contact me to learn how
to get your own email address for free.
- Go the class homepage at http://teach.lanecc.edu/escobarj
- Click the Join Class Email Listserv link (near the bottom)
- Add appropriate information in required fields
- Click the Add Me button (at the bottom)
Your grade in this course will be based on the following
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Exam #1 33% |
Letter Grades will be as follows: A+= 100% A=93%-99% A-=90%-92% B+=87%-89% B=83%-86% B-=80%-82% C+=77%-79% C=73%-76% C-=70%-72% D+=67%-69% D=63%-66% D-=60%-62% F=<60% |
Some students will be able to take the class for a Pass/No Pass grade. This option will not positively or negatively affect your GPA. Check with your counselor to see of this option will work for your own academic situation. Students have until the end of the 8th week of the term to change from a grade to a Pass/No Pass option, or to drop the course altogether, without it ever appearing on your transcripts. Of course, full tuition refunds only apply to those students who drop classes before the end of the FIRST week of the term.
Getting Your Grades
Students grades will be available on the class website on the internet. If, for some reason, you want to receive your grade information in another manner, please contact you instructor.
The objective exams consist of multiple choice questions, true/false, matching, maps, etc. Each objective exam will have between 50 and 100 questions. Most students will complete an exam in one hour, although you may have as much time as you need. Exams must be completed by 5:00 pm on the last testing day. You will have a 4 or 5 day window in which to take each exam. See the calendar below. There are no make-up exams. Before each exam, a study guide will be posted on the class website under the HANDOUTS link.
The actual exams can only be taken on LCC's Main Campus in CEN456, the Social Science Computer Testing Lab. Be sure to bring a photo ID with you on exam day.
IMPORTANT - Exams may also be taken in the LCC Outreach Centers (Florence or Cottage Grove) and nearly all of the Community Learning Centers (Churchill, Elmira, Junction City, McKenzie, Oakridge, Thurston, and Willamette). Students will need to contact the learning center coordinator at least one week in advance of their exam. Hours of operation vary from location to location. The exam deadline is absolute.
Students may choose to complete an extra credit assignment during the
course of the term.
The paper must be submitted via the internet by clicking the TURN
IN ASSIGNMENT link on the class homepage. You will
be prompted to enter your full, 9 digit LCC student L# in the User ID
box
(leave the Password box blank). Next, you will follow the written
instructions and copy and paste the text of your paper (from whatever
word processing program you use) into the appropriate field on the
internet webpage. Then you will click the submit button.
After confirming that you are ready to submit, you will see a web
page thanking you for your submission.
I will grade your papers online and you will be able to "see" your paper,
my comments, and the grade by returning to the place where you turned in your paper, after an appropriate period of time.
Since this method of turning in assignments is probably new to
most students, we will have a practice run during the first week or two
of the course. Your first practice assignment will be to turn in
a
single paragraph about yourself. Answer this question. What
would you like me to know about you? That's it. Since this
is an independent study telecourse, I rarely get to meet with students
fact to face (except for a very formal orientation session the first
week that lasts less than an hour). So have fun with this
"assignment" and surprise me. I can't wait to see what you have
to
say. Complete this "assignment" by Friday, January 16 at 3pm, the
end of the second week of the term.
Again, the purposes of this assignment are:
- To see if you can follow the directions above
- To copy and paste text from one computer application to another
- To complete the task by the deadline
- To inform the instructor a little bit about yourself (I'm especially interested in purposes 1, 2, and 3)
Civil War movies have been made in Hollywood and range in quality and historical accuracy.
Rent either Glory or Gettysburg or Andersonville and write a review of the movie. How accurately do you believe this movie depicts a soldier's experience? How has the movie increased your understanding of this tragic historical experience?
The Extra Credit Assignment is due Monday, February 23, 2003 by 5:00 pm.
- Videos are available for term-long loan from the LCC Library.
- You may also view the videos while at the library in their media section.
All videos must be viewed thoughtfully and critically, and only after you have completed the appropriate preparation outlined in the student study guide, especially the Think About, Key Concepts and Names, Historical Voices, and Questions for Review sections. You may find yourself pausing the videos and rewinding in certain places to hear and see something again. You may consider watching them a number of times. Do not expect that a casual viewing of the tapes will prepare you for the expectations of this course.
See page titled WINTER TERM DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DETAILS
#XXXX Florence
#XXXX Cottage Grove
Video materials are available at the outreach centers for registered students.
IMPORTANT - The calendar of assignments and exams is the same for Main Campus and Outreach Center students. Exams must be COMPLETED by 5pm on the deadline day. See VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION section above.
For Outreach Center hours of operation, see page titled WINTER TERM DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DETAILS
See the calendar below for deadlines.
You are STRONGLY encouraged to complete readings, viewing, and assignments in the following order:
- Read the study guide BEFORE viewing the corresponding video.
- Take notes in a journal. Write questions and reactions.
- Watch the video.
- Take notes in a journal. Write questions and reactions.
- Read all of the associated chapter readings for the particular unit.
- Take notes in a journal. Write questions and reactions.
Exams will be based primarily on the following sources:
- Study Guide Sections - Think About, Key Concepts & Names, Historical Voices, & Questions for Review
- Videos
- Readings from textbooks