HISTORY 1301 PCM (Open Campus)
Spring 2011 16-Wk Session
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Section
#24039-095
January 18th - May
15th
Syllabus & On-Line Orientation
Dr. Cameron Addis
OFFICE HOURS:
M & W 10-10:30 & 4-6:30, or By Appt. @ CYP 2204.18
TELEPHONE
(VMX): 223-2134
E-MAIL:
caddis@austincc.edu Always
Reference Your Name & Synonym Number When Emailing Me
COURSE
ORIENTATION: YOU HAVED
REACHED
THE ONLINE ORIENTATION - THERE IS NO IN-PERSON MEETING. Contrary to what is
printed in the course
catalog, there is no information sheet for you to fill out for this
course. Just read the syllabus and study guide carefully, email
me to check in (please add your phone number), and
then purchase the textbook and begin
studying
for the exams you will take at ACC testing centers by the dates listed
below. You can track your grades on Blackboard if you wish (allow
one week for scores to be recorded).
COURSE OBJECTIVE: This course surveys the major developments in the history of
the United States and its people to 1877. It also includes examples of
the literature of that history and a program of historical research.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This
section is a distance learning
version of the standard United States History survey course. But rather
than being an actual 'online course,' you will take multiple choice
tests at ACC
branches, not over the computer. The
student will be required to do the same amount of work and the same
quality of work as students enrolling in the classroom equivalent of
the course. This PCM course is designed for mature and capable students
with self-discipline and responsibility. If this description
does not sound like you, then you should consider dropping this section
and adding a classroom section. Also, for Early College Start
students, keep in mind I'm prohibited by federal law from communicating
with parents or anyone other than you, so contact me directly.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: The
student's final course grade is
determined by the quality and quantity of the student's work. The
following requirements are non-negotiable:
For the grades of C, B, and A:
For the grade of C: The student must take all
5 tests and make an overall
course average of 70% (21 correct out of 30 questions). Failure to meet
these requirements will result in the grade of F. There are no
further requirements.
For the grade of B: the student may earn this
grade under either Option #1 OR Option #2.
For the grade of B (Option #1): The student
must take all 5 tests and make
an overall course average of 80% (24 correct out of 30 questions) AND
complete one B-Level Objective (the analytical book review) described
in the HISTORY 1301 Study Guide
on-line (link @ bottom of page), which will be e-mailed to
the instructor in WORD format.
OR
For the grade of B (Option #2): The student
must take all 5 tests and score
80% (24 correct out of 30) or better ON EACH TEST. There are no further
requirements for the grade of B
under this option.
For
the grade of A: The
student must take all 5 tests
and make an overall course average of 80% (24 correct out of 30
questions) AND produce one A-Level Objective (the research paper),
which will be e-mailed to the instructor in WORD format. The A-Level
Objective is
described in the HISTORY 1301 Study
Guide on-line (link @ bottom of page). If you do the A-level
paper and score a C, I'll compromise and give you a B.
TEXTBOOK: Robert
A. Divine et al. America Past and Present: Volume 1, 8th or 9th
edition
LOCATIONS & DEADLINES: All tests must be taken in
the ACC Testing Centers at the RGC, NRG, RVS, CYP, EVC, SAC, FBG,
ROR-RRHC
or PIN campuses. You must present your ACC I.D. card (you can obtain
your photo I.D. at the Admissions &
Records Office the day after registering). You may take the
tests as early as you are ready, however you must take the tests by the
following deadlines:
Test #1: Wednesday,
January 26, 2011
(Map Quiz)
Test #2: Wednesday,
February 16, 2011
Test #3: Wednesday,
March 9, 2011
Test #4: Wednesday,
April 6, 2011
Test #5: Wednesday,
April 27, 2011
You MUST have the topic for
your A-Level
Objective (the term paper) approved by the instructor by Friday, April 8,
2011.
You MUST turn in your
B-Level
Objective (the analytical
book review) or your A-Level Objective
(the term paper) by the deadline of Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
You will NOT receive credit for any work
(either tests, retests, or A-Level or B-Level Objectives) submitted
after the forgoing deadlines.
TESTING POLICY: Each
unit has a 30 question test that focuses on the learning objectives
found in the HISTORY 1301 Study Guide
on-line. You MUST score
21 correct answers out of 30 (70%) to pass the test. If you do not pass
the test the first time you take it, then you may retest once. There is
one restriction on the retest: 1. The highest grade possible on
the retest is 70. Therefore if you have passed
the test the first time,
there is no point to retaking it. You CAN NOT make a score higher than
70 on the retest. Also keep in mind
that ACC Testing Center policy prohibits anyone from retesting a test
on the same day they took it for the first time.
After you test or retest, the Testing Center will
give you a feedback form with your score. KEEP THIS FORM
(Receipt) If, as
very occasionally happens, your test is delayed or lost in the
intercampus
mail; the feedback form is your proof that you completed the test at
the appropriate time. DO NOT
THROW AWAY ANY FEEDBACK FORM UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FINAL GRADE
AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. As
mentioned above, you
can track your scores on Blackboard as well (please leave a week or so
for the scores to reach me in the mail and be entered)
WITHDRAWAL
POLICY: If you fail to meet the test deadlines, you ARE
SUBJECT to being withdrawn from the course by the instructor. This is
at the discretion of the instructor. If you determine during the course
of the semester that you will not be able to successfully fulfill the
requirements of this course, YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOURSELF. The
deadline for withdrawing is April
26th, 2011. No withdrawals or reinstatements may be
made
after this deadline.
COURSE COMPLETION VERIFICATION: Confirm
what grades you see posted on
Blackboard by 5:00pm on May 7th, 2011.
If there are any discrepancies contact me by email; if not, there's no
need to email.
INCOMPLETES: The
grade of I (Incomplete)
will only be awarded for medical reasons verified by a satisfactory
letter from a physician. All Incompletes must be completed within the
first four weeks of the following semester. There are no exceptions to
this policy.
SCHOLASTIC
DISHONESTY: Any form of scholastic dishonesty by the student
will automatically earn the grade of F for this course, including
plagiarizing any portion of the book review or research paper.
LAST WORDS OF
CAUTION:
1. If you use the RGC Testing Center for this
self-paced course, please be sure to mark the Testing Center Student
Test Request Form for Distance
Learning. Otherwise you may receive
my classroom test that is slightly different from the test you are
prepared to take. (A quick way to tell the difference is the distance
learning tests all have 30 questions.) Please make sure that you take
the self-paced (30 question)
test.
2. Be aware that the RGC Testing Center becomes
exceptionally busy in the last few weeks of the semester. Therefore you
may have to wait an hour or more from the time you arrive before you
can be seated and take the test. So please plan ahead, EITHER:
a. Make sure you arrive several hours before the
closing time of the RGC Testing Center
OR
b. Use a Testing Center at another campus.
3. Please use your official name on the test
scantrons and do not use nicknames or variations of your proper name.
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