U.S. History 2328
Mexican-American History II
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Master Syllabus U.S. History 2328 Mexican-American History II |
The purpose of the History Department is threefold. First we
provide excellent instruction in the discipline of history.
Second, we provide each student with six semester hours of U.S.
History instruction to meet the requirements of the Texas
Education Code (51.303). Third, we provide history majors with
fifteen semester hours of history instruction to prepare them to
successfully pursue a bachelor's or higher degree in history at a
four-year college or university.
Course Description:
A survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and
intellectual history of Mexican Americans since U.S. Civil War
and Reconstruction.
Course Rationale:
This course fulfills three of the six hour legislative
requirement for American history. Students taking History
2328 can expect to improve their reading and writing
competencies, critical thinking skills, research skills, etc.
SCANS Competencies:
None required, but students will need good reading, writing, and
study skills to succeed in this course. Students will be
required to read from a textbook and, depending on the
instructor, may have outside readings and be assigned book
reviews and/or research papers. Writing assignments must
observe correct English grammar and spelling. Although
students will be given specific test dates and detailed learning
objectives to facilitate study, students will be expected to
study the course material in detail to prepare for tests.
Instructional Methodology: Lecture and other methods, depending on the
instructor and the particular format of the course.
Course Policies:
Policies on attendance, withdrawals, incompletes, student
discipline, and academic freedom vary by instructor.
However, the entire history department adheres to the following
statements in regard to scholastic dishonesty and students with
disabilities.
a) “Acts prohibited by the college for which discipline may be
administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not
limited to cheating on an exam, plagiarizing, and unauthorized
collaboration with another in preparing outside work.
Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their
thought, research, or self-expression. Academic work is
defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken
electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or
group; classroom presentations and home work.”
b) “Each ACC campus offers support services for students with
documented physical or psychological disabilities.
Students with disabilities must request reasonable
accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities
on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their
classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks
before the start of the semester.”
General Education Competencies: upon completion of the general education
component of an associate’s degree, students will demonstrate
competence in:
1. Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying
information (Critical Thinking)
2. Analyzing and critiquing competing perspectives in a
democratic society (Civic Awareness)
3. Comparing, contrasting, and interpreting differences and
commonalities among peoples, ideas, and aesthetic traditions and
cultural practices (Cultural Awareness)
Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes: upon completion of the A.A. degree in History
students will be able to:
1. Use critical thinking in the analysis of
historical facts
2. Demonstrate civic awareness in the appraisal of historical
contexts
3. Demonstrate cultural awareness in the assessment of
historical situations
Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes: upon completion of this course students will be
able to:
1. Use critical thinking in the analysis of historical facts
2. Demonstrate civic awareness in the appraisal of historical
contexts
3. Demonstrate cultural awareness in the assessment of
historical situations
Common Course Objectives: After completing History 2328, the student should
be able to:
1. Describe the forces that can be used to explain the
long-standing tradition of Mexican migration to the United
States
2. Discuss what made
Mexican Nationals leave Mexico and what attracted them to the
United States.
3. Trace
how these forces changed throughout the history of Mexican
migration, and how they have affected the type of immigrant
coming to the United States.
4. Discuss
how the Americanization of the Mexican Origin community
developed in the Southwest of the United States, and the role
played by education and political organization in the process.
5. Trace
the development of the Mexican and Mexican American working
class throughout the Midwest, the Southwest, and the West of the
United States.
6. Describe
the impact of the Great Depression on the Mexican American
population, why deportation was used as a solution to the so
called “Mexican Problem”, and the fate of the Mexican American
citizens and Mexican Nationals that were deported to Mexico.
7. Trace
the reasons behind the Zoot Suit Riots in California and the
ill-treatment of Mexican Americans by the local police
departments, the soldiers and sailors stationed in California,
and the California courts of law.
8. Discuss
why Mexican American citizens in California were willing to give
up their lives for the country during World War II despite the
brutal treatment that residents of their community were
receiving in the hands of members of the law enforcement
offices, sailors and soldiers, and the courts of law.
9. Review
the political climate of the Kennedy and Johnson administration
and how it
affected the Mexican American communities.
10. Describe the quality of life for the Chicanos
in cities of the Southwest such as San Antonio, and the forces
that directed the migration of Mejicanos, Mexican Americans and
Chicanos from Texas to the northern cities of Chicago and
Detroit among others.
11. Analyze the struggle for civil rights in the
Mexican American barrios and the involvement of Chicano
activists, the Brown Berets militants, and the high school and
college students.
12.
Describe the type of leadership that José Angel
Gutiérrez, Reies Lopez Tijerina, and Rodolfo “Corky”
Gonzalez brought to the Chicano Community during the years of
civil rights struggle.
13. Describe the strategy of the Nixon
administration regarding the civil rights struggle of the
Mexican American community and analyze why the creation of the
term Hispanic.
14. Review the political impact of La Raza Unida
Party on mainstream national politics, on Mexican American
politics, and on Chicano politics in Texas and Colorado.
15. Discuss the issue of gender in the Chicano
movement.
16. Analyze how the foreign policies of the U.S.
toward Mexico and Central America impacted the Mexican American
Community and specifically in California with the wave of
propositions passed to curtail services to the Mexican American
Communities.
17. Review the leadership role played by Henry
Cisneros, Bill Richardson, and Federico Peña in or for
the Mexican American Community during the decade of the 1980s
and 1990s.
18. Analyze the present conditions of the Mexican
American Communities during the new wave of anti immigration and
nativist resentment.
Grading System:
Depends on the individual instructor.
Course Policies: Policies on attendance, withdrawals,
incompletes, student discipline, and academic freedom vary by
instructor. However, the entire department adheres
to the following statements on scholastic dishonesty and
students with disabilities.
Attendance/Class Participation:
Regular and punctual class and laboratory attendance is expected
of all students. If attendance or compliance with other course
policies is unsatisfactory, the instructor may withdraw students
from the class.
Withdrawal Policy:
It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or
her name is removed from the roll should s/he decide to withdraw
from the class. The instructor does, however, reserve the right
to drop a student should s/he feel it is necessary. If a student
decides to withdraw s/he should also verify that the withdrawal
is submitted before the Final Withdrawal Date. Students
are also strongly encouraged to retain a copy of the withdrawal
form for their records.
College & State Withdrawal Policies:
Students who enroll for the third or subsequent time in a course
taken since Fall 2002, may be charged a higher tuition rate for
that course. State law permits
students to withdraw from no more than six courses during their
entire undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or
universities without penalty.
With certain exceptions, all course withdrawals
automatically count toward this limit. Details regarding this policy can be found
in the ACC college catalog.
Incompletes:
An instructor may award a grade of "I" (Incomplete)
if a student is unable to complete all the requirements for the
course. An incomplete grade cannot be carried beyond the
established date in the following semester. The completion date
is determined by the instructor but may not be later than the
final deadline for withdrawal in the subsequent semester.
Statement on Scholastic Dishonesty:
A student attending ACC assumes responsibility for
conduct compatible with the mission of the college as an
educational institution. Students have the responsibility to
submit coursework that is the result of their own thought,
research, or self-expression. Students must follow all
instructions given by faculty or designated college
representatives when taking examinations, placement assessments,
tests, quizzes, and evaluations. Actions constituting scholastic
dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism,
cheating, fabrication, collusion, and falsifying documents.
Penalties for scholastic dishonesty will depend upon the nature
of the violation and may range from lowering a grade on one
assignment to an "F" in the course and/or expulsion from the
college. See the Student Standards of Conduct and Disciplinary
Process and other policies at http://www.austincc.edu/current/needtoknow
Student Rights and Responsibilities:
Students at the college have the rights accorded by the U.S.
Constitution to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, petition,
and association. These rights carry with them the responsibility
to accord the same rights to others in the college community and
not to interfere with or disrupt the educational process.
Opportunity for students to examine and question pertinent data
and assumptions of a given discipline, guided by the evidence of
scholarly research, is appropriate in a learning environment.
This concept is accompanied by an equally demanding concept of
responsibility on the part of the student. As willing partners
in learning, students must comply with college rules and
procedures.
Statement on Students with Disabilities:
Each ACC campus offers support services for students with
documented disabilities. Students with disabilities who need
classroom, academic or other accommodations must request them
through the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD).
Students are encouraged to request accommodations when they
register for courses or at least three weeks before the start of
the semester, otherwise the provision of accommodations may be
delayed.
Students who have received approval for accommodations from OSD
for this course must provide the instructor with the "Notice of
Approved Accommodations" from OSD before accommodations will be
provided. Arrangements for academic accommodations can only be
made after the instructor receives the "Notice of Approved
Accommodations" from the student.
Additional information about OSD is available at http://www.austincc.edu/support/osd
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College is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment
for study and work. Students are expected to learn and comply
with ACC environmental, health and safety procedures and to
agree to follow ACC safety policies. Additional information on
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health and safety circumstances are beyond our control, we ask
that you become familiar with the Emergency Procedures poster
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information about emergency procedures and how to sign up for
ACC Emergency Alerts to be notified in the event of a serious
emergency can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/emergency/.
Use of ACC
email:
All College e-mail communication to students will be sent solely
to the student’s ACCmail account, with the expectation that such
communications will be read in a timely fashion. ACC will send
important information and will notify you of any college related
emergencies using this account.
Students should only expect to receive email
communication from their instructor using this account. Likewise, students
should use their ACCmail account when communicating with
instructors and staff. Instructions
for activating an ACCmail account can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/accmail/index.php.
Please note that students are expected
to conduct themselves professionally, with respect and courtesy
to all. Anyone who thoughtlessly or intentionally jeopardizes
the health or safety of another individual will be dismissed
from the day's class activity, may be withdrawn from the class,
and/or barred from attending future activities.
Testing
Center Policy:
Under
certain circumstances, an instructor may have students take an
examination in a testing center.
Students using the
Academic Testing Center must govern themselves according to the
Student Guide for Use of ACC Testing Centers and should read the
entire guide before going to take the exam. To request an exam,
one must have:
Do NOT bring cell phones to the Testing Center. Having your cell
phone in the testing room, regardless of whether it
is on or off, will revoke your testing privileges for the
remainder of the semester.
ACC
Testing Center policies can be found at http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/
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