HISTORY 103

ONLINE

Course Title: Hist 103 United States and Pennsylvania History: The 20^th Century

Credits: 3

Instructor: Elizabeth Healey

Office: BR-25C or NERC 326

Office hours: TBA

Email: ehealey@ccp.edu

Note: Internet students use internal WebStudy emailing for contact after the course begins.

Texts: Major Problems in American History, 2^nd edition, Hoffman, et al., vol. II

Enduring Vision, concise 5^th edition, Boyer, et al., vol. II

Atlas of American History

The texts are available at the College bookstore. Since they are all from the same publisher, the price is less than usual.

Prerequisites: Students must be English 101 ready. There are no other prerequisites for this course.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Department: History and Philosophy

Course Description and Objectives: History 103 is a course dealing with the events of the last century. The emphasis is on the United States but, of necessity, international events are included. Students investigate the development of American social, cultural and ideological characteristics from the beginning of the 20^th century to the War on Terrorism in the 21^st century. Two themes receive special attention: the Civil Rights Movement and its many offshoots and foreign affairs issues as they evolve throughout the 20^th and early 21^st century. The ability to write and communicate in a clear and logical fashion showing an understanding of the major events and their relationships is a major objective. Students also should be able to view these historical events from a number of different viewpoints.

Course Evaluation: This is a History course taught on-line. It is, in other ways, similar to other History courses you have taken. Each week there are readings from the text and, often, some supplementary readings. There are tasks taken online that are similar to in-class activities. Student evaluation is based on the following: Participation in Forums--15%; student performance on Short Writing Assignments--25%; student performance on three Major Writing Assignments--60%.

Timeline of the Course:

Week 1--Introduction and Orientation to Online History 103

Week 2--Industrialization, Workers, and the New Immigration

Chapters 18 and 19--Boyer

Chapter 3--Hoffman

Week 3--Imperialism and World Power

Chapter 21--Boyer

Chapter 4--Hoffman

Week 4--The Progressive Movement

Chapter 22--Boyer

Chapter 5-- Hoffman

Week 5--America in World War I

Chapter 23--Boyer

Chapter 6--Hoffman

Week 6--The Twenties, The Depression, The New Deal and Franklin D. Roosevelt

Chapters 24 and 25--Boyer

Chapter 8--Hoffman

Week 7--The Ordeal of World War II

Chapter 27--Boyer

Chapter 9--Hoffman

Week 8--The Cold War and the Nuclear Age

Chapter 28--Boyer

Chapter 10--Hoffman

Week 9--The 1950’s “Boom”: Affluence and Anxiety

Chapter 29--Boyer

Chapter 11--Hoffman

Weeks 10 and 11--Making the Great Society: Civil Rights

Chapter 30--Boyer

Chapter 12 Hoffman

FIRST MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Week 12--The Sixties: Left, Right and the Culture

Chapter 30--Boyer

Chapter 13--Hoffman

Week 13--Vietnam and the Downfall of Presidents

Chapters 30 and 31--Boyer

Chapter 14--Hoffman

Week 14--Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Revolution

Chapters 32 and 33 (pp.668-675)--Boyer

Chapter 15--Hoffman

Week 15--Contemporary American Foreign Policy

Chapter 33 (pp. 675-683)

FINAL MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENT

WebStudy Navigation:

o Connect to the Internet and open a web browser.

• Go to http://ccp.whyy.org.
• Click on User name and enter in box.
• Then enter password in box.
• Click on drop down menu in the upper right hand corner.
• Then enter password in box.
• Click on Hist103 - Fall 2004 - EH
• Click on the Timeline tab. This is the most important tab.
• In order to submit writing assignments, click on the Assignment and then type or copy and paste the answers into the text box. Select Send to Instructor and click Post It.

Special Needs: Any student with special needs will be accommodated by contacting the instructor.