HIST 102 Students:

Welcome to "The History of the United States Since 1877: Part II"
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~simpson/2008 History 102/2008spring102.htm

1) Each weekly lecture topic will include IDENTIFICATIONS that will help you on the final examination. Identifications are a terms, events, people, and ideas that reflect historical issues covered in the weekly topics.
I will cover all Identifications in class, but you must be understand the following about each in order to do well on the final examination:

• When did it happen? (within a decade) (1 point)
• What? (briefly be able to define the identification in 1 or 2 sentences) (1 point)
• Historical significance? What does this person/group/event/place/idea show about the time? In other words, how does knowing about this person/group/event/place/idea help us to understand the past? You will likely need 3-4 sentences to complete this part about the Identification. Obviously, it is the most important part of each identification. (3 points)

2) I will give 5 online quizzes about the readings. These will be announced in class and through email. The quizzes will be available through the Course Blackboard website.

I look forward to working with you!

Prof. Kriste Lindenmeyer
lindenme@umbc.edu

Weekly Lecture Topics, Readings, and Identifications

*Make-up Policy:
Arrangements for make-ups must be made by midnight the day the examination is scheduled. Arrangements for make-ups must be made by midnight the day the examination is scheduled. Students will not be permitted to use a "test aid" during make-up examinations. If you miss a midterm or the final and do not notify me in advance, you may not take a makeup. As a general rule, all make ups should be completed within one week of the originally scheduled test. If you take a make-up for either one of the midterms or for the final, you may NOT use a test aid. Warning: I am strict about this policy.

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Required Texts (Available at the student bookstore):                                                         
 John Hollitz, Thinking Through the Past: A Critical Thinking Approach to American History, Vol. II, Since 1865                                                                        
Digital History: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/hyper_titles.cfm

Grade Requirements for the balance of the semester:                                                          
50 points: 5 weekly quizzes  (I will announce these in class and over email)
write a book review if you have not already done so for either Anna Deavere Smith, Twilight Los Angeles, 1992; or Walter Lafeber, Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism
100 points -- final exam   (A study guide will be posted to the course website by May 1st)
Be sure to keep up with the weekly IDENTIFICATIONS in order to do well on the final examination.                                                                                                               

Academic Integrity By enrolling in this course, each student assumes the responsibilities of an active participant in UMBC's scholarly community in which everyone's academic work and behavior are held to the highest standards of honesty. Cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and helping others to commit these acts are all forms of academic dishonesty, and they are wrong. Academic misconduct could result in disciplinary action that may include, but is not limited to, suspension or dismissal. To read the full Student Academic Conduct Policy, consult the UMBC Student Handbook, the Faculty Handbook, or the UMBC Policies section of the UMBC Directory [or for graduate courses, the Graduate School.

Attendance and Participation:  Your involvement with the class is extremely important. I will try to make class time valuable. You should come to every class and plan to participate. If you do not find class valuable, please let me know. Please do not simply skip class. If you already know you will miss more than one or two classes this term, you probably should not take this class this semester. If you miss too much, I will probably assume that you are no longer taking the class and I will probably drop you from the class.                               

To prepare for the class discussions you should read all the required material for that particular class session and prepare and read over class notes. Midterms will be comprehensive and will draw from both lecture and reading materials. You will not be able to achieve the promises of this class if you do not attend lecture and discussion each week and complete all readings.