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aton Rouge Community College
SPRING 2017 SYLLABUS
This syllabus has 3 parts.
HISTORY 2013 - AMERICAN HISTORY COLONIAL TO 1865
CRN 20508 – M03 –
Mondays & Wednesdays 1:30 – 2:45 PM
in LA 212
Len Peyronnin ([email protected]) Phone [337] 280-8294 (for emergencies only)
All office hours and contact information are posted on our course Canvas site. Or, go to Part II, Section B, Paragraph 2 (on
page 7)
3 LECTURE AND CREDIT HOURS, 0 LAB HOURS
Part I: Course Description, Objectives, and Required Text
A. Course Description:
This course surveys United States history from colonial origins to 1865.
B. Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion
of this course, the student will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of important historical events and people from the colonial times to the
nineteenth century periods of American history; and
Locate and retrieve historical data relevant to the peoples, events, movements and institutions covered in
the course material; and
Locate and retrieve historical data relevant to the peoples, events, movements and institutions covered in
the course material.
C. (1) Required Text:
America: A Narrative History . Volume 1. Brief 10th edition. Authors: David Emory
Shi & George Brown Tindall. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2016 . This book is available in the BRCC
Bookstore – if you purchase your book at the BRCC Bookstore, the online components of this book (listed on
the left of that screen) are free for you to use.
(2) Required Materials: During the course of the term, you will need to bring the required text to class along
with a notebook and writing utensils. You will need 1 scantron sheet (and a Number 2 pencil). You will need
access to a computer with internet for Canvas, LoLA, and BRCC email. You will need access to a printer. This
equipment is freely available in the Magnolia Library, and at computer labs across campus. Student
Technology Services provides open computer labs in every campus building; computers in the labs are
equipped with the necessary software and hardware to academically support both students and faculty. A
valid BRCC Student Identification Card may be required to use computer labs.
D. General Education Learning Outcomes: This course supports the development of competency in the
following areas. Students will:
2. Understand, analyze, and evaluate readings from a variety of texts and apply that learning to academic,
personal, and professional contexts; and
10. Demonstrate knowledge of American democracy, an awareness of the responsibilities of informed
citizenship in a diverse and pluralistic society, and a willingness to contribute through participation and
service.
E. Assessment Measures: Instructors may use a variety of assessment measures to assess student
performance. But, the following assessments will be used in all sections:
Quizzes covering relevant factual information from all periods covered in the course will be administered by
the instructor.