COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN HISTORY III

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 6323 AMERICAN HISTORY III ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HATICE NURAY ÖNDER

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to expose the students to the original texts relating to American History from the Civil War to the present through which and they are expected to find the relation between the intellectual atmosphere of the era and the social, historical, cultural and economical happenings of the time.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To focus on the analysis of the foundational documents of the period.
2   To have a mastery of historical, economical, cultural and social events of the period.
3   To nurture critical thinking skills by developing an interpretation of historical data.
4   To examine the relationship between the documents and the verifiable facts.
5   Explain the ways in which these documents have shaped and influenced the American History.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and organization
2 Frederick Jackson Turner: The Significance of the Frontier in American History, 1893
3 Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of th Leisure Class, 1899
4 Seneca Falls Convention, Declaration of the Sentiments, 1848
5 Margaret Sanger, The Women and the New Race, 1920
6 Booker T. Washington, Atlantic Exposition Address, 1895
7 W.E.B. Dubois, Strivings of the Negro People, 1887
8 Midterm
9 Harry Truman, The Truman Doctrine, 1947
10 Martin Luther King, Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
11 Jimmy Carter, Energy and National Goals, 1979
12 Ronald Reagan, Support for the Contras, 1984
13 Barack Obama, Sp on Race, 2008
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

David A. Hollinger and Charles Capper, eds., The American Intellectual Tradition: Volume II: 1865-Present, Paperback, 2005.
William H. Goetzmann, Beyond the Revolution: A History of American Thought from Paine to Pragmatism, Basic Books, New York, 2009
Schilesinger, Arthur. The Cycles of American History. First Mariner Books: New York, 1999.
Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States, Harper Collins, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Read the text before coming to the class.
Collaborate with other students to enhance learning
Complete all class activities and writings on time.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The students will be asked whether they can
Determine which information he / she needs
Evaluate and analyze the given information
Make use of the information by documenting sources
Write a paper observing all the rules of MLA format.

Assessment Criteria

The students are asked to
identify the major issues dealt and discussed in the course material
demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of major facts relevant to the topics.
determine which information he / she needs
evaluate and analyze the given information
make use of the information by documenting sources
write a paper observing all the rules of MLA format

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

According to the university policy the students are required to attend 70% of all scheduled classes.
The students are required to come to the class having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nuray.onder@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 2 20 40
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 207

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.153
LO.253
LO.3543
LO.443
LO.553

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