COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN HISTORY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 1002 AMERICAN HISTORY II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

American Culture and Literature (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the social, political, diplomatic and economic events that took place starting from the Civil War and tries to bring it up to the present. In this respect, the students are exposed all the concepts and terms that are necessary to evaluate this period.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be acquainted with the political, social, economic, and historical events staring from the Civil War;
2   To know the basic terms, dates, concepts, and principals in order to understand the events since the Civil War;
3   To understand the facts and principals concerning the period;
4   To be able to find the reason and result relationship of the main events concerning the period;
5   To able to apply these facts and situations to new and currents situations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Development of the West: 1877-1900 Discussion
2 The Machine Age: 1870-1920 Reading and Discussion
3 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era: 1917-1920 Reading and Discussion
4 The Quest for Empire: 1865-1914 Reading and Discussion
5 Americans in the Great War: 1914-1920 Reading and Discussion
6 Great Depression and The New Deal: 1929-1941 Reading and Discussion
7 Peaceseekers and Warmakers: Americans in the World: 1920-1941 Reading and Discussion
8 Mid-term
9 World War II: 1941-1945 Reading and Discussion
10 Cold War Era: 1945-1961 Reading and Discussion
11 A Turbulent Era in America: 1961-1973 Reading and Discussion
12 Continuing Divisions and New Limits: 1980s Reading and Discussion
13 Global World and the 1990s Reading and Discussion
14 New Millennium Reading and Discussion
15 General Evaluation Reading and Discussion
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading


Bailyn, Bernard, et al. The Great Republic: A History of American People. 13th ed. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1985. Print.
Brinkley, Alan. American History: A Survey. 13th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009. Print.
Norton, Mary Beth, et al. A People and a Nation: History of the United States .7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. Print.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining the topic to students through interactive presentations and supporting it with visual materials, followed by in-depth analysis of the topic through student discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The exams will asses;
1. Whether students remember basic facts and concepts in American history;
2. Whether students have detailed knowledge about historical events in the period from the post-Civil War period to the present day;
3. whether students comprehend the position of the United States in the world political environment;
4. whether students have developed the ability to think critically about history.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. It is important to attend classes and come to class by reading the subject beforehand.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 08:30-09:30
Tuesday 08.30-09:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.2554
LO.34
LO.4
LO.5

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