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Mexican-American
History 2327 Robert Risko,
Professor Course Overview
and Syllabus |
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Welcome! I am
pleased that you have decided to enroll in this individualized course in
Mexican-American history. You are about to undertake a challenging
and thought provoking study that will provide you with a survey of
Mexican-American history and culture in the United States from
Pre-Columbian times to about 1850. Instructor
information: Rob
Risko Office
phone: 903-675-6346 e-mail:
rrisko@tvcc.edu (preferred form of
contact) Required
Textbooks: Occupied
The Spanish
Frontier in Please purchase
or order books from TVCC college bookstore. Their telephone number
is 903-675-6223. Both the Krauze
and Acuņa texts will be used in the second half of this course HIST
2328. Basic
Course requirements: 1. Read
textbook 2. Take
on-line self-quizzes weekly 3. Watch
film for required writing assignment. 4. Take 4
timed unit tests at your testing center 5. Term
Paper of 5-6 pages in length Course
Format: The course is
divided into four units and corresponding tests that cover readings
outlined on the due date page. Weekly
Self-Quizzes: Self-quizzes for
each chapter are on-line, open book, and may be completed from the comfort
of your home. They are designed to foster a close reading of the
textbook. They are designed to take the place of a
traditional study guide. Each of these quizzes are timed at one hour
and thirty minutes. You will be penalized for exceeding the time
limit as well as multiple occurrences of logging on to the same
quiz. Quizzes will cover a single chapter and will count for 25
points. Again, there is no study guide due to the short length of
each chapter (average about 25 pages). You are, however, advised to
make notes from the quizzes to study for your tests. The on-line
service that I use allows me to check exactly when and how long you were
logged on to the website. Hence, please follow stated guidelines in
order to avoid any tragic stories or excuses that may prove detrimental to
your grade. Not following directions will result in no credit or a
zero for that particular assignment. How
do I logon to the quiz link? After you click on the appropriate quiz
you will be prompted for your user name and password. Your
user name is your last name first initial (John Doe=doej). Your
password is your last four digits of your Social Security
Number. How
do I logon to the test link? Until further notice there are no exams
without a proctor. Contact me for special
accommodations. Suggested
Course of Study: Please set aside
time to read your textbook and complete assignments. Although this
is a not a traditional lecture course you will still have regular due
dates--please follow the deadlines. It is my recommendation that you
do this early in the week and take your self-quiz soon thereafter.
Do not procrastinate! Tests will be placed on-line on the
appropriate week for you to complete. You will have to go to your
host college's testing center in order to take your exam. They will
have a login and password for you to use. Your term paper's deadline
is listed on the due date page though you may turn it in at any time
during the course. Testing:
The course will
include four timed
examinations at 45 minutes each. They are proctored by the testing
center at each host college. The exams will be objective and graded
on a 100 point scale. Each test will consist of 50 multiple choice
or true-false questions. The four tests will be totaled along
with weekly quizzes, term paper, and film assignment.
Grades:
At
this time I do not have an on-line grade book, thus, it is the student's
responsibility to keep track of their grades. Grades are formulated
as follows: Quizzes--350
possible points (each question is worth exactly one point--I do not use
the percentage the service sends you, rather, your grade is cumulative--25
points X 14 quizzes = 350 points), Tests--400 possible points, Term paper
150 possible points (take your grade and multiply by 2), Film
Assignment--100 possible points (all or none).
To figure your
grade examine the following scale: 1000-900=A
899-800=B
799-700=C
699-600=D
599-000=F
Drop
policy: It is the
student's total responsibility to drop a course or withdraw from the
college. This date may be found on the due date page. The
instructor will not drop you from this course. You will be given an
F rather than a W if you fail to complete the coursework and do not drop
on your own. Last updated
February 2005.
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