AKE647 - AMERICAN HISTORY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | AKE647 | 1st Semester | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department faculty | |||||
| Course objective | This course will focus on the scholarly debates about American history in which historians have engaged. Students will become acquainted with the major issues in American history, and the assumptions and subjectivities of those engaged in contemporary debates. Developing critical thinking, reading and writing skills in order to analyze and interpret data, and recognize bias, are among the goals of the course. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This introductory survey course will examine major issues in American history from the colonial era to the present. Topics will include Native American life; early European settlements; the American Revolution and the early Republic; slavery and race relations; westward expansion; the Civil War and Reconstruction; industrialization, urbanization and the environment; consumer and mass culture; sociopolitical movements including the struggle for civil rights and feminism; and the US in the age of globalization. The course will pay close attention to social, cultural, and political developments, as well as to the role of minorities, women and the disenfranchised within the national project. | |||||
| References | Bederman, Gail. Manliness and Civilization. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1995. Boyer, Paul. Urban Masses and Moral Order in America, 1820-1920. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. Cohen, Lizabeth. Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago 1919-1939. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Davidson, James. Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic. New York: McGraw Hill, 2000. Foner, Eric. Reconstruction 1863-1877. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1988. Jackson, Kenneth. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Jacobson, Matthew Frye. Whiteness of a Different Color. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998. Kennedy, David. Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Native American life |
| Week 2 | Early European settlements |
| Week 3 | The American Revolution |
| Week 4 | The Early Republic |
| Week 5 | Slavery and race relations |
| Week 6 | Exam I |
| Week 7 | Westward expansion |
| Week 8 | The Civil War |
| Week 9 | Reconstruction |
| Week 10 | Industrialization |
| Week 11 | Exam II |
| Week 12 | Urbanization and the environment |
| Week 13 | Consumer and mass culture |
| Week 14 | Sociopolitical movements |
| Week 15 | The US in the age of globalization |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 60 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 70 | 240 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Recognizes periods and movements in American literary and cultural history. | X | ||||
| 2. Identifies authors, movements, and works across different periods of literary history. | X | ||||
| 3. Recognizes characteristics of literary genres and authors. | X | ||||
| 4. Knows unique literary, artistic, historical, philosophical, religious, social, and political traditions in America. | X | ||||
| 5. Explains theories in language, literature, art, and culture. | X | ||||
| 6. Examines cultural diversity in America through interdisciplinary approaches. | X | ||||
| 7. Learns and applies methods to analyze literature, history, and cultural texts. | X | ||||
| 8. Examines cultural, artistic, and literary works in social, cultural, and historical contexts. | X | ||||
| 9. Critically examines literary, historical, and cultural texts. | X | ||||
| 10. Applies theories of language, literature, art, and culture. Uses theoretical knowledge in education, research, and community service. | X | ||||
| 11. Performs advanced English-Turkish and Turkish-English translations. | X | ||||
| 12. Interprets and evaluates theories and movements, relating them to other disciplines. | X | ||||
| 13. Utilizes research skills such as source searching, editing, and presenting information using technology. Designs, executes, and presents course projects in English. | X | ||||
| 14. Follows and shares current information from local and foreign sources. | X | ||||
| 15. Supports social and cultural rights, gains awareness of social justice, and preserves historical, cultural, and natural heritage. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest