Time Schedule:
John M Findlay
HSTAA 101
Seattle Campus
Supplies the knowledge of American history that any intelligent and educated American citizen should have. Objective is to make the student aware of his or her heritage of the past and more intelligently conscious of the present.
Class description
This one-quarter survey of U.S. history focuses on the themes of immigration, migration, citizenship, and family.
Student learning goals
expand students' comprehension of the history of the U.S.;
improve students' ability to think conceptually and historically;
improve students' ability to read critically, including primary sources;
improve students' ability to express ideas in discussions and in writing;
improve students' ability to identify connections between different sources of information and different eras of history.
General method of instruction
HSTAA 101 will consist primarily of lectures, readings, discussion sections, and an independent research project. Sections will focus mainly on each week's reading assignments.
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites.
Class assignments and grading
Final assignments to be determined, but in previous versions of the course students were evaluated on: a) participation in discussion sections; b) midterm exam; c) final exam; d) a short writing assignment that responds to one readings; and e) an independent research paper that connects the student's family's history to U.S. history.
