HIST- 2390 
Instructor: Michael Broyles
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History of Michigan!

Instructor Information Instructor: Michael Broyles
Office: SOUTH E310 / CENTER N133
Phone: 586-445-7148 (South)
           586-286-2127
Office Hours: My office hours will be 12:30 until 2:00PM on Monday and Wednesdays on South Campus. 
My office hours will be from 1:00 – 2:00 PM and 5:00 – 6:00PM on Tuesday and Thursdays on Center Campus. 
Division: 586-286-2146
E-Mail: mjbroyles@yahoo.com
Course Texts  Dunbar and May, Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State. 
What is this class about? Selected topics in Michigan history from before European contact to the present.  Emphasizing the migration of people into and around the state of Michigan.  History 2390 consists of three hours of lecture/discussion per week.  A student's grade will be determined by their performance on four class assignments, their class participation, and a research paper that will also be the basis of an oral presentation in class. 
Course Organization Schedule of Lectures and Reading Assignments

Colonial Developments
Week One.  Introduction to class and Michigan before the Europeans.  (Chapters 1 & 2). 
Week Two.  The French Period  (Chapters 3 & 4). 
Week Three.  Rule Britannia.  (Chapters 5 & 6). 

Life in the Territory
Week Four. Test One and Troubled Waters.  (Chapters 7-9). 
Week Five.  Patterns Established.  (Chapters 10-12). 
Week Six.  A Beacon in the Night.  (Chapters 13-15). 
  Mid-Term Exam Handed out at the end of class. 

Early Industrial Phase
Week Seven.  Michigan in the Civil War.  (Chapters 16 & 20). 
  MID-TERM EXAM DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. 
Week Eight.  Boom and Bust.  (Chapters 17-19). 
Week Nine. Test Two and The Automobile in Michigan.  (Chapters 21 & 22). 

Modern Industrial State
Week Ten.  The Winds of Change.  (Chapters 23 & 24). 
Week Eleven.  A Second Beacon in the Night.  (Chapters 25-27). 
Week Twelve.  Change and turmoil and improvement.  (Chapters 28-30). 
  Final Exam Handed out at the end of class. 

Migration Presentations
Week Thirteen.  Student Presentations. 
  FINAL EXAM DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.
Week Fourteen.  Student Presentations. 
Week Fifteen.  Student Presentations. 
Week Sixteen.  Final Student Presentations
 Resource Links Note Taking  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html

Writing a History Paper  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/soc_sciences/history.html

Geneaology Assistance  (You may have to work on this site on campus) http://www.gale.ancestry.com/ggmain.htm

Notation of Sources in a History Paper  http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/history/footnotes.html
 
How will you be graded? Each student will write one mid-term examination, one final examination, and two tests during the course of the semester.  Students will also receive grades for their class participation and class work.  Additionally, students will conduct oral interviews with family members as source material to write an history of their own family's migration to the state of Michigan.  The findings of this research will be presented in class.  Both the paper and the oral presentation will be graded. 

The weight of each assignment is as follows,              Grade Scale
 Tests    10% (each -- 20% total)                                      900-1000 = A
 Exams   20% (each – 40% total                                      800-899 = B
 A & P   10% (minus 1% per absence)                              700-799 = C
 Assignments  10%                                                         600-699 = D
 Research Paper 15%                                                      0  -  599 = E
 Oral Presentation  5%

**NOTE**  Due to the nature of this class' exams and tests there are no make-ups.  Students who do not take the exam or test, or are late in returning an exam will receive a ZERO for the assignment. 
 
Student Responsibilities ATTENDANCE:  An Absence in this class is defined as missing 20 minutes or more of class (tardy, leave early, or a combination of both).  A student enrolled in the course is expected to attend all classes.  Lecture  attendance will figure in the final grade in the form of the attendance and participation portion of the grade.  Even more importantly the lectures do not duplicate the readings, and students who miss classes are not likely to master the material required to earn a passing grade. 

DROPPING CLASSES:  can be viewed at http://www.macomb.edu/enroll/AddDrop.asp

INTELLECTUAL HONESTY:  A University must operate on the assumption of personal intellectual integrity.  All work submitted by students must be theirs alone.  Anyone who submits a paper copied in whole, or in part, from any source, or receiving/giving assistance on an examination will receive a failing grade for the course. 

READING:  The reading assignment for each date should be completed before the lecture. 
 
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