U.S. Women's History Since 1865

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Historical Comprehension: analyze historical duration, succession, and change in terms of human agency and larger systems or structures [Lecture & Reading Quizzes, A Digital Exhibit of UNCG Women]

• Students will appreciate what history is and understand the practice as dependent on human experiences as they change over time

• Students will be able to explain the trajectory of women’s U.S. history from the 1865 through the end of the twentieth century, pointing to specific historical figures and events

Historical Analysis: use historical thinking to contextualize and analyze primary and secondary sources representing different points of view [A Snapshot of the Early Women of UNCG, UNCG Women at War, Integration at UNCG and Beyond, A Digital Exhibit of UNCG Women]

• Students will learn how to identify, analyze, and assess the arguments of both primary and secondary sources

• Students will appreciate how identity indicators such as class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, and citizenship status influence the human experience

Historical Research: conduct original research by investigating and interpreting primary and secondary sources [A Snapshot of the Early Women of UNCG, UNCG Women at War, Integration at UNCG and Beyond, A Digital Exhibit of UNCG Women]

• Students will critically analyze secondary sources, understanding how historical arguments are constructed through primary sources and analysis

Historical Interpretation: use evidence-based reasoning to interpret the past coherently while developing and presenting an original argument, orally and in writing [A Digital Exhibit of UNCG Women]

• Students will communicate analytical ideas effectively, in both discussion and in writing

• Students will write with clearer prose and more concision

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Lecture and Section Attendance & Participation	20%
Lecture & Reading Quiz #1	10%
Lecture & Reading Quiz #2	10%
A Snapshot of the Early Women of UNCG	10%
UNCG Women at War	15%
Integration at UNCG and Beyond	15%
A Digital Exhibit of UNCG Women	20%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
63-69%	D
0-63%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Student attendance and participation will be counted as 20% of the course final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.