Course Snapshot for HIS225 - Colorado History
The information listed below is subject to change. Please review the course syllabus within your online course at the start of class.
Course Competencies
The competencies you will demonstrate in this course are as follows:
- Acquire information from many sources
- Break complex and multiple sources of information down into parts to create clearer understanding
- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of time and space on perspective
- Develop narrative structures and arguments based on evidence
- Describe how peoples, groups, cultures, and institutions covered in this course change over time
- Understand the events covered in the course in historical context and recognize how social, cultural, gender, race, religion, nationality and other identities affect historical perspective
- Communicate orally and in writing about the subject of the course and select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems and compile information
- Use different resources for historical research, including libraries, databases, bibliographies and archives
- Analyze secondary sources and recognize differences in historical interpretation
- Identify types of primary sources, the point of view and purpose of their author or creator
- Create substantive writing samples which employ critical analysis of primary and secondary sources, and document those sources correctly
- Construct knowledge in the discipline and synthesize historical narratives and timelines from primary and secondary sources, maps, and/or artifacts and critically analyze, interpret and evaluate many different points of view to construct historical arguments
![Learning concepts for this course are enchanced using illustrative models, video, and online discussions.]()
Module Outcomes Mapped to Competencies
The module outcomes that will permit you to demonstrate course competencies are:
Module 1
| |
Outcomes |
Competencies |
| 1 |
Define primary and secondary sources and important library resources
|
A |
| 2 |
Analyze secondary sources to find main arguments and authors' sources of information |
A, B |
| 3 |
Explain the main features of Colorado geography and how it affects human habitation |
A, C, D |
| 4 |
Identify Colorado's first peoples, where and how they lived |
D |
| 5 |
Select and defend a topic for the final project |
B |
Module 2
| |
Outcomes |
Competencies |
| 1 |
Describe major explorations of Colorado by people of European ancestry |
E, F |
| 2 |
Summarize the main elements of the fur trade |
E, F |
| 3 |
Discuss the economic and political effects of the gold rush and the influx of population into Colorado using primary and secondary sources |
E, F |
| 4 |
Research issues in authoritative sources |
I, J |
| 5 |
Cite correctly in Chicago style and annotate a bibliography of primary and secondary sources for the final project |
I, J |
Module 3
| |
Outcomes |
Competencies |
| 1 |
Describe the importance of Colorado and activities of its residents in the Civil War |
E, F, H |
| 2 |
Compare the role of Chivington and his troops to the actions of Nathan Meeker with Indians in Colorado |
E, F, H |
| 3 |
Describe how Colorado grew prior to statehood |
E, F, H |
| 4 |
Draft a thesis statement and outline of a substantial written work supported by sources |
E, F, H, J |
Module 4
| |
Outcomes |
Competencies |
| 1 |
Describe the types of immigrants and their occupations in postbellum Colorado |
F |
| 2 |
Analyze the causes and consequences of the Ludlow Massacre |
F |
| 3 |
Identify aspects of the Progressive movement in Colorado |
F |
| 4 |
Discuss the effects of World War I on Colorado |
F |
| 5 |
Create a draft of an essay featuring a clear thesis and an outline of the main points of the argument that will be supported by evidence |
J, K, L |
Module 5
| |
Outcomes |
Competencies |
| 1 |
Explain the main problems of the Interwar period in Colorado |
E |
| 2 |
Describe the effects of World War II in Colorado, including the POW and Japanese internment camps |
E |
| 3 |
Analyze the post-war boom in Colorado and its implications for the growth of the state |
E |
| 4 |
Describe Colorado's contributions to the Civil Rights movement |
E |
| 5 |
Analyze the main features of Colorado's modern economy and demographics |
E |
| 6 |
Complete a final draft of a substantive argumentative essay on a topic of Colorado history |
E, G, K, L |
Grading Policies
Mark all Module due dates on your calendar for this class. You may submit assignments AHEAD of schedule. Late assignments will not be accepted without prior approval.
Summary of Grading
| Assignment |
Points |
% |
| Discussions (16 @ 25 points each) |
400 |
40% |
| Assignments |
|
|
| Topic |
25 |
3% |
| Annotated Bibliography |
125 |
12% |
| Thesis and Outline |
125 |
12% |
| Draft |
125 |
13% |
| Final Essay |
200 |
20% |
| TOTAL |
1000 |
100% |
Grading Scale
| A = 90 to 100% |
B = 80 to 89% |
C = 70 to 79% |
D = 60 to 69% |
F = 59% and below |